Friday Night, October 17th & 18th, 2007

Liberty Christian School

11303 Liberty Road, Owings Mills, MD

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It's time once again for the Chesapeake Fencing Club's annual

FENCE-A-THON!

You may need a cat's 9 lives to fence "all night long" at FENCE-A-THON 9, to be held the evening of Friday, Oct. 17th through Saturday morning, Oct. 18th at Liberty Christian School in Owings Mills!

A fun-and-fundraising event to benefit CFC and The Sisters Academy of Baltimore, FENCE-A-THON 9 will begin with registration at 8 p.m. Friday and conclude Saturday at 9 a.m.

Liberty Christian School is located at 11303 Liberty Road in Owings Mills. Registration is $25 (pre-register by October 10th and receive a free commemorative CFC FENCE-A-THON 9 T-shirt with logo created by Crowolf Design) and is open to all fencers.

Realize we're not talking a tournament here. This is a fencing marathon! Like a benefit walk, we need you to get your family, friends, co-workers, enemies, people on prison work-release, whomever, to sponsor you -- $1 a bout, $2, $5, whatever people are willing to give. The more bouts you fence, the more money you raise! (Lump sum donations also accepted. Please make checks payable to the Chesapeake Fencing Club).

Trophies will be awarded for most bouts fenced and most bouts directed. This year, trophies will also be presented to winners in the Y-10 and Y-12 categories for most bouts fenced. All bouts must be fenced according to USFA rules, just like a tournament.

If you'd rather not fence, but would like to direct, same rules apply. People will sponsor you for the number of bouts you direct. Of course, whether you're fencing or directing, the more sponsors you find, the more bucks come in to CFC and The Sisters Academy of Baltimore! (The Sisters Academy of Baltimore is a Catholic community-centered middle school located in southwest Baltimore City for girls in grades 5-8).

In addition to the usual food, door prizes, music and videos, we have again invited our friends from the Mid-Atlantic Society for Historical Swordsmanship to put on demonstrations of their own special brands of swordplay.

Parents, please be advised that since this is a benefit fencing event, not a sleepover, we don't want to overtax the kids. You will need to complete a medical waiver form in order to participate. This may be obtained by contacting Dan Collins at 410-332-9714 or via email at prguydc@yahoo.com. Forms will be available day of the event, but MUST be signed and turned in to the Registration Desk by close of registration Friday, Oct. 17th at 9 p.m.

Our gallant FENCE-A-THON 9 event organizers are scouring Baltimoreís business community for donated items that will serve as DOOR PRIZES throughout the evening. If you also know a business, vendor, etc., that might donate a prize, let Dan Collins know at 410-332-9714 or email him at prguydc@yahoo.com. Tell your fencing friends about our event! You want to bring some sodas, chips, food, pizza, heck, weíll take it, weíre not shy

Come be a part of history; others may try and imitate us, but we were the FIRST! We look forward to seeing you at the

FENCE-A-THON 9!