Fencing Tournament/Fundraiser for Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital on March 6 in NYC

This is a great tournament for a great cause!

On March 6, there is a men and women’s saber open at Manhattan Fencing Center with proceeds to benefit the Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center. This hospital takes care of some of our countries sickest children and they need our help!

Fencer Adam Mandel, recently accepted to Brandeis University, is organizing this event.    NCAA champion Jeff Spear and I will also be going to the hospital again to teach the kids fencing in conjunction with the fundraiser.

Top fundraiser in each of men’s and women’s events receive $100 Visa gift cards.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE, but it’s a great opportunity to do something good while you’re having fun. Winners names to be posted on MFC website! Contact organizer at thunderstruck614@aol.com for Sponsor Form.

Trophy awarded to winner of each of men’s and women’s events

Places two through eight to receive medals

FORMAT: One round of pools, 100% promotion to direct elimination; Fence-off for third place.

SENIOR WOMEN
Pre-registration closes on 3/05/2011
Registration closes on 3/06/2011 at 2:45pm

SENIOR MEN
Pre-registration closes on 3/04/2011
Registration closes on 3/06/2011 at 4:30pm

Event fees:
If pre-registered by 3/04/2011 – $45 per event
IF NOT REGISTERED BY 3/04/2011 – $60 AT THE DOOR (CASH ONLY)
Sponsorship available in cases of financial hardship. Anonymity assured. Email ksmpod@aol.com

Organizers reserve the right to change the format of the events based on pre-registration
Questions: email: thunderstruck614@aol.com or ksmpod@aol.com or call 914-831-2047

Fencing Competition at Carnegie Hall with Olympic Champions?

This is one step closer to being a reality today!

I’ve been working with a fantastic company which does signature events for sports and entertainment in NYC and they’re going to be helping to put up some of the money to create a competition similar to what is done with the sport of Polo…i.e. very elegant, sponsored by corporations, celebrity attended, media covered etc.

I already have tentatively confirmed Olympic Champions Aldo Montano of Italy and Mariel Zagunis and am working on some of the other stars of our sports to attend and compete.

We’ve budgeted for 5 different locations including Lincoln Center, Gotham and some smaller places, but something just rings true to me about Carnegie Hall and fencing!   Also, since I envision this event making a BIG SPLASH, it needs to be done at a high level of excellence.    You know what they say about first impressions!    We’ve budgeted for TV, print and radio ads along with potentially bringing in a non-fencing performance of some sort.

I also am talking with a few TV networks about airing it!!!

There is still A TON of work to do before this becomes a reality.  Namely, I will need people in the fencing world with big pockets to step up and essentially “insure” ticket sales.   Yet, just sitting in a room talking about doing a fencing event at Carnegie Hall that would be aired on a television station seems like an important moment to me in and of itself.

Tentative dates are between Nov. 15-18 time frame.  About a week+ after the end of world championships in Paris.

STAY TUNED!!