Thomas Edison State College is proud to be part of the 2010 Paddle For Pink Dragon Boat Festival. The college provides flexible, high quality, personalized learning opportunities for self directed adults. Our online programs enable adult learners to pursue their educational goals while attending to the challenges and priorities of adult life. Our team is a group of dedicated educational professionals who wanted to participate in the race to promote team spirit while contributing to the Breast Cancer Resource Center. This will be our second Paddle For Pink outing as a group and we are excited to face the challenges and reap the rewards of this event.
		Rowed to Victory: The Breast Team Ever! (Lawrenceville Elementary School) 2010 Third Place Winners is participating for the second time this year in Paddle for Pink. The team is made up of teachers and staff from Slackwood School in Lawrence Township, along with some friends and family. The team is very excited to paddle again this year!
		Dragon the Bottom (Menham High School) is excited to be participating in their fourth Dragon Boat races to help fight breast cancer! This team hails from Mendham High School and is made up of teachers from different disciplines, spouses and friends who bond together over lunches and game nights, always taking time to enjoy each other’s company. We are committed to fighting breast cancer because have lost too many friends and family to this disease. Dragon the Bottom supports those who are currently fighting breast cancer and looks forward to a day when no one will no longer have to worry about this disease invading their life.
		Crocket Middle School Cougars Crockett Middle School Cougars are fast and so are we! We teach in Hamilton and race for thee! We love in memory and support our team, in hope for the answer to always be cancer free! Five is our year and everyone will see, how fast we pass you as we paddle through. Come watch and you will see!!..
		Kennedy Cruisers The “Kennedy Cruisers” team from Iselin join Paddle for Pink to compete in the Educator’s Challenge for the second time in 2010. The teachers an coaches from John F. Kennedy Memorial High School have already participated in “Coaches vs. Cancer” and the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk” along with their students. Today, they are led by their principal Mr. Michael Cilento, who on many occasions has encouraged fund raising to lend assistance to students and families in our community who are courageously fighting cancer.  With one year of experience under their belt, the “Cruisers” hope to improve upon their third place finish but more importantly they hope to raise awareness and applaud all those survivors by participating in this great day of fun and friendship.
		Rows of Sharon is a collection of professionals from Sharon School along with their friends and family. We are a team from a K-3 school in Robbinsville, NJ who have a connection beyond just being co-workers. Although this is our second year paddling, we have a great desire to support all women and their families who are touched by breast cancer. We look forward to having a fun time while contributing to a good cause.
		Pirates (West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South-Science) 2010 Second Place Winners
		Bosom Buddies (Hunterdon Central Regional High School) 2010 First Place Winners