September 16, 2020
Volume 7, Number 2 

 

2020-2021 Fencers Club Scholarship Applications
Application Deadline: September 28, 2020  
 
We are proud to announce the 2020-2021 Scholarship for our members. Even in the midst of the pandemic and more than 5 months of club closure that impacted the club's finances, the FC Board Of Directors are committed to providing support to the members to the extent that it can.

Important key dates:
September 28, 2020 11:59PM- Application deadline
October 23, 2020 - All applicants will be notified
 
The Fencers Club Scholarship application is available online by clicking HERE.

All applications and supporting documents are due by email (info@fencersclub.org), fax (212-807-6944) or in person by no later than September 28, 2020 11:59PM EST. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Once all applications are received, the Scholarship committee will meet and applicants will be notified by October 23, 2020. All applications and supporting documentation will be kept strictly confidential.
New Equipment available at
the Fencers Club Pro Shop  

September is the perfect time to buy new equipment for the upcoming fencing season and the Pro Shop is stocked for everything you need to fence.

If you're not sure what you may want or don't need new equipment yet, please consider purchasing a gift certificate to the Pro Shop! Gift certificates make great gifts and help support FC Scholar athletes.

All net proceeds go to the Fencers Club Scholarship Fund. Please support your club!
Reminder: Renew your Fencers Club
and USA Fencing Memberships
 
As a reminder, many memberships and locker  rentals expire during the summer and at the end of August. Please remember to renew these memberships either through the FC Member Portal or at the front desk. As always, please let us know if you have any questions about your membership or how to renew it.

ALL Fencers Club members must have at least Non-Competitive membership to USA Fencing ($10/season). There are also other types of membership, including Competitive, Collegiate and Life. Please renew your membership online via the USA Fencing website. All memberships expired 7/31, so please renew yours today! Thank you.   

About Us
We are a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the pursuit of excellence through the sport of fencing. Fencers Club is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds, and beliefs can fence, learn, share resources, and make life-long friends.

 
Lost & Found at Fencers Club 
 
There are many unnamed items from before we closed due to COVID-19 in March. Since then, all uniforms that were left out have been laundered.
 
At this time, fencers are not allowed to leave anything hanging in the back corner, including uniforms and masks. All uniforms must be retrieved or put in a locker by Monday, 9/21. After that date, we will be donating items to our schools partnership program.

If you think that you had left an item out during this time, please email us at info@fencersclub.org.  
Reminder: Please be courteous at Fencers Club  

We are happy to have more fencers returning this month, but it is important that our space remains safe and under capacity.  
 
Unfortunately, over the past two weeks, fencers have been making reservations to fence in open bouting and group classes but are not showing up or not cancelling in a timely manner. As a result, other members are not able to fence.
 
Effective immediately, we will be implementing a penalty of $50 for any missed reservation. Fencers will not be able to make another reservation until the penalty is cleared.
 
Thank you for understanding and we are excited to see more of you soon! 
Competitions are back at Fencers Club!   

As a part of USA Fencing's return to fencing, we are so excited to host competitions this season at Fencers Club. Here's a sneak peak at some of our upcoming competitions this season:
  • Saturday, 9/26 - Open Foil Round Robin
  • Sunday, 10/4 - Y12/Y14 Foil
  • Sunday, 10/11 - Men's Epee Open
  • Saturday, 10/17 - Veteran Foil
  • Sunday, 10/18 - Women's Epee Open
  • Saturday, 10/24 - Veteran Epee
  • Sunday, 10/25 - Y12/Y14 Epee
  • Sunday, 11/8 - Men's Epee Open
All FC tournament champions will receive a prize!
Support Fencers Club with Amazon Smile purchases!   

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