GC26RCH 10 Years! Williamstown, VT (Community Celebration Event) in Vermont, United States created by DJ and CAL

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Hidden : Saturday, May 1, 2010

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* NOTICE: DATE and MENU Change!
Come Help Us Celebrate 10 Years of Geocaching!!

Date : Saturday May 1, 2010
Time : 8:30am - Until 10:30
Location : Moose Club, Williamstown, VT
Bring a Tin Party hat for the photo (see below*****)

History
May 1, 2000, President Bill Clinton's executive order to discontinue Selective Availability allowing users to receive a non-degraded GPS signal globally was executed.
On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight, eastern savings time, the switch controlling "Selective Availability" was thrown.
Twenty-four satellites around the globe processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an instant upgrade.
On May 3, 2000 Dave Ulmer placed the very first geocache, The Original Stash, a black bucket, in the woods near Beaver Creek, Oregon. Along with a logbook and pencil, he left various prize items including videos, books, software, a can of beans and a slingshot.
On May 30, 2000 the word Geocaching was coined by Matt Stum on the "GPS Stash Hunt" mailing list. Geocache was the joining of two familiar words. The prefix geo, for Earth, was used to describe the global nature of the activity, but also for its use in familiar topics in gps such as geography. The word cache is described by Merriam-Webster as "a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements."
Now, there are over 1,000,000 active caches and an estimated 3-4 million geocachers worldwide. Are you one of them?

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Additional Guidelines to Qualify for Special 10 Years! Icon..
* At least 10 people must attend the event.
* A video or picture must be taken at the event. At least 10 attendees must be in the video/photo along with a legible sign showing the event coordinates and location name.
* The people in the video or photo should be festive.Be inventive!
***** (Since tin or aluminum is the traditional 10th anniversary gift, I ask you to make a party hat of tin or aluminum foil. It doesnt matter if its a plain tin can or a decorated foil covered cowboy hat with bells)*****. Bring a tin or aluminum Party Hat for the photo.

WE ARE GOING TO TRY SOMETHING NEW?????
* * A Potluck Breakfast * * *
Due to some scheduling issues, we are changing the event to Saturday morning. The Moose Club will provide the shelter (banquet hall), but we will supply our own breakfast.

coffee and a dozen Costco danishes - DJ and CAL
Banana Bread - xenopyre
OJ and After Breakfast mints - lonestarr
Muffins - Wheel15
Muffins - cwgray
Carrot Oatmeal Raisin Muffins - mwein
Bowl of Mixed Fruit - A1D2
donuts - TKDscouter
Pastry..or a Breakfast casserole - Zebra Girl
Juice , plates, napkins, cold cups - yo hg

Please let us know what you are bringing?
Moose Club
The Royal Order of the Moose is located next door to the Pump and Pantry on Rt 14 in Williamstown.
Activities: We will bring a couple ready made caches for door prizes.
Prizes and Photo at 10:00
We will set out a couple new caches for you to hunt after the event.
Prizes will be awarded to 2 age groups for the most inventive/festive hat by cachers age 16 and under and Big kids age 17 and older.
Watch this page for updates.

Also notice that there is a CITO Event later at North Branch Nature Center (713 Elm St, Montpelier) "Kids Need Nature" CITO Event (GC23VFB) by Larry522.

There are about 45 VT men and women currently in TX bound for service in Saudi in early May. They are part of the 158th Security Forces Squadron, "The Green Mountain Boys". They will be gone for 6 months, expected to be home around Thanksgiving. "If you are interested in donating items for these VT Airmen who are deployed over seas, (hard candy, ect) we will accept them and ship them after the event. If you would like a list of what the men and women would like please email Chris Lawrence, L TSgt USAF ANG 158 SFS/SF" chris.lawrence@ang.af.mil. Thank you."

A Special thanks to World Caching for donating a Geocoin prize.