Relay Profile: Chemo Savvy

Chemo Savvy have been long time Relay For Life participants. You will see them walking the Survivors' Victory Lap; their energy is contagious! They are a special group of people who are all breast cancer survivors. Participating in the Dragon Boat racing inspired their organization to become what it is today.

CHEMO SAVVY, Inc. is a registered chartiable oranization that participates in the sport of Dragon Boat racing. They are 73 members strong. All of the woman on the team, with the exception of the trainers, are all breast cancer survivors. They range in age from 30's to 80 plus! They have a board of talented and very dedicated volunteers. Their mission is to promote heightened awareness of Breast Cancer, to inspire physical and emotional well being of our members. Their our goal to show others, what they have learned themselves, that there is a life after Breast Cancer. It can be, not only healthy but exciting as well. They have participated in races here in Winnipeg, as well as in Vancouver, Regina, Halifax and as far away as Italy and New Zealand, to name a few. Their "rose ceremony", which they participate in at the final heat, is not only to pay tribute to the memory of lives lost to breast cancer but to renew the promise to continue the race against breast cancer until it has been beat. They have learned to live life to the fullest and simplest of things!