U.N.I.T.

Fan Club
Name:	U.N.I.T.
Dates:	May 1986 to at least 1994
Founder(s):
Leadership:
Country based in:	US
Focus:	Doctor Who
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U.N.I.T. was a Doctor Who fan club,

a 1994 flyer

It had multiple branches- two of them:

• Tribune-State Division under the direction of Carol Westover in New Hampshire
• New York Division under the direction of Pat Gerreshiem

From a description in the 1987 Timecon program book:

here's a new Doctor Who club in the Bay Area, called Bay Area U.N.I.T., with it's own quarterly fanzine called ENTROPY! The fan zine features news, stories,and artwork from our members, plus reviews of conventions. Doctor Who Shows, and news from England, puzzles, or anything else your little heart(s) desires! We are currently having a member ship drive. If you are already interested, look for our representatives at Timecon '87 and pick up our information packet.

OUR CLUB, THE US. BRANCH OF UNIT. HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN DOCTOR WHO FANDOM SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN MAY 1986. THE CLUB WAS CREATED AS A DOCTOR WHO SCIENCE FICTION & BRITISH MEDIA ORGANIZATION. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE COVERED A VARIETY OF TOPICS WITHIN THESE BROAD PARAMETERS, BUT HAVE ALWAYS REMAINED PREDOMINANTLY DOCTOR WHO ORIENTED. OUR SUPPORT FOR DOCTOR WHO FANDOM IS WIDELY RECOGNIZABLE THROUGH OUR VOLUNTEER WORK FOR VARIOUS CONVENTION ORGANIZERS AND PBS FUND DRIVES.

THE CLUB HAS ALSO UNDERWRITTEN EPISODES OF DOCTOR WHO ON NEW YORK'S WMHT AND BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RETURN OF DOCTOR WHO GUESTS TO THE NEW ENGLAND REGION. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS OUR EFFORTS HAVE BROUGHT JON PERTWEE, SOPHIE ALDRED., JOHN LEVENE, AND WENDY PADBURY (IN HER FIRST AMERICAN CONVENTION APPEARANCE) TO OUR AREA. THIS YEAR UNIT WILL UNDERTAKE ITS MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT TO DATE: THE ORGANIZATION OF NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST CELEBRITY MEDIA CONVENTION; WISHCON. THE CONVENTION WILL CONTINUE THE TRADITION WE BEGAN LAST YEAR BY BRINGING ANOTHER WHO GUEST TO OUR REGION, NICOLA BRYANT WILL JOIN NANA VISITOR AND MARK GODDARD AS THE PRIMARY GUESTS AT WISHCON 4.

MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES A MEMBERSHIP CARD, BUTTON, AND TWELVE ISSUES OF OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THE TRAP ONE REPORT; PLUS AN OPEN INVITATION TO ALL MEETINGS, ACTIVITIES AND OUTINGS. IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE THE BENEFITS OF BELONGING TO A LOCAL CLUB, WE ENCOURAGE MEMBERS TO FORM SUBGROUPS (OR DIVISIONS) WHICH ALLOW MEMBERS IN DISTANT PLACES TO MEET AND SHARE IDEAS AND INTEREST WITH FELLOW FANS. OTHER CLUB PROJECTS INCLUDE THE PRODUCTION OF AN ANNUAL FANZINE CALLED ROBOTS, REBELS AND RENEGADES. PLUS THREE FILK TAPES CONTAINING PERFORMANCES OF HUMOROUS FAN-WRITTEN LYRICS TO FAMILIAR SONGS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE AT ADDITIONAL COSTS.