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The essence of fencing is to give, but by no means to receive. — Moliere
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Table of Contents
Around the Club ........................................................ 1 Mission & Goals ......................................................... 3 Executive Leadership .............................................. 4 Class of 2014 .............................................................. 6 Fencers Club Alumni ............................................... 8 Foundations for Excellence ............................... 10 Fencers Club Coaches .......................................... 11 FC Schools Partnership ....................................... 12 FC Veterans on Guard Program........................ 16 Fencers Club Camps .............................................. 18 FC Saturday Enrichment Program .................. 22 College Symposium ............................................... 23 Fencing Achievements ......................................... 24 Fencers Club Awards ............................................ 26 Fencers Club Community ................................... 28 Club Financials ........................................................ 29 2012-2013 Donors ................................................ 30 2013-2014 Donors ................................................ 32 FC Hall of Fame Inductees .................................. 34 Member Pages ......................................................... 35 Peter Westbrook Foundation ............................ 40 2013 World Champion ......................................... 41
Olympians and National Champions Marion Lloyd and Irma Hopper (FC), circa 1928.
Photo by Charles Hayward
Mission & Goals Fencers Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to promoting excellence through the sport of fencing. We actively support a culture of sharing by performing community services that extend beyond fencing.
The Mission of Fencers Club is to:
Provide the highest level of instruction and state-ofthe-art facilities for the sport of fencing. Promote the social and athletic interactions of our members through the sport of fencing.
Produce fencers of Olympic caliber through the active sponsorship of world-class training programs, competitions and teams.
Encourage participation in fencing by all athletes regardless of gender, disability, age and ability level, and ethnic, cultural and socio-economic background.
Broaden the base of support for fencing in the United States, and especially in New York City, by actively developing and offering fencing-related community outreach, scholarship and educational programs.
Our Goals are:
To foster and enhance important characteristics of and values in the broad-based membership of the Fencers Club community including:
Foundational Life Skills: • Physical Fitness • Determination • Strong Work Ethic • Desire to Learn • Discipline and Focus • Problem Solving • Leadership • Maturity • Good Citizenship • Achievement
Core Values: • Respect for Each Other • Community Service & Outreach • Maximizing Opportunities • Partnership • Inclusion:
- Gender - Age - Ability Level - Ethnicity - Culture - Socio-Economic background
From the Chairman of the Board Dear Members and Friends,
2013-2014 was another strong season for Fencers Club. As a nonprofit entity, we remain completely reliant on the generosity of our members to maintain Fencers Club as the premier fencing organization in the USA and to focus on all our charitable outreach and scholarship programs.
Based on legacy contracts, we have had to heighten our focus on our finances. We, therefore, continue to focus on reducing our operating deficit while expanding our membership and sources of revenue in order to ensure the Fencers Club’s financial viability. The Board is also focused on actively identifying a new potential home so that we can create a world class facility to maintain our overall dedication to the sport of fencing by our members and to remain an Ambassador in our community through our outreach programs outside of the Fencers Club. We will only be able to achieve these goals through your generous support to create permanence for the Fencers Club.
As part of our fencing outreach programs, we began our military Veterans fencing program in 2013 with the support of the USOC, US Paralympics and the Department of Veterans Affairs to engage Veterans from all branches of the Armed Forces to pursue fencing. We also continue to coach more than 1000 students in NYC schools in our Schools Partnership Program as a formal Community Olympic Development Program. Within the FC, our members continue to perform at the highest level nationally and internationally, including two history-making victories: Miles Chamley-Waston’s Individual Men’s Foil World Championship and Nzingha Prescod’s gold medal at the Marseille Individual Women’s Foil Grand Prix. Our High Performance Program ensures that our elite athletes perform at their very best. Beyond the US, Fencers Club will continue to forge global partnerships with like-minded fencing organizations. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our hardworking Executive Director, Liz Cross, as well as our entire member community for your ongoing support.
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Sincerely, Rex R. K. Chung Fencers Club
From the Executive Director
Fencers Club is a vibrant and diverse community of members of all ages and backgrounds. Everyone from young children making their first lunges to adults who have been fencing for more than 50 years comes to Fencers Club to fence and enjoy spending time with each other. Afternoons are full of activities by school-aged fencers taking lessons, participating in group classes, and doing their homework in the lounge. Our coaches are completely engaged in developing our athletes to attain their goals. Around six in the evening, our college-age members and adult members arrive ready to take lessons and to bout. My favorite time is around seven when our seasoned members with years of experience and knowledge mentor our younger fencers. It is a wonderful scene.
Our members accomplished much this season: - Miles Chamley-Watson, Nzingha Prescod, and Nicole Ross represented the Team USA in the 2012 London Olympic Games - Our members brought home numerous world cup, national and regional medals and titles - Our students achieved at high levels in academics and the arts - Our scholar-athletes gained entrance to prestigious schools and won scholarships As a club, we continue to grow with more than 500 dedicated members who are all committed to making the club the best nonprofit organization through excellence in fencing, learning, character development, and community service.
In just two short years, our Fencers Club Schools Partnership Program is now partnering with more than 30 schools and community centers with total of over 1400 students participating in the program this past academic year. Our competitive athletes work hard to coach, motivate, and inspire students. We are also working to create lasting relationships with a fencing club in Seoul, Korea, and a club/training center in London. We anticipate 10 students from Seoul to join our Summer Academy Day Camp this July. Next spring, we hope to send some of our students to Seoul and to London to fence and for cultural immersion. I would like to thank our dedicated board members for their guidance. Special gratitude goes to our talented and dedicated Fencers Club staff members who work long hours to administer and ensure all Fencers Club programs are running efficiently and meet the high standards worthy of Fencers Club. Sincerely, Liz Cross
Fencers Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that strives for excellence in fencing, learning, character development and community service.
Some of the colleges our students attend, 2007-2014:
BOARD MEMBERS Executive Committee
Barnard College, Boston College, Brandeis University,
Brown University, Carnegie-Mellon University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Drew University, Duke University,
Emerson College, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Haverford College, Hunter College, New York University,
Rex Chung, Chairman
Northwestern University, Oxford University, Penn State University,
Michael Nissan, Vice President
Tulane University, University of California, University of Chicago,
Julio Mazzoli, President
Philippe Bennett Alan Getz
Princeton University, Sacred Heart University, Stanford University, St. John’s University, Temple University, Tufts University, University of Edinburgh, University of Michigan,
University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, Washington University in St. Louis, Yale University
Jean-Marc Oppenheim Jay Pelosky
Roger Pierro
Denis Tolkachev
Peter Westbrook Annik Wolf
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
Our Silver Medalists from the 2008 Beijing Games
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE
Keeth Smart
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
BA from St. John’s University, MBA from Columbia
REAL ESTATE COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE SEARCH COMMITTEE
University, Vice President - Global Wealth &
Retirement Services, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Emily Cross
BA from Harvard University, Class of 2016
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Erinn Smart
BA from Barnard College, MBA from the
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Fencers Club
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Congratulations Fencers Club
Zaheer Booth
Hunter College Sabre; Coach Akhnaten Spencer-El
William Ho
University of Pennsylvania Epee; Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi
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Jordan Chow
Washington University in St. Louis Sabre; Coach Achiko Lortkipanidze Honorable Mention US Fencing All Academic Team 2013, 3x National Latin Exam Gold Medalist
Sophia Holmqvist
University of California at San Diego Foil; Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon USA Fencing All Academic Team Member 2011-2013, National Honor Society, 2x NJ Girls High School State Championship Team Member
Alexander Cotter
Saint John’s University Epee; Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi
Zachary Landzberg
Cornell University Epee; Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi 2013 Maccabiah Games Junior Men’s Epee Team Gold Medal
Graduating Class of 2014!
Yasmeen Omer
New York University Foil; Coach Ed Elterman
James Sands
Columbia University Foil; Coaches Simon & Irene Gershon
Philip Shin
New York University Foil; Coach Mikhail Petin
Joseph Brajdic Sacred Heart University Sabre, Coach Akhnaten Spencer-El Kaila Budofsky Northwestern University Foil, Coach Mikhail Petin Sholin Chen University of Chicago Foil, Coach Ed Elterman Liam Cotter Boston College Sabre, Coach Akhnaten Spencer-El
Ceara Sweeney
Saint John’s University Epee; Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi National Honor Student Recognition, USA Fencing All Academic Team 2012-2013, 2x NJ High School State Championship Team Medalist
Alexandra Viqueira
Duke University Sabre; Coach Akhnaten Spencer-El AP Scholar with Honors, Columbia University Book Award National Hispanic Recognition Scholar
Jackson Edwards Penn State University Sabre, Coach Akhnaten Spencer-El Alex Im New York University Epee, Coach Alexey Cheremsky
Khalil Thompson
Penn State University Sabre; Coach Akhnaten Spencer-El
Curtis McDowald Saint John’s University Epee, Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi
Jonah Shainberg University of Notre Dame Sabre, Coach Achiko Lortkipanidze
Harrison McGuire University of Pennsylvania Foil, Coaches Simon & Irene Gershon
Ariana Tafti Georgetown University Epee, Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi
Caira Moreira-Brown Saint John’s University Epee, Coach Alexey Cheremsky
Grace Wong Carnegie-Mellon University Foil, Coach Mikhail Petin
Josef Omar University of Chicago Epee, Coach Alexey Cheremsky
Stephanie Ying Harvard University Epee, Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi
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2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004
Meredith Bratton Emily Cross Alexander Diacou Jessica Dobbins Victoria Gora Alex Kao Steven Kovacs Eugenia Lee Jeffrey Lee Ben Lombardo Magda Losonczy Morgan Midgeley Samantha Parker Teddy Sherrill Eugene Vortsman Jonathan Wai Erica Waichman Chenzi Zhang Matt Zich
Temple University Harvard University Columbia University Yale University Brown University New York University New York University New York University New York University New York University Columbia University Columbia University Harvard University Harvard University Brandeis University Brandeis University Cornell University St. John’s University Penn State University
2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005 2005
Alex Bachman Sean Bani Nicholas Bender Stephanie Butnick Claudine Castano Lowden Charles Tobias Cohen Noel Cropper Scott Di Guilio David Ferguson Kelsey Finkel Grace Fried Nina Gernes Samantha Giordano Jesse Hancock Ben Hochberg Rachel Kantor Daniel Lanzara Hannah Pavlovich Dwight Smith Lisa Vastola Sam Wright
Johns Hopkins University Duke University Brown University Duke University Allegheny College Stevens Institute of Technology Brown University Binghamton University Harvard University Johns Hopkins University Columbia University Johns Hopkins University Temple University Barnard College Duke University Stevens Institute of Technology Columbia University Brandeis University Princeton University Columbia University Harvard University Boston University
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2006 2006 2006 2006 2006
Jarred Hammond Sam Roukas Dan Bak Alexandra Huber Bagley Wright
New York University New York University Penn State University Columbia University Drew University
2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007
Raymond Blankenhorn Abby Caparros-Jantos Allison Putterman Adrienne Katz Carrington Harris Nathaniel Botwinick Ariel Pensler Tess Finkel Zoe Baumgardner Oung Jo Yuh Nicole Ross Nate Sulat
Oxford University Barnard College Duke University Brandeis University New York University Yale University Harvard University Columbia University New York University New York University Columbia University Princeton University
2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
Olivia Benedek Jillian Bratton Alanna Dunn Carl Goldfarb Rebecca Hirschfeld William Moore Andrew Pintea Katharine Pitt Abigail Denburg Samir Short Christopher Byrne Margaret Clinton Torre DiCiccio Lindsay Dow Alfred Rizzo Salim Short Sarah Siu
Penn State University Temple University St. John’s University Brandeis University Cornell University Georgetown University Brown University Yale University University of Pennsylvania Rutgers University Stevens Institute of Technology Stevens Institute of Technology Oxford University Yale University New York University Rutgers University Penn State University
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Adrian Bak Essane Diedro Loweye Diedro D’Meca Homer Steven Jow Jake Kuhn
Penn State University Columbia University Columbia University Barnard College University of Pennsylvania Duke University
2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Brianna Martin Andy Moore Fruzsina Palinkas Masha Stoyanovsky Alexander Vastola
Princeton University Haverford College St. John’s University St. John’s University Vassar College
2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010 2010
Epiphany Georges Erika McKee Kylei McGill Nzingha Prescod Pearson Miller Jennifer Lee Kelsey Jonat Harrison Fox Elizabeth Rosen Ashley Lerman Sienna Batzli Gaby Stern Max Blitzer Matthew Budofsky Julia Chen Meaghan Conway Bolivar Charles Kendall Harmeyer Gianni Di Cioccio Jessica Kang Eve Levin Granit Mavraj Christine McIntosh Faizah Muhammad Michael Mills Alex Pensler Kathleen Rand Kay Schaffer Julian Taffel Elliot Tusk Hyun-Kyung Yuh James Y. Young Christian Vastola
Temple University Penn State University Penn State University Columbia University Yale University Cornell University University of Vermont New York University MIT New York University Stevens Institute of Technology Dartmouth College St. Johns University Duke University Columbia University Stanford University Columbia University Boston College Penn State University Duke University Princeton University Emory College Cornell University
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
MIT New York University City College of New York Cornell University St. John’s University Brown University University of California-Berkeley Stanford University Berklee College of Music
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
Sarah Alkilany Andrew Ark Nazahah Booth Khelsi Clarke Brandon Hubbard Hailey Huddleston Christine Jiang Jonathan Lee Ariana LewkowitzShpuntoff Ben Loft Quinn McCann Chelsea Martinez Idris Mitchell Adam Omar Andrei Tapai Isis Washington Khristopher White Isobel Williams
2012 2012
Jacqueline Barnes Juliana Barrett
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania Columbia University Johns Hopkins University Bard College University of the Arts London University of Pennsylvania Princeton University Stony Brook New York University
Sacred Heart University Ohio State University Ohio State University Rutgers University Dartmouth College Columbia University St. John’s University Sacred Heart University Brandeis University/Durham University Carnegie-Mellon University Northwestern University
2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012
Shozen Chen Kyjah Coryat Charles Efthimion Emilia Nicole Dwyer Grace Finkel Angelica Gangemi Jessica Hall Raymond Holloway Jason Hoffmeier David Howes Ayyub Ibrahim Jin Ishizuka Andrew Kelly Olivia Lim Julia Malleck Niki McKee Katherine Miller Somer Omar Annalisa Ranaboldo Charlotte Sands
University of Chicago Ohio State University New York University Brandeis University Columbia University Cornell University Temple University University of Pennsylvania Binghamton University University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania Yale University New York University Northwestern University Tufts University University of Notre Dame Yale University Columbia University Tulane University Northwestern University
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Visala Alagappan Olivia Briffault Sabina Gilioli Carly Glowacky Adil Khan Julia Lee Daniella Ortiz Joshua Podolsky Adam Schorin Sara Taffel Ben Theeman James Turner
Princeton University Yale University Barnard College Sacred Heart University University of Pennsylvania Duke University Penn State University Tufts University Stanford University Barnard College Ohio State University Sacred Heart University
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Zaheer Booth Joseph Brajdic Kaila Budofsky Sholin Chen Jordan Chow Alexander Cotter Liam Cotter Jackson Edwards William Ho Sophia Holmqvist Alex Im Zachary Landzberg Curtis McDowald Harrison McGuire Caira Moreira-Brown Josef Omar Yasmeen Omer James Sands Jonah Shainberg Philip Shin Ceara Sweeney Ariana Tafti Khalil Thompson Alexandra Viqueira Grace Wong Stephanie Ying
Hunter College Sacred Heart University Northwstern University University of Chicago Washington University St. Louis St. Johns University Boston College Penn State University University of Pennsylvania University of California San Diego New York University Cornell University St. Johns University University of Pennsylvania St. Johns University University of Chicago New York University Columbia University Notre Dame University New York University St. Johns University Georgetown University Penn State University Duke University Carnegie-Mellon University Harvard University
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FC Foundations for Excellence Competitive Athlete Development
Fencers Club Competitive Athletes have the
opportunity to share their passion for fencing and learning through coaching fencing and mentoring. They work and volunteer in FC Partner Schools and at the Fencers Club to
inspire and teach younger students. We provide our athletes with opportunities to build their
teaches fencing to students in their own
schools, while imparting the foundational
character building values and skills that are integral to fencing, learning and life.
Saturday Enrichment Program
The goal of the Fencers Club Enrichment
level of competitive success.
participate in our mentoring program, beyond
the US Olympic Team and achieving the highest
FC Scholars
This program is established to maximize the
number of fencers who benefit from Fencers
Club’s support and development but who lack the financial means to do so. FC Scholars are designated mentors who are responsible for motivating and mentoring other members
to broaden their horizons and expose them
to challenges beyond the scope of their daily activities.
FC Pro Shop
All proceeds from the Pro Shop are placed
in the FC Scholarship Fund. The Scholarship
Fund is available to provide financial support for FC Scholars and to support the FC
Competitive Athlete Development Program.
High Performance Program
Program is to provide opportunities to
our Partner Schools’ students to fence and
what is available during the regular school program.
Training Camps
The underpinning goal of all our training
camps is to provide the highest level of fencing instruction while promoting a welcoming
atmosphere and a diverse culture of sharing.
Summer Academy
The goal of this five-week comprehensive program is to foster creativity, excellence and sportsmanship in a safe, supportive
environment. Students participate in mornings of academic enrichment activities and afternoons are dedicated to fencing.
Veterans on Guard! Fencing Program
Dr. Lorenzo Gonzalez develops custom training
We engage able-bodied and disabled military
daily basis. A comprehensive training regime is
all fencing equipment and use of our state-of-
and conditioning programs with nutritional
guidance that our elite athletes can follow on a
necessary for developing athletes at any level for optimal performance and for injury prevention.
A part of this unique program, Yoga for Fencers, will also start this summer to promote agility, flexibility and core strength that are essential
for competitive fencers. Our members can also consult a trainer provided free of charge by Fencers Club
The Fencers Club Schools Partnership program
leadership, teaching and teamwork skills while
earning income to support their goals of making
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Professional ATC every Monday at the club.
Veterans and Active Duty personnel in fencing by providing two weekly training sessions,
the-art facility. We give our service members opportunities to compete and to become
mentors in our Schools Partnership Program.
Through fencing, we promote physical fitness and emotional well-being in those who have honorably served our country.
VETERANS ON GUARD!
Fencers Club Coaches
Alexey Cheremsky - Epee
Simon Gershon - Foil
Akhi Spencer-El - Sabre
Ed Elterman - Foil
Buckie Leach - Foil
Archil Lortkipanidze Sabre
Kornel Udvarhelyi - Epee
Irene Gershon - Foil
Mikhail Petin - Foil
Boris Vaksman - Epee
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Fencers Club Schools Partnership
TEACH
CONNECT
INSPIRE
Our vision is to offer fencing, with all
its easily transferable skills for learning
and discipline, to a wide range of students across racial, socio-economic and cultural
divides. We are committed to building strong partnerships with schools that share our vision and to implementing sustainable
fencing and mentoring programs in schools with limited resources.
The Fencers Club Schools Partnership
program embodies all aspects of the
Fencers Club’s mission and goals. It is
a comprehensive program that teaches
fencing to students in their own schools while imparting the character building
values, discipline and strategic thinking that
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with students in a sport that is physically,
MOTIVATE
MENTOR
intellectually and emotionally challenging, our highly trained and motivated scholar-
athlete coaches will encourage the students to work through difficulties to achieve their goals and develop perseverance that can
enhance the students’ ability to perform in non-fencing pursuits.
Every child deserves a high-quality,
broad-based education, which should encompass a thorough grounding in
academic subjects, an introduction to the
arts, the fostering of personal growth and
rigorous and interesting physical education. Through Fencers Club Schools
Partnership, we seek to partner with schools to facilitate students’ physical, intellectual and emotional growth, especially during highly formative years.
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Partner School Coaches Roster
Ben Bratton - Epee
Holly Buechel - Epee
Luther Clement - Sabre
Laura Decker - Sabre
FENCERS CLUB SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP Jean Goto - Foil
Joanna Guy - Epee
COMMUNITY OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Aziza Hassan - Sabre
Alen Hadzic - Epee
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Irina Koroleva - Foil
Curtis McDowald - Epee
Brendan Meyers - Foil
Eli Schenkel - Foil
Dwight Smith - Epee
Reka Szele - Epee
Natalie Vie - Epee
Slava Zingerman - Epee
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Partner Schools & Organizations Academic Year 2013-2014
Academy of Saint Joseph 111 Washington Place New York, NY 10014-6820
George Jackson Academy 104 Saint Marks Place New York, NY 10009
Speyer Legacy School 15 West 86th Street New York, NY 10024
Anderson School 100 West 77th Street New York, NY 10024
Grace Church School 86 4th Avenue New York, NY 10003
Trinity School 139 West 91st Street New York, NY 10024
Brooklyn Ascend Middle School 123 E. 98th Street Brooklyn, NY 11212
Korean American Family Service Center Flushing, NY 11354
United States Army Fort Hamilton Child and Youth Services 137 Poly Place Brooklyn, NY 11252
Brooklyn School of Inquiry 50 Avenue P Brooklyn, NY 11204
The Lowell School 203-05 32nd Avenue Bayside, New York 11361
The Chapin School 100 East End Ave New York, NY 10028
Lower Manhattan Middle School 26 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10004
The Children’s Storefront School 70 East 129th Street New York, NY 10035
Poly Prep Country Day School 9216 7th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11228
Community Roots Charter School 50 Navy Street Brooklyn, NY 11201
Quest to Learn School 351 W. 18th Street New York, NY 10011
Friends Seminary School 222 East 16th Street New York, NY 10003
Saint Luke’s School 487 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014
The Gateway School 211 West 61st Street New York, New York 10023
Saint Stephen of Hungary School 408 East 82nd Street New York, NY 10028
Village Community School 272 West 10th Street New York, NY 10014 Winston Preparatory School 126 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 Summer 2014: Go Project 86 Fourth Avenue New York, NY 10003 TOTAL STUDENTS SERVED: 1,400
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Veterans on Guard! Fencing Program Fencing is an exciting, fast-paced combat sport that is ideally suited for military Veterans and members of the Armed Forces. It is a physically challenging sport that fosters complex problem solving skills, encourages mental agility, and teaches focus and discipline. Our goal is to provide the highest level of training to engage military Veterans and Active Duty personnel through fencing. We will provide opportunities for them to compete locally, nationally and internationally. Veteran fencers may choose to learn to coach as well, and we will offer them the chance to work with and mentor students in our Schools Partnership Program.
VETERANS ON GUARD!
The goals of the Fencers Club Veterans On Guard! Fencing Program are:
• To provide opportunities for Veterans to integrate into the community through fencing. • To promote physical fitness and emotional well-being in the Veteran population. • To identify and engage disabled and able-bodied Veterans to pursue excellence in fencing, professional development, and serve the larger community. • To create a pipeline for adaptive (wheelchair) fencing for disabled fencers in NYC.
Launched in the winter of 2013, the Fencers Club Veterans on Guard! Fencing Program is the first of its kind in the NYC area. We currently have more than a dozen Veterans and Active Duty personnel fencing epee twice per week. In addition to weekly training sessions, we have also scheduled a team competition for the Veterans and our elite epee fencers on Sunday, June 8, 2014.
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We have received a grant of $15,000 from the Department of Veterans Affairs through US Paralympics, a division of the US Olympic Committee, to help provide coaching, equipment and space for these dedicated men and women. In New York State alone there are almost one million registered Veterans. Working closely with the USOC, US Paralympics, the Department of Veterans Affairs and local Veterans’ organizations, we hope to reach as many Veterans possible to help those who honorably served our country succeed both on and off the strip.
Fencers Club Receives a
USOC/Dept. of Veterans Affairs Grant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2014
Some of our Military Veteran Fencers
NEW YORK, NY – Today U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), announced that Fencers Club has been selected to receive grant funding in support of Paralympic and Olympic sport and physical activity programs for abled-bodied and disabled Veterans and members of the Armed Forces. More than $7.5M million in funds from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been awarded to 70 community organizations and National Governing Bodies around the country.
Through this program, grants ranging from $13,000 to $500,000 were provided to USOC partner organizations and community programs to increase the number and quality of opportunities for physically or visually impaired Veterans to participate in physical activity within their home communities and in more advanced sport programs at the regional and national levels.
“This funding has allowed thousands of veterans and service members with physical disabilities to participate in Paralympic sport at the community level,” said Charlie Huebner, chief of Paralympics, USOC. “Through the leadership at Veterans Affairs and within Congress, these funds have a tremendous impact on the availability of programs across the country, not to mention thousands of lives.” Fencers Club is using its grant funding to support two weekly training sessions for Veterans, to purchase adaptive fencing equipment and to host a competition for Veterans this June. Research has shown that regular participation in physical activity has a positive effect on the rehabilitation process, self-esteem, education, employment and overall health. Through the fast-paced, combat sport of fencing, Fencers Club hopes to promote physical fitness and emotional well-being in the diverse Veteran population of New York City. The grant funding for this program is awarded by U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, through funding provided by Veterans Affairs. The grants are provided to facilitate the growth of Paralympic sport programming for Veterans and members of the Armed Forces.
In partnership with:
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Fencers Club Summer Academy Day Camp “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin
The Fencers Club Summer Day Camp is a great opportunity for students to combine mornings of academic enrichment activities with afternoons of fencing practice taught by our elite athletes and Olympians.
The Camp’s daily sessions are comprised of two parts: the morning program is designed to promote academic risk-taking and the development of creative thought processes under the supervision of experienced instructors who are actively engaged in research and teaching. Morning activities include: chess, creative writing, math games, logic puzzles, bridge construction and organic gardening. The afternoon fencing program is taught by our scholar-athletes who are highly proficient in teaching fencing to students of varied abilities and experience levels.
Daily Schedule: 9:00AM Arrival | Breakfast -10:30AM Academic Session 1 -12:00PM Academic Session 2 -12:30PM Lunch -1:00PM Free-time activities -1:30PM Fencing-related games -2:30PM Footwork & drills -3:30PM Supervised bouting -4:00PM Clean up, store gear, depart 18
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Weekly Schedule: Mondays: • Pick Your Topics • Choose Your Weapon • Get Your Team
Fridays: • Present your team work • Day Camp Publication • Chess tournament • Fencing tournament • Camp awards • Pizza and ice cream!
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2013 Berkshires Training Camp Each summer, Fencers Club moves to the scenic Berkshire Hills in southwestern Massachusetts for our intensive training camp. Our world-class coaching staff conducts drills, tactical exercises, strengthening and conditioning and supervised bouting in three daily fencing sessions. Our elite athletes and Olympians also attend to work with the campers to reach their goals both on and off the fencing strip.
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Saturday Enrichment Fencing Program
The goal of the Fencers Club Saturday Enrichment Fencing Program is to teach fencing to students from the Metro NYC area while imparting all of fencing’s transferable skills for learning and discipline, across a wide range of racial, socio-economic, and cultural divides.
The program takes place at Fencers Club and our School Coaches conduct the class in a small-group setting. Student-fencers engage in exciting and fast-paced fencing practices, which include: warm-ups, footwork, fencing-related games, bladework drills and supervised bouting.
Coaches’ Bios:
Curtis McDowald: Curtis is a top junior athlete with medals in both regional and national tournaments. He assists in coaching for many FC programs and will attend St. Johns University in the fall of 2014.
Eli Schenkel: Eli is one of the top college fencers in the country. He attends St. Johns University majoring in Economics and competes internationally for his home country of Canada. 22
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6th Annual Symposium on College Fencing September 20, 2013
Each year, Fencers Club hosts this Symposium to benefit all high school fencers in the New York City area, and it is dedicated to all student-athletes who strive for excellence. In 2013, more than 70 college-minded fencers and their families attended to listen as head coaches from top schools discussed a variety of topics.
Discussion Topics Included:
• College Admissions: Does Fencing Matter?
• What is the “Coaches List” and How Does it Work? • Life of a Student-Athlete: Team Spirit and Riding the Bus
• Athletic Scholarships: Where and How?
• Balancing Academics and International Fencing • Divisions, NCAA Rules and Championships
Coaches in Attendance: Michael Aufrichtig, Columbia University Peter Brand, Harvard University Zoltan Dudas, Princeton University Steve Mormando, New York University
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Fencing Achievements 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China Team Women’s Foil Team Silver Medal Emily Cross, Coach Mikhail Petin Erinn Smart, Coach Buckie Leach Team Men’s Saber Silver Medal Keeth Smart, Coach Yuri Gelman James Williams, Coach Yuri Gelman Tim Morehouse, Coach Yuri Gelman
2009 Junior & Cadet World Championships
2011 Division I National Championships
Belfast, Ireland
Portland, OR
Cadet Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Nzingha Prescod, Coach Buckie Leach
Team Women’s Saber (FC/PWF) Gold Medal Essane Diedro, Loweye Diedro, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Kamali Thompson Coach Akhi Spencer-El
Junior Team Women’s Foil Gold Medal Nicole Ross, Nzingha Prescod and Epiphany Georges Coaches: Simon Gershon, Buckie Leach
2009 Pan American Championships
Paris, France
San Salvador, El Salvador
Men’s Epee Team Silver Medal Ben Bratton, Coach Seoung-Woo Lee
Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Nzingha Prescod, Coach Buckie Leach
2011 Junior World Championships
Men’s Foil - 2nd Ranked Miles Chamley-Watson Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
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Junior Women’s Foil Team Nzingha Prescod, Coach Buckie Leach Cadet Women’s Foil Team Sara Taffel Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
2012 Olympic Games London, England
2012 NCAA Championships
Men’s Foil Miles Chamley-Watson Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Evgeniya Kirpicheva, Saint John’s
Women’s Foil Nicole Ross Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon Nzingha Prescod (PWF/FC) Coach Buckie Leach
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Men’s Team Epee - Gold Medal Benjamin Bratton Coach Seoung-Woo Lee
World Team Members
Dead Sea, Jordan Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Nzingha Prescod, Coach Buckie Leach
Kiev, Ukraine
2012 Junior and Cadet
2011 World Rankings
2010 World Championships
2012 World Championships
2012 Junior and Cadet World Championships
2013 Seoul Senior World Cup
2013 Junior Olympics
2013 World Championships
Seoul, Korea
Baltimore, MD
Budapest, Hungary
Men’s Foil Team - Silver Medal Miles Chamley-Watson Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
Junior Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Iman Blow (PWF/FC) Coach Buckie Leach
Miles Chamley-Watson Individual Men’s Foil World Champion Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
2014 Gdansk Senior Grand Prix
Moscow, Russia Cadet Women’s Foil - Silver Medal Sara Taffel Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
2013 Paris Senior Grand Prix
2013 North American Cup
2012 International Cadet Foil Cup
Paris, France
Milwaukee, WI
Tauberbischofsheim, Germany
Men’s Foil Team - Gold Medal Miles Chamley-Watson Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
Cadet Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Iman Blow (PWF/FC) Coach Buckie Leach
Cadet Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Sara Taffel Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
2014 Cadet International Event Pisa, Italy
2013 Bologna Senior World Cup
2013 North American Cup Cleveland, OH
2012 North American Cup Cincinnati, OH Veteran Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Diane Reckling
Women’s Sabre - Silver Medal Ibtihaj Muhammad (PWC/FC) Coach Akhi Spencer-El
Senior Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Nzingha Prescod (PWF/FC) Coach Buckie Leach
2013 Marseille Grand Prix 2013 North American Cup
2012 North American Cup Portland, OR Div 1 Men’s Epee - Silver Medal Yeisser Ramirez
2012 Junior Olympics
Senior Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Nzingha Prescod (PWF/FC) Coach Buckie Leach
2013 Division I National Championships Richmond, VA
Salt Lake City, UT Junior Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Niki McKee, Coach Buckie Leach Cadet Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Kaila Budofsky, Coach Mikhail Petin Junior Men’s Foil - Gold Medal Robert Nunziato Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
Nzingha Prescod (PWF/FC) Silver Medal Coach Buckie Leach
Iman Blow (PWF/FC) – Gold Medal Coach Buckie Leach
2014 Cadet International Event Cabries, France Natalie Yang – Gold Medal Coach Mikhail Petin
Dallas, TX
2014 Moscow Senior Grand Prix Senior Women’s Sabre - Gold Medal Ibtihaj Muhammad (PWF/FC) Coach Akhi Spencer-El
Women’s Sabre - Bronze Medal Ibtihaj Muhammad (PWF/FC) Coach Akhi Spencer-El
Cadet Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Iman Blow (PWF/FC) Coach Buckie Leach
2014 Division I National Championships
Senior Men’s Foil - Gold Medal Miles Chamley-Watson Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
2014 Gdansk Senior Grand Prix
Minneapolis, MN
Senior Women’s Foil - Gold Medal Nzingha Prescod Coach Buckie Leach
Gdansk, Poland Nzingha Prescod (PWF/FC) Silver Medal Coach Buckie Leach
Division I Men’s Epee - Gold Medal Yeisser Ramirez Coach Kornel Udvarhelyi Veteran Women’s Foil Margaret Fagan – Gold Medal Coach Mikhail Petin Veteran 70+ Men’s Epee Marcel Miernik – Gold Medal Coach Alexey Cheremsky
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Fencers Club Awards 2013-2014
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING FENCING ACHIEVEMENT
FENCERS CLUB COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
This award is presented to the member who has exhibited
This award honors two members each year who make
fencing excellence and superiority in their performance on
significant and sustained volunteer contributions to benefit
the strip. A panel of coaches and fencers has selected the
the club and its members.
following fencers for this prestigious award:
Miles Chamley-Watson
Achievements: 2013 Men’s Individual Foil World Champion; #5 World Ranking; 2013 Silver Medal Team Men’s Foil,
World Championships; Gold Medal Team Men’s Foil, 2013 Paris Senior Grand Prix; Silver Medal Team Men’s Foil,
2013 Senior World Cup, Seoul, Korea; 2013 Senior World
Team Member; Gold Medal Division I National Champion;
Bronze Medal Men’s Foil 2013 NCAA Championships, 2012 Olympian (London).
Nzingha Prescod
Achievements: #5 World Ranking; 2013 Women’s
Individual Foil Gold Medal, Marseille Senior Grand Prix;
2014 Women’s Individual Silver Medal Gdansk Grand Prix;
2013 Senior World Team Member; 2013 Division I Women’s Foil National Champion, 2012 Olympian (London).
Barbara Gould
For volunteering her time to serve our members and
our community in the Fencers Club Pro Shop, at events such as the Tribeca Film Festival and Partner Schools
tournaments. Her dedication to the sport of fencing and to our community are exemplary.
Sophia Holmqvist
For dedicating her time on Saturdays throughout the
school year to assist Fencers Club staff with crucial office tasks, and for her involvement in helping our Saturday Enrichment fencers.
LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO FENCING EXCELLENCE AWARD
This award is presented to a member in recognition of his/her lifetime of contribution to the betterment of both fencing and Fencers Club.
Marcel Miernik
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commitment to the Fencers Club ideal of life-long learning.
FENCERS CLUB PRO SHOP AWARD FOR MOST IMPROVED FENCER
GOULD-HIRSCHFELD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
This award is presented to the fencer who has made
This award is presented to the fencer who has exhibited a
dramatic strides in fencing by having a keen understanding
strong understanding and commitment to fair play, ethical
of the game and effectively utilizing the practice time.
behavior, and above all, uncompromising integrity both on and off the strip.
Yeisser Ramirez
For his outstanding performance at the national level,
Philip Shin
including winning the 2013-2014 Division I Men’s Epee
For giving his all on the strip, both during practice and
January 2014 North American Cup in Virginia Beach.
fair play are highly admirable.
National Championship, a gold medal at the Novermber
2013 North American Cup in Cleveland and a bronze at the
Polly Adler
competitions, regardless of his opponent. Philip is an
honorable fencer whose dedication to effective training and
Lauren Willock
For her remarkable progress culminating in a bronze medal
For her commitment and understanding of fencing as
2014, a top 8 finish in Cadet Women’s Foil at the December
uncompromising integrity both on and off the strip.
in Cadet Women’s Foil at the 2014 Junior Olympics, a top
16 finish at the Division I North American Cup in January 2013 North American Cup (Dallas), and a sixth place
finish at the Y-14 Women’s Foil event at the October NAC (Milwaukee).
OUTSTANDING PARTNER SCHOOL COACH AWARD
This award is presented to one of our team of School
an elite athlete, coach, counselor and mentor. Lauren is a shining example of a hardworking athlete with
2014 FENCERS CLUB MVP AWARD
The Most Valuable Player Award is presented to a member who is valuable to the club as an athlete, donor or organizer, and someone who has become an indispensable contributor to the Fencers Club community.
Coaches for his/her outstanding service to the Fencers Club Schools Partnership Program.
Eli Schenkel
For his dedication to coaching, mentoring and imparting
the love of learning through fencing to students throughout our Schools Partnership Program. Eli has been an
invaluable member of the coaching roster and also in
Kornel Udvarhelyi
For his consistent leadership, being a role model to
students, and his enthusiastic support for various club
efforts that have made the club stronger and brought the Fencers Club community closer.
assisting with our Saturday Enrichment Program.
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Fencers Club in the Community
Tribeca Film Festival/ESPN Sports Day On Saturday, April 26th, FC volunteers participated in the Tribeca Film Festival/ESPN’s Family Sports Day where an estimated 300,000 people came out to try different sports, including fencing. Our elite athletes performed on stage and taught interested kids and adults the basics of fencing on the streets of Tribeca.
Fencing in Central Park On Sunday, April 27th, FC elite epeeists Joanna Guy and Natalie Vie squared off in Central Park to benefit Media 4 Humanity, a non-profit organiztion dedicated to erradicating child trafficking and slavery. This year was the third annual “White Party” fundraiser for the organization.
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Fencers Club Financials
09/201108/2012 REVENUE
audited
09/201208/2013
9/20138/2014
CHANGE 2013-2014 2012-2013
% CHANGE
unaudited projected
DONATIONS
457,737
647,589
120,000
-527,589
-81%
CLUB INCOME
650,975
777,821
868,255
90,434
12%
PARTNER SCHOOLS PROGRAM
20,627
88,509
95,000
6,491
7%
PRO SHOP
68,400
59,292
75,000
15,708
26%
1,197,739
1,573,211
1,158,255
-414,956
-26%
RENT & UTILITIES PAYROLL, BENEFITS, PAYROLL EXPENSES, PROFESSIONAL FEES
559,319
637,780
670,000
32,220
5%
310,960
295,100
269,300
-25,800
-9%
CLUB EXPENSES & MEMBER SERVICES
239,611
218,688
224,000
5,312
2%
1,109,890 1,151,568
1,163,300
11,732
1%
-5,045
-426,688
-101%
TOTAL REVENUE EXPENSES
TOTAL EXPENSES NET
87,849
421,643
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Photo by Serge Timacheff
Donors 2012-2013 1883 Society - $50,000 and up Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Christina Dow
Leaders - $20,000 and up Rex Chung
Benefactors - $10,000 and up Marilyn and Brian Lawrence
Gold Members - $5,000 to $9,999 Annik Wolf Dr. Elizabeth Poynor Ms. Gould and Dr. Hirschfeld
Silver Members - $2000 to $4,999 Anne Mathews Michael Nissan Lisa Piazza
Bronze Members - $1,000 to $1,999
The Ahn Family The Ortiz Family Philippe Bennett Robert Pavlovich The Cross Family Peter Westbrook Foundation Alan Getz The Schorin Family The Jonke Family The Shin Family Lauren H. Kim and Family Steven Taffel Dr. & Mrs. Malcolm A. S. Moore Julia Whitehead The O’Kelly Family The Wildermuth Family
Friends
The Ansour Family The Balaban Family Charles Coutinho The Dixon Family Allison Epstein Tiffany Fehr Simon Gershon The Gilioli Family Mark Goldberg The Greenberg Family The Harvey Family The Ishizuka Family The Lawson Family MiYoung Lee
So-Chung and Tony Lee Julio Mazzoli The Noh Family Jean-Marc Oppenheim Mikhail Petin Roger Pierro Anthony Potamianos Yeisser Ramirez The Raso Family The Reals Family The Thomin Family Dwight Smith Denis Tolkachev The Xu Family
Absolute Fencing Gear Bvlgari Dr. Brian Landzberg Leon Paul
Swarovski Szechuan Kitchen US Olympic Committee
Sponsors and Supporters
Donors 2013-2014 1883 Society - $50,000 and up Anonymous
Leaders - $20,000 and up Anonymous Rex Chung
Benefactors - $10,000 and up Annik Wolf
Gold Members - $5,000 to $9,999 Philippe Bennett Ms. Gould and Dr. Hirschfeld The Lawrence Family So-Chung and Tony Lee Dr. Elizabeth Poynor
Silver Members - $2000 to $4,999 Antoine Carle Anne Mathews Ms. Michaelcheck Michael Nissan
Bronze Members - $1,000 to $1,999
The Cross Family June and Tonny Ho Dr. and Dr. Landzberg The Lawson Family The O’Kelly Family The Ortiz Family
Mahsa and Jay Pelosky The Raso Family Andrew and Betsy Sands Joy and Nam Shin The Wildermuth Family
Friends
Anonymous The Balaban Family The Bianco Family The Cho Family The Dixon Family The Friedman Family Mark Goldberg The Harvey Family Pamela Cadle-Jones The Kamimura Family
The Leonard Family Jean-Marc Oppenheim Paul Oratofsky Mikhail Petin The Post Family Adam Schafer The Schaffner Family The Senju Family The Sweetra Family The Taffel Family
Sponsors and Supporters
Absolute Fencing Gear Goldman Sachs Jamali Garden Jefferies and Company Dr. Brian Landzberg
New Jersey Fencing Alliance Szechuan Kitchen US Dept. of Veterans Affairs US Olympic Committee US Paralympics
Photo by Alan Hirschfeld
Congratulations Fencers Club USA Fencing Hall of Famers-Elect
Capt. Hippolyte Nicholas First Fencers Club Coach
Ivan Lee Olympian
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Erinn and Keeth Smart Olympic Silver Medalists
James Melcher Olympian
Ed Vebell
World Cup Medalist
Congratulations Philip and the Fencers Club Class of 2014! Many thanks to our wonderful coach Mikhail and all of the FC coaches and friends! Best wishes, The Shin Family Fencers Club
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Congratulations to Zachary and all the Fencers Club graduates.
Our profound thanks to Coach Kornel and to Liz Cross for their years of endless support to Zachary, to the Club and to the sport of fencing. The Landzberg Family
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Thank you, Sophia, for your years of volunteering and dedication to the club. We wish you all the best at UC San Diego!
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“…Things [will] happen…to people as brainy and footsy as you… …fun to be done...points to be scored…games to be won…magical things you can do…” Excerpted from Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Wishing you the best in all your future endeavors, William! Love, Mom, Dad, Mark, Caroline, Nai-Nai, Ama and Kung Kung…
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Congratulations, James!
Thank you, Irene and Simon! Fencers Club
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The Peter Westbrook Foundation: A Partner Organization
Dear Members and Friends,
Fencers Club and the Peter Westbrook Foundation have been like a second home to my family for over twenty years.
My sisters and I walked into the PWF for our first introductory fencing class in 1995 where we were immediately intoxicated by the elegance and speed of the sport. Even more than the fencing, though, did the powerful familial atmosphere on display by Peter Westbrook and his world-class mentors and coaches plant the seed that would inspire me to continue fencing. After several years of participation, it became evident that this interest in fencing was blossoming into a very strong passion and we were encouraged to join the Fencers Club Youth Development Program with the PWF.
My family and I never would have imagined the amazing opportunity that this would be for, or the intense impact that it would have on my family’s development. I was able to train with some of the best athletes and coaches in the sport of fencing and to see countries and meet people from all over the world. My family was always fully welcomed as members of the Fencers Club community, which expanded my exposure to a unique and diverse set of people. Words do not begin to express the great deal of appreciation that I have for the staff and leaders at the Fencers Club and the Peter Westbrook Foundation for enriching my life with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I would have never been able to achieve any of the accomplishments in my life without the support of the members from this amazing organization and I know wholeheartedly that the young athletes that follow in my footsteps will continue to appreciate this same opportunity. Best, Benjamin Bratton 40
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Miles Chamley-Watson
2013 World Champion, 2012 Olympian Coaches Simon and Irene Gershon
Final victory versus Artur Akhmatkhuzin (RUS): 15-6
Semifinal victory versus Valerio Aspromonte (ITA): 15-9
Quarterfinal victory versus Sebastian Bachmann (GER): 15-14
Round of 16 victory versus Alexey Cheremisinov (RUS): 15-14
FENCERS CLUB EST.1883 All photos by Serge Timacheff
Round of 32 victory versus Giorgio Avola (ITA): 15-14 Fencers Club
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