WHEREAS, ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CARMEL, INDIANA, INCORPORATED extends to its members and the community services referred to as “St. Mark’s United Methodist Church of Carmel, Indiana, Vacation Bible Camp ("hereinafter referred to as “St. Mark's VBS"); and

WHEREAS, ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CARMEL, INDIANA, INCORPORATED cannot administer medication, with the exception of the emergency administration of Benadryl or an EPI-PEN, or guarantee the environment to be free of all food or food substances to which children attending St. Mark's VBS may be allergic; and

WHEREAS, a child attending St. Mark's VBS may have a pre-existing condition or a food or food-related allergy that may or may not have been disclosed at the time of the registration of the child for St. Mark's VBS.

THEREFORE, the parties to this Waiver and Release mutually agree as follows:

1. ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CARMEL, INDIANA, INCORPORATED, its employees, volunteers, and other personnel, shall not be charged with the responsibility of administering any type of medication, with the exception of the emergency administration of Benadryl or an EPI-PEN as a result of an allergic reaction, to any child attending St. Mark's VBS, whether prescription medication or not. The undersigned parent(s) hereby release and forever discharge ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF CARMEL, INDIANA, INCORPORATED and its personnel from any and all liability, or from any claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of action, or suits of any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, which may be brought as a result of exposure of their child to any food or food-related agent of any nature to which the child may be allergic, during attendance at St. Mark's VBS.

2. The undersigned acknowledges that in the event their child should suffer from any food or food-related allergy, and they elect to allow their child to remain at St. Mark's VBS, the release stated above would specifically apply to each parent and to their child.

3. The undersigned acknowledges that they have completely read and fully understand the contents of this Waiver and Release and voluntarily accept and approve of its contents for the purpose of their child’s continued attendance at St. Mark's VBS.