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Event Policies-Safety
Safety
Our first priority is your safety. Here are a few common sense points with regard to your safety while you are on the route:
We are guests at our overnight, rest stops, and pit stops. We want our hosts to have a positive experience on the Heartland Border Walk. Please follow these rules – common courtesy is a great guide.
If you see another person hurt, notify a Committee or Crewmember immediately. If you have a cell phone, call 911 depending on the severity of the injury and call the emergency contact located on the front of the walker's lanyard. Do not move a seriously injured person. Please allow medical professionals and event officials to move and work freely. General medical for a participant Take the following situations seriously. If you have one or more of the following symptoms, report to the medical team immediately along the route or at the overnight.
If there is lightning, please take shelter. When moving around in the rain, be more cautious. Visibility for both walker and driver may be low. Keep in mind that it doesn't take much rain to water-log roads and walking paths. Listen and obey event officials – we may close the route temporarily if weather conditions become hazardous. Travel Along Roadways Walk where trail or paved sidewalks are provided. Where sidewalks are not provided, travel on the left shoulder of the roadway, facing oncoming traffic unless otherwise directed. When walking on the trail, be aware of other people using the trail. You should always walk on the right side of the trail. If a bicycle approaches, please move to your right and allow extra room if possible. Be alert – bike riders will sometimes forget to say “on your left”. Smoking Please do not smoke while walking on the route. Only smoke in designated areas at the overnight facilities. Pets We love our four-legged friends, but unfortunately we cannot allow pets to participate in the event. Vehicles There will be limited space at rest stops and pits stops for vehicles. For safety reasons, please discourage friends and family from driving along the route. Pulling over or honking at walkers can create a safety hazard. Alcohol or Drugs The use of alcohol and illegal drugs is strictly forbidden at the school and along the route. The exception, of course, is prescription medication and the proper use of over-the-counter medication. Inappropriate Behavior The Heartland Border Walk for MSTM Officials reserve the right to expel a participant if that participant poses a risk or danger to themselves, other walkers and volunteers, and/or the general public. Friends and Family Friends and family members may visit you at the start line, the final finish line festival, or cheer you on at the designated lunch stops. Friends and family may join you on the route only if they are official Crewmembers or Volunteers. For your safety and the safety of your fellow walkers, friends and family may not drive alongside you during the event or visit you at rest stops or pit stops where space is very limited. Leaving the route Support will be provided throughout the event. Support will not be provided outside the parameters of the walk. If you decided to leave the route for any reason, please notify an event official when you leave and when you return. Refunds If you change your mind or decided for any reason not to participate in the Heartland Border Walk for MSTM, please note that your registration fee as well as your recorded donations are nonrefundable. The fees and donations will be used to support those living with MS just as if you had participated in the event. Our Pledge to You You will be fully supported on every step of your journey. Your commitment is to walk and raise funds. Our commitment is to worry about everything else. Our goal is to make your journey as fun and as hassle-free as possible so that during each day of physical and emotional extremes, you can relax with each other and enjoy the feelings of accomplishment and fulfillment you have worked so hard to achieve. |
