PETA’S AUGUSTUS CLUB: MEMBER BENEFITS

Augustus Club members receive all the benefits of being a PETA member, including a subscription to our quarterly magazine, Animal Times. You are also entitled to a 15 percent discount on PETA merchandise, whether you order through our catalog or shop online at PETAMall.com. In addition, Augustus Club members receive thorough updates on our campaigns, current challenges, and victories for animals in our quarterly Augustus Club newsletter.

Throughout the year, PETA hosts events that Augustus Club members are invited to. These events provide an opportunity to meet other local PETA members and bring together friends and associates who may be interested in becoming more involved in the animal rights cause.

Among our most popular events are our biannual Vanguard Society & Augustus Club Weekends, held during May and October at our Norfolk, Va., headquarters. These weekend events provide a unique and enjoyable opportunity to get a personal, behind-the-scenes look at PETA’s work. We provide updates on our current campaigns, presentations by key staff members and special guests, informative workshops, scrumptious vegan meals, vegan cooking classes, and social events. These activities are free of charge. Invitations are sent out in February, and there is limited space.

Augustus Club members are also encouraged to attend one of our monthly staff meetings in Norfolk. We’re certain that you’ll be inspired by the progress that each department makes in just 30 days of work for animals. Please consider contacting us to make arrangements to attend a meeting—typically held on the third Thursday of each month but subject to change—and we’ll also arrange for you to have a tour of the PETA building, lunch with Ingrid, and a dinner with senior staff. We’d be delighted to welcome and thank you in person for your generosity, which makes PETA’s progress against cruelty possible.

Augustus Club members will also receive special invitations to other PETA events, including galas and award presentation ceremonies. These events are intended to promote our cause before as large a media audience as possible, and past galas have drawn the support and attendance of celebrities, politicians, and policymakers—including Sir Paul McCartney, Alec Baldwin, Pamela Anderson, Kathy Najimy, James Cromwell, Bea Arthur, Alicia Silverstone, and Chrissie Hynde.

We try to meet with every member of our Augustus Club family to better understand which animal issues resonate most deeply with him or her. A member of our Augustus Club staff may occasionally call to thank you for a particular gift, update you on the progress that your donations have helped us make, or schedule a visit at your convenience.

Please rest assured that we never share personal information—such as phone numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses—about our Augustus Club members with third parties. Any information you give us about your estate plans will be kept confidential. We do send out e-mail alerts from time to time to share important victories with you and to inform you of how you can help in specific instances of cruelty to animals and animal abuse (e.g., by writing a letter, sending an e-mail, or boycotting a product), so please do let us know your e-mail address, if possible.

You also have access to a Web site that is specifically designed for Augustus Club members. AugustusClub.org includes—among other items of interest—links to planned giving information and an archive of our quarterly Augustus Club newsletters.