Welcome to all of our new friends we met Saturday at Nike Park! We had an even better location than last year and were kept hopping all day with foam sabers and balloons. A million thank yous to Scott and Liz for all their help! And did we have fun? You'd better believe it! Video proof is on our YouTube channel -- sadly, someone forgot to charge her camera battery (guilty!) so no still shots this year, just video. This year we got both the Chik-Fil-A cow and Smoky Bear to play with us a bit. Next year we'll have to see if we can get them to fence each other!
Remember, classes at IWFC start this week! You still have time to register (via email or by calling 238-3111) but if time gets past you, it's all right to show up on the first night of class. We'll get you taken care of! The beginner class is on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00, running ten sessions long, and the intermediate class is on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 7:00 to 8:00, running eight sessions. Each class is $60 and equipment can be either rented or purchased.
Just in case you haven't seen it already, there was a great news story a couple of weeks ago about blind fencers. To top it off, there's even a short video news piece about them now. Very cool!
And in closing, if you've been thinking about joining the US Fencing Association, now's an excellent time to do it. First-time members' expiration date will be July 2011 instead of July 2010 so you'll be getting three months for free! USFA members receive the American Fencing magazine each quarter, voting privileges, and other benefits. Plus your membership fee helps support fencing from the top all the way down to clubs like us! Click here to learn more as well as to register online. (We have to have at least ten USFA members each season in order to maintain our club membership so if you join up, please let me know so I can keep everything squared away.)
