July 11th, 2025

Written By Nichole Mattera

Saturday, July 11th, 2025 from 5:12 pm to 6:12 pm in person at Kyle’s home.

Attendance

  • Dustin Modrow - Present

  • Nichole Mattera - Present

  • Kyle Heppler - Present

  • Additional People in Attendance: Mimi Warren

Agenda

  • Review Financial Report

    • Balances

      • General Funds: $157.72

      • BIPOC Funds: $0.00

      • Juneteenth Funds: $511.46

    • We had $86.08 of misc expenses for our meetups in the past six months. (Art supplies, Printing, Cards, Sign, Name Tags, etc…)

    • Upcoming Expenses:

      • Dyno Discord Bot: $4.99 (Monthly)

      • Digital Ocean Server Hosting: $21.60 (Monthly)

      • Squarespace: $276.00 (Yearly - January 15th, 2026)

      • Buffer: $60 (Yearly - February 2nd, 2026)

  • AAC Meeting update - Outdoor Open Climb event is on for 7/27/2025 9:00-15:00

    • Need to get registration up

    • Waivers - Jeff is the contact for this. He will be emailing Ashley for an updated waiver for this year.

    • Gear - Lake State Steve is the contact for this

      • We can use OutClimb’s harnesses, and helmets, but no ropes

      • Climbers can use own gear, but loaner gear is available from AAC

      • Need to get this on registration form

    • Personnel & Volunteers

      • Rodel with be there to rep AAC for insurance

      • Dustin is SPI and WFR

      • Nickel will assist at site

    • Marketing

      • event image

      • website page

      • Discord event

      • Google Calendar event (for automated reminders)

    • Review our Disclaimer

  • Pryse deadnaming

    • Say in announcements to order from the bar

    • Contact GoTab

    • Address previous situation

  • Intersectionality statement

    • “We exist within a queer community with diverse intersecting identities, please be mindful with your interactions between one another, especially with gendered terms, to keep this space welcoming for everyone.”

      • Do we approve this as a statement

      • Do we want to make this a post

      • Add to event pages

  • Black Queer Climbers Fund

    • Who can apply (location)

      • What info do we want from people when they apply

      • What you want

    • Description of stuff 

      • Intersecting black /queer

      • MN Climbing community/resident

      • Pickup at an event

    • Do we want to do application windows

    • Is the word Climbers in the title possessive?

Votes

  • Intersectionality statement: We exist within a queer community with diverse intersecting identities, please be mindful with your interactions between one another, especially with gendered terms, to keep this space welcoming for everyone.

    • Dustin: Yes

    • Nichole: Yes

    • Kyle: Yes

Action Items

  • Remove Buffer Subscription

    • Owner: Nickel

    • Priority Low

    • Due Date: 12/01/2025

  • Follow up on AAC Waiver

    • Owner: Dustin

    • Priority: High

    • Due Date: 07/14/2025

  • Everything Marketing for the July Open Climb, except for the Google Calendar Event

    • Owner: Nickel

    • Priority: Medium

    • Due Date: 07/18/2025

  • Google Calendar Event for July Open Climb

    • Owner: Dustin

    • Priority: Low

    • Due Date: 07/18/2025

  • Message Go Tab on Instagram

    • Owner: Dustin

    • Priority: Low

    • Due Date: 08/01/2025

  • Email Go Tab

    • Owner: Nickel

    • Priority: Low

    • Due Date: 08/01/2025

  • Put Intersectionality Statement on the About Us Page

    • Owner: Nickel

    • Priority: Medium

    • Due Date: 07/16/2025

  • Give information to Benji and Mimi

    • Owner: Dustin

    • Priority: High

    • Due Date: 07/14/2025

  • Draft Black Queer Climbers Fund Image and Page

    • Owner: Dustin

    • Priority: Medium

    • Due Date: 07/16/2025

Nichole Mattera
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