If you want to check out the video of a Geocaching Flash Mob Event
in May, go to this link.
The video of our event is on You Tube and can be seen
here!
The montage of all 83 events presented by Pablo Mac can be
seen here.
All attendees have been entered in to a drawing hosted by
iTrax and Foxtail (yep, still in Sunny SanDiego)! The
drawing was on their Monday, 3 December2007 Podcast!
The "2" difficulty is for the fact that the limited time will
make it tough to log if you aren't prompt and dilligent... You MUST
be present and sign a log sheet DURING this time to claim the
event.
The Plan: At exactly 11:00am (as determined by the GPS clock) we
will place a bucket full of nice, new swag at the coordinates. We
will place a small CD player on the ground near the bucket to play
some pleasant, upbeat music. One volunteer will hand out "log
sheets". Participants will sign the log sheets (which will later
become a log book), to qualify for attendance and drop them in a
designated collection box. Bring a pen! Participants may
trade swag via the swag bucket at any time. We encourage you to
bring nice swag to trade. Another volunteer will hand out raffle
tickets. Another volunteer will hand out name tags and markers. If
any muggles are curious about the event we will have a volunteer
hand out fliers that explain geocaching. At a designated time, we
will toss out Pizza flavored Chips, Hershey Kisses, and other
chocolate candies to all attendants for the event "meal" (Pizza and
dessert). At a designated time, we will take a group photo. At a
designated time, we will call out the raffle winners. At precisely
11:15 the bucket, and the log sheets will be packed up and sealed
away. The event area will be vacated without a trace. Events that
happen after 11:15:01 do not count as part of THIS event. Only
those participants whose names appear on the log sheets may log the
event. We hope to gather a "good showing" of cachers at this event.
Tell your friends and help promote the event. Suggestion: COME
EARLY TO FIND PARKING. Parking can be difficult to find. If you
can't find parking you might miss the event! Note: Although
participants are welcome to get together for brunch after the
event. The event will officially be over at 11:15. At brunch,
participants may chat, meet, eat and plan for a day of caching in
Copperas Cove. I'm sure there will be several muggles nearby who
will wonder "What did I just see? What just happened?"
Placed by a member
of:
Military Association of GeoCachers
Serving Proudly |
Itinerary:
10:20 AM
Core Volunteers meet at
“secret chosen area” to organize, plan and prep.
10:45 - 10:59
Participants: Mill about and mosey. Be non-challant and
casual. Look like a muggle. Don't look like a gathering waiting to
happen. Mosey as realistically as you can. This is part of the fun.
We will seem to appear out of no-where.
10:58
Bill50here will begin
filming video for the entire event to capture the moments
(videographer).
11:00
Simultaneously:
SDAJumpmaster will walk to
ground zero with a bucket of swag and announce, “Come and get it!”.
(bucket watcher) This is the signal that
the event has begun!
Mrs. Turtle428 & Little
Turtles will hand out log sheets (logger)
Fyrhydrantwill hand out raffle
tickets (raffler)
SDAMommy will hand out name
tags and markers (tagger)
SDANutMeg will put a CD (boom box
style) player for some pleasant, upbeat, caching music, including
the caching PUMP of course! (Facilities manager)
Rose_Bud will be taking pictures of
the event (photographer)
3Zimmers will set up portable table
and signage (facilities manager)
Machacek Family will hand
out Geocaching explanation sheets to curious muggles (promotions
manager)
SDAJumpmaster will hand out
schedules to participants (information manager)
SDASweetpea1 will prep the
Pizza, Hershey's Kisses (HKs), and other candies for distribution
(food services manager)
Participants: fill out log sheets and drop them in the
collection box
Participants: fill out name tags with caching
names and stick 'em on
11:00 - 11:05
Participants: Mingle. Share stories. Brag. Trade swag. Take
pictures. Sign the log (sheets). CITO the local area!
11:05
SDASweetpea1 & SDANutMeg
prep Pizza, HKs, and chocolates, and call participants over
announcing “Soup’s on!”
11:05:15
Participants: Go over to the feeding area for Hershey's
Kisses
Hershey's Kisses are tossed out (as an official "meal")
Photographer preps to take group photo
Participants: Make sure to CITO your foil wrappers.
11:09 All Volunteers prepare
to rally everyone to photo area and help organize (sitting,
squatting, standing, etc.) for group photo.
11:08
Participants: Go over to the photo area and assemble
FAST. Listen to Rose_Bud
for directions.
Group photo(s) is taken
Prep participants for raffle
11:11 SDAMommy will open a trash bag and
announce, “CITO! Cache
In, Trash Out!” All guests place their HK trash
in the bag
11:12
Participants: Go to the raffle staging area
Prize Raffle Drawing Fyrhydrantwill call out winning
numbers and hand out prizes.
Several prizes
FTF honors will be awarded as one of the raffle prizes.
11:14
One minute warning is called by KangaDrew
"It is now 11:14!"
Participants: Prep to leave, but don't "look" like you
are prepping. (You might want to "secretly" organize where you will
re-form after dispersal.)
11:14:30 KangaDrewannounces, “You don’t have
to go home, but you can’t stay here!”
11:15 EXACTLY
Participants: Wait for it ... then LEAVE the area
(right at 11:15) and meet elsewhere if desired. We want to clear
the videotaping area (we will continue to tape for a minute or so)
to show us "vacate".
The bucket of swag will be packed up
(SDAJumpmaster)
The table and signage will be packed up (3Zimmers &
SDANutMeg))
The log sheet collection box will be packed up and sealed (Mrs.
Turtle)
We will leave the area to go ... elsewhere.
11:17
Bill50here will end the
taping
(Also available on the
H.O.T. Forum Site).
Do not show up at the library prior to 11:00 AM Sharp!
Stay parked or nearby, but for the Flash Mob to have its full
effect, it must appear to come from nowhere and disappear just as
quickly. Volunteers please email or post such below.
If anyone would like to have post-event geoherds, indicate
link-up points in your note logs below, so people have a place to
congregate...
Might I recommend trying a mega-multi cache for entertainment?
Try my latest twisted cache,
Bill the Cat (GC16NPK)
