2007 Annual Picnic Event Cache

Where:
Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area located a few miles SW of Yorkville Illinios. Come and explore this beautiful state park.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:

• 8:00am - Canoe Adventure (requires reservation & fee if you don't have your own canoe) CANCELED DUE TO iDNR CLOSING RIVER TO BOAT TRAFFIC
  
• 9:00am - Picnic Site Setup - Please arrive early if you'd like to help!
  
• 10:00am - Sign the log book, download waypoints, trade travel bugs etc.
  
• 12:00pm - Eat! GONIL is providing Hot Dogs n fixins, please bring a dish to share based on the potluck list below.
  
• 1:00pm - TRAVEL BUG RACE! - 2006 winner announced and kick off the 2007 race (travel bug tags will be for sale prior to kick off if you need one)
  
• 1:30pm - GONIL Q&A / General Geocaching Q&A
  
• 2:00pm - GSAK Class / Q&A
  
• 4:00pm - Raffle Door Prize drawing
  
• 4:30pm - Site clean up - Volunteers needed
  
  

EVENT ACTIVITIES:
There will be new caches in the area placed for the event but we have lots of activities throughout the day and this is your big opportunity to socialize with other geocachers from the Land of NIL, so plan to hang out and meet old friends and make some new ones. Then head out to stretch your legs and find a cache:

• Canoe Adventure - Stunod will be leading the canoe adventure which will begin at Freeman's Sports in Yorkville. If you have your own canoe you can participate free of charge. If you need to rent a canoe they run $25 for two people without transportation back to Freeman Sports or $35 for two people with transportation. For additional information including reservations please visit the GONIL forums CANCELED DUE TO iDNR CLOSING RIVER TO BOAT TRAFFIC
  
• Kids' cache - filled with kid-friendly items and hidden nearby. Parents should supervise their children during this hunt.
  
• Kids' crafts - We will have a bean bag toss game, coloring activities, and other crafts available. Parents should supervise their children.
  
• Prize table - We will have a table with some door prize drawings. We invite everyone to contribute to the prize table. Please contact Ivan-eyeseeit (eyeseedgeo@yahoo.com) if you have a contribution. Last minute contributions are also welcome.
  
• Q&A - Meet the board members of GONIL and we'll answer any questions you have regarding the organization. We'll also have an open Q&A session regarding any geocaching topics.
  
• GSAK Training and Q&A will be offered in the shelter.
  
• Memorial cache - As usual, a cache will be hidden in the area after the event to commemorate the picnic. Please bring a trading item or your sig item to contribute to the cache. As this is a state park the usual approval process will be followed prior to placing the cache.
  
• 2007 Travel Bug Race - WascoZooKeeper will be coordinating the 2007 Travel Bug Race. We will have some unregistered travel bug tags available if wish to enter the race the day of the event. See rules and details below.
  
  

FOOD - What to bring and expect:
GONIL will provide Hot Dogs, buns and condiments for the picnic. If you would like any other cooked meat type items feel free to bring it along. There is water available at the park but you may want to bring your own refreshments and lawn chair. There is also a concession stand located in the park entrance east of the event. No alcohol is permitted in Silver Springs.

Potluck - Please bring a dish to share according to the first letter of your real last name using the following list:

• A-I bring a side dish or salad
  
• J-Q bring a dessert or fruit dish
  
• R-Z bring chips, pretzels, or snacks
  
  

Use this as a guide line. If you make something exceptionally well bring that. Feel free to post a note as to what you are bringing.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - What you can do to help make this event a success:
We could use help gathering up some items to make the picnic better for everyone! As well as help during the day of the event. If you can help, please post a note to the cache page with any offer. We'll update the list below as the need has been filled. Thanks!

• Volunteers to arrive early to help setup; geognerd, Fyrdadandson...
  
• Grills....Pizza Lovers and Siamese Retriever
  
• Folding Table(s); Mamaduck71 a 5'x2.5', Sparetime 2'x6'...
  
• Big screened outdoor tent; Mamaduck71 a 13'x11' screened house and 9'x9' canopy!
  
• Donations for the prize table... please contact Ivan-eyeseeit (eyeseedgeo@yahoo.com)
  
• Outdoor games; hillbilly golf by Sparetime...
  
• Local cachers to hide new caches... please contact Mike-Greenback (greenback@gogeocaching.com) for details.
  
• Any fun game or activity you can think of...
  
• Volunteers to help clean up the picnic area at end of day; Moodygrrl, Geo-Credibles, Sparetime...
  
  

2007 TRAVEL BUG RACE:
WascoZooKeeper will coordinate the 2007 Travel Bug Race. The rules are as follows:

• All TBs to be entered in the race must be new; that is, they must not have been dropped into any cache prior to the 2007 Picnic Event cache, so they will all have the picnic as a common starting point.
  
• All entrants should be logged online as "dropped" into the Picnic event prior to the event. There will be travel bug tags available for last minute entry as well as a laptop with internet access so you can log your bug into the picnic event.
  
• All entrants must be turned into WascoZooKeeper at the event no later than 1:00 PM. Don't drop them at the travel bug trading table.
  
• Volunteers to pick up race TBs should sign in with WascoZooKeeper by 1:00 PM. Preference will be given to volunteers who do not have an entrant in the race.
  
• At 3:00, all TB entrants will be distributed to the volunteers who have agreed to move them to their first cache.
  
• Owners of all TBs entered in the race are expected to show good sportsmanship with regard to other entrants. This means that if you find another TB which is entered in the race, you will take no action that will unreasonably hinder the other entrant's movement. This includes, but is not limited to, picking up and holding the TB or placing the TB in an exceptionally difficult or rarely visited cache.
  
• The race will end on September 1, 2008. WascoZooKeeper will post standings in the GONIL forums approximately monthly, and at the end of the race.
  
• For the 2007 Travel Bug Race GONIL will be providing a $50 prize to the Travel Bug which logs the most miles. Prize to be awarded at the 2008 Picnic. The winner does not have to be at the 2008 picnic to be eligible for the prize.