Thanks for making the 10th Annual
Colorado Dragon Boat Festival the best yet!
2010 DRAGON BOAT RACE FINAL STANDINGS
Congratulations to all the winners!
HONG KONG COMPETITIVE DIVISION
Gold: Khmer-Krom Dragons (2010 Dragon Cup Champions)
Silver: Flying Dragons
Bronze: Dungeonless Dragons
HONG KONG CORPORATE DIVISION Gold: WagenKamp's Frozen Fishsticks
Silver: Fed Force
Bronze: H2Row
HONG KONG RECREATIONAL DIVISION
Gold: My Row Is Tight
Silver: ASA Power3d By Chopstix
Bronze: Oars Are Better Than Yours
FLAG CATCHING (TAIWAN-STYLE) CORPORATE DIVISION
Gold: Rocket Dragons
Silver: Suaj Taob
Bronze: Ch2M HILL Dragons
FLAG CATCHING (TAIWAN-STYLE) RECREATIONAL DIVISION
Gold: FLAMEthROWERS
Silver: Ice Dragons
Bronze: Pirates of Pangea
FLAG CATCHING (TAIWAN-STYLE) YOUTH DIVISION Gold: Lao Buddhist Temple Youth
Silver: Denver Chinese School /Colorado Int'l School Got Pho ?
Bronze: PASCO Pinoy Dragons
2010 CULINARY CONTEST & RAFFLE WINNERS
Each year, we assign a panel of judges a very tough job -- eat their way through the Taste of Asia food court and decide the winners of our Culinary Contest. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it! This year, the Culinary Contest judges were veteran Denver restaurateur Leo Goto (a past CDBF Honorary Patron), News 7 TV chef Mick Rosacci of Tony's Market, and Denver Post Saturday Features Editor Elana Ashanti Jefferson.
The judges rate dishes from the Taste of Asia for 1) Relevance to Asian Culture; 2) Creativity; 3) Presentation; 4) Overall Taste; 5) Great Value and 6) Challenge of Preparation.
After much deliberation and tantalizing taste tests, our judges chose the 2010 Culinary Contest winners:
Third Place Meal: Bam-Bu (Fire chicken & Noodle Bowl)
Second Place Meal: Savory Saigon (Saigon Slaw)
FIRST PLACE MEAL : Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs Church (Sampler Combo)
Third Place Dessert: Berrie Kabob (Berrie Kabob)
Second Place Dessert: Tropical Paradise (Laotian Sweet Rice in Bamboo Stick)
FIRST PLACE DESSERT : Bam-Bu (Lym Lyt Frozen Yogurt)
Congratulations to the Culinary Contest Winners, and we hope you'll all return next year!
SCOOTER MADNESS!
We also named the winners of the 2010 Fundraising Raffle on stage at 5 pm Sunday. The winner didn't need to bepresent at the drawing (she wasn't), but we wanted to congratulate or winners here:
One-Year Membership to Denver's B-cycle program: Dante Biggs of Littleton
Dragon Boat Training for 40 people by Dragonboat Racing Association of Colorado: Cathy Vigil of Denver
One-week stay in a Worldmark by Wyndham Resort: Lili Mendes
Scooter Eagle 150cc: Caroline Farley of Fort Collins
Congratulations to our winners, and thanks to everyone who bought raffle tickets!
(Click to view the slideshow! Note: if you're at work, turn the volume down before starting -- the CDBF theme song, "Dragon Boat" by performer Dwight Mark, plays along with the photos.)
It's our 10th birthday, and we're getting all misty-eyed and nostalgic about how the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival grew from its baby steps to the weekend-long celebration of Asian culture that it represents today!
That first year, we expected about 7,000 people to check out our Marketplace and Performing Arts Stage and root for teams in the ancient sport of Dragon Boat Races at Sloan's Lake Park.
Much to our shock, 15,000 guests enjoyed the one-day event, and most of the five (only five!) food vendors that day ran out of food before the end of the day, even after running back to their restaurants and warehouses multiple times to re-stock. Westword named CDBF "Best New Festival" in the next year's Best of Denver issue.
We've grown a lot since then, and we're still Denver's most unique, fun, free family summertime event. We're proud that we've been able to thrill spectators with athletic competition, entertain audiences with all our cultural offerings and even educate Asians and non-Asians alike about the many rich and diverse heritages that make up our communities. Read more about our history and memories over the years from our Operations Committee members.
WATCH COMMERCIALS THAT AIRED ON KDVR, KWGN & COMCAST!
Fresh off the digital presses: KDVR Fox 31, our broadcast media sponsor, has just sent over this year's promotional TV commercial featuring the irrepresible Dan Daru and Chris Parente clowning around while a Dragon Boat team paddles by. Check it out, and wtach for the spot on Fox 31 and CW2, and on Comcast cable channels!
VIDEOS OF CDBF THROUGH THE YEARS
We've collected some videos of the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival through the years, both official videos and uploads by festival visitors like you. If you have a video online, send us a note about it, and we'll add it to our Videos Page. Here's a short video about the 2009 festival:
TEN FOR '10: HELP US FLOAT OUR BOATS WITH YOUR DONATION
The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival has reached an incredible milestone in 2010 -- our tenth anniversary -- but we've tightened our belts like many other organizations.
As we look forward to our next decade, we know that the country's financial challenges will affect the non-profit community for some time. So, we're reaching out to you, our fans and supporters, with a "10 FOR 10" fundraising campaign. For our 10th year -- our goal is to raise $20,000 from donations as small as $10.
Learn about GivingFirst and how even $10 can help to FLOAT OUR BOATS. You can follow the progress of our campaign and watch as you help us reach our goal!
ROLE MODELS FOR OUR COMMUNITY: ANNOUNCING CDBF'S 2010 HONORARY CHAIR AND HONORARY PATRONS
We're thrilled to announce this year's Honorary Chair and Patrons for the festival.
Daniel Oh, the 2010 Honorary Chair, is a leader within Denver's thriving Korean community, and also nationally and internationally. He has been appointed by the President of South Korea to serve on the board of the National Unification Advisory Council, a group of leaders dedicated to reuniting North and South Korea. He's also a past president of the Korean American Chamber of Commerce and one of a few Korean American leaders to be invited to visit North Korea. Here at home, he serves as the president of the Governor's Asian Pacific American Advisory Council. Read more about Daniel Oh's accomplishments.
Bob Sakata is a pioneering Japanese American businessman, whose Sakata Farms, run by Bob and his wife and business manager, Joanna, is one of the top vegetable growers in the country. The Sakatas are also well-known as produce exporters to Japan, and in the 1990s the Emperor and Empress of Japan took the time to visit their Brighton farm during a U.S. tour. The couple have always been active in both the business community and the Japanese American community, and Bob currenrtly serves as president of the Japan America Society of Colorado.Read more about the Sakatas.
We're truly honored to have such remarkable leaders serve as our Honorary Chair and Honorary Patrons for 2010!
CDBF ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE THIRD ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE POSTER COMPETITION!
Nearly 40 artists from across the country showcased their creativity and artistic flare by entering in the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival's Third Annual 2010 Commemorative Festival Poster design competition, but the judges chose Laurie Romberg, a graphic designer from Evergreen, as the first place winner.
Romberg's winning design (pictured at right) will be featured as part of the annual festival, and will be used for various collectible merchandise applications including home décor framed prints, festival t-shirts and marketing materials.
You can check out all the winning designs including submissions from Emily Krsyka of Boulder (2nd place), Adrian Volz of Denver (3rd place), and David Gregorian of Arvada (Honorable Mention), on our 2010 Poster Contest page!
Vision & Mission 
Congratulations to all the winners!
Each year, we assign a panel of judges a very tough job -- eat their way through the Taste of Asia food court and decide the winners of our Culinary Contest. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it! This year, the Culinary Contest judges were veteran Denver restaurateur Leo Goto (a past CDBF Honorary Patron), News 7 TV chef Mick Rosacci of Tony's Market, and Denver Post Saturday Features Editor Elana Ashanti Jefferson. 
It's our 10th birthday, and we're getting all misty-eyed and nostalgic about how the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival grew from its baby steps to the weekend-long celebration of Asian culture that it represents today! 
Daniel Oh, the 2010 Honorary Chair, is a leader within Denver's thriving Korean community, and also nationally and internationally. He has been appointed by the President of South Korea to serve on the board of the National Unification Advisory Council, a group of leaders dedicated to reuniting North and South Korea. He's also a past president of the Korean American Chamber of Commerce and one of 
Bob Sakata is a pioneering Japanese American businessman, whose Sakata Farms, run by Bob and his wife and business manager, Joanna, is one of the top vegetable growers in the country. The Sakatas are also well-known as produce exporters to Japan, and in the 1990s the Emperor and Empress of Japan took the time to visit their Brighton farm during a U.S. tour. The couple have always been active in both the business community and the Japanese American community, and Bob currenrtly serves as president of the Japan America Society of Colorado.
Nearly 40 artists from across the country showcased their creativity and artistic flare by entering in the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival's Third Annual 2010 Commemorative Festival Poster design competition, but the judges chose Laurie Romberg, a graphic designer from Evergreen, as the first place winner.