URBANA, Ill. (WAND) — Point Fencing Club and School received a $1,500 grant from the non-profit Fencing Forward to help waive registration fees for at-risk students.
Their beginner classes, which they offer in partnership with the Urbana Park District, cost $100 to register for. All equipment is provided in their space, which they share with the University of Illinois' Fencing Illini. The $1500 grant is enough to cover the cost of 15 students' registration.
Co-Founder and President of Fencing Forward, Ella Nguyen, has been fencing since she was six years old.
"When I was younger, I wanted someone to look up to, and now that I'm older and I can help around, I really want to just give back and help other people how I'd want myself to be helped in the past," Nguyen said.
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