History and Structure of Club
The Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club was established in 1968 and incorporated in the state of Arizona as a non-profit corporation two years later. We are governed by a board of 7 officers – President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Trustees. Elections are held each year. Trustees serve for three years, and all other officers are elected each year. You can view our Constitution and our By-laws by clicking on these links.
Classes & Activities
We have a full complement of equipment for all our activities. We recently expanded our saw shop and continue to make changes to our facilities so we can offer our members a variety of classes.
We rely on membership fees, class fees, and fundraisers to keep our club going. Our biggest fundraiser is our raffle during Pow Wow (the annual gem and mineral show in Quartzsite). We give away 140 donated items during the five-day show, one every 15 minutes.
Field trips are offered each month. Rockhounding trips are scheduled every week, ATV/Side by Side trips are scheduled at least once a month and florescent rock trips at least once a month.
We give back to the community of Quartzsite through a variety of activities. We conduct a road clean-up twice a season, offer a scholarship to several graduating local students and engage in a clean-up at Celia’s Garden, a memorial park, once a season.
We also sponsor a monthly pancake breakfast, Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, desert cook-outs, a scholarship program for graduating students going on to college, and a float in two of Quartzsite’s parades.
For more information about the club facilities and activities follow the links above.
