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Festival Host
Marco Polo World Foundation
About Marco Polo World Foundation (MPWF)
Marco Polo World Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2007. We are anon-religious and non-partisan organization with a sole focus on the promotion of interculturalunderstanding. Our mission is to introduce to our community the sport of dragon boat racing,and to showcase Asian culture. We launched the Annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite and LanternFestival as an effort to pursue our mission, and to celebrate the Asian-Pacific AmericanHeritage Month. Through this festival, we hope to bring together organizations from alldifferent sectors of the community, and encourage local, regional and international interaction.MPWF is also in the process of setting up a scholarship fund for college students who show dedication to promoting intercultural understanding.
Festival Chairs:
2011 Festival Chair: Diana Meilan Wang
Co-Chairs: Ke Bi, Lily Mak & Merna Parcon.
All event organizers and staff are volunteers from the community.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to our sponsors and for the strong community support we received in making this premier event a reality.
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