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WORLD FENCE NEWS • SEPTEMBER 2014 • 39 Carolinas Fence Association plans 2014 By the Sea The Carolinas Fence Association has scheduled its long-standing By the Sea outing for Sept. 25-28, 2014 at the Beach Cove Resort, 4800 South Ocean Blvd., North Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29582. The outing will include a Cap- tain's Choice golf tournament at the River Hills Golf Club, 3670 Cedar Creek Run, Little River, S.C. 29566. It will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. The cost is $110 per person, and includes two mulligans. Cash prizes will be awarded in the following amounts: 1st place team: $600; 2nd place team: $400; longest drive: $50; and closest to the pin: $50. Hole sponsorships are available for $100 each. For information on the golf tour- nament or to register or sponsor, con- tact Randall Holman at 336-337-9828 or ncfenceman@gmail.com. Attendees must make their own room reservations. Call the Beach Cove Resort at 800-331-6533. The group name is Carolinas Fence Association. Rooms are $104 plus tax for a one bedroom condo or $138 plus tax for a two-bedroom con- do. On Friday evening, a suppliers cocktail party will be held, followed by dinner and chapter meeting. Tony Thornton, president of the American Fence Association, will be the guest speaker. On Saturday, Sept. 27, the Certi- fi ed Fence Professional (CFP) exam will be administered, starting at 8 a.m. The CFA Social will run from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. that evening. AFA launches redesigned web site The American Fence Association has launched its newly redesigned web site. It can be found at www.americanfenceassociation.com. In addition to the new web site design and easy navigation, users will benefi t from its high functionality as AFA continues to update and of- fer new education and certifi cation opportunities. The web site builds on AFA's recent work to move to a self-managed association. AFA's mission is to improve and promote tangible member benefi ts. 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