1.  Up Giving Village aims to promote dignity and inclusion for veterans, seniors, and youth with disabilities. It provides socially inclusive programs and activities to address caregiver burnout and enhance the well-being of those it serves. Up Giving Village strives to create a community where everyone is valued, supported, and empowered to participate fully. By embodying its values and mission, the organization seeks to make a lasting and positive impact in the lives of its beneficiaries.Up Giving Village provides opportunities for volunteers to engage in our community in service to our mission.
2. The Volunteer (“Volunteer”) desires to participate in one or more volunteer activities (the “Volunteer Activities”) being organized by Up Giving Village.
3. Up Giving Village desires to allow Volunteer to participate in such Volunteer Activities under the terms and conditions set forth in this Release.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the parties acknowledge, the parties agree as follows:

1.Supervision and Training. Volunteer agrees that, while participating in the Volunteer Activities, Volunteer will be subject to the supervision and will follow the instructions of Up Giving Village, its employees, officers, and agents. Volunteer agrees to receive any and all training required by Up Giving Village prior to participating in the Volunteer Activities.

2.Participation Is in Up Giving Village's Sole Discretion. Volunteer acknowledges that Volunteer’s participation in the Volunteer Activities is a privilege, not a right, and that Up Giving Village its employees, officers, or agents, may, in their sole discretion, decline to allow Volunteer to participate in any of the Volunteer Activities for any reason.

3.No Employment or Compensation. Volunteer acknowledges and agrees that this Release does not constitute an employment contract and does not entitle Volunteer to later employment with Up Giving Village. Volunteer acknowledges that his/her services rendered in connection with the Volunteer Activities are being donated and that Volunteer is not and will not be entitled to, and Volunteer does not expect, any present or future salary, wages, reimbursement, compensation, or employee benefits as a result of providing such services.

4.Confidentiality. I agree to protect the confidentiality of Up Giving Village board,clients, members, volunteers and employees. Information given to me by a board member, client, volunteer or staff member will not be given to any agency or person without the expressed written consent of Up Giving Village, the person and/or guardian of the person to which the information pertains. Where it is deemed necessary to give an agency, client or other person the name of any Up Giving Village volunteer, I agree to use the first name only. The release of phone numbers should be cleared by the owner of such numbers or the CEO. General policy is to take a name and phone number and give the message to the intended recipient. I also agree to respect the confidentiality of any agency and its clients I may be working with and agree to follow their established policy and procedures.

5.Grant of Right to Use Image, Audio, and Video. Volunteer acknowledges that one or more of Up Giving Village, its employees, officers, and agents, may cause still photographs, audio recordings, and/or audio-video recordings (collectively, the “Recordings”) to be made of Volunteer’s participation in the Volunteer Activities. Volunteer grants to Up Giving Village and their assigns, licensees, and successors the right to use the Recordings, including without limitation any Recordings containing Volunteer’s voice, image, picture, portrait or likeness, throughout the world and in perpetuity, but only for purposes of promoting Up Giving Village nonprofit and/or charitable activities. The grant contained in the immediately preceding sentence applies to all forms and media, including composite or modified representations, and Volunteer waives the right to inspect or approve any version of Volunteer’s voice, image, picture, portrait or likeness prior to publication.

6.Volunteer’s Representations and Warranties regarding Criminal Conduct. Volunteer represents and warrants that he/she has never been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to, and is not currently under investigation for, a crime of violence, including, but not limited to assault, child abuse or neglect, child abduction, or kidnapping, nor has Volunteer been ordered by a court to receive mental health treatment in connection with any of the foregoing, nor any crime against a child or elderly person.

7.Release of Up Giving Village: Volunteer acknowledges that the Volunteer Activities include a diverse range of activities that could result in harm or injury to Volunteer, whether physical or mental, loss or damage to Volunteer’s personal property, or Volunteer’s death. Volunteer, on behalf of himself/herself and anyone who obtains any rights from Volunteer, hereby forever releases and discharges Up Giving Village and/or its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, administrators, volunteers, insurers, or successors, or the assigns of any of the foregoing (each a “Releasee”), from, and agrees not to sue any of the Releasees for, any kind of liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs, or expenses (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees and costs) arising out of or in any way related to Volunteer’s participation in the Event and related activities, including without limitation the Volunteer Activities.

8.Governing Law. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia. Exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any dispute concerning this Release shall be in the federal or state courts located in the County of Douglas, Georgia.

9.Signatures. Volunteer agrees further that if Volunteer is under the age of 18, Volunteer’s parent or legal guardian will also sign this Release.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Volunteer and Volunteer’s parent or legal guardian, if Volunteer is under the age of 18, have executed this Acknowledgement, Release, and Waiver to be effective as of June 11, 2023. By signing this Acknowledgement, Release, and Waiver, Volunteer and Volunteer’s parent or legal guardian, if applicable, acknowledge that he/she/they have read, understand, and voluntarily agree to its terms.