{"id":63955,"date":"2019-02-19T10:48:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T18:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=63955"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:43:29","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T20:43:29","slug":"introducing-creation-celebration-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/introducing-creation-celebration-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Creation Celebration Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Carnivals across the world are an example of fun, passion, and creativity. Participants go to great lengths to make decorations, costumes, and plan parades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much like a carnival, geocaching would simply not exist without the people who channel their creativity and innovative spirit into making great experiences for others. So we\u2019re welcoming all geocache owners (and folks who want to celebrate their favorite cache owners) to host events from March 25 &#8211; April 14, 2019 celebrating geocache creation to inspire the next generation of geocache makers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re calling these events <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/play\/map?bm=BM635ZF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Creation Celebrations<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Anyone who logs an \u201cAttended\u201d at a registered Creation Celebration event will earn a special souvenir! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>How to qualify as a Creation Celebration event?<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To qualify as a Creation Celebration event, your Event Cache must fulfill all regular <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/play\/guidelines#eventcache\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Cache guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as outlined in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/play\/guidelines\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geocache hiding guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Additionally, it must meet these requirements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Event name must include the name: Creation Celebration<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example: <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Event_16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creation Celebration: Seattle Gadget Cache Workshop<\/span><\/li>\n<li>CITO events are not eligible to be Creation Celebrations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Event must take place between March 25 and April 14, 2019. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Event must last at least one hour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Event must highlight cache quality and\/or cache creation. Possibilities include, but are not limited to: <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educational workshop (e.g., Let\u2019s learn about the guidelines, nature protection, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBuild-A-Cache\u201d workshop (e.g., Build your own custom cache container)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activity workshop (e.g., climbing workshop)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Story sharing (e.g., What were some of your most epic adventures or favourite caches)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>After your event has been published, submit it for approval by Geocaching HQ via <a href=\"https:\/\/podio.com\/webforms\/22139914\/1552283\">this online form<\/a>. Once submitted, you will receive further information via email.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any further questions about this special Event series, read the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/cache-carnival-faqs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQ section<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for celebrating cache quality and unique caches with us! Share your favorite caches or cache creation tips with #cachecarnival!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnivals across the world are an example of fun, passion, and creativity. Participants go to great lengths to make decorations, costumes, and plan parades. Much like a carnival, geocaching would simply not exist without the people who channel their creativity and innovative spirit into making great experiences for others. 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