龙舟竞渡一直是龙舟节最大亮点,每年都吸引着密尔沃基各大公司与企业参赛。今年报名参赛的共有50支队伍,其中密尔沃基的Rockwell 一如既往派出了7支队伍,不少大公司都选派多支队伍参赛,受欢迎程度可谓前所未有。每支队伍由25人组成,包括20名船上队员和一名鼓手,要求其中至少有8名女性。此次参赛队伍中,首次出现了全员女性的队伍。MCCC的两支队伍来自旗下的英才学院(YLA)和蟋蟀中文学堂(Cricket Chinese Academy)。YLA是赛场上最年轻的队伍,参赛者全部都是当地的高中生。
玉石组 (Jade):金牌 (Gold) – Baird Blue Dragons; 银牌 (Silver) – WCCC Golden Dragons;铜牌 (Bronze) – ROK E Balboa。
玉石组冠军队
珍珠组 (Pearl):金牌 (Gold) – Team Kohler1;银牌 (Silver) – YLA;铜牌 (Bronze) – GRAEF Worth the Wake。
珍珠组冠军队
红宝石组 (Ruby):金牌 (Gold) – Eaton – Team PSD; 银牌 (Silver) – Rockwell – Advance the ROK; 铜牌 (Bronze) – SC Johnson Drano Dragons。
红宝石组冠军队
绿宝石组 (Emerald):金牌 (Gold) – Rockwell – ROK the RAAP; 银牌 (Silver) – Friends of Lakeshore State Park – Fishful Thinking; 铜牌 (Bronze) –Rockwell – ROKeteers。
珍珠组 (Pearl):第一名 (First Place) – Chinese Christian Church of Milwaukee; 第二名 (Second Place) – Rockwell – ROK the Dragon; 第三名(Third Place)- Team Survivor Madison。
地点 (Location):Lakeshore State Park, 500 N Harbor Dr., Milwaukee, WI53202
日程 (Itinerary)
7:00am – 7:30am Team Registration & Campsite Setup
7:30am – 8:00am Team Captains Report to the Finish Line/Judge Tent for Final Instructions
8:00am – 10:00am Round 1 Race
10:15am – 10:45am Opening Ceremony – Dotting the Eyes of the Dragon
10:45am – 11:15am Cultural Performance
10:30am –12:30pm Round 2 Semi-Final Race
1:00pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break/Square Dance
1:20pm – 3:30pm Round 3 Final/Championship Race
2:00pm – 3:45pm Rolling Awards Ceremony/Beer Tent Celebrations
4:00pm – Festival End
停车 (Parking)
Volunteers to park along E. Erie street up until Park South entrance for free, please mention the sub team you belong to, your team leader’s name and your name at the gate. First come first serve.
Race team parking in Summer Fest Lot P for $5
地点及导向 (Lakeshore State Park Direction)
This year, 642 E Erie St Parking will be available again for Dragon Boat Festival parking. We only have north entrance open for parking.
Set “Milwaukee Sail Loft” (649 E Erie St, Milwaukee, WI 53202) as your GPS destination, once you see Milwaukee Sail Loft, turn left at the end of the road. Continue to drive on the road along the river toward the red light house; you are now in Lakeshore State Park. Follow the road under the Horn Bridge, and continue until the road swings to the left (north).
Park anywhere along the road where not prohibited. The south pedestrian entrance to the “island” portion of Lakeshore is located on the northeast portion of the large turn-around at the end of the road – no vehicles are allowed after this point.
parking lot
Street view of northwest corner of the parking lot
秋季,YLA成员还将投身于灯展的预售票务及现场文化展示,旨在推广中华文化的独特魅力。感恩节前夕,团队将参与为期三天的Holiday Folk Fair,其文化展位去年荣获观众评选嘉奖,今年更是蓄势待发,力求再创佳绩。而中国新年的庆祝活动及晚宴筹备工作也已提上日程,YLA正紧锣密鼓地筹备,力求为社区带来一场视觉与情感的双重盛宴。
除了艺术表演外,MCCC还积极参与了United Way AAPI月的宣传活动。蟋蟀学堂的校长刘晶波在活动中展示了丰富的中华文化和充满活力的龙舟赛。通过演示和互动,观众们亲身体验了中华文化的魅力,对亚裔文化有了更深入的了解。刘晶波表示,希望通过这样的活动,让更多人认识到亚裔文化的多样性和包容性,促进不同族裔之间的文化交流与融合。
自MCCC被正式授权为颁发总统志愿者服务奖President’s Volunteer Service Award (以下简称PVSA)的官方认证机构以来,得到了社区人们的大力支持,越来越多的人更加积极地参与社区建设与义工活动,申请这一奖项的人数也是一年比一年多。今年3月,本报刊登信息邀请所有符合条件的志愿者来申请这一奖项,特别表彰在过去一年中积极投身志愿者行列的义工。
此次受邀的应届毕业生代表分别是来自Arrowhead High School 的 Shira Gui 和 Lily Liu; Brookfield East High School 的 Irene Li 和 Kathy Sun; Franklin High School 的 Devin Zeng 和 Marquette University High School 的 Ethan Zhang。讲座由新一届YLA学生领袖Kosta Volakis, Ethan Zhang 和 Eason Zhang共同主持。讲座采取由主持人提问,毕业生代表轮流作答的形式进行。