Needham DBS, participating under the name "The Uprising: Needham Warriors and Shield Maidens", made their festival debut at the 2024 Fort Wayne Dragon Boat Festival. The festival was held at the picturesque Promenade Park. The annual event, celebrated on August 2nd and 3rd, brought together teams from various organizations to compete. The team comprised of staff and spouses from the Fort Wayne office as well as the Kansas City office. The experience provided both team building and community involvement. It not only fostered as sense of camaderie amount the participants but also celebrated the rich cultural heritage associated with dragon boat racing.
