ARNOLD GORDON-BRAY Division

Very festive Morgan Hansen is the Waynesville Kiwanis Mascot and helps them on flag days putting out American flags.

and their families enjoyed a night out at McCrary Park to watch Amercian Legion Post 45 take on High Point. Unfortunately, Randolph County came out on the short end of a 9-7 game.

is offering free rides on their Kiwanis Train now through August 25.

by Doug Day, Risk Management Coordinator

KI’s policies have not changed from the beginning of the pandemic. They will not dictate to the clubs that the waiver is required but it is strongly recommended. The waiver adds a legal protection to the clubs by disclosing the potential risks to anyone attending a meeting or an event. Signing the waiver exempts the club from potential liability. The waiver was recommended because, effective November 1. 2020, coverage for communicable diseases was excluded under the KI General Liability policy.

As more and more states and local government agencies relax the mask and social distancing requirements, the waiver becomes less of a legal necessity. As always, it is a club decision as to whether to require a waiver or not. Please follow state and local guidelines.

If a waiver is required by a club to attend and/or work at an event and there are minors, is a parent or guardian’s signature required? No. However, it is strongly recommended. (Minors do not have the same legal rights as adults. Without the waiver being signed by an adult or guardian, the waiver may be invalid.)

Kiwanis recommends that the waivers be saved at least until the statute of limitations for the state expires, but you might want to keep them a few years longer.

Any time Kiwanis International is associated with a team there is the potential for liability. They have not seen a claim related to team sponsorship, but that does not mean that it could not happen. The potential for liability is related to the extent of Kiwanis involvement. If it is purely financial or if a Kiwanis member is the coach, the liability to Kiwanis itself is minimal. The more involvement by the Kiwanis club indicates the potential for liability. Another question is whether a player on a sponsored team is considered a volunteer. Typically, no. If the player is a participant only on a sponsored team they would not be considered a volunteer. However, if the volunteer is in an event that is sponsored by Kiwanis, then the player may be considered a true volunteer (opinion). Anyone can be sued or included on a lawsuit. The more the player participates in a Kiwanis sponsored event, the more they are considered a volunteer and the greater the chances of Kiwanis being legally liable.

Kiwanis has been included in lawsuit where our only involvement in the venue was financial. Kiwanis was not involved in the operation nor maintenance of the operation. However. because Kiwanis was associated with the venue it was named in the lawsuit. This is an example of a situation where the venue owner provides Kiwanis with a Hold Harmless Agreement and provides the club with a certificate of insurance naming the club and Kiwanis International as Additional Insured on the insurance policy. The forms can be found at Kiwanis.org/