What we’re about
The GCDBC is a competitive volunteer nonprofit organization that has built a reputation of success and we have the trophies and medals to prove it.
Our club also supports a number of community programs for dragon boating—including Chicago Chinatown Fury and our annual hands on demonstration at Jackson Park Harbor in conjunction with the Jackson Park Yacht Club located in South Shore. Our Team Blue Chicago, which is a part of Adaptive Adventures, provides adventures and sport opportunities for people with disabilities.
Please join us at our events to learn more about our club.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Chicago River Day CleanupFrances K Mennone Boathouse, Chicago, IL
Register here - the event is free, they just want a count for T-shirts https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chicago-river-day-2024-weed-street-boathouse-tickets-858430598027
Amazing volunteers come together every year since 1992 to give the Chicago and Calumet Rivers a good spring cleaning on Chicago River Day, part of our effort to create a Litter Free Chicago-Calumet river system. The river system provides critical habitat for all sorts of animals from migratory birds to beavers, mink, turtles and over 75 species of fish. It's health is rebounding but litter remains a stubborn problem. Have fun, get inspired by fellow volunteers, and make a positive impact on the health of the river cleaning the watershed from Lake County to the Calumet.
Check out Chicago River Day FAQs here.
