Vermont Business MagazineNearly sixty Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT) employees participated in the 10thAnnual Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival, hosted by Dragonheart Vermont, on Sunday, August 2nd, 2015.BCBSVT has sponsored the festival for many years, as well as bringing two teams to compete, have fun and support a good cause. All participants worked hard and brought their team spirit! BCBSVT employees also staffed the Green Team, which keeps contestants and visitors hydrated with a water truck and managed the waste and recycling generated by the festival goers – helping the Dragon Boat festival become one of the greenest in Vermont.
“I am honored to work with such a wonderful group of people and am proud to work for a company that supports this great event,” said Megan Peek, community relations and health education manager at BCBSVT. “We look forward to this festival every year – paddles up!”
The festival is held annually by Dragonheart Vermont, a non-profit group dedicated to supporting breast cancer survivors through the empowerment of dragon boating. Teams from the community are invited to compete, but more importantly, have fun and celebrate the journey of survivors and their supporters. About 50 community teams and 12 survivor teams totaling over 250 paddlers participated in this year’s event and were supported by hundreds of spectators cheering them on!
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont is the state’s oldest and largest health insurer, providing coverage for about 250,000 Vermonters. It employs about 400 Vermonters at its headquarters in Berlin and its Information and Wellness Center in South Burlington’s Blue Mall, and offers group and individual health plans to Vermonters. More information about Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont is available on the Internet atwww.bcbsvt.com. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont is an independent corporation operating under a license with the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans.
Rhythm & Blues II takes to the water for a day of celebration and support for cancer survivors at the Lake Champlain Dragonboat Festival.