The Oakdale Gun Club has a cap of 1,500 members. Membership is annual and based on the calendar year. This new membership will be valid from date of attending orientation until December 31. Members in good standing renew at the beginning of each calendar year. Requirements for Membership: - Must be 18 years or older. - Must perform 18 hours of mandatory service hours each year. - Must be legally entitled to own or possess a firearm. - All new members are required to be trained to be a range safety officer (RSO) for two days to fulfill the 18-hour requirement. RSO duty is while we are open to the public from July to November. You will be paired with experienced members. - All new members must attend an orientation training before access is granted. - All members pay first year fees of $375 ($150 initiation and $225 annual membership dues). After first year, annual membership dues are currently $225 per year. Accepted members will be invited to a new member orientation training meeting. Orientations are typically held monthly from January to July. Open to Public Hours and Range Rates are listed on the Home Page. If you are interested in becoming a member, please fill out the form below. For questions about membership, please contact the club’s Secretary at secretary@oakdalegunclub.org. Once the form is submitted, you will receive an email from SmartWaiver. Please check spam/junk folders for your email client on any email communications with Oakdale Gun Club. MEMBER AGREEMENT WAIVER, RELEASE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE On behalf of myself and on behalf of my family members, legal representatives, heirs, assigns, and agents, (collectively, “Releaser” or “I”) in consideration of being permitted entry to and/or use of the range, buildings, facilities, land, and property, located at 10386 10th Street N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 (collectively, the “Premises”) of the OAKDALE GUN CLUB, a Minnesota non-profit corporation (“OGC”), for any activity, including but not limited to, use of firearms, shooting activities, and/or other weapons by myself or another, and in recognition of OGC’s reliance hereon, hereby agree to all the terms and conditions set forth in this agreement (“Release”). I acknowledge and understand that any activity on the Premises, including but not limited to, the use of firearms or other weapons and being near others handling firearms or other weapons, are inherently hazardous and dangerous activities and involve the risk of serious injury, disability, death, and/or property damage. Notwithstanding the risk, I acknowledge that I am voluntarily participating in the activity with knowledge of the danger involved and agree to accept and assume any and all risks of injury, disability, death, and/or property damage, arising from my participation in any activity on the Premises, whether caused by the ordinary negligence of OGC or its agents or employees. I hereby expressly elect to voluntarily participate as a member, non-member participant, and/or guest of OGC, in activities on the Premises, in spite of knowing the risks and dangers. Releaser hereby expressly waives and releases any and all claims, now known or hereafter known, against OGC, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, affiliates, shareholders, successors, and assigns (collectively, “Releasees”), on account of injury, disability, death, or property damage arising out of or related to my participation in any activities on, or my presence on, the Premises, whether arising out of the ordinary negligence of OGC, its agents or employees, or any Releasees, or otherwise. I covenant not to make or bring any such claim against OGC or any other Releasee, and forever release and discharge OGC and all other Releasees from liability under such claims. This waiver and release does not extend to claims that Minnesota law does not permit to be released by agreement. Releaser shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless OGC and all other Releasees against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies, claims, actions, judgments, settlements, interest, awards, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses of whatever kind, including attorney fees, fees, the costs of enforcing any right to indemnification under this Release, and the cost of pursuing any insurance providers, incurred by/awarded against OGC or any other Releasees, arising out of or resulting from any claim related to my participation in an activity on, or presence on, the Premises, including any claim related to my own negligence or the ordinary negligence of OGC. Releaser expressly agrees that this Release constitutes sole and entire agreement of OGC and me with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to such subject matter, and that the terms of this Release represent a valid contract between Releaser and Releasees that may not be terminated except at the discretion of the Releasees. Releaser agrees that this Release is intended to be as broad and as inclusive as permitted by Minnesota law and if any portion of this Release is held invalid, or unenforceable, the balance of the agreement shall continue in full legal force and effect. This Release is binding on and shall inure to the benefit of OGC and me and their respective successors and assigns. All matters arising out of or relating to this Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Minnesota without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. I, RELEASER, HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS RELEASE FROM AND UNDERSTAND ALL THE TERMS OF THIS RELEASE AND MY SIGNATURE REPRESENTS MY VOLUNTARY ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS OF THIS EXPRESS CONTRACT. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS RELEASE AND THAT I AM VOLUNTARILY GIVING UP SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SUE OGC. I HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD IT, AND I AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS. In signing this Release, I acknowledge and represent, that I have read the foregoing Release, understand it, and sign it voluntarily. |