We earned a spot to represent Philly and USA on the world stage! Discovery Pathways Youth Dragon Boat Team has earned a berth to compete at the World Championships in Taiwan in August 2026!!
We need your help to spread our story or donate if you can. With @dpdragonboat
After 74 practices and a season of strong finishes, 12 South Philly youth will represent our community as a Small Boat crew. All are from low-income families, most are immigrants or refugees, and nearly all were new to sports just two years ago. They earned this opportunity.
We are raising funds to cover flights, registration, and basic travel costs. Families cannot afford this, and we will not place that burden on them. We will travel and stay as affordably as possible.
A donor is matching every gift over $50 — so $100 becomes $200.
If you’re able, please donate and share. Link in bio.
Thanks to @companionpethospital for sponsoring our Youth Dragon Boat team in 2026. Local sponsors are crucial to ensuring we can offer free programs for all youth! We are so grateful to Companion Pet Hospital! And they are the incredible vets to our staffs beloved dog and cat! The dragon boat team is not funded by any big grants or city funding so small local sponsors are essential! We can’t wait to hit the water in the spring! With @dpdragonboat@adamforbes29
Teens - it’s time to sign up for our dragon boat team! Have fun, make new friends, get in shape! Everything is free- free jerseys, free food, free races! We will even pay you for a gym membership or new shoes :)
Apply at link in bio or QR code. Priority for south Philly students! You must be able to get to broad and Oregon or Fdr park! Apply now, spread the word. Reach out win any questions! With @dpdragonboat
Support our youth. Buy an awesome Dragon Boat Jersey for the holidays! High quality athletic jerseys made by oddball in Canada. Order form is at link in bio. We can ship. Reach out with any questions! Thanks! With @dpdragonboat@adamforbes29
andd to our graduated teammates, we love you and we will miss you so so much. our last race at OPADBF was an absolute blast and a fun (but sentimental) send off 🫡
thank you for your service, your strokes, and your emotional support during all our races this season. we’ll keep your legacy alive by continuing to scream “DIG DIG DIG” slightly off-beat 🥲
our last race of the season took us 2 and a half hours to NY, 5 back-to-back races, and many, many new friends 💚
finished🥉in sports division and got to race OPA’s incredible juniors!
huge thank you to @opadbf for making this incredible festival happen and for letting us eat sand and float lanterns on your beach :)
Another gold medal baby! 5 brand new paddlers their first time and won gold! We are moving up to sport division. Inspiring kids. Thanks @fo_fdrpark@philaparkandrec and many more!
