The Columbia High School Fencing Parents’ Association will host a wine tasting at the historic Club at Orange Lawn on January 30, 2015 at 7 p.m.
There are a limited number of tickets left; deadline to purchase tickets is Monday, Jan. 26. Reservations can be made via email to chsfencingfundraising@gmail.com. The cost is $50 per ticket.
The tasting, led by wine expert Hank Zona, will benefit the championship Columbia High School Boys and Girls Fencing Team. For the first time, the parents’ association is opening up this fun, social event to the public.
Taste a variety of wines while nibbling on passed hors d’oeuvres, appetizers and desserts and mingling at the beautiful Club at Orange Lawn. The theme of the evening is “A historic place to support a historic program.”
Zona will lead the tasting and conversation and will answer questions. Owner of The Grapes Unwrapped, a business focused on wine-themed event planning, education and consulting, Zona hosts a television show of the same name.
Here is more information from a press release:
This event is the major fundraiser for the top-flight Columbia Fencing program and its student-athletes, perennially one of the best high school fencing programs in New Jersey. Last year, the boys and girls teams won the 2014 NJSIAA State Championships. Since 2003, the boys and girls teams have collectively won 18 NJSIAA State Championships. Columbia High School Fencing alumni have been and are currently members of the United States Senior World Champion Team, Cadet and Junior World Champion Teams, and Pan American Games Teams.
“In the 14 years I have served at Columbia High School as a teacher, coach or athletic director, I have been amazed at the intensity of the members of the fencing team,” said Larry Busichio, CHS director of athletics and student activities. “These players put all of their efforts into keeping Columbia High School’s fencing team one of the best in the state and honor the great tradition of the program.”
The Columbia High School Fencing Parents’ Association is a parent organization dedicated to support the fencing team. For more information, visit their Facebook page and website.
