Wow! The Prescott Astronomy Club has come a long way In the last couple of years.
- Membership has grown significantly (over 90 members as of 11/2023)
- The speaker program has grown in popularity and our meeting attendance is larger than ever.
- New webmaster and new website.
- New Editor updated the look of our newsletter.
- Our Starry nights and Outreach programs have increased and public awareness has grown.
- METASIG has been restarted.
- Monthly club meeting attendance is often over 50 people!
These successes are due to the hard work of the club’s board and volunteers. Thanks goes to everyone for all of your enthusiasm and generosity!
To help the club move forward and even expand our activities more volunteers are needed. The following list shows are current needs. Contact info for each person is on the Contacts Page which can be accessed from menu at the top of this page.
Existing Programs – help the club with current activities
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Help with updates and support of our WordPress website. Contact Brian Blau
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Telescope Volunteers for Starry Nights and Outreach Star Parties
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Expand our pool of telescope volunteers and guides, members who will answer questions and who can guide others around the sky. Events include public star parties, private outreach star parties and others. Contact Brian Blau.
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Picnic
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Help with setup and clean up. Show up early or stay late.
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Christmas Party
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Assist with party favors, name cards, door prizes. Contact Susanne
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Refreshments
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Help and backup snack table. Contact Jill Albers.
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New Programs – programs waiting on volunteers to get started
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School Outreach
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Contact and plan astronomical topics/activities with school teachers. Contact Art Arnold-Roksandich
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Outreach Coordinator
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Private requests especially for young people camps, celestial events, such as eclipses, comets, etc. for public viewing. Contact Brian Blau
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Dark Site Committee
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New committee for locating and listing dark sites near Prescott for members possibly locating a permanent site for the club.
Dark Sky Promotion – increase public awareness for preserving dark skies. Contact Brian Blau
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Publicity and Social Media
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Notify local media of upcoming events. Establish a social media presence. Contact Art Arnold-Roksandich
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Club Merchandise
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Design and select vendor to put our logo on mugs, water-bottles, t-shirts, caps, etc. Contact Art Arnold-Roksandich
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Videographer/Zoom
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Video speakers and handle zoom as needed. Contact Art Arnold-Roksandich
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