Dear Vlunteers, Thank yu fr yur interest in the Kids Arund the Wrld playgrund build trip. We are excited fr the pprtunity t wrk alngside yu t impact the lives f these children. The need there is tremendus s we appreciate yur help! T jin us n this prject, please cmplete the fllwing applicatin in its entirety and email it t the San Clemente ffice n later than Applicatin submissins and questins may be sent t: CHECKLIST Please cmplete the Kids Arund the Wrld APPLICATION included in this packet and submit the fllwing items by v Persnal Details v Land Package/Flights/Payment v Release Frm (with Witness signature) v Ntarized Release Frm fr Minrs (fr thse under age 18 and traveling withut parents) v Cntract v A clear cpy f yur passprt (we MUST have a cpy f yur passprt n file) v Nn-refundable $250 depsit (may be paid by check r credit card) Fr yur reference, please save a cpy f this applicatin befre sending it t us. Cmplete the nline BACKGROUND CHECK infrmatin frm using the link prvided n page 2 f this applicatin. This requirement must be cmpleted fr thse age 18 r lder (as f the applicatin date) as part f the applicatin prcess in rder t secure a place n the team. Only ne backgrund check is needed per calendar year. If this is nt yur first trip with us since January f this year, please indicate the lcatin and dates f yur last trip n the applicatin (page 3). PASSPORT INFORMATION: (If yu DO NOT have a passprt, please get ne immediately!) Passprt applicatins are available at majr pst ffices. Please allw plenty f time and fllw the instructins carefully. Passprts are required nly if yu are ging ut f the cuntry. If this trip is nt in the USA, we MUST have a clear, readable cpy f yur passprt included with yur Applicatin Frm. If yu need t get a passprt r are renewing yur passprt, please include a nte n yur applicatin stating that yu have applied, r have sent yur passprt in, fr renewal. (Nte: Passprts MUST be valid fr six mnths AFTER the trip ends. If yur passprt is due t expire befre six mnths prir t the trip ending date, yu will need t apply fr a new ne.) Immunizatins Find ut which immunizatins are recmmended fr travelers by the Center fr Disease Cntrl n their website: http://wwwnc.cdc.gv/travel/. PLEASE call yur healthcare prvider fr their recmmendatins. WWW.KIDSAROUNDTHEWORLD.COM 1
Imprtant! Backgrund Check Instructins - Children are ur tp pririty at Kids Arund the Wrld. As much as we are able, we want t insure their safety and well-being as we minister t them. Therefre, Kids Arund the Wrld must require backgrund checks fr ALL f ur trip participants wh are age 18 r lder (as f the applicatin date) befre they will be cnsidered as part f a KIDS team. It s easy! As yu are cmpleting the infrmatin needed t fill ut the trip applicatin, als g t the link belw and fill ut the nline backgrund check frm. à Carefully enter this link: www.backgrundchecksfrvlunteers.cm/applicant-center.html à Fill ut the nline questinnaire and submit the frm. A reprt will be sent t ur ffice cncerning yur backgrund check. We will cntact yu regarding the infrmatin fund n yur backgrund check reprt nly if there is a questin r prblem. Receipt f yur cmpleted applicatin paperwrk, backgrund check and depsit will secure yur place n the team. (Yu will be required t enter yur SS number, hwever, this is a very secure site and they will nt share this infrmatin. Kids Arund the Wrld WILL NOT have yur Scial Security number, nr d we ever want yur SS number. All reprts will be held in strictest cnfidence.) Please nte: Fr thse vlunteers wh participate in tw r mre trips per year, nly ne backgrund check is required within each calendar year (Jan-Dec). Please indicate n yur applicatin the date f yur last trip. If yu have any questins please call r write us. Thanks! WWW.KIDSAROUNDTHEWORLD.COM 2
PERSONAL DETAILS Applicatin Deadline: Name: (as it appears n yur passprt): First Middle Last Address: Street number & name City ST Zip Hme Phne: Wrk Phne: Cell Phne: Email: Passprt # f Birth: / / Expiratin : T-Shirt Size ADULT: S M L XL XXL XXXL T-Shirt Size YOUTH: S M L XL XXL XXXL All passprts must be valid at least 6 mnths AFTER trip ending date Is this yur first KIDS Trip? Yes / N If nt, please list lcatin and date f last trip: Hw did yu hear abut this trip? Any medical cnditins KIDS shuld be aware f? D yu have building experience? (please explain) Emergency cntact name(s) Phne # Phne # Family and friends can sign up t receive trip updates! 1. G t www.kidsarundthewrld.cm and chse Get Invlved and select Email List Signup 2. Enter email address and select yur trip (City/Cuntry Mnth Year) 3. They will receive daily updates and pictures while yu are away it s that easy! WWW.KIDSAROUNDTHEWORLD.COM 3
LAND PACKAGE $1,670 single rm $1,495.00 duble rm è The abve amunt is an apprximate cst fr the land Package and culd change. The land package includes the fllwing: applicatin depsit, travel medical insurance, KIDS t-shirts, team pht bk, in-cuntry transprtatin, all meals, and ldging. ITEMS NOT INCLUDED IN LAND PACKAGE COST: Cst f airfare, an excursin day fee (apprximately $100) and a $10 Visa entry fee. FLIGHTS Yu will be respnsible fr purchasing yur wn airfare. We ask that yur flights remain within the fllwing parameters in rder t prvide transprtatin t/frm Santa Ana: ARRIVE AT El Salvadr Internatinal Airprt (SAL) NO LATER THAN 8PM ON March 29, 2014 and DEPART El Salvadr Internatinal Airprt (SAL) ANYTIME AFTER 6:30AM ON APRIL 5, 2014. * If yu wuld like assistance in purchasing airfare yu may cntact Michelle with AFC Travel: michelle@afctravel.cm. Please tell her yu are purchasing tickets fr the Kids El Salvadr Trip and she will be able t assist yu. PAYMENT DEADLINES Initial Depsit $250 - Due upn applicatin submissin (January 29, 2014) Final payment Remaining Balance February 26, 2014 PAYMENT This applicatin MUST include a $250 nn-refundable depsit Credit Card Infrmatin: Type: Visa MC Discver Am Ex Number: Exp. : CVV Cde: (3 digit cde n back f card) NAME: (as it appears n card) SIGNATURE: TODAY S DATE: * I give Kids Arund the Wrld permissin t charge my credit card as charges are due. Signature (Please nte: The $250 dwn payment will be charged nw. Airline and ther pre-paid csts will be charged when due. Yur final payment is due n later than 12:00pm Central Time n the date specified n this applicatin.) If yu are uncmfrtable filling ut yur credit card infrmatin n this frm, please call us within 48 hurs f submitting this applicatin t cnfirm yur reservatin with a credit card number. Yur place n the trip is nt guaranteed until we have yur depsit. Please initial abve t give us permissin t charge yur credit card nce yu call. If yu are raising supprt fr this trip, we must still receive payment. Please make checks payable t Kids Arund the Wrld WWW.KIDSAROUNDTHEWORLD.COM 4
RELEASE FORM I, in cnsideratin f the benefits derived frm my participatin in the prject trip t Full Name administratively rganized by Kids Arund the Wrld (hereafter Cuntry Name referred t as KIDS) n t d hereby release, acquit, and frever discharge KIDS, Beginning Trip Ending Trip its emplyees, fficers, directrs and representatives frm any and all manner f suits, actins, claims, demands, and liabilities either by me r any and all persns having interest in me, fr any and all injuries, illnesses, lsses r damages I might incur n r in any way relating t my participatin in this trip, withut limitatin whether in the USA r in any freign cuntry. I recgnize that the cnditins in sme f the places t which I travel are nt f the same standard as the cnditins t which I am accustmed (i.e. plitical envirnments and judicial systems). I further realize that there are certain health and detainment risks as well as ther risks t me and my prperty, and I enter int participatin in this trip with awareness f thse risks. I understand that this dcument cnstitutes a full and cmplete waiver f all pssible claims, including claims fr negligence in persnal injury r prperty damage, arising ut f my participatin in this trip. N prvisin f this dcument shall, in any way, limit my right t make claims against persns ther than KIDS, its directrs, fficers, emplyee and representatives. Phtgraphic Release. I grant and cnvey unt KIDS all rights, title and interest in any and all phtgraphic images and vide r audi recrdings made by KIDS during my wrk n this prject including, but nt limited t, any ryalties, prceeds r ther benefits derived frm such phtgraphs r recrdings. Applicant s Signature If participant is under 18 years f age, parent r guardian signature is required. Parent r Guardian Signature - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Required fr All applicants- This Release frm must be witnessed by a nn-family member 18 years r lder WITNESS: Witness Signature WWW.KIDSAROUNDTHEWORLD.COM 5
CONTRACT PAYMENT INFORMATION Yur place n the team is secured when yur backgrund check is cmpleted and yu submit this applicatin alng, with yur $250 nn-refundable depsit. This depsit cunts tward the ttal cst f yur trip. As sn as we receive yur applicatin and $250 depsit, we will bk yur flights, unless therwise stated under flight infrmatin in this applicatin. We will purchase yur airline tickets n yur behalf and charge yur credit card r ask yu t submit a check as a dnatin fr the cst f the travel expenses and ther pre-paid csts (i.e. in-cuntry flights, visa fees, r any ther pre-paid items). When yur Final Payment is due, yur credit card will be charged, r we will ask yu t submit anther check, fr the remainder f the trip csts. If yu are asking friends and family t help with the cst f yur trip, we must receive all dnatins in yur name n later than 12pm Central Time n the Final Payment due date psted n this applicatin. Any funds received AFTER this deadline will g twards the verall csts f the trip, nt yur persnal trip cst. Dnatin receipting and Gift in Kind Letter frm Kids Arund the Wrld fr Travel Expenses: Mnetary dnatins made t KIDS fr yur trip will be receipted as they are prvided. Please knw that any ther expenses yu incur directly related t yur trip with KIDS will qualify as a gift in kind tax deductin. This amunt is based ff f the stated value fr the gds and services yu prvided. It is yur respnsibility t track these expenses. Yu will receive a letter that will serve as a receipt fr this in January f the fllwing fiscal year. AGREEMENT By cmpleting this cntract, I agree t accept the terms set frth, in rder t cmply with the gvernmental effects new rules have n ur peratin. By agreeing t this cntract, I am indicating that I wuld like t participate n a playgrund build and/r ministry trip with Kids Arund the Wrld, and I plan t either dnate funds t cver my expenses fr the trip, r raise dnatins accrdingly. I realize that all checks shuld be made payable t Kids Arund the Wrld and sent t 2424 Charles Street; Rckfrd, IL 61108 and that all mnies will be earmarked at Kids Arund the Wrld fr my expenses related t this trip. Kids Arund the Wrld may need t increase csts upn ntice t participants. I understand that I am submitting a $250 nn-refundable dnatin as a depsit fr my participatin. I will prvide any pre-paid csts, (i.e. visa fees), alng with any airline tickets fr my travel purchased n my behalf by Kids Arund the Wrld. I will pay the remainder f the trip accrding t the terms specified n the applicatin. I als acknwledge and agree all funds received by Kids Arund the Wrld fr this trip are cnsidered tax-deductible dnatins, and are therefre subject t IRS regulatins fr such dnatins. In the event the funds raised thrugh dnatins frm thers fr my trip csts exceed my ttal csts, I agree t have thse funds applied t the verall team csts fr the trip in which the funds were riginally intended. I understand that dnatins are fr the verall benefit f Kids Arund the Wrld and nt myself, therefre, I am nt entitled t a refund shuld I cancel my trip r raise excess funds. In the event that I am unable t participate in this event, either because f my decisin r because the trip is cancelled r pstpned due t events beynd the cntrl f Kids Arund the Wrld, I agree that any nn-recverable related csts Kids Arund the Wrld incurred n my behalf will be my respnsibility. I understand that in gd faith Kids Arund the Wrld will attempt t help me schedule anther trip in which I can apply the remaining dnated funds. But if rescheduling my trip is nt feasible, all mnies received n my behalf fr this trip must be treated as a dnatin t Kids Arund the Wrld, and is therefre still eligible fr cnsideratin as a taxdeductible gift. Signature f Applicant Parent r Guardian Signature (If applicant is under 18 years) WWW.KIDSAROUNDTHEWORLD.COM 6