Fairfield Fencers Raise Money For Sandy Relief

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A group of athletes competed at the Fairfield Fencing Academy to raise more than $3,400 for Operation Hope’s Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

From left: Saturday's tournament winners Alexander Turoff, Matt Love and George Whiteside pose with Fairfield Fencing Academy Director Jim Roberts.
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The competitors in Saturday's tournament take a photo with Operation Hope Executive Director Carla Miklos at the Fairfield Fencing Academy.
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by Greg Canuel

12/12/2012 3:00 p.m.

“We wanted to help those in our community who suffered during this devastating storm,” Jim Roberts, director of the Fencing Academy, said in a news release. “Operation Hope helped them a great deal and feeds and houses people in need each day.”

The academy hosted an all-ages tournament Saturday with competitions in the epee and foil divisions. Roberts donated the tournament’s entry fees and money collected in a raffle to a Fairfield-based food pantry and homeless shelter.

The donation drive will continue, the academy said. The Fairfield Fencing Academy will give a free lesson to anyone who donates $25 to Operation Hope through the end of January.

The Fairfield Fencing Academy is located in Sportsplex Fairfield at 85 Mill Plain Road. For more information, visit the academy’s website.

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