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If you find you want to join our, or any other STAR chapter,
here are a few things to help you understand the process.

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Attend a meeting - usually held on the second Saturday of the month - check the STAR 483 website and/or sign up to join the email list to find out about all of the rides, meetings and events that are going on.

To Join STAR 483 email list - send an email to star483bangor@gmail.com to let us know.
checkmark Go to STAR Touring & Riding online at www.startouring.org to find out more.
checkmark Attend up to three meetings/rides/events before joining (in a 5 month period). You will need to decide if you want to join the chapter by the time of your third meeting/ride/event with the chapter.
checkmark Sign and submit a Ride Waiver before you go on any official STAR ride. You will need to show your license and proof of insurance.
checkmark Fill out a membership application & attend the next possible meeting to hand it in directly to a STAR 483 officer or by mail or email (star483bangor@gmail.com).
checkmark Once a ride waiver and member application are received, you are a prospective member and can be considered for membership. After you complete up to three rides/events/meetings, the chapter will vote on your membership and report the results back to you via email or U.S. mail.
checkmark If you are voted in. Chapter membership dues are $12 a year- each individual. You will need to join STAR at this time or shortly after - annual membership is $48 for a whole family - a great investment for a lifetime of friends and fun rides.
checkmark As a member of STAR you will receive a small chest patch, and a chapter 483 rocker. Other patches will need to be ordered for a small fee - including the large back patch and the ME-BANGOR-ME rocker that goes beneath it on your back. Contact the chapter president to order your patches.
 
Questions? Contact Chuck Braine -President of STAR 483 at chuckstar483@gmail.com

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Special Membership Categories:
There are several specialized categories of membership to consider:

STAR VETS  
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The Star Vets provides recognition to those that served in the US military. Its a way of saying "We Will Never Forget".  This segment of STAR Touring proudly displays their service insignia, and places all veterans in special honor, no matter what motorcycle they ride.  As a part of our five inch patch system, we now offer sub-patches for the MOS, Rank, Unit, and Theater of Operation. If you are a current STAR Touring member who served in the armed services, or are currently serving, please fill out a STAR VETS application and be recognized.
 
STAR 483 Member Benefits

For More Information on STAR Touring and Riding and all of the benefits of membership to STAR - go online to www.startouring.org

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Tin STAR  
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The purpose of “Tin Star” is to allow Star Touring to identify a team of volunteers in time of need. If an accident or emergency occurs, or a member is in need of assistance (bike break down, stranded etc. or any other situation where help is needed), the “Tin Star” member in the group could be called on to lend a hand and/or to take control of the situation, until the local emergency services arrive.

To help identify which of our members have this special training, and have volunteered to be of assistance, we have developed a special pin, the “Tin Star.” The Tin Star readily identifies which of our members have volunteered to help when needed, and are qualified as one of the following: Physician, Nurse, Police Officer, Fire Fighter, Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, Search & Rescue or other special emergency training.
If members are in need of urgent help, and they see one of our own “Tin Stars” they will know who to ask.
 

 

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