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July 2021 Board Meeting Minutes

  1. Call to order, Repo, JoeK, Nancy, Tammie, Brenan, Randy   7:11
  2. Review minutes and approve
    1. Check previous month’s action items
  3. Review agenda
  4. 155 members (148 members last month, highest ever 167 in March 2020)
  5. Standing Committee Reports
    1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
      1. Scholarships:  prior to july 1, 2021 =2 paid, 4 approved, 6 no response
      2. Scholarships after july 2, 2021 = 2 applications with not enough information.  1 applicant has emailed, but not filled out the form.  We requested more info from the 2 applicants.   
      3. Repo needs password for wrrr paypal dei. She will reach out to Jes.   The funding for these scholarships is from the silent auction the DEI committee did last year and raised approx $2,000!!!
      4. WRRR is almost out of DEI funding.  If we find a 501c3 partner, we have a lot of funding from non profit groups.  Reached out to several, no response yet.
      5. Committee needs to meet?   Anybody interested in helping let us know.  We could use help monitoring scholarships and emails.  As well as finding new partners
    2. River Watch – Rebecca Post
      1. Cispus River meeting Oct 12.   She will provide this to communications to post to the website.   Road has been closed for fire danger.   Road is now open, and river can be run.  Any action items for now?  Nancy asks if there is anything we can do?.    Repo says best thing to do, is float the river and get river count up.
    3. Safety and Education – Rebecca Post
      1. Safety class was done 2021.   Repo wants to setup 2022 class.   Dates early help.   Look at calendar now or later.  B recommends picking now.   Consensus is May 21st and 22nd.  Tammie is going to help.  Tammie will attend!   
    4. Communications – Brenan Filippini
      1. Updated website, added wrrr 101.   Please check the links, and verbiage.  Send edits to B. 
    5. Membership – Tamie Stonke
      1. Nothing to report.  Talked to new members at Skagit and Sauk Rivers.  Nancy asks if beautiful.  Tammie:  Gorgeous!
    6. Programs and Volunteers – Erik Smith
      1. Need volunteers!
    7. Mail pickup/Meeting reservations – Joe Koncikowski
      1. Got the mail.  Received secretary of state.  Joe will take care of.  1 Renewal. Nancy asked about a renewal on paypal.  Repo confirms it is received. Joe will deposit the 1 renewal.   
    8. WRRR Wear – Rebecca Post
      1. Repo made an order from June minutes.**(june meeting update)
      2. Market Pike Place, order in.   Vendor made good decisions and will be working on it.  
      3. Super shirts are waiting for Brenan to order work Ts, wrrr will tag on same order.
      4. Awesome new inventory is coming out soon!  Don’t miss an event. 
  6. Events
    1. White Salmon Retreat status (7/17/2021)
      1. Keep boats out of way and at the top and launch rafts after shuttle!!!  Good call, all agree.
      2. Move meet time to 10am (from 11), and shuttle from lake at 11am (vs noon).   Moved up 1 hour.
      3. Repo will bring the checkbook to pay for camping.
      4. 2022 date suggest July 16, 2022.   Repo will ask Zoe H.  Usually it’s Jan 1.  River Ops will follow up with Zoe.   
    2. Poker Run status (8/14/2021)
      1. Need to secure prizes?  Anyone seeking donations, usually VP business.   Erik Smith working on prizes. 
      2. Stations:  Brenan, Mary, Joe #1, Nancy #2,   #3,  Repo #4.   
      3. Need food WRRR box.  It’s a mystery.  Brenan has 1 banner. 
      4. Need volunteers
      5. Camping will likely be busy, so plan to share camps.  Camping is Thursday night thru Monday at noon.  
      6. Brenan to update potluck to 7pm on website.  Done. 
    3. Tieton Rally planning (9/11/2021).   Joe will get toilets if nobody complains.  haha
    4. Misc River Ops.   Erik is getting poker run prizes.  Nancy will contact him.   Brenan will help.   Bring your money!
  7. Old Business
    1. None
  8. New Business
    1. Discuss finding board members for next year
    2. Charter renewal.  Joe is taking care of.  
    3. Ways to help non facebook members communicate?   Mike Howell and Brenan discussed.    Can we send out PDF membership directory to members?  maybe remove address?  Mike can help gather and communicate with non facebook folks
    4. Brenan:  Does anyone want to print a directory and mail?   Joe and Nancy are excited to see directory.  Nancy says 12 pages folded in half.   This is bonus points, as the PDF will solve it.  Joe will print 10 copies at the station 1.  
  9. Waterlog articles needed by 7/20
    1. NOTE: Make sure Brian verifies receipt of articles
    2. VP River Ops – Tieton Rally full article.  Joe will write.  Nancy will remind him.  Ops committee will help Joe out to pasture. 
    3. President – Article asking for new board members
  10. Announcements and good of the order
    1. Repo asks about sending American whitewater money.   $400 she will send.   Nancy wants to up to $500.  This is over the budget.   We will need to vote.   Motion carries for the extra $100.   We will up the 2022 to $500 and we are happy to exist!
  11. Adjourn