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From: "Collins, Daniel" <dcollins@...>
To: zfencing-owner@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 2:02:29 PM
Subject: 8TH ANNUAL FENCEATHON ON OCT. 19-20, 2007










September 12, 2007



Dear Fencing Enthusiast:

Feeling behind the 8 ball?



When it comes to the Chesapeake Fencing Club, that’s
just where you want to be!



The magical 8-ball predicts a lot of fencing and good
times as we prepare for our 8th annual



FENCE-A-THON
2007!



A
fun-and-fundraising event to benefit CFC and The Sisters Academy of
Baltimore, FENCE-A-THON 2007 will
begin the evening of Friday, October 19th with registration at 8 p.m. and
conclude on Saturday, October 20th at 9 a.m. Actual fencing should run from 9
p.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Saturday.



We will be fencing ALL NIGHT
LONG! To accommodate the enormous response we expect (more than
60 fencers competed last year!), we are holding FENCE-A-THON 2007 in
the gymnasium at
Liberty
Christian
School at
11303 Liberty Road
in Owings Mills. Registration is $25 (pre-register by October
12th and receive a free commemorative CFC 8th Fenceathon
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. 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’ve invited our friends from the
Mid-Atlantic Society for Historical Swordsmanship to
demonstrate their special brand 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@.... Forms will be available day of the event,
but MUST be
signed and turned in to the Registration Desk by close of registration Oct.
19th at 9 p.m.



Our gallant FENCE-A-THON 2007 event organizers are
scouring
Baltimore ’s 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@.... Tell your fencing friends
about our event! You want
to bring some sodas, chips, food, pizza, heck, we’ll take it, we’re not shy!




If you have questions about this event, please call Ray
Gordon at 410-532-7445 or Dan Collins at 410-332-9714. Come be a part of
history; others may try and imitate us, but ours is the FIRST
FENCEATHON! We look forward to seeing you at the FENCE-A-THON
2007!



Sincerely,







Dan
Collins
Ray Gordon

CFC Fence-A-Thon 2007
Coordinator President,
Chesapeake
Fencing Club


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FENCE-A-THON 2007
FENCING EVENT

Waiver and Release
of Liability





As a participant in Fence-A-Thon 2007, Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 –
Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, I recognize and acknowledge that fencing can be a
dangerous activity and that I will be engaging in activities that involve
potential risk of minor or serious injury, including permanent disability,
death, and/or economic losses which might result from my actions or inactions,
the negligence of others, rules of play, or the condition of the premises or
of any equipment used.


As a condition to participating in this event, I agree
to:



1.
Wear
proper equipment, and to be physically fit and sufficiently trained to
participate in this event;

2.
Review
and abide by all safety rules;

3.
Inspect
my equipment prior to use, and if I believe anything to be unsafe, to advise
tournament officials and refuse to participate;

4.
Give
consent to receive any medical treatment the volunteer nurses or physicians
deem necessary;

5.
On
behalf of myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, estate and assigns, I
release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue or bring any form or kind of
legal action against Chesapeake Fencing Club, Baltimore County Department of
Recreation and Parks, Liberty Christian School, Liberty Reformed Presbyterian
Church, Mercy Medical Center, the Sisters Academy of Baltimore, or any
affiliated organizations, or their respective officers, directors, or
employees, physicians or nurses, participants in the event, organizers and
volunteers (collectively, “releasees”), from any and all claims, liability,
demands, losses or damages on account of injury, including death or damage to
property, caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence
of the releasee or otherwise, including all claims arising out of my
participation in this event and with respect to any claims related to medical
care provided during the event.

6.
If I am
under 18 years of age, my parent or guardian will also sign
below.



I have read this
Waiver and Release of Liability, and understand it to be in effect for all
activities related to the Fencing Tournament a.k.a. Fence-A-Thon
2007.








Name (Print)
Signature








Home Address
Signature of Parent or Guardian



If Under 18













Phone






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FENCE-A-THON 2007
TO BENEFIT THE
CHESAPEAKE FENCING CLUB
& THE SISTERS ACADEMY OF
BALTIMORE
SPONSOR
SHEET




Name
Address/Phone
Sponsorship Level (suggested $1
minimum)


Or Lump Sum Donation



























































































Participating
fencers should collect their sponsorship dollars for submission to CFC no
later than Wednesday, November 28th at the club on
Homeland Avenue .
Please submit a copy of your sponsorship sheet at the Registration Desk the
evening of the event, Friday, Oct. 19th, at the
Liberty
Christian
School
gymnasium.























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