2024-2025

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY

NOTICE:  BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, YOU GIVE UP IMPORTANT LEGAL RIGHTS.  READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU SIGN IT.

Home-educators Organized for Ministry and Encouragement (“HOME”) is a non-exclusive Christian homeschool support group organized to provide support to parents who educate their children at home.  HOME offers a variety of opportunities for homeschool families to interact and exchange ideas.  The members of HOME are volunteers who are willing to share their own experiences with other members in the hopes of inspiring other families to develop their gifts and talents to serve the homeschool community.  As part of this process, HOME offers a number of opportunities for member-families to interact and participate in activities.  All activities are voluntary and no member of HOME is required to participate in any activity. 

The undersigned desires to become a member of HOME and to participate in its sanctioned activities.  As a result, I do hereby freely, voluntarily and without duress execute this Release under the following terms:

1.         Waiver and Release.  I, on behalf of myself and any child of mine who is under the age of 18, do hereby release and forever discharge and hold harmless HOME, its members, governing body, administration, agents, sponsors, volunteers or individuals/organizations permitting a HOME-sponsored activity to be conducted at its facility and each of their respective successors and assigns (the “Released Parties”), from any and all liability, claims and demands of whatever kind or nature, either in law or in equity, which arise or may hereafter arise from my participation in HOME-sponsored activities.  I understand and acknowledge that this Release discharges Released Parties from any liability or claim that I may have against a Released Party with respect to any bodily injury, personal injury, illness, death or property damage that may result from my participation in a HOME-sponsored activity, whether caused by the negligence of a Released Party or otherwise.

2.         Voluntary Act.  By signing this document, I certify that my participation in such activities, and my signature on this document, is completely voluntary, and that I am acting on my own free will.  I fully understand that I do not have to participate in any HOME-sponsored activities, and I may cease to participate at any time.

3.         Miscellaneous.  I expressly agree that this Release is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the State of North Carolina, and that this Release shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of North Carolina.  I agree 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 effect the remaining provisions of this Release which shall continue to be enforceable. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Release as of the day and year first above written.                                                                                                                                   

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