In consideration of being permitted to participate in the Arkansas Tree Climbing Championship conducted by the Arkansas Urban Forestry Council, or any event sponsor, organizer or volunteer legal representatives, heirs and assigns, (releasor) releases, waives and discharges Arkansas Urban Forestry Council, or any event sponsor, organizer or volunteer, their officers and members, promoters, sponsors, advertisers, owners and lessees of the premises where event activities take place, including but not limited to Hendrix College, City of Conway, Conway A&P Commission, Faulkner County and the State of Arkansas, each of them, their officers, employees and volunteers (“releasees”), from all liability to the releasor, legal representatives, heirs and assigns, for any and all loss or damage, and any claim or damages resulting from the same, on account of injury to releasor’s person or property, even injury resulting in death of the releasor, whether caused by the negligence of releasees or otherwise while the releasor is competing, working or for any purpose participating in the program.
Releasor agrees to indemnify the releasees and each of them from any loss, liability, damage or cost they may incur due to the presence of releasor in or upon the premises, whether caused by the negligence of the releasees or otherwise.
Releasor assumes full responsibility for the risk of bodily injury, death or property damage due to the negligence of releasees or otherwise while in or upon the premises and while competing, officiating in, working or for any purpose participating in the program.
Releasor agrees that this release, waiver, and indemnity agreement is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the State of Arkansas, and that if any portion of this agreement is held invalid, it is agreed that the balance shall, notwithstanding, continue in full legal force and effect.
