Minors: Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or have written permission from same giving phone number and authorization for continuing treatment by a physician in case of necessity. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Firearms and pets (except for seeing-eye dogs and other service dogs) are not allowed on any Sierra Club Outings trips. The difficulty of each outing is clearly designated in the announcement. Sierra Club Outings does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. You must check for and fully comply with the requirements for travel between the United States and the countries that you/your child will be traveling to or through. All trip reservations are subject to acceptance by the trip leader. Something went wrong. First aid certifications expire when the issuing agency says they do. By signing up, you are opting in to receive periodic communications from the Sierra Club. We give you a two-week (14-day) grace period from your sign-up date to cancel or transfer your reservation free of charge. While the Club encourages carpooling, such arrangements are strictly between the riders and the drivers, and are not a part of the outing. Group Management can be a breezy walk in the park for many of the trips we lead. Smart Traveler Enrollment Program: We also recommend that each participant sign up to receive updates from the U.S. Department of State regarding information on your country of travel. "Recently, the Sierra Club hastily made a decision, without consulting a robust set of stakeholders, to postpone two planned outings to Israel," a statement from executive director [] If you would like to pay by check, please contact us at 415-977-5522 for details. If a participant is not accepted by the trip leader, we will refund all payments. If you have our DoNotPay app, you neednt worry about doing it all on your own. If you're not currently a member, you may include your membership application and dues with your reservation request. Bike Helmets: Participants and leaders must wear appropriate safety helmets while riding on a bicycle outing. Established in 1957. B. If you cancel less than 14 days before an outing, no refund will issued. This policy also does not cover pre-trip and post-trip travel. , account information, and anything else considered relevant. Please note that USI will allow you to purchase coverage any time before your trip, but in order to ensure time-sensitive benefits (Cancellation and Interruption for Any Reason, Pre-Existing Medical Condition Exclusion Waiver), your payment must be received 14 days after being accepted by the trip leader; other insurance companies may begin the clock immediately upon placing your trip reservation/deposit. Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights. Have a great time! Once you move off the waitlist and onto the trip, your acceptance is still subject to acceptance by the trip leader (see Acceptance Process section below). The Chapter Executive Committee (Excomm) has delegated to the Outings Management Committee (OMC) the establishment, review, and modification of the Outings Rules of Conduct. None of the most recent changes should affect the way we conduct outings. The language change is in line with a directive from the Club, effective in 2018. All trip paperwork and correspondence will be sent to the Primary Contact's address. Your (or your childs) medical provider is encouraged to generally review the trip location/s and itinerary in connection with information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of State; the World Health Organization or other sources, to consider health issues and determine what, if any, travel-related vaccinations and medications may be required or appropriate for participant. If you have specific questions about this exclusion, please review the insurance brochure. 6 pages, PDF), History of Sierra Club Bylaws(Last revised April 26, 2005. If the complaint arises because of a technical checkoff (navigation, rock, or snow), the complaint should be made to the appropriate technical chair or chair of the LTC. We will collaborate when asked. It is recommended to include as much information as possible, such as your membership ID, account information, and anything else considered relevant. If you're not currently a member, you may include your membership application and dues with your reservation request. Please understand that fluid and potentially changing international or US federal, state and/or county requirements/guidance or other factors associated with operating programs in the midst or wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, may require Sierra Club to adopt different policies and/or to alter, suspend or cancel its trips at any time. Sierra Club outings are open to everyone, members and non-members alike. REQUEST A CATALOG. *Providing your email OR phone number allows us to follow up at a later time to ask for your help in preserving our precious wildlife. March 14, 2022 Mr. Dan Chu Acting Executive Director The Sierra Club 2101 Webster St. Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 Dear Mr. Chu: Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment of Club members, volunteers or others who participate in Club-sponsored activities is prohibited. Agriculture|Biotechnology|Climate & Energy|Environmental Justice|Forest & Wilderness Management|Global Issues|Government & Political Issues| ImmigrationLand Management|Military Issues| Mining |Nuclear Issues|Oceans|Pollution & Waste Management|Precautionary Principle| Population |Transportation|Urban & Land-Use Policies|Water Resources|Wildlife Conservation. The above are some, but not all, examples of what Sierra Club considers to be bullying behavior. Sierra Club is not responsible for a participants lost, stolen or damaged personal belongings, whether incurred during travel or while on a trip. Trip leaders have no authority to grant or promise refunds. All participants on Sierra Club outings are required to sign a standard liability waiver, which can be viewed at www.sierraclub.org/outings/chapter/forms or by emailingprogram.safety@sierraclub.org. Domestic See the How to Register for a Trip page for more details on registering for this trip and details about our Terms and Conditions. If you are not willing to sign a waiver, you need to find some other recreational activity. Please email. In either case, you should be honest with the leader or yourself. Forms for outings include waivers, both individual and group sign-in sheets, minor release forms, safety management plans, individual medical forms, provisional evaluations, emergency response - patient forms, incident reports, and more. There is no prohibition against outings participants bringing along whatever mountaineering or safety equipment they may choose to bring on an outing for their own personal safety. All regular cancellation fees will apply to these reservations. Specialties: Provides junior girls the opportunity to learn, play and compete, from the beginner to the highest level of play the game of volleyball through clinics, training session, seasonal programs and club teams. Please note the evacuation insurance provided does not cover claims resulting from any pre-existing condition that occurs within 60-days of the trip departure. Note: Your final acceptance and participation in a trip is contingent upon our receipt and review of all required (completed and/or signed) forms and information, including the Participation Agreement, Medical Form and Participant Responsibilities and Information Form, and your full and timely payment. The amount of your refund is determined by the date that you notify Sierra Club Outings of your cancellation (see cancellation chart below). Kink-Affirming Practice is an essential guide on how clinicians can ethically and effectively integrate elements of their client's BSDM identities and practices into their treatment planning, creative interventions, and client self-care. If for any other reason (whether voluntary or involuntary), a participant does not attend, arrives late or leaves the trip in progress (including but not limited to voluntary withdrawal, dismissal from the trip, illness, injury or any other reason), there will be no refund. All deposits and payments are in U.S. dollars ($). Unless noted in the announcement, Club outings are intended for adults. Want to be the first to hear about new trips and exclusive deals? 0. The Primary Contact is the main contact for the reservation. You can also submit your cancelation request by filling in an. Select Sierra Club as the service you want to cancel, Other ways to cancel your Sierra Club monthly donation, To cancel with Sierra Club directly, send them an email with your request at, . Most family trips include lower prices for children. If you participate in a trip for which you are really not qualified, you wont enjoy the experience and you may make the experience less enjoyable for other participants. II. Sierra Club Outings 85 Second Street, Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 On your application, be sure to include: the trip number and name of the outing to which you are applying, your name, your membership number, address, and phone numbers. Participants must be able to meet the Sierra Club Essential Eligibility Criteria (EEC) for the trip. Each outing is intended to be a wholesome, safe and enjoyable experience in the outdoors. Los Angeles, CA 90010 The trip leader will contact you if you are not accepted for the trip. Tricia Guthrie, Winterville UScellular store manager, left, and Landon B. exchange a high--five while working on a gardening project for the Jack Minges Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of the . Sierra Club safety policy requires that helmets be worn on bicycling outings, and a personal flotation device (PFD) be worn when using personal watercraft such as kayaks or canoes. The Sierra Club's recently adopted Equal Opportunity Policy and Affirmative Standards of Conduct more firmly align with the Mission and Core Values grounded in equity and inclusion: Antiracism, Balance, Collaboration, Justice and Transformation. If you decide to cancel within your grace period, we will refund you all trip fees paid to date (see Waitlist section above). You are not approved by the trip leader (after that trip leader has received your approval forms). Sierra Club 2023.The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright, service mark, and trademark of the Sierra Club. * Our graduated and time sensitive refund policy is not meant to be punitive. Something went wrong. After signing up for a trip, each applicant (including those on the waitlist) must fill out participant forms, which will be sent by mail or email depending on which option is selected, and mail them to the trip leader within 30 days of the date you make your reservation. The outing leader is the sole judge of . The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright, service mark, and trademark of the Sierra Club. If you have any questions about your suitability for a trip, you should contact the trip leader directly. If there isn't space available when you register, we place you on a waitlist, and your deposit holds your space there. Sit back and relax while we do the work. The Quality Hotel Sogndal recently underwent a major redevelopment and a whole new wing was added in 2019. To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives. I authorize Sierra Club or its designees, to photograph, film, record and/or otherwise capture the name, image, voice, verbal or written statement, photograph and/or visual likeness (collectively images) of me (or my child), for use in any media throughout the world in perpetuity, including for sale, reproduction or display on the internet, in publications and/or for any other informational, promotional, educational or other use, without compensation to me. The Sierra Club Seal is a registered copyright, service mark, and trademark of the Sierra Club. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual suggestions, physical contact, offensive sexual language or images, or use of club contact information to make unwelcome sexual suggestions outside of Club activities. If you cancel from a trip, you may be charged a cancellation fee. Feel free to contact USI Travel Insurance Services if you have questions on this policy or its coverage as Sierra Club Outings is not equipped to provide specific answers to questions on the program. Hiking Poles: Permitted unless the trip announcement indicates that hiking poles are not permitted. **, Sierra Club Foundation Vehicle Donation Program, Header image Stephen L. Tabone Nature Photography. Online form You can also submit your cancelation request by filling in an online form. The Angeles Chapter spans Los Angeles and Orange Counties in Southern California, with an extensive program of hikes/hiking, national and international travel, local conservation campaigns, political action, and programs for people of all ages. We know that we are powerful together when we collaborate based on just relationships of mutual trust, respect, and solidarity, and the Sierra Club has a key, multifaceted role in the work to transform our society and save our planet. Sierra Club can also be reached via phone, on 415-977-5500. ), Sixth Version: Complete restatement of Articles of Incorporation, The forms are easily accessed on the LTC website on the Forms page. This corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. The version below is from 2008. '- fff;LdZZZv1_=kP"K0?d~@NA;oA?U+HBmz=Kakg^>?tsqhf4.Le!?2%eCG_m2{y?Vf Sponsoring entity themes should be regarded as a clue to the ambiance to be expected rather than a restriction on participation. The Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club welcomes your participation in its century of involvement in the enjoyment and protection of our planet's environment. You can download the annotated file or read here on this page. Chapter Ombudspersons and Conflict Resolution Committee contact:ombudsman@angeles.sierraclub.org, [Gabrielino hike-2018, Header photo credit: by Jane Simpson], Sierra Club Angeles Chapter It is with profound sadness that the family of Margaret "Marge" Schade announce her peaceful passing on April 20, 2023, at the age of 99, just a few months shy can be used to sign up for just about any free trial available, including services such as: And virtually any other online service you can think of, Help solve the world's most urgent environmental challenges, Get rid of expensive, unused subscriptions with DoNotPay. Be sure to detail your membership ID and any other information that may help. Whoops! You cancel within 14 days of a Sierra Club Outings change in trip date, trip leader, and/or trip price. Change & Refund Policies. * As noted above with our change in response to Coronavirus, Sierra Club reserves the right to change select provisions of these Terms temporarily, to meet changing conditions. The Sierra Club provides evacuation insurance to all participants on international trips. Unless otherwise noted, adults and children pay the same prices. Except for any changed Terms identified above, the remainder of these Terms (as may be revised from time to time) remain in full force and effect. Please email. 60 or more days prior to trip start date (except as noted in "E" below) Amount of deposit. The name of the corporation is Sierra Club. No purchase necessary. We want to support everyone in exploring, enjoying, and protecting these phenomenal spaces, and hateful and dangerous behavior will not be tolerated. The outing leader is the sole judge of the qualifications of participants. The Participant Agreement must be printed and mailed, however, the Medical Form and Participant Responsibilities and Information Form may be emailed (note: email is not HIPPA compliant, so if you are concerned about privacy, please mail the Medical Form to the trip leader).