{"id":15904,"date":"2013-03-15T02:38:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T16:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=15904"},"modified":"2016-01-18T10:16:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T18:16:53","slug":"march-featured-geocacher-of-the-month-nominees-add-your-comments-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/march-featured-geocacher-of-the-month-nominees-add-your-comments-2\/","title":{"rendered":"March Featured Geocacher of the Month Nominees &#8211; Add Your Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The nominees for the March Featured Geocacher of the Month award are innovators, creators and co-conspirators with other geocachers. They&#8217;re all friendly and welcoming to geocachers from Germany, America, Spain and all over the world.\u00a0Each is already a winner and will receive a prize package from Geocaching HQ.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15541\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15541  \" alt=\"louwtjievdw: Featured Geocacher of the Month for February\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Louw.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Louw.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Louw-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">louwtjievdw: Featured Geocacher of the Month for February<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Now it\u2019s your turn to help select one of them as the Featured Geocacher of the Month for March.<\/p>\n<p>Write a comment at the bottom of this blog about which of these geocachers you feel should be awarded the\u00a0featured Geocacher of the Month title.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Uncle Louwtjie, aka <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/?guid=e7639f90-6bdc-4f59-8f2f-dee64208b70e\" rel=\"nofollow\">louwtjievdw<\/a>,\u00a0was named the Featured Geocacher of the Month. He&#8217;s known in the South African geocaching community as a creative geocache hider. He&#8217;s built a reputation as a geocacher who&#8217;s as quick to maintain his geocache hides as he is to make friends with new geocachers. He&#8217;s also known for friendly advice, leaving great logs on geocaches he&#8217;s found and having a cup of coffee ready for geocachers at his home.<\/p>\n<p>Here are your nominees for the March featured Geocacher of the Month. Some testimonials have been edited for length.<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/?guid=58e410aa-aab2-4827-ae02-78e66bebda56\" rel=\"nofollow\">moenk<\/a><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15908\" style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15908\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/moenk.jpg\" width=\"358\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/03\/moenk.jpg 640w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/03\/moenk-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 358px) 100vw, 358px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">moenk &#8211; nominee for Featured Geocacher of the Month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>@mic nominated moenk who&#8217;s been geocaching since 2003. @mic says, &#8220;He (moenk) is the inventor of the very popular &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/seek\/nearest.aspx?key=D%C3%B6ner&amp;tx=69eb8534-b718-4b35-ae3c-a856a55b0874&amp;submit4=Go\" rel=\"nofollow\">D\u00f6nerstag<\/a>&#8220;, an event\u00a0which is celebrated in more than hundred locations worldwide on the same day.\u00a0Furthermore, he created the biggest geocaching forum in Germany, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geoclub.de\" rel=\"nofollow\">Geoclub.de<\/a>.\u00a0And last but not least, he was producing a very famous podcast about geocaching called, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cachetalk.de\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cachetalk<\/a>.&#8221; Another nominee wrote, &#8220;Moenk\u00a0fosters the community towards a healthy growth, a responsible\u00a0handling of nature and preserving the meaning and fun of geocaching. The Geocacher of the Month is a worthy reward for the energy, the<br \/>\nimpetus and the style with which he supports the geocaching community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/?guid=b908447c-772f-4d5f-a53a-63ea06687126\" rel=\"nofollow\">WVTim<\/a><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15909\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/?guid=b908447c-772f-4d5f-a53a-63ea06687126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15909\" alt=\"WVTim\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/WVTim.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/03\/WVTim.jpg 600w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/03\/WVTim-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WVTim &#8211; nominee for Featured Geocacher of the Month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>wallmeister22601 writes, &#8220;Tim is an outstanding geocacher who has inspired many a person with his unique and unusual geocaches. His caches are what inspired me to start hiding caches of my own and to continue geocaching.\u00a0 His caches draw people from other states that come to his home state of West Virginia specifically to search for the wonderful and creative WVTim caches. He has the number one favorite physical traditional cache in the state of Virginia as well.<\/p>\n<p>Tim is one of the most responsible geocache owners that I know. If any of his caches are in need of attention he will make it a point to repair them or replace them as quickly as he can.\u00a0In short Tim in my opinion is a pillar of the geocaching community that inspires, encourages, educates and gives back so much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/profile\/?guid=2961d892-aa08-4438-b195-29a0de1a9d29\" rel=\"nofollow\">Chrismaxx<\/a><\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15910\" style=\"width: 363px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15910    \" alt=\"Christmaxx - nominated as Featured Geocacher of the Month\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/christmaxx.jpg\" width=\"363\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/03\/christmaxx.jpg 1527w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/03\/christmaxx-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/03\/christmaxx-1024x715.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmaxx &#8211; nominated as Featured Geocacher of the Month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MallorcaClaudia writes, &#8220;They have placed a lot of geocaches in Majorca [including one featured as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/seek\/cache_details.aspx?guid=24bc5e63-ea4d-4b5e-a879-c78a9c420d44\" rel=\"nofollow\">Geocache of the Week<\/a> with more than 350 favorite Points] and all of them are fantastic ones with special places, great views and nice trips. When I met them one year ago on a geocaching event I found out that they are also very friendly and nice people.\u00a0They have given me a lot of advice on how to place geocaches and how to do the maintenance. For me they have become very good friends and for me the chrismaxx team is an idol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Comment below to tell us who you think should be the February featured \u00a0Geocacher of the Month. A panel of folks from Geocaching HQ will use your comments to help decide which geocacher is awarded the honor. Each featured Geocacher of the Month will receive an exclusive special edition featured Geocacher of the Month Geocoin, along with a Geocacher of the Month hat, a Geocacher of the Month profile icon and a certificate acknowledging their contributions, signed by two of the founders of Geocaching.\u00a0We will be accepting comments for March&#8217;s award through<strong style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">\u00a0Sunday, April 7.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If your nominee wasn&#8217;t recognized here, please submit your nominations again next month. We&#8217;re always looking for the next featured Geocacher of the Month. To nominate someone, send an email to geocacherofthemonth@groundspeak.com and include the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your name, the name of your nominee, their username<\/li>\n<li>A picture of the nominee<\/li>\n<li>Description (200 or more words) explaining why he or she deserves to be the Geocacher of the Month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please inform your nominee that\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0submitted them for the award.<\/p>\n<p>Nominations for the\u00a0<strong>next<\/strong>\u00a0Geocacher of the Month should be received by Monday<strong>, April 8.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once we have received all of the nominations, we will choose the top candidates and post them on the blog. You will then get a chance to champion your favorite. Our goal is to involve the entire geocaching community in this process so we might learn from each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nominees for the March Featured Geocacher of the Month award are innovators, creators and co-conspirators with other geocachers. They&#8217;re all friendly and welcoming to geocachers from Germany, America, Spain and all over the world.\u00a0Each is already a winner and will receive a prize package from Geocaching HQ. 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