Paddle for Life is a program
designed to promote breast cancer awareness, and to show women that there is
life after cancer. They train and paddle together weekly, leading to the
culminating event of paddling from Maui to and around the island of Lanai, approximately
50 miles. The women participate in
functions across Maui to support breast cancer awareness, help raise money for
cancer research and to provide assistance to cancer patients.
The Paddle For Life program provides
opportunities for cancer survivors to engage in positive experiences,
embrace the Hawaiian culture, learn how to live a healthy, sustainable
lifestyle, develop work ethics to achieve goals, and understand and appreciate
basic Hawaiian values. We will be expanding the program to clubs around Maui, and across the state.