NoVAGO's Swelter at
the Shelter
Summer Event
Sunday, July 20, 2008
What better way to celebrate summer than a get together with
your friends?
This summer's event will be held in the Lilac Shelter located in
Prince William County's
Locust Shade Park.
A park map can be downloaded
here.
Event
Schedule:
10:00 Arrivals and sign in - early caching in the park
11:00 Ice Breaker and start cooking
11:30 Cache Packing Contest
12:00 Lunch and mingling
13:00 Announcements, Giveaways, and other surprises
14:00 - ??? Caching and hanging around the Shelter
Come One ... Come All ... to a relaxed, informal event where the
only requirement is to have a good time!
Of Course, everyone is welcome from newbie to the most experienced
cachers. In addition to our MGS friends, we would especially like
to extend an invitation to our neighbors to the south, the
Fredericksburg and Central Virginia geocachers and any other
cachers who may be in the area and want to drop in.
What better place to be on a summer day in July than a geocaching
event where you can get good food, lots of nearby caches, and have
the opportunity to share your experiences with a great group of
cachers
Cache Packing
Contest:
* Cache Packing Contest - Are you the fastest cache packer in the
land? Drop your name in the bin for a chance to compete against
your fellow cachers in a madcap contest of speed and skill!
Important
Information
* In addition to several caches being available in the park,
the venue is pretty close to the Route 234 cache series and the
many many caches in Stafford County and the Dumfries areas. In
addition, the park has fishing in the large lake, a driving range
and a mini-golf course, not to mention lots of hiking trails, and a
few other amenities.
* NoVAGO will provide the hamburgers and hot dogs, while
the rest of the food is potluck, provided by event attendees! Keep
in mind that even if there are 100 people showing up, you do
not need to bring enough to feed 100 people! If 100 people
bring enough to feed 100 people, that's way too much food,
even for us!
* Please post your Will Attend log with: 1. What
you intend to bring. If you don't know now, please post it as the
event gets closer so we can keep track of who is bringing what and
try to fill in holes. A list will be posted periodically for you to
see what others are bringing. No dish, dessert or drink will get
turned away! All food is welcome! and 2. How many people you
are RSVP'ing for (so we can get an accurate head-count).
* Please do not log travel bugs into the event and
leave them on a table to be retrieved by other cachers. If you'd
like to trade TBs, please do so from person to person. This way
they can all be accounted for and none get left on the event page
and deemed to be MIA.
* Pets are permitted provided they are leashed and not
loose.
Pot Luck Food
List
This is the first summary of what has been offered for the Pot
Luck. We will be updating this list periodically and adding a
"Still Needed" list at the bottom as we get closer to the
event:
* Charcoal, lighter, grill tools, chips, case of water -
2Wheel'in
* Plastic flatware and ??? - rufnredy
* Veggie Platter - barkfeather
* Ice, water/soda - TeamObbie1
* Water, probably a pasta salad, and 3-4 plastic table cloths -
BAJA Clan
* Inca Cola, chocolate brownies - cachedude2006
* Chips - countrygirl9874
* Pasta salad - ktbutton
* Cookies - reedkickball
* Meat Balls - Tazmasized
* BBQ pulled pork - Buglady1
* Marmon69 & Twister69 - Home MAde Beef Jerky
* Ashburn Geostars - Fruit
* Nittany Lady - Dessert (as opposed to desert)
* Wildman12 - South Beach Salad
* JessSea - Hummus, Pita, maybe some Baba Ganoush
* MooseMaMa - Cherry Salad, Plates, and 2 packages each Hamburger
and Hot Dog Buns
* Cabar Feidh - Starbucks Coffee! Hot & Iced!
* Smokiewolf - Drinks
* StellaFossa - Cheese & Cracker Tray
* Novac - Chips
* Serrabou - Cheese Curls & Rice Krispie Treats
* bluerkt - Cooler of drinks & a TBD
* imfirstdue - Watermelons
* l2w - Case of water & Chips
* twister69 - napkins, ketchup and mustard
* karo92 - 3 Packs of hot dog buns, 3 packs of hamburger buns, Jar
of Pickles, sliced onions, diced onions
Lets make sure we leave the place
cleaner than when got there!