Safe Ride Foundation Inc.

122 E Patrick St, #114, Frederick, MD 21701
https://www.saferidefoundation.org
PH: 240-722-7422
Email: info@saferidefoundation.org

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This Agreement is made between

who may be referred to as ("VOLUNTEER") for the remainder of the agreement, and THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Maryland, with its head office located at 122 E Patrick St, #114, Frederick MD, 21701

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The following contract between these two parties is to certify the understanding, comprehension, and agreement of the terms outlined in the Safe Ride Foundation volunteer orientation.  By signing this contact, both parties are entering into a legal agreement, which shall be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of Maryland.

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By signing your initials in the area below, you hereby acknowledge that you have heard and comprehended the volunteer orientation presentation presented by the Safe Ride Foundation management on this day, and are now familiar with the policies presented thereout.

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This Corporation is committed to a workplace free of all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment.  It is the policy of this to regard any unlawful harassment of volunteers, volunteers, or applicants for employment as a very serious matter. Unlawful harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment, in the workplace by any person is strictly prohibited.

DEFINITIONS

1. "Unlawful Sexual harassment" includes: unwelcomed sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature where:
2. submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment, or
3. submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting such individual, or
4. such conduct is severe or pervasive and has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or abusive environment.
5. Conduct which falls within the definition of unlawful sexual harassment may include, but is not limited to:

1. Unwelcomed physical contact of a sexual nature such as patting, pinching or unnecessary touching.
2. Overt or implied threats against an individual to induce him or her to perform sexual favors or engage in unwelcomed sexual relationships.
3. Verbal harassment or abuse of a sexual nature, including intimating by way of suggestion a desire for sexual relations or the making of jokes or remarks of a sexual nature to or in the presence of an individual who finds them offensive.

.               Use of sexually suggestive terms or gestures to describe an individual’s body, clothing or sexual activities.

5. Displaying, printing, or transmitting offensive sexually suggestive pictures or materials in the workplace.

1. This policy is not intended to create needless intrusions on the freedom of speech or expression of volunteers or volunteers nor to regulate volunteer or volunteer’s personal morality. It is intended to prevent any unlawful harassment in the workplace.
2. This policy shall be conspicuously posted for viewing by applicants, volunteers, and volunteers. Each volunteer and volunteer shall read this policy and familiarize themselves with it. Upon their hire, each volunteer and volunteer shall sign an acknowledgment of having received, reviewed and understood this policy. The acknowledgment shall become a part of the volunteer or volunteer’s personnel file.

COMPLAINT PROCEDURE

1. Any volunteer, volunteer, or applicant for employment who believes that he/she has been subjected to any form of unlawful harassment in the workplace is expected and has a responsibility to report the matter. Any complaints of unlawful harassment should be made to the President  A volunteer, volunteer, or applicant need not contact anyone that the volunteer, volunteer, or applicant believes to be an involved party.  All complaints of unlawful harassment should be made within 60 days of the alleged harassment.  Thereafter, a formal complaint form must be completed and signed by the complainant.  Any managerial volunteer who becomes aware of an alleged incident of unlawful harassment must report it to the President, or, if the matter involves the President, to the Alternate.
2. If a volunteer or volunteer's complaint involves the President the complaint should be made directly to to Chairperson of the board of director. For such complaints the requirements specified for the President in the remaining paragraphs of this Policy shall not apply. Instead, the Chairperson President shall investigate the complaint and make a report to the Board.  If the complaint is unsubstantiated, the complainant and the President shall be so advised.  If it appears that there may be a basis for the complaint, the complaint shall be presented to the Board for further investigation and remedial action where appropriate.
3. The President as the case may be, shall immediately record any complaint he/she receives on a complaint form regardless of the manner in which the complaint is received, indicating the date, persons involved, and a brief statement of the complaint. The complainant shall sign the complaint form.  The President shall give a copy of the complaint to the alleged offender.  All complaints shall be confidential to the extent possible.
4. The President shall conduct an investigation within 10 working days of receiving the complaint. The investigation shall include an interview with the complainant, the alleged offender, and any other persons who have knowledge of the subject of the complaint. The or President or Alternate, as the case may be, within a reasonable time make written findings and a written determination .
5. If the President or Alternate finds that the complaint is unsubstantiated, the complainant and the alleged offender shall be advised of the right to appeal the decision to the Board of Directors. The appeal must be made within 30 days of receipt of notice to the complainant.  The notice to the complainant shall contain the name and address of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
6. If the President finds that there is a basis for the complaint, the President shall take the appropriate remedial action, including but not limited to suspension or termination. The President shall advise the complainant and the alleged offender of the decision.  The President shall also advise the complainant of the remedial action taken against the alleged offender, as well as the right of the complainant to appeal to the Board if he/she is not satisfied with the decision and/or the remedial action taken.  Any appeal shall be filed with the Board Secretary with a copy to the President, within 30 days of notice to the complainant of the President’s decision.  The notice of appeal shall contain a statement of the grounds relied upon by the complainant.
7. The Corporation encourages and expects applicants, volunteers, and volunteers to immediately report any incidents of perceived unlawful harassment and to cooperate with any investigation of a complaint of unlawful harassment. The Corporation strictly prohibits any retaliation against any applicant, volunteer, or volunteer for filing a complaint of perceived unlawful harassment or participating in the investigation of such complaint.________________________________

1. SAFETY PROCEDURES

Your safety is our primary concern (we are called Safe Ride after all).  We want to be absolutely sure that while you are out saving lives, that you are not putting you yourself in danger, or others.  Hence, we expect all volunteers to arrive on site prepared to operate motor vehicles, particularly vehicles that they have never driven previously.  They must also be of sound mind, which includes the refraining of arriving to volunteer while under the influence of any mental-impairing substances, be it alcohol, narcotics, prescription medications, or otherwise.

2. PERSONAL VEHICLE INSURANCE

Volunteer agrees to supply the Organization with proof of any vehicle insurance status required to perform the Scope of Work in their own personal vehicles. Vehicle insurance must remain current during the time of employment.  Any vehicular accidents occurring during the time of operations are the responsibility of the Volunteer if under the operation of the Volunteer’s owned vehicle.

3. VOLUNTEER INSURANCE POLICIES

Volunteer will be operating the vehicles of clients.  Hence, they agree that in the event of a vehicular accident (at the fault of the Volunteer) that results in an insurance claim by the client being file, Volunteer may in select cases be held partially or even fully liable for accident. Client (customer) understands that their personal auto policy is the primary insurance policy within the claim.  Volunteer has the right to carry a non-owned hired vehicle auto liability policy to further protect the Volunteer from vehicular insurance claims made by the client and other third parties.

Volunteer agrees to immediately report any vehicular accidents occurred during the time of duties performed, be it within their owned vehicles, or the vehicle of a client or customer. As stated in section 3, in the event of an accident (at the fault of the Volunteer) that results in an insurance claim by the client or third party, client understands that their personal auto policy is the primary insurance policy within the claim.  The Volunteer must then be forthright with the organization in regards to the nature of the accident.

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VOLUNTEER will perform services for THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION which may require THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION to disclose confidential and proprietary information ("Confidential Information") to VOLUNTEER. (Confidential Information is any information of any kind, nature, or description concerning any matters affecting or relating to VOLUNTEER's services for THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION, the business or operations of THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION, and/or the products, drawings, plans, processes, or other data of THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION). Accordingly, to protect THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION Confidential Information that will be disclosed to VOLUNTEER, the VOLUNTEER agrees as follows.

1. VOLUNTEER will hold the Confidential Information received from THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION in strict confidence and shall exercise a reasonable degree of care to prevent disclosure to others.B. VOLUNTEER will not disclose or divulge either directly or indirectly the Confidential Information to others unless first authorized to do so in writing by THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION.C. VOLUNTEER will not reproduce the Confidential Information nor use this information commercially or for any purpose other than the performance of his/her duties for THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION.
2. VOLUNTEER will not disclose, divulge, or utilize either directly or indirectly the Confidential information of any customer or client of THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION or S.O.S. SAFE RIDE to themselves or to others for any purpose other than the performance of his/her duties for the SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION. This information includes, but is not limited to: Credit Card or any other Financial Information, Vehicle Information [Make/Model/Year/License Plate Number/Etc], Personal Information [Name/Age/Occupation/Etc.], Addresses, Check Books, Social Security Number, as well as any other information or item that is the sole property of the customer or client of THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION.E. VOLUNTEER will, upon the request or upon termination of his/her relationship with THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION, deliver to THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION any drawings, notes, documents, equipment, and materials received from THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION or originating from its activities for THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION.F. THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION shall have the sole right to determine the treatment of any information that is part or project specific received from VOLUNTEER, including the right to keep the same as a trade secret, to use and disclose the same without prior patent applications, to file copyright registrations in its own name or to follow any other procedure as THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION may deem appropriate.G. THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION reserves the right to take disciplinary action, up to and including termination for violations of this agreement.
3. THE SAFE RIDE FOUNDATION reserves the right to take legal action to the fullest extent of the law for any criminal violations of this agreement. Including theft or disclosure of any customer records, be they personal or financial.

VOLUNTEER represents and warrants that it is not under any preexisting obligations inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement.

Signing below signifies that the VOLUNTEER agrees to the terms and conditions of the agreement stated above.

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1. 1. COVENANT NOT TO COMPETEFor good consideration and as an induceent for Organization to employ VOLUNTEER, if such employment is terminated for any cause, VOLUNTEER shall not, for a period of two years after leaving the employment, engage directly or indirectly, either personally or as an VOLUNTEER, associate partner, partner, manager, agent, or otherwise, or by means of any corporate or other device, in the DESIGNATED DRIVING & CHAUFFEUR business within Frederick, Washington, Carroll, Howard, and Montgomery counties of Maryland.2. DEFINITION OF THE TERMSThe term "not compete" as used herein shall mean that the VOLUNTEER shall not own, manage, operate, consult or to be employed in a business substantially similar to, or competitive with, the present business of the Organization or such other business activity in which the Organization may substantially engage during the term of employment.Competition means owning or working for a business of the following type: DESIGNATED DRIVING & CHAUFFEUR SERVICES.3. TRADE SECRETSThe VOLUNTEER acknowledges that the Organization shall or may in reliance of this agreement provide VOLUNTEER access to trade secrets, customers and other confidential data and good will. VOLUNTEER agrees to retain said information as confidential and not to use said information on his or her won behalf or disclose same to any third party.The VOLUNTEER will take necessary actions to keep the Organization's business secrets, including but not limited to customer, supplier, logistical, financial, research and development information, confidential and not to disclose the Organization's business secrets to any third party during and after the term of the VOLUNTEER's employment.4. SPECIFIC ACCOUNT NON-COMPETITION CLAUSEOn the termination of the VOLUNTEER's employment with the Organization for any reason, the VOLUNTEER will not solicit any customer of the Organization that was a customer of the Organization during the course of the VOLUNTEER's employment with the Organization, whether or not still a customer of the Organization and whether or not knowledge of the customer is considered confidential information, or in any way aid and assist any other person to solicit any such customer for a period of [TIME PERIOD] from the date of termination of the VOLUNTEER's employment.5. INDEMNIFICATIONVOLUNTEER agrees to pay liquidated damages in the amount of $5,000 for any violation of the covenant not to compete contained in this Agreement.6. BINDING AGREEMENT

   If any part of these promises is void for any reason, the undersigned accepts that it may be severed without affecting the validity or enforceability of the balance of the promises.

   This non-compete agreement shall extend only for Frederick, Washington, and Montgomery counties of Maryland and shall be in full force and effect for two years, commencing with the date of employment termination.

   This agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors, assigns, and personal representatives.

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The Volunteer understands and agrees that participation in any activities with the Safe Ride Foundation is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check. By signing this agreement, the Volunteer hereby authorizes the Safe Ride Foundation to conduct a comprehensive background investigation, including but not limited to state and federal (FBI) criminal background checks.

The Volunteer further understands that the Safe Ride Foundation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject or terminate any volunteer application or placement based on the results of this background check. While each case may be considered individually, applicants with convictions for violent crimes, sexual offenses, or felony charges will generally not be accepted to participate in the Safe Ride Foundation's volunteer programs.

This consent shall remain valid for the duration of the Volunteer’s involvement with the Safe Ride Foundation and may be used to conduct additional background screenings as deemed necessary by the organization.

GOVERNING LAW-ABIDING AGREEEMENT & SIGNATURES

This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of Maryland.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year written below.

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