Register to Volunteer for Kids Day

Sales & Safety Instructions

Please review the safety instructions prior to registering to volunteer:

Please wear your Kids Day apron and/or light colored clothing so you can easily be seen by drivers.

No papers are to be sold from median islands.  All sales must be made from the sidewalk.

Sales are permitted from right-hand curbs and corners.

Please do not step off the curb to sell.

Do not walk in front of traffic to sell. The normal flow of traffic must not be interrupted.

Sales may take place only when the traffic is stopped. 

Do not reach into cars with money or change in your hand, as you run the risk of having someone try to take it.

Do not make change. Suggest customers get change from a nearby bank or convenience store.

When the light turns green, please remain still. Should prospective customers try to get your attention, please motion them to “move on.” 

Papers may not be sold on any freeway (i.e., 41 & 99), highway (i.e., Golden State Blvd.), or the on/off ramps to/from the freeways/highways.

Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Be respectful and courteous to all drivers and fellow volunteers. 

Follow the instructions of safety monitors and your team leader. Please stay in groups of at least two volunteers. Team Leaders- you are responsible for the conduct of your volunteers. 

Volunteers that do not follow safety instructions will be asked to stop selling Kids Day papers immediately.

 

Waiver of Responsibility

By submitting this document, I acknowledge that I am a voluntary participant in The Fresno Bee/ABC30 2024 Kids Day event, a benefit for Valley Children’s Hospital. I understand the risks associated with participation in this event including possible injury resulting from my standing at or near a busy intersection to solicit donations from passing motorists.  I, for myself, my executors, heirs, administrators and assigns, assume all risks of injury, including death, that may arise from my participation in this event. 

In consideration of being permitted to participate in this event, I, for myself, my executors, heirs, administrators and assigns, hereby release, waiver,  discharge, and covenant not to sue The Fresno Bee, KFSN-TV ABC30, Valley Children’s Hospital, Valley Children’s Healthcare, Valley Children’s Medical Group, Valley Children’s Healthcare Foundation and all sponsoring individuals, businesses and organizations from all liability, claims, damages, demands, actions and causes of action of any kind which I may have now or in the future, which in any manner arises or results from my participation in this event.  

I have carefully read this Waiver of Liability and Assumption of Risk and fully understand its contents.  I am aware that this release of liability is expressly intended to cover and include all claims, past, present and future, known or unknown, which can be asserted by me or my successors as a result of my participation in this event.

I give full permission for the use of my name and photograph in connection with this event.

I have read and agree to comply with the terms identified in this “Waiver of Responsibility” and the 2024 Kids Day “Sales & Safety Instructions,” a copy of which has been provided to me.

If participant is a minor under the age of 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian listed below agrees as follows: I agree to the terms and conditions of this Waiver of Liability and Assumption of Risk on behalf of the minor participant listed below, as well as myself, and I agree to assume all responsibility for the minor participant’s safety. I also give full permission for the use of the minor participant’s name and photograph in connection with this event. 

For more information, please contact the Foundation at 559-353-7100 or Foundation@valleychildrens.org.

 

Name  *Email  *Phone Number  *Mailing Address City State Zip Code Team/Organization Number on Team Number of Newspapers Please click here if you are affiliated with Fresno State 
You will be assigned to the Distribution Site of your choice. Please choose one from the list. This is where you will pick up your newspapers and return your collected donations.  *By checking this box, I am acknowledging that I have read the sales and safety instructions and agree to adhere to them.  *