Lots of changes this time so please read carefully....
Following this event, we will host a GAG on an annual basis
rather than twice annually as this event has grown too big for a
standard restaurant and we are not interested in having a banquet,
selling tickets, etc... The annual event will be a picnic with the
first one occuring June 2008.
Secondly this time the majority of the prizes will be awarded
based on the caches hidden, here are the categories:
Best overall
Best hike
Most original
Funniest
Best multi-cache
Best micro (kills us to add this as we hate micros!)
Best loot (Quality or Originality)
Best location
Best night cache
Best container
Sneakiest hide
Best themed cache
Largest
Hardest cache to find (once puzzle figured out)
Hardest night cache
Best puzzle
Thirdly, this time you can post your cache at anytime because
due to the volume that will be hidden if we wait for a few days
before the event Geotech will be overwhelmed. Our suggestion would
be to post it and state that the cache is hidden for GAG 10 and if
found the log will be deleted. You could also temporarily disable
your cache once it has been approved.
Fourthly, this time we had to arrange a buffet (Italian) due to
the # of participants, more than likely approximately 250. The
buffet will cost $15 per person, $7.50 for children 4 to 12, and
free for children 3 and under. These prices include taxes, but not
gratuity, that is left to your own discretion. There will be a cash
bar for drinks. The buffet price is based on a minimum of 170
adults and 30 children, if we do not reach those numbers the price
will go up a little, possibly by $2.00 per adult. There will be
someone at the door collecting the money before you are seated.
OK Geocaching junkies here's the COMPLETE plan:
1.Between now and April 22nd hide a cache in the Ottawa area. We
say April 22nd to give Cachetech plenty of time to post all caches,
Zartimus time to create the list, and everyone else time to solve
the puzzle caches.
2. You should state on your cache page that your cache can not
be logged until after 6:00 p.m. April 27th and any logs before then
will be deleted. Please preface your cache with GAG10. Example
GAG10 - The purple rock
3. Suggestions: You may want to consider hiding just one cache
to keep the work down a little for cache tech. As well, it would
also be great to control muggles, trash, etc, if all caches
incorporated a minimum of a 100/200 metre walk, i.e. not on a
residential street.
4. All geocachers who wish to participate in this event should
enter the coordinates of the hidden caches for this event on their
GPS and then head out to find as many as they can as of 6:00 p.m.
April 27th until 6:00 p.m. on the 28th.
5. At 6:00 p.m. on the 28th after a LONG day of caching, we will
meet at a local restaurant for food, beer, etc.... Please note that
the restaurant is not in the same part of town as past GAGS since
we could not find a location that would accommodate approx. 250
people.
6. It would be great if you could bring a prize along. If you
will have children with you it would be great if you could
contribute a $1.00 towards the kid's prize table, or state if you
will be bringing a kid's prize as well as this time since we will
be awarding the prizes based on the hidden caches it would be great
if all kids can go home with something as they always look forward
to that part of the evening. Taking into consideration that not
everyone will hide a cache, we will still come up with creative
ways for everyone to have the opportunity to win something.
Examples of prizes include-shirts from the company you work at, a
bottle of wine that has been collecting dust, a geocache, etc..
7. If you have any ideas to add to this event please send us an
email and we will try to incorporate them. We will do the photo
presentation again, therefore, if you are aware of a photo that
should be included please send us an email.
8. Please post a note on this page indicating if you can make it
and how many will be in your party with a breakdown between adults
and children and the ages of the children, i.e. 3 and under, 4 to
12, etc.
9. Please email us if you can volunteer. We will need volunteers
to help with the prize lists, at the door, and with a game if we
decide to do one this time. Everyone has fun with the nametag game,
but it is very time consuming to organize prior to and during the
event and people may get in the way of the buffet.
10. We will list all caches on this page just prior to the
event. If you have any questions please send us an email.
Happy hiding and seeking! See you on the 28th or on the
trails...
Cheers, T,N,F,& S
GAG10- Go and Get Em!!! Cache
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