VCARA Meeting Schedule, Membership and Dues information

VCARA Meeting Schedule

Association meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the club station in Belen, 

with two exceptions.  During June we meet during our Field Day station operation (fourth full weekend in June).

In December we meet for a Christmas dinner. All Hams and those interested in Amateur Radio are invited to

our meetings. For Additional information about the VCARA follow this link

Joining the VCARA

For Information on how to join the Valencia County Amateur Radio Association, Please click on the

VCARA Club Officers link here, or at the top of the Index page, and e-mail one of the Club officers for

information. Better yet, Come on in and join us for one of our monthly meetings, We would love to have

you join us for good fellowship, and our informational presentations!

You can also send in your dues to the club treasurer as outlined below.

Paying Dues

Persons wishing to become Members of the VCARA or current VCARA members who have circumstances

that prevents them from attending association meetings can use the schedule below, and send in your dues to

the club treasurer at :

 
 VCARA Treasurer
 PO Box 268
 Peralta NM 87042 
 
 Please see the IMPORTANT section below, and then use the schedule below to calculate your dues.

Regular Membership--$15.00 per year

Family Membership--$18.00 per year

Associate Membership $ 6.00 per year

After January 1^st and before July 1^st , the dues for new members will be:

$8 for regular membership,

$9 for family membership, and

$3 for an associate membership for rest of year.

Any member whose dues have not been received by the Treasurer within three months after

expiration date shall be dropped from the membership rolls.

The membership dues year is from July 1 to June 30.

 
 IMPORTANT!
If You elect to pay your dues by mail, please download the Form here, print it out, and after you fill out the form,
 include it in the envelope with your check or money order. Also, please include your current call sign, the call 
sign (if they have one) and the name of the family member if you are paying for a family membership, your name
 and address, and an E-mail address that you can be contacted at. Please do not send cash to pay your dues 
when using the US mail, Checks or Money Orders are preferred. You may also pay your Dues at any club meeting
 directly to the VCARA Treasurer at which time the treasurer will accept cash without hesitation. 
 
 Donations to the VCARA
 If you Wish to Donate funds to the VCARA to help the Association fund some of the equipment and supplies 
needed by the VCARA members when they are asked to assist with emergency services and community events
 where the services offered by the VCARA are requested. Some of the community events the VCARA helps with
 are JOTA, (Jamboree on the air) for the Boy Scouts, assisting Boy Scouts to get their Radio Merit Badges, and 
others. The VCARA members volunteer their time and equipment to assist with these events. VCARA 
ARES/RACES members can also be found assisting when with emergency communications when a disaster
 happens in communities in Valencia County, and sometimes in other areas of the state when our assistance 
is requested. Please contact one of the VCARA club officers to make arrangements for your donation, or you 
can mail a check or money order to the VCARA treasurer at the address above, please include a return address, 
so that the Club Treasurer will know where to send a receipt to you for your donation. Your donation will be greatly
 appreciated, and will help the VCARA members to accomplish more during the year in our communities.