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Volunteer Registration

MLK Service Project Volunteer Sign Up

Please complete the form below to register yourself as a volunteer with the Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project.

To register a group, begin HERE.

1Basic Information
2Group Member Registration
3Family Registration
4How and When
5Skills Assessment
6Notes
7Liability Waiver
8T-Shirt Order
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Skill
Name(Required)
Email:(Required)
Address of Volunteer(Required)
Emergency Contact(Required)
Are you signing up as:(Required)
Your Age Group(Required)
Anyone Middle School age and under must register with a group or family. We do not allow volunteers younger than 1st grade.
Have you been assigned a Leadership Position by the MLK Service Project?
All leadership positions have already been designated. Please go back and select Signing up as an Individual
If you are interested in a leadership role for next year, please contact Cyrus Bhedwar with the role(s) you are interested in.

Group Member Registration

If your group is not listed, please email The Volunteer Coordinator
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Your group is sponsoring an entire home. You will select your preferred shift below.
Your group is making meals offsite to be delivered to The Solarium. Your group coordinator will provide further details.

Family Registration

Family Members
Please list names and ages of all family members (including yourself) below. Use the plus (+) button at the right to add more family members.
First Name
Last Name
Age
 
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Please answer the skills assessment questions based upon the most skilled member of your family.

How and When

Please select from the

  • Check-In: Guide volunteers through the check in process.
  • Home Repairs: You will be assigned to a house to make home repairs under the guidance of a skilled House Captain.
  • Cleaning/Organizing: This may involve cleaning out basements, crawl spaces and attics; cleaning up after construction; or deep cleaning. If you have any restrictions, please note them in the notes section at the bottom of this form.
  • Weatherization: This project involves installing materials that make a home more energy efficient. This job requires working in attics and basements.
  • Sanitation: This work involves picking up construction debris that has been moved to the curb.
  • Materials: Materials volunteers work at Home Depot taking orders from house captains, pulling orders and delivering orders. Some knowledge of basic home repairs is helpful for this job.
  • Tools: Tool volunteers will hand out tools to volunteers.
  • Meal Preparation: Prepare lunches offsite for our Saturday and Monday volunteers and deliver to The Solarium.
How would you like to volunteer:(Required)
Select up to three. We will assign you to a house based upon these selections.
What shifts are you interested in working (check all that apply)?:(Required)

We need volunteers with a truck who can transport materials from Home Depot to the job sites, volunteers to take orders from house captains & volunteers to pull the items from the shelves at Home Depot. All Supply volunteers will report to Home Depot at the start of their shift. Volunteers are not required to pay for any supplies or materials.

Is there an MLK leadership person (ie House Captain) you are interested in working with?
House, Yard or Project Captain Name

Skills Assessment

Decatur’s MLK, Jr. Service project seeks to harness community volunteers to assist long-time City of Decatur residents/seniors homeowners to safely and comfortably remain in their homes by providing house maintenance and repair. In an effort to best match your skills with the repairs we are doing, please tell us a little about your home repair skills. Indicating your experience does not mean you will be assigned a similar job. The committee will use the information to make job assignments.

The MLK Service Project does home repair work. In order to better assign you, please tell us a little about your home improvement/repair experience by answering the survey questions below. Please evaluate yourself on the following skills. 1 is the least amount of skill/experience and 5 is the most.
How are you at cleaning and organizing?
1 - The last time you cleaned out your attic Carter was Pres2345-You can eat off the floors in my basement
What kind of carpentry skills do you have?
1 - I don't even own a hammer2345 - I've built decks/framed walls/or installed windows
How do you feel about power tools?
1 - Yikes! I'd never use power tools!2345 - I try to own every type power tool available
What kind of painting have you done?
1 - I didn't even paint in elementary school2345 - I've painted at least one complete room
Generally, how handy do you consider yourself?
1 - I have a handyman on speed dial2345 - Call me Tim the Toolman
Professional trade people: (check all that apply)
Is there anything else you'd like to share including individuals you would like to be paired with?

Liability Waiver

Volunteer Release and Waiver of Liability - Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project 2025 This Release and Waiver of Liability (this "Release") is in favor of the City of Decatur, the Community Center of South Decatur, Inc., and any participating homeowner, and each of their directors, officers, employees, and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties"). The undersigned desires to engage in the activities related to being a volunteer for the Decatur Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project, occurring on January 18, 19, 20 and other dates scheduled as volunteer workdays prior to or following the King service weekend, involving work at individual residences in the Decatur area, the Community Center of South Decatur, and other locations as needed (the “Project”).  The undersigned hereby freely and voluntarily, without duress, executes this Release under the following terms:
  1. Waiver and Release. The undersigned releases and forever discharges and holds harmless the Released Parties and their successors and assigns from any and all liability, claims, and demands of whatever kind or nature, either in law or in equity, which arise or may hereafter arise from my volunteer work for the Project.  I understand and acknowledge that this Release discharges the Released Parties from any liability or claim that I and any minor for whom I have responsibility may have against the Released Parties with respect to bodily injury, personal injury, illness, death, or property damage that may arise out of, or result from, my or their participation in the Project.
  2. Insurance. The undersigned acknowledges that the Released Parties do not assume any responsibility for, or obligation to provide, financial assistance or other assistance, including but not limited to medical, health, or disability insurance, in the event of injury, illness, death, or property damage.  The undersigned expressly waives any such claim for compensation or liability on the part of the Released Parties in the event of such injury, illness, death, or property damage.
  3. Medical Treatment. The undersigned hereby releases and forever discharges the Released Parties from any claim whatsoever that arises or may hereafter arise on account of any first-aid treatment or other medical services rendered by any of such Parties or their representatives as the result of an injury or illness to the undersigned or any minor for whom the undersigned has responsibility arising out of, or resulting from, the undersigned’s or such minor’s participation in the Project.
  4. Assumption of Risk. The undersigned understands that my volunteer work on the Project may include activities that may pose a risk of injury to me or any minor for whom I may have responsibility, including, but not limited to, construction activities, loading and unloading of heavy equipment and materials, and local transportation to and from work sites.  Also, the undersigned recognizes and understands that my participation in the Project may, in some situations, involve inherently dangerous activities.  The undersigned hereby expressly assumes the risk of injury or harm in these activities and releases the Released Parties from all liability for injury, illness, death, or property damage arising out of, or resulting from, activities that are part of the Project.
  5. Photographic Release. The undersigned grants and conveys unto the Released Parties all right, title, and interest in any and all photographic images and video or audio recordings made by the Released Parties or others during my participation in the Project.
  6. Other. The undersigned expressly agrees that this Release is intended to be as broad and inclusive as permitted by the laws of the State of Georgia and the United States of America, and that this Release shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.  The undersigned agrees that in the event that any clause or provision of this Release shall be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such clause or provision shall not otherwise affect the remaining provisions of this Release, which shall continue to be enforceable.
 

To express my understanding of this Release, I sign here. 

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The Liability Waiver is a legally binding document. As a minor, you are not qualified to sign a legal document. You MUST have a parent or guardian sign below on your behalf.

Parent/Guardian Name(Required)
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Signatures of all adults in the family
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Would you like to purchase a 2026 T-shirt? All proceeds support home repairs and maintenance for Decatur Senior Citizens. T-shirts will be available for pick up when you check in to volunteer.
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