Starbase
24 ...
... is
a completely not for profit organisation.
We don’t
charge for membership and all profits raised by our activities go to
charity. Our principal charity is Marie
Curie, a charity we are very proud to be affiliated
with, and a number of other smaller charities. (Please see our CHARITY
WORK page for full details.)
We
are an independent group of Star
Trek fans (a Star Trek club if you like, although we're not that
formal). Our Facebook page is a friendly place for Star Trek related
chat, but we also meet up at events including those that we run
ourselves. Our flagship event is the Klingon Banquet
that, since 2007, has raised over £25,000 for our charities.
So
whether it's joining us at our next event or visiting us on Facebook,
we look forward to meeting you.
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A Big Thank You ...
Thank
you to all who joined us at the Starbase
24 Banquet this year.
So
far with your help over 15 years of the banquet and other events,
we have raised some amazing totals for all our causes! Our total to date stands at £43,206.27. To find out more about the totals, please visit our CHARITIES page.
A big thank you to everyone that has
helped us! Command Structure
General Membership
We are not
a fan club in the sense that members have to sign up. Everyone
is
welcome
on our Facebook pages and at our events, regardless of other clubs or
groups
they belong to. Everyone is encouraged to submit ideas and thoughts.
Command Team
Our
command team are a group of individuals who facilitate before, during
and after all our events and projects. Access to this group is given at
the discretion of the heads of the team – Kehlan and the Admiral.
The Starbase 24 Charter
Mission Statement:
The
mission of Starbase 24 is to provide a friendly, fun Star Trek
experience and to promote the ideals of fellowship and charity promoted
by Gene Roddenberry’s vision. Contact ...
The
management team of Starbase 24 can be contacted either via the Facebook
group or by emailing Admiral Kehlan on admiralty@starbase24.co.uk.
Aims & Objectives:
To
raise funds via our annual banquet and other fundraising measures to
assist existing charities working in two main areas:
- Cancer
Welfare: To help relieve suffering and improve the lives of people
living with cancer and to inspire others to do the same.
- Animal Welfare: To
assist with the relief
of animal suffering.
To
help educate the public on the issues of importance to both charity
groups.
To
offer support and assistance to other charities/good causes on an ad
hoc basis depending on need at the time.
To
provide a free and accessible place for anyone to discuss Star Trek
and/or related subjects and to ensure that our community, whether
online or in the real world, remains a safe, welcoming and fun place
that is family friendly and free of bullying, harassment and
discrimination on grounds of religion, ethnic origin, gender/sexuality
or disability.
To
reach out and form friendships with other
like-minded Star Trek and Sci-fi groups/clubs, both here in the UK and
across the world and to take part in fun, collaborative projects with
other groups which achieve mutual goals.
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Allies &
Affiliates
We enjoy good
relations with almost every fan club in the UK and even some beyond,
and we will happily consider collaborating on any Star Trek fan
project. However, we do not wish to become a permanent part of a larger
fan club, and intend to retain our autonomy for the foreseeable future.
By the same
token,
if asked we are only too happy to advise or assist you if you are
running a fan club or trying to set up an event or meeting. We are also
thankful for any promotion of Starbase 24 events, especially our
banquet. That being said, we have no desire to take over/assimilate
your club as a chapter or sub group of Starbase 24.
We have a
sister
club, the USS Obready in the Eastern townships of Canada and enjoy
close friendships with other groups in the UK. These clubs remain
completely independant
of Starbase 24 but enjoy a special friendship for the mutal support and
benefit of all involved. We are also happy to hold out the
hand of friendship to any other group or club that wishes it.
If you are a club looking for new members - or an individual looking
for a club to join, let us know and we will do our best to help put you
in touch with each other.
Acknowledgements
Starbase
24 would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this
website possible. A big thank you also to our
command
team who help keep things running smoothly.
We
would like to give special thanks to Ke'reth epetai Makura, Alain
Rivard, Georgie Hutton, Adam Dolphin, Sarah Harris and Dave Mettlesits
who have not only allowed us to use their work, but have created images
especially for us.
Thank you to
Starbase 79 for generously allowing us to use their Starbase schematics.
We'd
also like to thank those talented people whom we have been unable to
contact but whose work appears here. If we are using your work without
acknowledgement please do make contact so that we can give credit.
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