 Registration
is now open! Click here to register!
Pre-registration is required this year and ends February 15, 2004.
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subject to, and will, change :) We will be adding details on events,
sponsors, prizes, etc. as they become available. For the most up to the
minute information on the event, please make sure you add a watch to this
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| Where |
N42°
59.138 W084° 10.333
(aka Owosso, MI - Click
Here To View Pictures Of The Hall and Hotel) |
| When |
Saturday
February
28, 2004 12:30pm - 8:00pm
Agenda
- 11:00am - 12:30pm
Setup, come if you'd like to help or get there early. The hall
will be open.
- 12:30pm
OFFICIAL START
- 12:30pm - 02:00pm
Arrival, Registration, Meet&Greet. Snacks and some
beverage out during this time
- 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Official welcome, explanation of Poker Run and rules
- 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Run over + time for everyone to get ready for the Poker Run start
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm
POKER RUN, strict ending at 5pm
- 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Regroup and warm up
- 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Dinner, start doing announcements & awards at 06:30. Do
'raffle' winners announcement first. General announcements,
bring everyone up to speed on what's happening with the organization,
Q&A session
- 8:00pm On
Close up, clean up, and git
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| Registration
Fee |
$20
- "Full" registration. This registration includes a
catered dinner, an entry into the poker run, and any of the goodies that
come with full registration.
$10 - "Attendee" registration. If you are 15 or
younger, you or your parents may choose this registration option.
This includes only the catered dinner and can only be used in conjunction
with an adult registration. If you are 15 or younger and wish to
participate in everything happening at the social, you must purchase a
"Full" registration.
Pre-registration is required this year. Because we are
having the event catered, we must have an accurate count of attendees by
February 15th. Registrations will not be taken after the 15th.
|
| Food |
We're
having the event catered this year! The menu is has been set and
includes Pasta salad, Chicken prepared two ways (baked and BBQ), cheesy
garlic mashed potatoes, green beans, and dinner rolls. Cheesecake
with toppings will be served for dessert and coffee, hot chocolate and
punch will be served throughout the event. |
| 2nd
Annual MiGO Poker Run - The Main Event |
We
will be holding the second annual MiGO Poker Run during the Winter
Social. Fun for the entire family! You do not have to be an
expert Poker player to participate or win. Anyone who can find a 1/1
Geocache can play and win.
Winners receive the envy of their friends and one of five custom-made
Winter Social 2004 Poker Run Winner trophy mugs, expertly crafted by our
very own BPach.
If you are curious about how the Poker Run works, please read the
Poker Run rules at this
link.
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| Sponsors |
- Winers & Loafers
N42 59.860 W084 10.267
Winers & Loafers is a specialty store that sells wines, beer,
spice, Zingerman's bread, etc. They will be host to one of the
poker run bonus caches. We have arranged with the store owners
to have one of the poker run caches hidden in the store. In
return, they have generously extended a 10% discount for all MiGO
Members on and Michigan product in their store - and they have
an extensive variety.
Bonus card in the store.
Open Saturday 9-3 so you will need to
pick this card up on the way to the event!
- Book Mark
N42 59.905 W084 10.296
Book Mark is a small-town book store. They are host to one of
our bonus caches. When you go into the store to collect your
poker card, you will be extended a 15% discount on any book purchase
you make that day.
Look in the travel section for the bonus
card.
Store is open 8:30am - 8:00pm on Saturday. Get the card before
the event or use their store and coffee bar as a warm-up spot during
the regular run.
- Digital Plumbers
Digital Plumbers is donating a wireless network as a prize for our
guessing game. DP specializes in all forms of network
maintenance and installation, including computer upgrade and repair
and network infrastructure enhancements.
- Handing On
Handing On will be providing a set of hand-made mittens for the
prize table!
- Gander Mountain
The prize table will have a $50 Gander Mountain GC for the
winning.
- 3Bees
3Bees is contributing 5 of those geocaching.com "This is a
geocache" stickers.
- Mapopolis.com
Mapopolis.com has donated 3 more copies of their Platinum Map
Packs. This is a truly incredible piece of software. Any
palm or PPC user should consider this a must-have. Prize can
also be used as $35 towards a full Navigator package - their best
software package which includes auto-routing and voice
prompts.
- Waterfall Jewelry
Waterfall Jewelry of Waterford, MI will be providing some gift
certificates for the prize table once again.
|
| Goodies |
Ready
Stocked Micro Caches
victorymike
and sister gvnagei are preparing a specially stocked ready to go micro
cache for everyone who attends. Offer good while supplies last, we
should have enough for the first 100-150 attendees. Many thanks to
these two! I got a sneak peek at the Traverse City Convergence and
they looked awesome and at that time had:
- Special hand-made candle
- Special hand-made log book
- MiGO golf pencil
- A "You Found It!" note
- More trinkets too!
Special Edition MiGO Patch
(actual scan)
MiGO is producing a "Four Seasons" patch set for the
organization this year. There will be a patch for each season and
the patches will be debuted at events throughout the year during their
corresponding seasons. Winter Social is the debut event for the
Winter patch. The Winter patch is a patch of the snowflake in our
Winter Social logo. Each season will have a special edition limited
run done with metallic stitching that can ONLY be obtained at an
event. All Winter Social attendees will receive one limited edition
winter patch as part of their registration. Extra patches can be
purchased after dinner starts but once the event is over, they go into the
MiGO vault and you can't get them in the store. Don't worry... if
you can't make one of the debut events, a second edition of each patch
will be available in the MiGO store year-round to help you complete your
collection!
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| Photo
Booth |
Putting
Names to Faces! For those that would like to have their picture
taken, Gvnagei will be taking pictures with her digital camera and having
you log your name(s) with each picture. These pictures will be sized and
posted (she promises asap), and if you would like, e-mailed to you. The
main purpose will be to have a set of faces to go with names. |
| Kid's
Corner |
There
will be a kids corner at the social. The Kid's Corner will be an
area all youngins can congregate and socialize. Bring your Gameboys!
:) We will have some board games there to play and are willing to
take suggestions from the youngsters on other fun activities they'd like
to see in the Kid's Corner. |
| Lodging |
MiGO
Has secured the special rate of $73 + tax for members who book at the
Comstock Inn & Convention Center in Owosso, MI. The hotel is a
short distance from the hall the social will be held in if you are staying
the night and want a nice place at a good rate where some folks will be
afterwards. We have a 10 room block consisting of 5 queen rooms with a pullout
couch and 5 double rooms. All are non-smoking. You can ask for
smoking when you reserve (but it won't be in our block) and also can
upgrade to another type of room at additional cost. To get these
rates, use the code "MIGEO" when making your
reservation. To get these rates, you MUST reserve by January
28, 2004.
Comstock Inn & Convention Center: (989) 725-0999
Here are some
pictures of the Hall
and Hotel to peruse. |