Youth Environmental Stewardship Club (YES Club) Registration Form

The Mission Environmental Stewardship Society is supported by the City of Mission and Province of BC. We make a co-operative effort between the society, the citizens of the City and School District 75 who wish to contribute to the environmental health of the community. All parties therefore commit to each other to perform certain activities for keeping our community cleaner.

As a YES Club member, I agree to:

1. Never intentionally litter and to be mindful of my waste.

2. To reduce, reuse, and recycle as much as possible to minimize my waste.

3. To volunteer for MESSociety as a litter picker to help keep Mission clean and beautiful. Volunteers can choose to clean up Mission by either adopting a specified area to clean on a regular basis; or to attend MESSociety cleanup events. Additionally, some youth volunteers may be asked to help with event set up or take down (if willing to help out).

4. To report your litter-picking efforts to MESSociety (via the website or email) and help us keep track of your volunteer hours.

5. Avoid direct contact with items that have the potential to be hazardous or injurious. Items such as syringes, condoms, broken glass, and animal parts shall not be touched. Hazardous litter and exceptionally heavy or unyielding objects shall be reported immediately to MESS staff so its removal can be arranged.

6. To report any injuries that occur during cleanup activities to MESSociety staff immediately.

7. If you choose to discontinue the program and no longer need your litter picker, bucket or vest, please return the equipment MESSociety so that it can be re-used.

It is understood that at no time is the safety of the volunteer to be compromised in the performance of cleaning activities. Volunteer safety is always our first priority.

THE MISSION ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY agrees to:

1. Supply YES Club members with litter picking equipment such as a bucket, garbage bags, safety vest, and a litter picker.

2. Provide a Safety Orientation upon request.

3. To hold public group cleanups throughout the year for youth to attend to help support them in earning their volunteer hours.

4. Once 30 volunteer hours have been confirmed, MESSociety will issue a certificate to the member to use towards their high school graduation, post-secondary application or resume for their job search.

5. Further environmental leadership opportunities will be provided for exemplary youth. After completing 20 hours or more of volunteer time senior YES Club members may be invited to attend our Executive Board Meetings as a “Junior Board Member”. This option will only be extended to those members who have demonstrated their environmental leadership at past group cleanups and have expressed interest. Leadership opportunities helping to support our younger Litter Buster club members may also be available.

I have read and understood this statement of commitment, and I agree to the terms of participation.

Release and Waiver Agreement

By signing this document you waive certain rights including the right to sue. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.

TO: THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MISSION, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS and VOLUNTEERS AND THE MISSION ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY (together called "THE RELEASEES").

ASSUMPTION OF RISK

I am aware that engaging in a MESS activity may involve certain risks, dangers and hazards, including, but not limited to picking up dangerous debris and collision with passing traffic. I agree to ensure that all participants wear a safety vest and use proper tools (such as gloves, tongs and/or EZ Reachers) while participating to minimize any such risks and I freely accept, and fully understand and assume all risks and dangers and the possibility of personal injury, death, property damage or loss resulting therefrom including NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT; OR BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY OR OTHER DUTY OF CARE, INCLUDING ANY DUTY OF CARE OWED UNDER THE OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT R.S.B.C. 1996, C.337 on the part of the Releasees.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, WAIVER OF CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT

By participating in the MESS program I hereby agree on behalf of myself and any other participants:

1. TO WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS that myself and our organization participants have or may in the future have against the Releasees.

2. TO RELEASE THE RELEASEES from any and all liability for any loss, damage, injury or expense that I/we may suffer or that my next of kin may suffer as a result of participating in the MESS Adopt-A-Block program due to any cause whatsoever, including negligence on the part of the Releasees and including NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR BREACH OF ANY STATUTORY OR OTHER DUTY OF CARE, INCLUDING ANY DUTY OF CARE OWED UNDER THE OCCUPIERS LIABILITY ACT R.S.B.C. 1996, C.337 on the part of the Releasees.

3. TO HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFY THE RELEASEES for any and all liability for any property damage or personal injury to any third party, resulting from our organizations participation in the program.

4. This Release shall be effective and binding upon myself and our organizations participants heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators and assigns, in the event of any one of ours death.

I have read this Release prior to signing it and I understand its effect. I am aware that by signing this Release I am waiving certain legal rights which I, my participants or our heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators and assigns may otherwise have had against the RELEASEES.