{"id":112585,"date":"2023-02-27T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=112585"},"modified":"2023-09-22T16:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T23:02:26","slug":"meet-your-community-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/meet-your-community-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet your community volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a well-known fact that geocaching is a community-based game. After all, what would the game be without creative cache owners and the engaged cachers logging their finds?<\/p>\n<p>Another vital backbone of geocaching are the geocaching community volunteers that dedicate their time and talent to support the worldwide geocaching community.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reviewers<\/strong> review and publish geocaches that meet geocaching guidelines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moderators<\/strong> guide and monitor participation in geocaching discussion forums.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Translators<\/strong> translate geocaching content into languages other than English.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EarthCache<\/strong> reviewers use their expertise in geology to review and publish EarthCaches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The geocaching community currently has nearly 400 volunteers that support geocachers and coach new players\u2014all for the love of the game. Though many volunteers are active as players in addition to their volunteer duties, there is still a large portion of their community that hasn\u2019t had the chance to meet them yet!<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019re doing a brief introduction to a few volunteers that you might have seen in <em>your<\/em> community. Get to know them below!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112591 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/signal-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/signal-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/signal-656x875.jpg 656w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/signal-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/signal-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/signal-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ellis &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/?guid=cc6dfd4c-a94b-4965-96f7-bac289d9fcd4\">HartenDame<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hartendame_on_tour\/\">@hartendame_on_tour<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Flanders, Belgium<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reviewer since:<\/strong> 2020<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behind the username:<\/strong> The username \u201cHartenDame\u201d (\u201cQueen of Hearts\u201d in English) is based on Ellis\u2019 love for card and board games and her passion for Disney (specifically Alice in Wonderland).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fun Fact:<\/strong> Ellis is married to a fellow reviewer for Belgium, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/?guid=7db7a462-8878-4b79-ac3b-7e1bc739e6e3\">FlameCarrier<\/a>. Collecting geocoins and tags is a passion of hers and she is trying to expand her collection step by step. In her time outside of geocaching, she enjoys baking desserts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why she volunteers:<\/strong> \u201cMy love for geocaching and going out to find new hides, making friends and being part of the community makes it easy to be a volunteer reviewer for this game. As a reviewer, I want to be among the community as much as possible, therefore Events from small meet and greets to even Megas and Gigas are great.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-112594 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Giulia_Tofana-300x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Giulia_Tofana-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Giulia_Tofana-656x875.jpeg 656w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Giulia_Tofana-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Giulia_Tofana.jpeg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andrea &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/p\/?guid=1c8749fd-0669-42d7-8261-429a20f6c8f0\">Giulia_Tofana<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Italy<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reviewer since:<\/strong> 2018<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behind the username:<\/strong> The username \u201cGiulia_Tofana\u201d is based on an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Giulia_Tofana\">infamous poisoner<\/a> from 17th century Italy (but having a drink with Andrea is completely safe!)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fun Fact:<\/strong> Andrea lives his life in flip-flops\u2014even while geocaching! If there\u2019s a cache on a tree to be logged, he\u2019s usually the one to make the climb.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why he volunteers:<\/strong> \u201cI always considered geocaching as a way to discover places and stories, and as a reviewer I have the chance to discover many more, because I have to read every cache that\u2019s submitted for reviewing! Also, I met a lot of nice people in the reviewing community and I love meeting them at events around the world!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many volunteers out there and, while we\u2019d love to introduce you to all of them, that might take a while! Stay tuned for more features where you might see your local volunteer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a well-known fact that geocaching is a community-based game. After all, what would the game be without creative cache owners and the engaged cachers logging their finds? 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