2025 Parade Volunteer Application

Date of Parade: Sunday, May 25, 2025 Parade Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Volunteer Shifts: Timing varies depending on position *Lunch will be provided to all volunteers *T-shirt for volunteers who signed up prior to the Mandatory Orientation. In Person Volunteer Orientation - Saturday, May 17th from 1 pm to 3 pm OR Online Volunteer Orientation - Tuesday, May 20th from 6 pm to 8 pm Everyone is encouraged to attend the In person orientation, if you can not make it, you must attend the alternate option online orientation.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY THIS LEGAL DOCUMENT AFFECTS YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS! CULTURA Y ARTE NATIVA de las AMERICAS (‘CANA”) is a non-profit organization located in San Francisco, CA and produces the street fair and celebration known as Carnaval (hereinafter collectively “CARNAVAL San Francisco”). It is the policy of CARNAVAL San Francisco to provide equal opportunities to individuals who desire to volunteer at CARNAVAL San Francisco without regard to the volunteer individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual preference or orientation, age, or disability. The undersigned is a volunteer participant in CARNAVAL San Francisco (“Volunteer”). I desire to work with CARNAVAL San Francisco in 2024 on a volunteer basis and engage in the activities related to being a volunteer (the "Activities"). I understand that the activities I undertake as a Volunteer may include standing for periods of time, sitting, walking, bending, climbing, lifting, and interacting with vendors, spectators, artists and Comparsas (Parade Contingents) depending on positions during events. In consideration of my desire to serve as a Volunteer with CARNAVAL San Francisco in 2025, I hereby assume all responsibility for any and all risk of bodily injury and/or property damage that I may sustain while participating in any activity relating to CARNAVAL San Francisco in 2025. This Release and Waiver of Liability is executed by me in favor of CARNAVAL San Francisco, its Board of Directors, staff, producers, coordinators, and agents. I hereby freely, voluntarily, and without duress execute this Release as follows: 1. Release and Waiver. I hereby release and forever discharge and hold harmless CARNAVAL San Francisco and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and volunteers from any and all liability, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature, by law which arise or may hereafter arise from Volunteer’s Activities with CARNAVAL San Francisco in 2025. I understand that this Release discharges CARNAVAL San Francisco and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and volunteers from any liability or claim that I may have against CARNAVAL San Francisco with respect to any bodily injury, personal injury, illness, death, or property damage that may result from my Activities at CARNAVAL San Francisco in 2025, whether caused by the negligence of CARNAVAL San Francisco or its officers, directors, employees, agents, and volunteers, or CARNAVAL San Francisco committees, producers, agents or otherwise. I also understand that CARNAVAL San Francisco does not assume any responsibility for or obligation to provide financial assistance or other assistance to me, including but not limited to medical, health, or disability insurance in the event of injury or illness. 2. Medical Treatment. I hereby release and forever discharge CARNAVAL San Francisco, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and volunteers from any claim whatsoever which arises or may hereafter arise on account of any first aid, treatment, or service rendered to me in connection with my volunteer activities with CARNAVAL San Francisco in 2025. 3. Assumption of the Risk. I understand that the activities at CARNAVAL San Francisco include work that may involve long periods of standing and/or walking, including, but not limited to, loading and unloading, building/breaking down structures, lifting, bending, handling heavy loads and/or equipment and working with vendors, spectators, artists and Comparsas (Parade Artist Contingents). I hereby expressly and specifically assume the risk of injury or harm inherent in or arising from the Activities and release CARNAVAL San Francisco, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and volunteers for ALL liability for injury, illness, death, or property damage resulting from the described activities. 4. Insurance. I understand that, except as otherwise agreed to in writing by CARNAVAL San Francisco, CARNAVAL San Francisco does not carry or maintain health, medical, workers compensation, disability insurance coverage for any volunteer. No employment relationship is created by my volunteering for CARNAVAL San Francisco. I understand that CARNAVAL San Francisco expects and encourages me to obtain my own medical or health insurance coverage. 5. Photographic Release. Volunteer does hereby grant and convey unto CARNAVAL San Francisco all right, title, and interest in any and all photographic images and video or audio recordings made by CARNAVAL San Francisco during the Volunteer’s activities or participation with CARNAVAL San Francisco, including, but not limited to, any royalties, proceeds, or other benefits derived from such photographs or recordings. 6. Other. Volunteer expressly agrees that this Release is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the City and County of San Francisco and the State of California and that this Release shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the City and County of San Francisco and the State of California. Volunteer agrees that in the event that any clause or provision of this Release shall be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such clause or provision shall not otherwise affect the remaining provisions of this Release which shall continue to be enforceable. I acknowledge that I am strictly a volunteer, not an employee with CARNAVAL San Francisco. There is no obligation for the CARNAVAL San Francisco to pay for my volunteer services. I agree to respect and follow all the rules, requirements, and directions given by CARNAVAL San Francisco the entire time I am volunteering. I have no known mental or physical condition that would impair my capability for full participation as intended or expected of me. If I develop a mental or physical condition which would impair my capability to participate in the activities of CARNAVAL San Francisco in 2025 I agree to promptly provide CARNAVAL San Francisco with notice of that circumstance. I, the undersigned VOLUNTEER, have carefully read the foregoing release and indemnification provisions and understand the contents thereof and sign this release as my own, free act.