“I chose Hartford because it has the General Lafayette statue in front of the Capitol Building,” said Bolaños. “Why General Lafayette? He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Musketeers of the Guard on April 9, 1771 in France and later on, upon recommendation of Benjamin Franklin, he served General George Washington as his aide de camp, where he served bravely during the American Revolution.”
She urged fencers to come ready. “We would like the general public to come and watch and take pics and video and post to social media,” she said. “Please use #Hartford #Fencingmob or send them to fencingmob@gmail where they will be posted in real-time in a worldwide collage! For those children that would like to try, we will have special fencing equipment just designed for beginners so they can try it out!”
For more information on the fencing flash mob, which will be held Sunday, September 7 near the State Capitol at 3 p.m., visit, Viva Hartford Media, (http://www.vivahartfordmedia.com/?page_id=4541).
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