On Saturday, July 13, the Minnesota Chapter of the USCPFA once again floated “Team Friendship†on the first day of the St. Paul Dragon Festival held at Phalen Regional Park in St. Paul. Team Friendship is recruited from the members, friends, and supporters of the USCPFA in Minnesota. With an even mix of participants of Chinese and Western heritage, men and women, and both younger and “older†crew members, Team Friendship placed solidly in the middle (9th place) of the 16-team pack competing on July 13 with an aggregate time for four heats of 5:20:50. The Chapter provided Team Friendship shirts to each team member and sponsor, as well as a catered Chinese luncheon including traditional zongzi. Special thanks go out to Team Friendship corporate sponsors – the accounting firm of RSM; Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society, the law firm of HSML, and Rainbow Resort – individual sponsors Mary and Wally as well as anonymous sponsors, and all participants and volunteers who made the event a successful friendship and bridge-building opportunity.
