By registering for the 2024 Hands Across the Border Celebration on this website, you are required agree to our Terms & Condition as you check out. 

TERMS & CONDITIONS

INTERNATIONAL PEACE ARCH ASSOCIATION (IPAA) 
REGISTRATION | REFUND POLICY | EVENT CANCELLATION

REGISTRATION

• There is NO Minimum Number of Registrants required to hold the event. There is a Maximum of 1000 Registered Participants for the 2024 HATB Celebration.

• GROUP LEADERS, PARENTS AND ALL PARTICIPANTS agree to download complete, and you, your child or your groups participants completed and signed REGISTRATION - PARTICIPATION - LIABILITY WAIVER to the EVENT CHECK-IN registration next to the USA Kitchen. This is also where you will pick up your event Goodie Bag.

• The IPAA will post on our website, email updates to registered attendees, TICKETSIGNUP, and Facebook announcing the event status and updates. Add Ticketsignup.io to your SAFE sender's lists to receive your event UPDATES.

REFUNDS & TRANSFERS

REFUNDS are processed by request through April 9th, 2024. Request a refund in your account on the TICKETSIGNUP. Registration TRANSFER requests will be processed through May 31st, 2024.

Contact the IPAA to request a transfer by email at registration(at)handsacrosstheborder.org. Include your order number, the participant's name is to be REMOVED, and the participant's name is to be ADDED.

NO REFUNDS will be issued for any reason after April 9th, 2024. Due to our financial requirements and commitments to holding the event, all registration fees will become non-refundable on April 10th, 2024. 

TICKETSIGNUP FEES

TicketSignup fees are based on the number of Tickets purchased. This gives buyers a substantial discount for group ticket purchases over other event ticket vendors. Therefore, Ticketsignup has a policy that their FEE is non-refundable. 

EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY

IN THE EVENT OF CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL, THE 2024 HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER PEACE ARCH CELEBRATION IS CANCELLED AND CAN NOT BE RESCHEDULED; THE IPAA WILL DISTRIBUTE ALL GOODIE BAGS & PRE-PAID T-SHIRTS TO THE PURCHASER / GROUP LEADERS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE PARTICIPANTS THEY REGISTERED.

 

GROUP LEADERS WHO LIVE WITHIN 75 MILES OF THE PARK WILL BE INVITED TO PICK UP THEIR GOODIE BAGS / T-SHIRT(S) AT THE PEACE ARCH PARK SNACK SHACK ON SPECIFIC DATES. GROUP LEADERS WHO LIVE BEYOND 75 MILES WILL HAVE THEIR EVENT. GOODIE BAGS / T-SHIRT(S) WILL BE MAILED TO GROUP LEADERS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE CANCELLATION.

In Addition, the International Peace Arch Association is NOT responsible for any hotel, motel, camping, or reservation cancellation fees registrants may incur due to the cancellation of the Hands Across the Border Peace Arch Celebration program.

 

Our event follows the standard industry policy: All ticket purchases become non-refundable on April 10th, 2024. We reserve the right to postpone or cancel the event due to circumstances beyond our control such as a natural disaster or emergency or as required to protect the safety of attendees and staff. The USA and Canadian Governments closed the border during COVID-19 Pandemic. While we cannot imagine anything this happening standard industry policy must reflect the outside forces that exist in their terms and conditions. No refunds will be issued under these circumstances. We reserve the right to change the details of the event without prior notice. 

 

By completing this purchase, I understand accept the terms and conditions. I acknowledge (or a group leader,  parent or adult guardian for all children under 18 years) having read and agreed to the above release and waiver including the refund policy.