KNCB Volunteer Information Form

KNCB Volunteer Information Form

Please complete this form before your first time volunteering with KNCB.
Volunteer Guidelines

In an effort to keep our volunteers as safe as possible, we have established a list of guidelines that all volunteers will be required to follow while volunteering with Keep North Charleston Beautiful. Please be sure to read through these guidelines thoroughly before checking the box to indicate that you have read and agree to the guidelines.
- All volunteers must be at least 16-years-old. Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian in order to volunteer with KNCB.
- Volunteers will be scheduled to work in shifts, in small groups of up to 10 people. Larger groups will be scheduled on a case by case basis. If you would like to be assigned to work in an area away from other volunteers, please let KNCB staff know when signing up for your volunteer shift.
- Please note: If you need volunteer hours verified for school, work, required service, etc., you must participate in an organized volunteer workday where KNCB staff provide direct supervision. We cannot verify hours for independent or virtual opportunities.
Guidelines Acknowledgement *

Please check here to indicate that you have read and agree to follow the volunteer guidelines listed above.
Volunteer Information

Please provide your current contact information so that we can add you to our volunteer mailing list.
Full Name

First Name Last Name
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

City State / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Email Address
example@example.com
Phone Number

Area Code Phone Number
Birthday
If you are employed, who is your employer?
If you are a student, what school do you attend?
Approximately how many hours per week would you like to volunteer?
Which email list would you like to be added to?

All Volunteer Opportunities Afternoon & Weekend Opportunities Only I do not want to be added to an email list. I understand that if I would like to know about upcoming volunteer opportunities with KNCB, I will need to check KNCB's social media pages to learn about opportunities to volunteer.
Volunteer Preference

Our goal is to match each volunteer with a volunteer opportunity that they will enjoy. Please indicate your volunteer preference below.
Please note: If you need your volunteer hours verified for school, work, required service, etc., you must participate in an organized volunteer workday where KNCB staff provide direct supervision. We cannot verify hours for independent or virtual opportunities.
When would you like to volunteer? (Please check as many as apply.)

ORGANIZED VOLUNTEER WORKDAYS - I would like to volunteer with KNCB during an organized workday. (These workdays take place during the week, Monday-Thursday, between the hours of 7am-4pm.) INDEPENDENT OPPORTUNITIES - I would like to volunteer by organizing and completing my own volunteer event. (This includes our programs such as free litter pickup kits and bloom kits.) (KNCB will provide the training and supplies needed to complete these opportunities.) VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES - I would like to help KNCB by volunteering from home. (Virtual opportunities may not be completed by volunteers needing verification of volunteer hours for community service, school, work, etc.)
If you would like to volunteer during an ORGANIZED VOLUNTEER WORKDAY, please select the task(s) that you would prefer.

Administrative tasks, including computer work Administrative tasks, not on the computer Gardening Photography (Photographers are needed to take photographs during organized group volunteer events. Anyone interested in photography will be added to an email distribution list, and will be notified when photographers are needed for an event.) Watering Gardens (Please note: the water cart is heavy when filled with water, so this task does require some physical strength.)
If you would like to volunteer for an INDEPENDENT OPPORTUNITY, please select the task(s) that you would prefer. (KNCB staff will contact you to provide more details about the program(s) you have selected, and to set up a time for training and to provide you with a supply kit.) (Please remember, independent opportunities may not be completed by volunteers needing verification of volunteer hours for community service, school, work, etc.)

BLOOM KIT PROGRAM - I would like to volunteer independently in a public garden (at a park or community center), twice each month. FREE LITTER PICKUP KIT - I would like to receive a kit filled with litter pickup supplies so that I can remove litter from public areas in my community.
If you would like to volunteer VIRTUALLY, please select the task(s) that you would prefer. (Please remember, virtual opportunities may not be completed by volunteers needing verification of volunteer hours for community service, school, work, etc.)

Cutting Cardboard (Volunteers are needed to cut large sheets of cardboard down into smaller sheets to be used as compostable weed barrier in KNCB's butterfly gardens. You can either pick up cardboard from the KNCB office or supply your own. An instruction sheet will be provided when your volunteer form is received.) Proofreading (Anyone interested in proofreading will be added to an email distribution list, and will be notified when proofreaders are needed for a document.)
Emergency Contact Information

This is the person who KNCB should contact for you in the event of an emergency.
Emergency Contact Name

First Name Last Name
Telephone Number for Emergency Contact

Area Code Phone Number
Community Service Information

Please fill out this section if you need a specific number of service hours for school, work, military, required service, etc. Please note - KNCB is unable to accept volunteers for court-ordered community service.
Remember! If you need your volunteer hours verified for school, work, required service, etc., you must participate in an organized volunteer workday where KNCB staff provide direct supervision. We cannot verify hours for independent or virtual opportunities.
Number of Hours Required
Date Hours Must Be Complete

Month Day Year
Date
Agency/School Assigning Hours
Any Additional Information
KNCB Volunteer Liability Release

All volunteers must read the liability release and sign in the box below.
Individual Volunteer Liability Release

To the fullest extent permitted by law, I (the “Volunteer”) indemnify, defend, hold harmless, and release the City of North Charleston and Keep North Charleston Beautiful, their directors, officers, employers, affiliates, agents, successors, and assigns (collectively the City of North Charleston and
Keep North Charleston Beautiful) from and against any and all injury, claims, losses, costs, expenses, damages, awards, or settlements (including the payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from any and all acts or omissions of Volunteer at any sponsored City or KNCB
activity.

Communications Release – I hereby waive any claim to the rights to the photographic recordings made of me by the City of North Charleston or Keep North Charleston Beautiful. I hereby authorize the editing, duplication, reproduction, copyright, exhibition, broadcast and/or non-profit use and distribution of said recording for purposes deemed suitable by the City or KNCB. I hereby waive any right to approve the finished products.

I hereby certify that I am 18 years of age or older and am competent to contract my own name insofar as the above is concerned. I have read the foregoing release, authorization and agreement, before entering my name and company into the appropriate fields below and warrant that I fully understand the contents thereof.

*If volunteer is under the age of 18, signature of parent or guardian is required.
Draw your signature in the box below. If you are on a computer, use your mouse or trackpad. On a touch-screen device (phone, tablet, etc.) you may use your finger to sign. *

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Please type your full name in the box below. *

First Name Last Name
Today's Date *

Month Day Year
Date
If you are a parent or guardian signing on behalf of a volunteer under the age of 18, please list the volunteer's name here:
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KNCB Volunteer Information Form

Volunteer Guidelines

Volunteer Information

Volunteer Preference

Emergency Contact Information

Community Service Information

KNCB Volunteer Liability Release