What does that mean for you?
- If you're a member of USA Fencing and your membership's expiration date is 2010, it's time to renew. Happily, the new vendor handling the online registration seems to have their ducks in a pretty good row! Just click here to go to the new membership page and follow the instructions from there.
- If you want to join USA Fencing for the first time or to rejoin after a hiatus, just go to the same page and follow the instructions. Why join? The more members USA Fencing has, the more it can support fencing from little clubs like us up to the top fencers who compete at the international level, including the Olympians. Plus you'll get a subscription to Fencing magazine, equipment discounts, and more! The full benefits list is towards the bottom of the membership page.
- When you join, please list your club as IWFC/Isle of Wight Fencing Club, even if you fence purely at Poquoson. Remember, PFC is part of IWFC, not a separate, stand-alone club. (See the next item for one of the whys.)
- Let me know if you've (re)joined or are planning to do so this year so I can include you on our club membership renewal. We're required to have at least ten USA Fencing members in order to maintain our club membership.
And about that USA Fencing instead of US Fencing? It popped up at Summer Nationals and basically boils down to 'rebranding to be more in line with other US Olympic sports.' As for the new logo? Just ... um ... yeah. I don't know of anyone who likes it but hey, we don't have to wear it so no worries, right?
