Fencing Club Member Announcments

RFC was featured on WROC-TV's Fit Kids - Watch the segment now!

RFC is holding in-house tournament series for intermediate and pre-elite level foil and sabre fencers. It's open to anyone with beginner to three years experience. RFC Fencing Classic

12pm one Saturday a month from May-August: May 9th, June 13th, July 18th, August 8th

Entry fee is $10.00 per child/per event

We will collect points/finishes for each event and in August we will give awards to the top three finishers in foil and sabre. If you are interested or need more information please contact Iris Zimmermann at zimmermann.iris@gmail.com or 585-654-6047.

The summer is the best time to get started with fencing! Check out all of our summer program dates!

PRE-SUMMER NATIONALS CAMP

Need three days of intense bouting and practice to get your ready for the Summer Nationals?

Come to our Pre-Summer Nationals Camp 2009 from June 26-28th.

Home stay is available.

For more information please contact Iris at 585-654-6047 or zimmermann.iris@gmail.com

RFC CLOSINGS:

July 13-17th after National Championships:
No practice for the pre-elite and elite foil fencers

August 24-29th:
Club closed for cleaning and maintainence
NO FENCING FOR EVERYONE

Upcoming Classes, Camps and Events at the RFC!

The next beginner series is July 10-August 15th at only $115 per person, a $20 discount! For More information...

FOIL CAMP (FOR ALL LEVELS) WILL BE FROM AUGUST 17-AUGUST 22nd - COST $500 for homestay and $400 without homestay - Download the brochure now!

More information about the camp will be posted soon. If you need more information right away please contact Iris Zimmermann at zimmermann.iris@gmail.com or 585-654-6047

Upcoming Tournaments

July 3-12, 2009 (Fri.-Sun) Summer National Championships	Grapevine, TX
Deadline for Division Qualifying Forms:	May 15, 2009
Deadline for Section Qualifying Forms:	May 15, 2009
Deadline for Entries at Regular Fees:	May 22, 2009
Late Entry Period at Triple Fees:	May 23-June 5, 2009
Final Deadline for Entries at Triple Fees:	June 5, 2009
*Deadline for Classification Changes:	June 19, 2009
Deadline to receive event fee refund for withdraw	June 29, 2009

More information can be found on the US Fencing website. (Link is www.usfencing.org)

Monthly Newsletters

Don't Forget about our Monthly Newsletters! Below is June's, you can find archived ones in the newsletter section of the website.

Looking for a place to host your next Birthday Bash??

The Rochester Fencing Club is now available for birthday parties.
Birthday parties are $100 for up to ten people and every person after that is $10 each
You are welcome to provide decorations and bring cake!

NEXT SABRE CLINIC WITH IVAN LEE

Ivan James Lee is a world-class American sabre fencer. He was a member of the 2001 U.S. Junior World Sabre team, anchoring the team to its first men's world title at the 2001 Junior World Championships in Gdansk, Poland, and also becoming the first fencer ever of African American descent to win a world fencing championship. He was also a member of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team in Athens, placing 12th in the individual competition and 4th in the team competition, missing the bronze medal by one point.

DATES/TIMES: August 19-21st (Times coming soon!)

LEVEL: Level is for competitive or almost competitive fencers.

LOCATION: Rochester Fencing Club, 777 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14609

REGISTRATION: will be available online soon!

QUESTIONS: Iris Zimmermann at zimmermann.iris@gmail.com or 585-654-6047

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Ben Van Son who will be attending Haverford in the Fall
Phil Jamesson who will be attending NYU in the Fall
Both will fence for their colleges

Rochester Area Fencing Foundation, Inc.

Rochester Area Fencing Foundation, Inc. has recently been approved for 501c3 status

Fencing, one of the original sports in the Olympic Games since it's modern inception in 1886, is a unique and fast growing sport. Athletes, parents, and people involved in fencing have always commented on the sport's ability to teach individuals about self assurance, patience, respect, and personal and social responsibility. The newly formed 501c3, RAFF, is a part of the dream to use fencing as a vehicle to bring these types of qualities to the leaders of tomorrow within the communities in and around the city of Rochester.

If you would like to make a donation you can send a check to Sue Clinton at the Rochester Fencing Club, 777 Culver Road, Rochester, NY 14609. Please make the check out to RAFF and make sure to include your name, address, and contact number so we can send you your tax deduction information.