Also, please see the FBAC "Wish List" page for items that are currently needed by FBAC.
Two of the ways FBAC uses donations, as well as how the club teaches and gives back to the community are:
1. Through FBAC members donating their time in public outreach and teaching astronomy at the George Observatory. As well as helping run, maintain, upgrade, and improve all three of the observatory domes at the George Observatory.
For over 21 years (since the observatory opened), FBAC has provided the majority of the volunteers at the George Observatory. In the club's calendar year 9/1/10 to 8/31/11 there were 62 FBAC club members who donated a total of 3177 hours at the George Observatory.
2. Thorough its Astronomy on Wheels program (AOW). AOW is a club sponsored education program where club members bring their own, or club loaner telescopes to area schools to teach students about astronomy and show them firsthand the wonders of the night sky. In the club's calendar year from 9/1/10 to 8/31/11 FBAC held 18 different AOW events which had over 3900 students, faculty and parents in attendance.
The following is a list of donations to FBAC over the past several years:
| 2010 Donations (Photos) |
| Date: |
Contributor: |
Donated Item(s): |
Amount: |
FBAC Member(s) that Obtained Donation: |
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| 6/2010 |
WAL-MART Corporate |
$500 donation |
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$500.00 |
Tony Wiese |
| 2009 Donations (Photos) |
| Date: |
Contributor: |
Donated Item(s): |
Amount: |
FBAC Member(s) that Obtained Donation: |
| 10/2009 |
Andy Hoyns |
½ Air Mover |
$100 |
Tony Wiese |
| 10/2009 |
Lowe's |
½ Air Mover |
$100 |
Tony Wiese |
| 9/2009 |
Sam’s Club #4712 |
Sam's Club Community Grant Contribution
*How the grant
has been utilized*
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$1000 |
Tony Wiese |
| 9/2009 |
Darrell Beaulier and Tony Wiese |
Designed, fabricated and painted a custom
bracket to attach to RD rails to install the
Sanus Full Motion heavy duty LCD Wall mount |
$400.00 |
Tony Wiese |
| 9/2009 |
Lowe’s |
Air Mover |
$200 |
Tony Wiese |
| 7/2009 |
Best Buy (Pearland) |
(2) Sanus Full Motion heavy duty LCD Wall Mounts |
$500.00 |
Jim Hutchinson and
Tony Wiese |
| 4/2009 |
Clean Harbors
Deer Park, LP. |
Wood grain metal desk |
$150.00 |
Stephen Walker |
| 2/2009 |
Darrell Beaulier and Tony Wiese |
Designed, fabricated and painted a custom
bracket to attach to RD rails to install the
Sanus Full Motion regular LCD Wall mount |
$350.00 |
Tony Wiese |
| 1/2009 |
Office Max |
Sanus Full Motion regular LCD Wall Mount |
$120.00 |
Tony Wiese |
| 2008 Donations (Photos) |
| Date: |
Contributor: |
Donated Item(s): |
Amount: |
FBAC Member(s) that Obtained Donation: |
| 12/2008 |
Sam's Club #4712 |
(3) Dell 19-inch HD LCD monitors |
$475.00 |
Tony Wiese |
| 11/2008 |
AstroZap |
11-inch Aperture Cover |
$50.00 |
Stephen Walker |
| 9/2008 |
Stephen Walker |
Televue 2" Barlow and an Orion Sirius 25mm plossl eye piece |
$200.00 |
Stephen Walker |
| 9/2008 |
Steve Clayworth |
HP 17-inch LCD Monitor |
$125.00 |
Steve Clayworth |
| 7/2008 |
Joe Dellinger |
4 Telrad finder flip charts |
$50.00 |
Joe Dellinger |
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