Steps For Healing Volunteer Application
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Steps for Healing 5K Remembrance Run/Walk at Zoo Miami on November 7, 2026 benefitting the Children’s Bereavement Center. As a volunteer, you will help with different tasks from setting-up to guiding runners and handing out water, to assisting with food or many other activities that will help this day be a successful one for all.
All volunteers receive a Steps for Healing Volunteer performance shirt and admission to Miami Zoo after the event. Student volunteers will receive community service hours for attending the volunteer online training before the event and for volunteering the day of the event.
Please complete the following information required for volunteers. If you have any questions, please contact volunteer@childbereavement.org and go to www.stepsforhealing.org to learn more about the event.
Contact Information
First Name
Last Name
Street
City/Town
State
Zipcode
Email
Phone
Volunteer Details
I am (Volunteers must be 14+)
18 years or older
14-17 years old
How did you hear about the Steps for Healing event?
Please share the name of the company you work for or the school you attend.
Does your employer offer a donation to a nonprofit organization after an employee volunteers?
No
Yes
N/A
If yes, please provide any information we need to submit to your employer to request the donation.
What hobbies, talents, or skills do you have that would be helpful to CBC and this event that you would be willing to share? (e.g., a skilled photographer, artist, people person, great working with kids etc.)
What languages do you speak?
Please identify any physical or medical conditions that may affect your ability to participate at CBC events.
Volunteers for Steps for Healing are required to be on time for all shifts starting at 5:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., or 7:00 a.m. and stay until event is over, which is approximately around 11:00 a.m. on November 7, 2026. Will you be able to commit to this date and times.
No
Yes
Are you planning on running in the 5K? Though you are welcome to run, please note that you will be required to purchase your ticket and complete any volunteer related duties before and after the race.
No
Yes
Volunteers are required to complete a 1-hour virtual training via Zoom on November 2nd. Volunteers will receive an additional community service hour for attending training.
I do not agree
I agree
Emergency Contact
Emergency Contact First Name
Emergency Contact Last Name
Emergency Contact Email
Emergency Contact Phone
Relationship to Emergency Contact
Please select...
Aunt
Brother
Daughter
Father
Friend
Granddaughter
Grandfather
Grandmother
Grandson
Husband
Mother
Nephew
Niece
Partner
Sister
Son
Uncle
Wife
Other
Pet Parent
Pet Family Member
Agreements
By submitting this entry to the Steps for Healing 5k Run/Walk, I (or a parent or adult guardian for all children under 18 years of age) acknowledge that I have read and agree to the following:
STEPS FOR HEALING RUN/WALK VOLUNTEER RELEASE AND PARENT WAIVER I AGREE ALL REPRESENTATIONS MADE AND RELEASES, WAIVERS, COVENANTS AND CONSENTS GIVEN BY ME HERE ARE GIVEN ON BEHALF OF ME AND ALL MY MINOR CHILDREN OR PERSONS OVER WHOM I HAVE GUARDIANSHIP WHO MAY VOLUNTEER.
In consideration for volunteering for the Steps for Healing Run/Walk (“Event”), I, for myself and my next of kin, heirs, administrators and executors, waive and release The Children’s Bereavement Center, its affiliates, including the affiliate conducting Event (“Affiliate”), and their respective directors, employees, volunteers, agents, assigns, vendors, contractors, governments, licensees and successors (collectively, “Releasees”), from any and all claims, liabilities, actions, demands, expenses and attorneys’ fees arising out of my volunteer activities (collectively, “activities”). I understand my activities may involve physical activity , contact with other persons/animals or other potential risk of bodily injury or property damage. I voluntarily assume full and complete responsibility for and the risk of any injury, including death, accident or lost/stolen property . I am medically/physically able to volunteer and understand that standing for long periods of time and/or lifting will be necessary . I take full responsibility for consulting a physician. I consent to emergency medical care/transportation if injured, as medical professionals deem appropriate. This Release extends to any liability arising out of or in any way connected to medical care/transportation provided, including negligent emergency rescue operations. I will obey all laws, rules and safety procedures relating to my activities. I will exhibit appropriate behavior at all times and
conduct myself in a manner as not to endanger the safety of or negatively affect Event or any person/property . I give Releasees the irrevocable, perpetual and worldwide right to use, copy, publicly perform/display , distribute, modify , translate, and create derivative works of, for any purpose and without compensation, any personal statements, photos, videos, audio, and other recordings of me made during my activities and any original material I create in connection with my activities. Without limiting the foregoing, I agree all personal information I provide in connection with my activities may be used according to the privacy policy referenced below . I agree to keep confidential any information I become privy to about each Releasee’s operations, structure, employees, financials, marketing strategy , donor lists/amounts, upcoming events, current/proposed transactions and sponsorships and any proprietary information not otherwise publicly disclosed. I will not use any confidential information outside my activities or in any way detrimental to any Releasee. This Release will be construed under the laws of the State where Event is held. If any provision of this Release is deemed unenforceable by law, Affiliate may modify such provision to the extent needed to be deemed enforceable and all other provisions will remain in full force and effect. I certify I am at least 18 years old. I understand I have given up substantial rights by accepting this Release and have signed it freely and voluntarily without any inducement, assurance or guarantee. I intend my acceptance to be a complete and unconditional release of liability to the greatest extent allowed by law . Please type in your initials below.
I further acknowledge that temperatures and humidity throughout the State of Florida, including South Florida, can be extremely high, even outside of summer. I agree to drink plenty of fluids, including water, before, during, and after my time as a volunteer. I am aware of heat-injury related symptoms, including dizziness, nausea, vomiting, cramps, redness, incoherent speech and thoughts and will seek immediate medical attention if symptoms begin or occur. I also agree to wear loose, light colored clothing to minimize my exposure to the sun and heat. In the unfortunate event of any medical problem, I agree that I will be fully responsible for payment of any and all medical services and treatment rendered to me including but not limited to medical transport, medications, treatment and hospitalization. I agree remain at home if I am feeling ill and will not attend the event as a volunteer if I am sick on the date of the event. Please type in your initials below.
I acknowledge that I have read and understood the volunteer waiver information presented in the above questions.
Yes
No
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