Titanic Open 2006
This year was our second of a hopefully long standing tradition of hosting what we like to call The Titanic Open. The event is open to women and children only. Get it? Clever huh? Though our turnout was a little lighter than expected, we were thrilled by the positive compliments we got from so many parents and fencers. Especially in light of the fact that we were fairly short handed compared to what we prefer.
Dr. Sally Robinson, emertis faculty from UNCG and the founder of our club is away for a year and we missed her company, her wisdom, and her availability during normal working hours to accomplish so many things us working stiffs don't have time for. It was literally Sunday before some things that needed to be done on Friday got done. (There's nothing sadder than watching the sun rise from a Walmart parking lot.)
However, because of the family she created, the fencers, parents, and staff pulled together and hosted a very smooth and orderly event. My hats go off to you all. We had fun, our fencers had fun, and nothing caught fire or was broken. If that isn't a criticial success I don't know what is.
