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Discover Your Inner Olympian

Try Fencing at the COMO

Feeling inspired by the amazing feats and accomplishments displayed at the 2016 Rio Olympics? Go for gold with the COMO’s new fencing classes for youth and adults, taught by Jason Riggs. Riggs has won multiple all-state awards as a fencing coach in Connecticut, and is the owner/operator of The Connecticut Coast Fencing Club.

Learn the basics of a sport that exercises both mind and body, and improve your motor function, balance and endurance. Fencing has been a regular feature of the Olympics since the 19th century, and is now one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation. COMO fencing classes are now enrolling for the fall. Stop by or call the COMO today for more information about this great opportunity, 860-535-2476 or visit our website, www.thecomo.org

About the Stonington Community Center

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The Stonington Community Center, Inc. (COMO) has been dedicated to strengthening families and community since 1945. Over the years the COMO campus has grown to include its own classrooms, paddle tennis courts, Thrift Shop, tennis courts, art and pottery studio, annex, and soccer fields. The COMO provides a wide range of educational, enrichment, athletic, family and community partnership programs throughout the year. Located in the Stonington Borough, the COMO has become an irreplaceable part of the Stonington community, serving countless children and families of the surrounding areas, regardless of financial need. For more information visit www.thecomo.org .

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