The IBCPC Dragon Boat Festival is held every 3 to 4 years under the auspices of the International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission. The festival is an international non-competitive participatory event for breast cancer paddler teams who engage in Dragon Boat activities as post breast cancer diagnosis rehabilitation. For the first time since the establishment of IBCPC in 2010, the festival will take place in France from August 24-30.​
The 2026 Festival will welcome 4500 participants from the current 320 IBCPC member teams, from 37 countries across all continents. Hope Afloat can’t wait to participate in this amazing international event!

Join us for this special fundraiser! Hope Afloat USA is excited to announce its 4thAnnual Beer & Wine Fundraising Event. This event will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Harrington Village Clubhouse located at 330 Harrington Way, Souderton, PA 18964.

It will be a wonderful afternoon of sipping beer & wine, enjoying appetizers, and having fun with family, friends, and supporters. There will be door prizes and basket raffles too!

Payments Accepted: Cash, Check (Hope Afloat USA), Venmo (@hopeafloatusa)

On March 18, 2026, our team partnered again with the American Cancer Society at the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge in Cheltenham, which provides a welcoming home away from home for out-of-town patients receiving cancer treatment in Philadelphia-area hospitals. We hosted a Souper Supper including 6 types of soup, varied tea sandwiches, salad bar, fruit salads, and desserts. For patients and their families, the evening offered a comforting respite from the stress and physical toll of treatment. For our members—each of us breast cancer survivors—it was a meaningful opportunity to extend empathy, encouragement, and firsthand understanding to others navigating a cancer diagnosis.

DescriIn 2025, Hope Afloat completed a year-long community outreach project to assemble and distribute 500 gift bags for patients undergoing breast cancer treatment at local hospitals. We collected thoughtful comfort items—such as puzzle books, cozy socks, stress-relief squeeze balls, and candy—and came together on two separate evenings to fill the bags for delivery. Each gift bag also included a personal note of encouragement and support from a team member. Through this effort, we were proud to reach patients at Bryn Mawr, Einstein, Fox Chase (Main Hospital and Chestnut Hill), Grand View, Jefferson, Lankenau, and Penn Medicine (Infusion and Radiation).ption goes here