West Bend $1,000 Cache Ba$h Event Cache

West Bend, Wisconsin, is celebrating geocaching by offering a weekend full of geocaching activities — and one of the first geocaching events in the world to offer large cash prizes! West Bend boasts over 400 caches within a 7-mile radius. West Bend’s nearby caches are perfect for families and geocachers of all ages and abilities, bringing people into rural and urban areas for both caching fun and socializing in a large group. Regner Park offers picnic facilities as well as a swimming pond with diving board, bathroom facilities, several playgrounds and on duty lifeguards. If you only want to find several caches in the area, come on back and enjoy the rest of the day with your family and fellow cachers in the park with swimming, playground equipment or a picnic in the park.

• Friday Night:
  Drink, Think and Coin Clink Meet and Greet: 7-11 p.m. hosted by Ecorangers and LDove. See separate event page.
  
• Saturday:
  
  • 6:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. REGISTRATION - Regner Park, where geocachers can download 50 new cache coordinates. (Thank you to the WGA for allowing us to use their downloading equipment and supplies.)
  • 6:30 a.m. - 12 noon GEOGOLF Prior to 12 noon, find a spot in Regner park and mark it on your GPS as a waypoint. Turn in your waypoints and team name at the registration counter (there will be a bin there). Whoever is closest to the prechosen secret coordinates, wins a prize. Winner(s) to be announced during the main prize drawings.
    
  • 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. GEOCACHING DEMONSTRATIONS and teaching of what caching is and how to use equipment. Power point presentation on geocaching provided by the Wisconsin Geocaching Association to run continuously throughout the day.
    
  • 9 a.m. NEW GEOCACHERS ORIENTATION
    
    "CITO AS YOU GO": Cachers are encouraged to CITO as they cache in the area (bags will be provided).
    Cachers who do not want to cache the entire day can come back to Regner and enjoy the picnic areas, swimming facilities and playground equipment while socializing and gathering to meet people coming from as far as Florida.
    
  • 4:30-6:00 p.m.SECRET TREASURE BOX ACTIVITY Do you have the "secret" key?
  • SOCIALIZING and meeting of other cachers until 6:00 p.m. for exchange of coins, travel bugs and other items.
    
  • 4:30 p.m. One member from each team must be in line at the Registration stand with the Official Playing Card by 4:30 p.m. in order to qualify for the prize drawing. The turn-in process will begin promptly at 4:30 p.m. Beginning at 2:30 p.m., Playing Cards will be accepted for turn-in. Playing Card will then be voided and given back to the team as a souvenir of the event. Raffle tickets will be given at this time for the prize drawing.
  • 4:30-6 p.m. CITO Regner park, and help with clean up. Bags will be given out.
    
  • 6:00-7:00 p.m. PRIZE DRAWING will be held at Regner Park.
    
• Sunday:
  Flash mob event: Noon in Regner Park. Bring your geocoins, travel bugs and items to trade. See separate event page. Participants will receive a free swim pass to the park!
  
  Contest details are as follows:
  
  *Teams will receive a raffle ticket for each new cache found — the more new caches found, the more opportunities to win. One team equals one geocaching.com account, if there is one cacher or 2 or more in a family it is considered one account/team.
  *Must be present at the drawing to win.
  *The 1st 250 teams to register before August 7th receive an official event bag with goodies that includes information on the community and maps.
  *Participation in this activity is not a required part of the event, you can simply come and enjoy the park and all it has to offer, socialize and take a break from caching too if you wish!

  Prizes are as follows:
  1st prize = $500
  2nd prize = $250
  3rd prize = $100 (2)
  4th prize = $50
  Plus geocoins, fun geocaching items and other great prizes.

  **A prize will be given for the team that has traveled the farthest to the event!

  We are proud to be home of the Washington County Historical Courthouse & Jailhouse Museums as well as the Museum of Wisconsin Art. We have an extensive trail system which includes the beautiful Riverwalk with its multiple art sculptures. We also have part of the Eisenbahn paved Trail which starts from Washington County's southern border all the way north into Kewaskum (bring your bikes and strollers!) Many of our caches are hidden along the scenic Ice Age Trail which winds its way through the city and outlying communities and parks.

  Make sure to put this cache page on your watchlist for updates on possible VIP/guest appearances and other information.

  PLEASE POST IN YOUR ATTENDED LOG HOW MANY WILL BE ATTENDING, THANK YOU!!
  
  ***UPDATES***

  5-22-08 More GREAT news! For the Sunday event - the flash mob, anyone attending will get a FREE swim pass to each participant for entrance into Regner Park's beautiful swimming area!! (now there is a pose - a swimmer with flippers???). The Parks Department has also announced that we will have available park areas 2, 3, 4 (behind the main bathhouse) for cookouts and participant use on Sunday also. You will get your FREE swim passes after the mob event from one of us - we will be clearly identified (secret for now). On Saturday after 4, a trailer with a bandstand will be set up with speakers and announcement of prizes and introduction of some VIP's. Light snacks and beverages will be available.

  5-19-08 - DRINK AND THINK AND COIN CLINK, will be held on 8/15/08 from 7-11 p.m. hosted by Ecorangers and LDove see separate event page

  5-2-08 - CUT OFF FOR REGISTRATION FOR THE LARGE CASH PRIZES WILL BE August 7, 2008! You can still participate and register for the event after that, as well as be eligible for the smaller prizes and get the downloads until 2 p.m., but you just won't be eligible for the large cash prize drawing listed above. We have to know how many booklets to print so get your registrations in and be sure to list how many will be attending as soon as possible!

  5/2/08 - Sunday's Flash Mob
  STRIKE A POSE - Event will take place at Regner park at precisely 12 o'clock. SEE EVENT PAGE (http://www.westbendcache.com/)

Download the Event Waiver for quicker check-in at Registration