From Seed to Fruition

I’ve been dragon boating for 10 years, an active member in the Canadian community in Singapore, and the President of Queen’s University Alumni Branch.

In February this year, I had a seed of an idea – what if we bring out the alumni from all the Canadian universities to have a fun paddle and friendly competition – fun on the water and relive our alma mater pride!

Then on 16 May, it all came to fruition!

Paddle, Connect & Belong!!
Two boats. One splash. Endless alumni spirit.

We teamed up Canadian Alumni Network Singapore (CANsg) and the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 to bring together alumni from 11 Canadian universities for a dragon boat event – with His Excellency Paul Thoppil, High Commissioner for Canada in Singapore joining the fun!

🔥 Fitness, rhythm, and community – Canada & Singapore paddling as one.

🔗 A lasting connection – Building friendships and creating new opportunities.

💬 The kind of event people talk about all year.

💙 Kudos to all participants – because today, we’re all winners!

Thank you so much to all the volunteers for coming together as one to make this such a successful event. 🙏 We’ve decided to do it annually. 🙌