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PROCESS
OF BECOMING A MEMBER
1) Are you at
least 40 years old and identify as a gay/bi male? Or, if
less than 40, but at least 21, will an existing member of at
least 40 years of age sponsor you? If yes to either statements
proceed to step #2.
2) Download, print,
and complete our Membership Application (see links above and below).
3)
You may hand deliver your completed Membership Application along with
your dues (cash or check) to any board member at any of our regular
monthly meetings. Alternatively, you may mail the membership
application along with your check to Atlanta Prime Timers, P.O. Box
13285, Atlanta, GA 30324-3285.
4)
Upon receipt of your Membership Application along with your dues
payment, you will receive, via email, a link to our online process
which will complete your membership application. We recognize that
some individuals are more familiar with computers than others. Thus,
if you have any questions regarding the online portion of the
registration process please contact our technology coordinator, Paul
Hinson, by phone (404-583-4445) or by email (pwhinson@mac.com) and he
will provide individual assistance to you as necessary to complete
the online process. You will complete the online process only once,
and completion of the process is necessary to provide you with access
to our private online calendar of events, news and other features,
and to enable email reminders of scheduled group events.
DUES
Dues are $25 per year for an individual or
$40 for a couple. Dues are
paid to December 31 and renew on January 1st each
year. However, those joining in 2010 will be given 12 months from
date of joining.
MEMBER
COMMUNICATIONS
Members
receive our monthly newsletter "APTitudes" via email. If
you do not have email access, upon request, we can mail it to your
address. We communicate through email and through the event calendar,
member directory, forums and other features of our private BigTent
site. Reminders of upcoming events are automatically sent by email to
members via BigTent.
Members receive a Roster
of Members each year. The Roster contains pertinent information
about every member such as name, home address, phone number(s), and
email address.
WHO WE ARE
We are an organization for mature gay and bisexual men of age 40 and
over (and at least age 21 if sponsored by a senior member). Our
primary purpose is to provide members with opportunities for
friendship and support and to create a collective voice for mature gay
men in the gay community. We are part of Prime Timers Worldwide, an
international and constantly growing network of 80 chapters in major
cities across the United States and Canada, and in Australia, Europe
and Mexico.
WHAT WE DO
We
meet on the first Saturday of every month (except July and December),
socialize and listen to someone speak on a topic relevant to our
interests and concerns. Afterwards, we adjourn for a happy hour/mixer
at a local gay pub. We have weekly Koffee Klatches, monthly brunches,
lunches and meal sharing in members’ homes. We also schedule day
trips, walks, movie nights and theater outings.
WHERE WE MEET
The Rush Center, 1530 Dekalb Avenue NE, Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30307.
WHEN
The first Saturday of every month (except July and December) at 3 p.m.
Visitors are welcome! No charge - it's free.
All members are
encouraged to sponsor, co-sponsor or host events and activities that
appear in the Calendar of Events. Suggestions are: (1) Meal sharing
hosted in members’ homes (aka Potlucks); (2) Refreshments for the
Monthly Meetings; (3) Guest Speakers for the Monthly Meetings; (4)
Hosting special events, i.e. Walking Tours of Atlanta Neighborhoods,
Dining Out, Walking/Biking for Health, Book / Movie / Financial
Discussion groups, Special Tours in or near Atlanta. Any and all
suggestions for events are most welcome and appreciated.
Send your suggestions to
events@atlantaprimetimers.com
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