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Chapter chair

Chapter Chair Job Description

Chapter Chairs are volunteer leaders that organize the AAC at the local level. These individuals are the core of climbing community in their specific communities, delivering AAC programming to their gyms, individual crags, and/or local community.

Chapters Purpose statement

AAC Chapters are organized groups of members with common interests.  A location with member density is a very common chapter driver, but chapters can also be created around other interests including preferred climbing discipline, age, gender, or even experience.  The purpose of an AAC Chapter is to better serve members based on what is most important to them.  A successful chapter has a critical mass of members served by volunteer leadership.

A successful AAC Chapter will deliver the following benefits to members:

aAC Chapter communities

Chapters are the AAC's touch point with members and local climbing communities. Often times the community dictates what is most important for the chapter to provide. Chapters are engaged in a wide variety of community activities, including:

Interested in starting an AAC Chapter in your community?

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