Start a New NAR Club
CHARTERING CHECKLIST
Use this checklist to plan and monitor your progress as you go through the work necessary to form a club and charter a Section.
INITIAL PUBLICITY
To be done by individual or group.
- Contact hobby shop owners for support.
- Print up colorful posters with:
- date and time of meeting/launch;
- location of meeting/launch;
- person to contact for more information.
- Put up posters in hobby shops.
- Print up flyers with similar information on them.
- Pass out the flyers in hobby shops.
- Run a 'rocket raffle' to collect names.
- Put up posters in toy, craft, convenience, and food stores.
- Put public service announcements on local radio.
- Keep sending announcements to media.
- Check schools for existing rocket clubs.
DEMONSTRATION LAUNCH
Requires an existing group.
- Contact a hobby shop for support or sponsorship.
- Publicize demonstration using methods outlined.
- Secure permission to use launch site.
- Prepare equipment:
- public address system;
- rack or satellite launchers;
- flag or rope barriers;
- chairs and tables;
- tested, proven, safe models;
- engines and other supplies;
- flyers & applications for spectators.
- Fly different model types.
- Raffle off simple kits to stir interest.
- Have a sign-up sheet for interested rocketeers.
- Clean the site thoroughly after the demo.
- Send thank you notes to everyone involved.
ORGANIZING YOUR SECTION
To be done by individual or group.
- Publicize meeting using methods outlined.
- Get an adult leader to run the first meeting.
- Discuss each aspect of your rocket club:
- name
- purpose
- officers
- dues
- elections
- membership
- committees
- amendments
- regular meetings
- Schedule a meeting to vote on bylaws in two weeks.
CHARTERING AN NAR SECTION
Requires an existing group.
- Get five NAR members who want to form a Section.
- One of the five must be a Senior, and serve as Senior Advisor to the club.
- Access our on-line charter application.
- Fill out the form online and submit it using a credit card; or mail two copies of the application, signed by the advisor, with the correct fees to NAR Headquarters.
- Contact the SAC Chairman for assistance or information.
REGULAR SECTION ACTIVITIES
- Schedule regular sport launches for your members.
- Organize trips to contests and conventions. Have members report on them after they return.
- Continue to fly local demonstration launches in order to attract new members.
- Organize your own contest, sanctioned or unsanctioned.
- Have experienced members talk about construction techniques, design rules, or special tools at your regular meetings.
- Have members give reports of their new models and display them at meetings.