I acknowledge that participation in the activity described above (the "activity") involves risk to the participant and to the participant’s parents or guardians, and may result in various types of injury including, but not limited to, the following: sickness, exposure to infectious/communicable disease, bodily injury, death, emotional injury, personal injury, property damage, and financial damage. In consideration for the opportunity to participate in the activity, the parent/guardian acknowledges and accepts the risks of injury to the participant associated with participation in and transportation to and from the activity. The parent/guardian accepts personal financial responsibility for any injury or other loss sustained during the activity or during transportation to and from the activity, as well as for any medical treatment rendered to the participant that is authorized by Jamestown Baptist Church its agents, employees, volunteers, or any other representatives (collectively, the "activity sponsor"). Further, the parent/guardian releases and promises to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the activity sponsor for any injury arising directly or indirectly out of the described activity or transportation to and from the activity, whether such injury arises out of the negligence of the activity sponsor, the participant, or otherwise. If a dispute over this agreement or any claim for damages arises, the  parent/guardian agrees to resolve the matter through a mutually acceptable alternative dispute resolution process. If the participant parent/guardian and the activity sponsor cannot agree upon such a process, the dispute will be submitted to a three-member arbitration panel for resolution in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.