Participation Release:
I acknowledge that participation in Trinity Lutheran Church youth and family activities involves risk to the participant (and to the participant’s parents or guardians, if the participant is a minor), and may result in various types of injury including, but not limited to, the following: sickness, exposure to infectious/communicable disease, bodily injury, death, emotional injury, personal injury, property damage, and financial damage. In consideration for the opportunity to participate in Trinity Lutheran Church youth and family activities, the participant (or parent/guardian if the participant is a minor) acknowledges and accepts the risks of injury associated with participation in and transportation to and from the activity. The participant (or parent/guardian) accepts personal financial responsibility for any injury or other loss sustained during the activity or during transportation to and from the activity, as well as for any medical treatment rendered to the participant that is authorized by Trinity Lutheran Church or its agents, employees, volunteers, or any other representatives. Further, the participant (or parent/guardian) releases and promises to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Trinity Lutheran Church and its employees and volunteers for any injury arising directly or indirectly out of Trinity Lutheran Church youth and family activities or transportation to and from the activity, whether such injury arises out of the negligence of Trinity Lutheran Church, the participant, or otherwise. If a dispute over this agreement or any claim for damages arises, the participant (or parent/guardian) agrees to resolve the matter through a mutually acceptable alternative dispute resolution process. If the participant (or parent/guardian) and Trinity Lutheran Church cannot agree upon such a process, the dispute will be submitted to a three-member arbitration panel for resolution in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. I hereby choose to accept the risk of contracting COVID-19 for myself and/or my children in order to utilize and participate in the services of Trinity Lutheran Church and enter Trinity Lutheran Church’s premises.