Saint Margaret Youth Ministry is sponsoring a Snow Tubing Trip We’re going to AvalancheXpress in York, PA Friday, January 16, 2015 We will leave Saint Margaret at 6:00 p.m. Return to Saint Margaret at 11:00 p.m. Cost: $35.00/person (make checks payable to Saint Margaret Church) Open to all middle and high school students! Space is limited, so sign up early by completing the attached permission form & waiver and returning them with your payment to the parish office. Questions? Call Kristin Rupprecht, 410-879-2670 Chaperones are needed – must be STAND certified. Snow Tubing at AvalancheXpress Youth Name: Home Phone: Parent Name: Parent cell: Parent e-mail: Youth e-mail: Address City/State/Zip Youth Cell: ❐Male ❐Female Date of Birth: As parent or guardian of my son/daughter, I do hereby agree to allow my son/daughter to participate in the following activity (event/date/time): Snow Tubing at AvalancheXpress, 2700 Mount Rose Avenue, York, PA on Friday, January 16, 2015. We will travel by bus. Time: depart Saint Mary Magdalen Parking Lot at 6:00 p.m.; return at 11:00 p.m. In consideration of the opportunity for my son/daughter to participate in the activity, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, I knowingly and voluntarily on behalf of myself and my minor child do hereby agree to forever RELEASE, HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY Saint Margaret Parish, the Division of Youth & Young Adult Ministry, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore and his successors, a Corporation Sole, and all their affiliate organizations, and respective agents, employees, officers, directors, volunteers, and any officials, referees, and other participants (the Released Parties) from any liability, claims, demands and causes of action arising out of or relating to any loss, damage or injury (including death) sustained in connection with or arising out of my son/daughter's participation in the activity. By my signature below, I acknowledge that my child’s participation in the activity involves inherent risk of minor or serious injury, including permanent disability, death, and/or economic losses which might result from my child’s actions or inactions, the negligence of others, the inherent risks of the activity, the rules of play, the condition of the premises, or of any equipment used. I have voluntarily elected to allow my child to participate, and I fully understand, appreciate, and hereby assume all such dangers and risks. I understand that my child’s participation in said activities may require a minimum level of fitness for safe participation, and that the Released Parties do not screen, medically or otherwise, individuals that participate in the activity. I acknowledge that it is my sole responsibility to make certain that my child is physically fit and healthy enough to participate in the activity. I understand that the Released Parties do not provide medical treatment or medical, health or other insurance coverage for my child, however, I hereby grant permission for any staff member of the activity to obtain medical care from a licensed physician, hospital, or medical clinic for my son/daughter in the event that I cannot be reached. (Check one of the following:) ❐ I am covered by hospitalization and medical insurance under: policy# issued by . ❐ I do not have medical coverage and assume responsibility for the cost of hospitalization and medical care for my son/daughter. I hereby grant permission to any staff member to provide the following over-the-counter drugs (or their generic equivalent) to my son/daughter if requested by my son/daughter (Check all that apply:) ❐Tylenol/Acetaminophen ❐ Benadryl Diphenhydramine ❐Advil/ Ibuprofen ❐Imodium/ Antidiarrheal ❐ Neosporin/Antibody Ointment ❐Pepto Bismol Doses of such drugs will be provided in accordance with the instructions contained on the drugs’ packaging. ADD any other medical information concerning medication, allergies, illness, etc.: ADD any dietary restrictions: Parents/guardians of participants are advised that photographs or digital recordings of participants may be used in publications, websites or other materials produced from time to time by the Saint Margaret, Division of Youth & Young Adult Ministry or the Archdiocese of Baltimore. (Participants will not be identified, however, without specific written consent). Parents/guardians who do not wish their child(ren) to be photographed or digitally recorded should so notify an activity staff member. Please note that the Released Parties have no control over the use of photographs or digital recording taken by media that may be covering the event in which your child(ren) participate(s). I HAVE READ THE ABOVE RELEASE AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND THAT I GIVE UP SUBSTANTIAL RIGHTS BY SIGNING IT, AND SIGN IT VOLUNTARILY. Date Parent/Guardian Signature (OVER) Child’s Name Participant Name__________________________________________________ Activity Date______________ Email___________________________________________________________ Release and Assumption of Risk Agreement (“Agreement”) Assumption of Risk: I, the undersigned, do hereby accept, understand and agree that the recreational sports and activities offered by Heritage Hills Golf Resort & Conference Center, including, but not limited to snow tubing and ice skating, (“recreational sports and activities”) carry inherent risks that could lead to serious injury or death. These risks include, but are not limited to: falling out of the snow tube; falling on the ice rink; traveling at various speeds; collisions with other tubers; collisions with other skaters; collisions with natural objects; collisions with associated equipment; variations in terrain; varying surface conditions such as: ice, ice chunks and wet or slushy snow; and the use of tubing lifts. I hereby agree to expressly and voluntarily accept and assume all risks involved in the recreational sports and activities. I further agree to inspect the tubing area and tubing slopes, the ice skating surface, tubes, skates, and all associated equipment prior to use of any of the same. I agree to read, understand, follow or ask for explanation of all rules and policies, including, but not limited to, the tubing responsibility codes and the ice skating responsibility codes, that are posted throughout the tubing and skating areas. I understand that I can ask for and will receive instructions on the use of the tubing slope, tubing lift, and/or the ice skating area prior to any use of the same. I accept for use, AS IS, the tubing area and skating area, including the tubing slope, tubing lift, ice skating surface, tubes, skates and all other associated equipment. Release of Liability: In consideration of being allowed to participate in the recreational sports and activities, I AGREE THAT I WILL NOT SUE AND WILL RELEASE FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY HERITAGE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT, AVALANCHE XPRESS, HERITAGE HILLS GOLF RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER, THEIR OWNERS AND OPERATORS, AND THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, SERVENTS AND EMPLOYEES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS “AVALANCHE XPRESS”) IF I OR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY IS INJURED WHILE PARTICIPATING IN RECREATIONAL SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES OR WHILE BEING PRESENT AT THE FACILITIES, EVEN IF I CONTEND THAT SUCH INJURIES ARE THE RESULT OF NEGLIGENCE, INCLUDING GROSS NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER IMPROPER CONDUCT FOR WHICH A RELEASE IS NOT CONTRARY TO PUBLIC POLICY, ON THE PART OF AVALANCHE XPRESS. I further agree that I WILL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS AVALANCHE XPRESS from any loss, liability, damage or cost of any kind that it may incur as the result of any injury to myself, to any member of my family or to any person for whom I am signing this Agreement, even if I contend that such injuries are the result of negligence, including gross negligence, or any other improper conduct for which a release is not contrary to public policy, on the part of AVALANCHE XPRESS. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if I sue AVALANCHE XPRESS, I agree that I will only sue it, whether on my own behalf or on behalf of a family member, in the Court of Common Pleas of York County or in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. I understand and agree that this Agreement is governed by the laws of Pennsylvania. I further agree that if any part of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable, all other parts shall be given full force and effect. Furthermore, by signing this waiver you consent to our use of your image, likeness, actions and statements in connection with any live or recorded audio or photograph while snow tubing or ice skating at AvalancheXpress. Recreational Activity Participant Signature______________________________________________Date______________ Parent or Guardian signature_____________________________________________________ Date_________________ Print Name _________________________________________________