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En Garde! Detroit’s Summer of Community Revitalization.

Greetings Friends & Supporters, It has been a wonderful summer with many advancements in our efforts. We set a goal to instruct 400 youth this summer with a 7 man team, we shoot for the moon in this office. We did ended up landing among the stars, instructing close to 300 low-income inner city youth [...]

September 5th, 2009 - In Local News, Updates

Largest Multicultural Fencing Tournament in the United States.

First Annual-Ballestra 350 Greetings, Detroit, MI– On July 31st at Wayne State University’s Matthaei Complex approximately 100 high school graduates will be participating in a fencing tournament called, the Ballestra 350. By collaborating with community leaders, positive political figures, and champions of youth development. En Garde Detroit will foster an environment for community outreach, future [...]

July 24th, 2009 - In Local News

Featured in Ambassador Magazine – July Sports Issue

Pick up an Ambassador Magazine this month, and take a look at page 34. From everyone here at the EGD home base, thank you Ambassador Mag for your support. Written with ink tipped sword, Bobby C. Smith

July 24th, 2009 - In Local News

Fencing at the DIA, THIS SUNDAY FREE

En Garde! Detroit will be providing theatrical fencing demonstrations at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Sunday July 19th, 2009. The event is sponsored by TARGET, which means FREE to the public! Bring the family and enjoy a day of events throughout the DIA. Come join close to 300 families as we display our high [...]

July 18th, 2009 - In Local News

Free Fencing this Summer for your Child!

En Garde! Detroit would like to announce the start of our community summer fencing program! FREE SUMMER FENCING! With the current unemployment rate estimated at close to 30% for Detroit’s denizens. We believe those numbers will adversely effect the ability of families to expose their children to positive summer programming. This is our way of [...]

June 28th, 2009 - In Local News, Uncategorized, newsletter

En Garde! Detroit would like to announce the start of our community summer fencing program! FREE SUMMER FENCING! With the current unemployment rate estimated at close to 30% for Detroit’s denizens. We believe those numbers will adversely effect the ability of families to expose their children to positive summer programming. This is our way of [...]

June 24th, 2009 - In Local News

Have you heard of the Detroit Metro Sports Commission?

Have you ever wondered how Detroit attracts such large sporting events as the Super Bowl, NCAA Final Four, or MLB All-Star Games? Recently we got a chance to visit the offices of the Detroit Metro Sports Commission and I have to tell you, we were impressed. They are responsible for bringing millions in revenue to [...]

June 8th, 2009 - In Local News