Alachua Astronomy Club: How to Join/Dues

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No knowledge of astronomy needed and no equipment necessary! Current AAC members include both beginning star gazers and more advanced amateurs. All ages are welcome.

Members receive club's monthly newsletter (FirstLight), receive quarterly newsletter of the Astronomical League (The Reflector), subscription reductions to Sky & Telescope and Astronomy Magazine, use of club telescopes,* observing sites and library materials, free classified ads in the club's newsletter, and take part in special club events (e.g., annual December holiday party, Star B-Q)

*Club owns: 8" SCT Celestron, 8" Dobsonian Orion XT, 6" Dobsonian scope & 17.5" Dobsonian RLT ("Rather Large Telescope")

DUES CATEGORIES (2009)

AAC membership allows voting rights and election to club offices for the primary applicant
and each included Associate membership

SELECT ONE Dues Category Under Either: A. Individual or B. Dual/Family (includes one Associate membership).

CHECK Additional Associates under C. Other if you want other family members to have voting rights.

A. Individual		B. Dual/Family		C. Other
Member ¹	$28.00	Member ^{1, 2}	$40.00	Additional Associates	$12.00 each
Senior ^{1, 3}	$20.00	Senior ^{1, 2, 3}	$32.00
Full-time Student ⁴	$12.00
Suporter ^a	$60.00	Suporter ^a	$72.00
Benefactor ^a	$100.00	Benefactor ^a	$112.00

New member proration: Remit 50% dues between July 1 – Sept. 30. Remit full dues after Oct. 1 (will be applied toward following year).

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¹ Membership includes Astronomical League membership (including one subscription to Reflector Magazine), and one subscription to club's newsletter FirstLight. The AAC is a member of the International Dark-Sky Association; please consider individual enrollment.
² Includes one Associate membership with voting privileges.
³ Eligible seniors are 62 years or older. (Seniors can still select regular membership!)
⁴ Student membership includes electronic subscription to FirstLight newsletter only.
^a The AAC is exempt from federal income tax (IRS Code, Sect. 501). Contributions to the AAC may be tax deductible. See your tax advisor.

SUPPORTER AND BENEFACTOR CATEGORIES: AAC dues barely cover the club's newsletter and incidental costs. The AAC ecourages members to make an extra (optional) contributions to help sustain club functions by becoming a Supporter or Benefactor. The Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc. is incorporated as a publicly supported, not for profit organization, and is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. Optional contributions may be deductible to the extent the law allows.

For more information contact the Treasurer or another club officer.

Members receive club's monthly newsletter (FirstLight), The Reflector (quarterly newsletter of the Astronomical League), and.subscription reductions to Sky and Telescope and Astronomy Magazine.

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