Health & Safety

Help make PELS a healthy and welcoming experience for everyone.

Gathering in person is an important part of PELS. A few thoughtful precautions can help protect fellow participants, volunteers, and venue staff.

Help keep everyone healthy

• Practice good hand hygiene and cover coughs and sneezes.
• Respect others’ choices to wear a mask or take additional precautions.
• Follow applicable public health requirements and any health and safety instructions communicated by event organizers or the venue.
• If you have personal health concerns, discuss participation and appropriate precautions with your healthcare professional before traveling.

If illness affects your attendance

Contact the PELS organizers and your district governor-elect as soon as possible to discuss next steps. Because PELS training is required for incoming club presidents, please coordinate with your district rather than attending while ill.

Participation and health risks

Travel and in-person gatherings carry a risk of exposure to communicable illnesses, including COVID-19, influenza, and other respiratory viruses. Precautions can reduce risk, but cannot eliminate it.