I used my influence in the fencing community to plan and organize a charity fencing tournament in aid of an entire primary school in Alexandria, South Africa. Many of the children’s homes had been ravaged by AIDS, and with either one or both parents dead, sisters or brothers infected, and no regular source of income, the only substantial provider left to these children was their school. However, the school’s resources were rapidly decreasing, and without funding, not only would these children lose an incentive to continue their education, but also their main food source.