1. Easter Monday – no fencing
There is no fencing on Monday, April 22, as the Royal Oak school is closed. We are fencing on Wednesday April 24 as usual, 7:30-10.
2. Workshop: introduction to referee skills
Orion Stone-McNeil will be giving a two part introduction to referee skills April 28 and 29.
This session is designed for fencers who are inexperienced with refereeing, or who wish to improve their reffing confidence.
Free: Preregistration requested as the size is limited.
Session 1 – Sunday, April 28, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
The first session will use video clips of fencing bouts to instruct on fencing rules.
Location: Stacy’s place
Session 2 – Monday, April 29, 8 – 9 pm
The second session will give participants the chance to use their refereeing skills during practice.
Location: Capital City Fencers’ Club during regular practice
To register and get further details: email us
3. Congrats Lawrence
Lawrence came home with a bronze medal for epee from the Tri City Fencing’s Youth Circuit #4 in Coquitlam on April 14. Here he is 3rd from the left:
Lawrence wins bronze
Congratulations on another winning performance, Lawrence!
4. Register for Fence-a-thon!
Fence-a-thon is just over 1 month away — May 25- 26.
This annual tournament is a fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation, and we need fencers, fundraisers, & volunteers too!
Here’s how it works:
Fencers compete as in a regular tournament from 7 pm until midnight. Then we have a midnight feast! And then it is more fencing and fun until 7 am.
Entry fees are low, but are encouraged to get pledges to participate. there are prizes for tournament champions as usual … but top prizes go to the best fundraisers!!!
All funds raised go to the BC Cancer Foundation.
Want to fence? We have sanctioned foil, epee and sabre PLUS unsanctioned foil AND New this year TEAM foil and epee events! Register here: https://askfred.net/Events/moreInfo.php?tournament_id=41205
Need help with registration? let me know!
We also need volunteers — fencers and their families and friends are all invited to help us make this an amazing event! Here are volunteer tasks. Can you help with set up, clean up, registration, food, getting donations?
Email us to volunteer and help out.
Thanks!
Stacy
Want more details of what each task involves? See below.
Set up 4 pm – 6:30 pm
Help set up pistes and arrange the space for the tournament
Registration table 6:00 pm – 8 pm
Take registration fees and donations.. Record donations for charitable tax receipt purposes
Make food
We ask CCFC club members to bring food to share at the potluck and feed our out of town guests. Sign up to bring and item by email,
Main course items (casserole, lasagne etc)
Salad
Starch (Rice/potato)
Fruit
Raw veggies
Cheese
Buns, bread
Coffee/cream/sugar
Juice/pop
Snacks
(No nuts, please!)
Kitchen duty
Receive food from 5-7:30 as fencers arrive
Heat or chill food and prepare food service area, keep it food safe from 7:30 – feast time
From 10:30 – midnight — keep back the hordes of hungry fencers until the end of the events! No taking food until the feast!
Kitchen clean up after the feast, set out non perishable snacks for the early morning (1am)
Clean up
from 7 am to 8 am, help clean up the gym and kitchen
Driving
Can’t stay all night and plan to have a good night’s sleep? Have a vehicle? Friends from Vancouver would greatly appreciate a lift to the ferry with a well rested driver (pick up at gym in time to get them to the first ferry)
Donations
Know a business that might offer a prize for the tournament? We will be making lots of cool prizes, but you can never go wrong with a gift certificate from a local business! If you would like to approach someone, let us know and we can get a letter from CCFC about the event.
Capital City Fencers' Club 