Membership) into the Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter (ARAC) shall be open to all individuals who express interest in supporting the goals and principles of the Tuskegee Airmen, INC (TAI). Race, creed, religion or gender shall not be determinant factors for eligibility. Because ARAC goals involve Youth Outreach Programs, provisions for youth membership are available.
The membership in ARAC is over sixty strong and continues to grow. Members include civilians, retired and active-duty military personnel, doctors, teachers, retired and active airline pilots, and young members that will be the future of the organization. Members reside throughout Arizona, in other states, and in Arizona part time each year. ARAC is also an international chapter as a number of members are Canadians and live in Canada.
Additional categories of membership include:
Member-at-Large — May be assigned to an individual who wishes to remain affiliated with ARAC, but who lives outside of Arizona or is an individual who is home-bound or in a care facility. Dues will be commensurate with the status or rank one has if he or she were local.Honorary membership — Honorary membership may be granted for meritorious service that embodies ARAC ideals, for example, the Chinese Dragon Tales and First Nation people of Canada. No dues are required, and Honorary members will have no voting privileges in chapter affairs.
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES: COMBINED TAI/ARAC
(50% DUE TAI and ARAC, Respectively)
The Chapter welcomes you to join its members in helping
to support the many Youth Outreach Programs it sponsors.
Regular Local Membership — $100 dollars
Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard Officers (Major through Colonel) — $80 dollars
Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard Officers (Lt. through Captain) — $60 dollars
Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard Enlisted (E-6 through E-9) — $40
Active Duty, Reserve, or National Guard Enlisted (E-1 through E- 5) — $30 dollars
Patron Membership — $70 dollarsLifetime membership — $750 dollars ($600 shall accrue to the permanent national fund and $150 to the national operating fund). Partial payments of $250 dollars may be made over a three-year period).
Members can use one of the following payment options to forward their dues to the chapter.
· Member Planet if you have signed up and have a login
· Chapter Website (via the Donation Page)
· Zelle to Treasurer at 602-402-3136
· United States Postal Service:
Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
C/O: Merle Ryan-Toliver, ARAC Treasurer
7309 N. 6th Way
Phoenix, AZ 85020