July's upon us - 3 July 11

Remember, no Poquoson fencing today, July 3, and no IWFC fencing Monday, July 4.

If you haven't signed up for a July fencing class yet, there's still time!

• Isle of Wight beginner class starts Wednesday, July 6 - email coach@iwfc.net to sign up.
• Isle of Wight intermediate saber class starts Tuesday, July 5 - email coach@iwfc.net to sign up.
• Poquoson beginner and intermediate classes begin Sunday, July 10 - contact Poquoson Parks and Rec to sign up.

Poquoson Parks and Rec is also hosting fencing camps this summer, one in July and one in August. Camps are divided into two ages groups: 8-10 and 11-14. As above, contact PPR to register your young fencer.

The July equipment order deadline is Wednesday, July 6. Orders and payments are due by 10 p.m. that night and can be sent in via email or done in person. And when you're visiting Absolute's website to put your order together, don't forget to check out their clearance page. Yes, some of their old/new pricing looks goofy but there are some pretty good deals there on all sorts of equipment.

And as noted earlier on our Twitter and Facebook pages (IWFC and PFC), USA Fencing has announced the 2011-12 national event schedule.

The big note for us is that two of the events are practically in our laps!

• Cadet/Div II/Div III are in Richmond October 21-24
• Div I/Wheelie Nats/Y10-12-14 are in VA Beach April 13-16

(Div III means D and under, Div II means C and under, Div I means C and above.)