{"id":19103,"date":"2013-11-20T02:36:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T16:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=19103"},"modified":"2016-01-18T10:08:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T18:08:47","slug":"october-geocacher-of-the-month-nominees-add-your-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/october-geocacher-of-the-month-nominees-add-your-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"October Geocacher of the Month Nominees – Add Your Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The earned, never for sale, Geocacher of the Month geocoin (sun flare optional)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A geocache owner with seven different geocache types, a couple that teaches boy scouts and girl scouts about geocaching, and a geocacher with five geocaches, each of which that have north of 100 Favorite Points\u2014those are the nominees for the October Geocacher of the Month award.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re honoring each of the nominees by featuring them on the Geocaching Blog for their contributions to the greater geocaching community. Each will receive worldwide recognition and a prize package from Geocaching HQ in Seattle. Which of these nominees will be named Geocacher of the Month?<\/p>\n

This is your opportunity to \u00a0help decide who will take home the earned, never for sale, Geocacher of the Month geocoin (at left). Each featured Geocacher of the Month will receive the exclusive special edition Geocoin, a hat and a profile icon. They\u2019ll also receive a certificate acknowledging their contributions, signed by two of the founders of Geocaching.com.<\/p>\n

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Old Navy – Geocacher of the Month – September<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In September,\u00a0Old Navy<\/a>\u00a0was named Geocacher of the Month.<\/p>\n

One comment details Old Navy’s near decade-long commitment to the geocaching community, “He has done so much for the Geocaching community and goes above and beyond, whether it\u2019s hiding quality caches or event planning as part of\u00a0Northern New Jersey Cachers<\/a>\u00a0(NNJC) or working with local municipalities and parks to introduce geocaching to so many people. As Geocaching continues to grow in leaps and bounds over the years Old Navy has been there in Geo101 introduction classes to bring new people into the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s your turn to help us select the next Geocacher of the Month.\u00a0Write a supportive comment at the bottom of this blog for the nominated geocacher that you feel should be awarded the title. A panel of folks from Geocaching HQ will then use your comments to help guide the decision of which geocacher is awarded the Geocacher of the Month honor.<\/p>\n

Here are your nominees for the October Geocacher of the Month. Some testimonials have been edited for length.<\/p>\n

Mic68<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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mic 68 – Geocacher of the Month nominee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr. Christian Janiesch, aka famerlor_dragon, writes, “mic68 has produced some of the finest and best maintained caches in the\u00a0area of Karlsruhe, Germany, for the past five(!) years. People from afar\u00a0come particularly for these caches.\u00a0All of his caches are very family friendly, inspiring, and even include\u00a0fallback stages if any of the flashing, buzzing or moving electronic\u00a0gadgets fails. All of his main multi and mystery caches are among the\u00a0best most of us will ever see in the life as a geocacher. He must have\u00a0put countless hours into planning, constructing, placing, and\u00a0maintaining his stages.
\nIt is hard to describe the inner beauty of any of them without spoiling\u00a0any of it. There is a multi cache about knights and dragons, there is\u00a0one on aliens and his newest most perfect installment is about a\u00a0mysterious white woman. All of them are set outside the city and make\u00a0great walk through the woods and fields of the area. All of his multis\u00a0have more than half a dozen stages each and keep you busy for 3 to 6\u00a0hours depending on your skill in finding and figuring out the ingenious\u00a0gimmicks he throws at you.\u00a0I am not particularly good at praising people, but his caches are the\u00a0reason why this hobby is so popular. His caches are worth a lot more\u00a0than a 100 lamp post caches. I think this should be recognized.”<\/p>\n

\u00a0Rat & Mushroom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rat & Mushroom Nominees for Geocacher of the Month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Samantha Holt says, “This is my mom and dad, they are both 63 years old. They have been caching for 9 years and have involved our\u00a0whole family to include the\u00a0grand kids. Dad lost\u00a0a significant amount of his\u00a0hearing about the time they started to cache. Caching has allowed them to\u00a0continue\u00a0to be very active and\u00a0involved\u00a0with the community and their friends.\u00a0\u00a0They love to place ammo cans and unique cache hides. They have held several events to include a\u00a0sweet-heart\u00a0event during February. They have cached the states and several countries, to include Spain, Mexico,\u00a0Gibraltar, Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica, and\u00a0\u00a0Germany. No matter where dad goes he can find a cache! He has taught many people how to cache and how to be a good\u00a0cacher. Their license plate reads FIGS\u00a0SL\u00a0– Found in Good Shape, Signed Log. They have hiked, biked,\u00a0canoed, drove, walked, crawled, boated, swam,\u00a0quad-ed,\u00a0jeeped, rock climbed, and waded through who\u00a0 knows what to get to caches.\u00a0\u00a0 Rat & Mushroom\u00a0deserve\u00a0this award for their love of the adventure and their joy of sharing the caching\u00a0experience\u00a0with their close friends and family and whoever else walks up and asks them, “What are you looking for?” They are great people, I love you mom and dad! Good Luck on winning\u00a0Geo-<\/var>cachers\u00a0of the month!”<\/p>\n

Kenny25<\/strong rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a><\/p>\n

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Kenny25 – Nominee for Geocacher of the Month<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Kenny25 is a rare geocache owner because he owns seven different geocache types, from an EarthCache to a CITO Event to Multi-Caches. Thierry Schnekenburger writes (translated from French) “I vote for cyril Lhomme \/ kenny25. \u00a0He deserves the title of Geocacher of the Month because he is a dedicated and passionate about geocaching and especially about other geocaches. He did not hesitate to organize events for the sole purpose of bringing us together to share moments of togetherness, happiness away from the cares of everyday life.<\/p>\n

4 May he organized the flashmob for everyone to have the memory, we thought we would, he did it!<\/div>\n
11 and 12, he organized the 5th event “ricolades of the Doubs” with such enthusiasm that it’s nice to see and just for that he deserves the title. This is a great guy!”<\/div>\n
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Comment below to tell us who you think should be the October Geocacher of the Month. We will be accepting comments through\u00a0November 30.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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If your nominee wasn’t recognized here, please submit your nominations again next month. We\u2019re always looking for the next Geocacher of the Month. To nominate a geocacher, send an email to geocacherofthemonth@geocaching.com and include the following information:<\/p>\n