Sistership is more than a dragon boat team — we are a sisterhood of members whose lives have been changed by a breast cancer diagnosis yet are thriving from being active and overcoming difficult challenges as part of a team. We are living proof that we can live full lives after a breast cancer diagnosis.
What began in 1998 by a handful of Calgary women, Sistership now has more than 70 members and is part of a global community that sees breast cancer survivor dragon boat teams competing in races around the world. While we recognize that each person’s journey is uniquely their own and as we celebrate, support and stand beside each other, we also strive to demonstrate our fierce and fighting spirit in friendly competition as a team. We paddle to:
As our motto proclaims, we are Stronger Together.
"Here’s to strong women – may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them."
For us, the journey doesn’t end at the dock. Sistership is built on the belief that the strength we find together is meant to be shared — with the newly diagnosed looking for hope, with survivors searching for their people, and with a city that has stood beside us for more than two decades. Through fundraising, awareness, mentorship, and showing up wherever we’re needed, we give back as generously as we’ve been given to. Because every stroke we take is for the woman who comes next.
Help us continue to make an impact in our community and create a space for those recovering from breast cancer to find strength.