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cabin fever (
n.)
Boredom, restlessness, or irritability that results from a lack
of environmental stimulation, as from a prolonged stay in a remote,
sparsely populated region or a confined indoor area.
Not caching as much as you'd like with all the snow on the
ground? The short days have you feeling down? Cachemobile lacking
traction on the ice? Don't own snowshoes? Haven't been able to
scratch your geocaching itch lately? You're not
alone!!! We're hosting a potluck geocaching event to help
offset the winter cachin' blues.
We have reserved the fellowship hall (complete with kitchen!!!)
at the First Congregational Church in South Hadley, MA where we are
members. We made the reservation with permission from TPTB (the
trustees that is). Join us for an evening of fun, food,
socializing, food, gift swapping, food, travel bug and coin
trading, food, and games for the kids. Oh, and did I mention the
food?? Dinner will be done potluck-style, so break out your aprons
and prepare your signature famous dish (or dishes if you're so
inclined)! When you post your "will attend" log, please say
what you'll be bringing and how many folks will be coming
- that way we can make sure we have enough food!
The fellowship hall is a very large space (former gymnasium in a
past life), with plenty of room for the kids to run and play (yes,
indoors) while the adults socialize. There are some games and toys
already in the church available for the kids to use. We will also
try to whip up some geocaching related crafty-type things for the
kids to work on while there (ideas welcome). There will also be the
customary travel bug and coin table as well.
For the kids in all of us, we'll be holding a geocaching Yankee
Swap gift exchange (see details below) for both the adults and
kids. We'll also coming up with some fun games for all to
participate in (details to follow & again, ideas
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Didn't get enough of unwrapping gifts during Christmas? Need a
reason to use all that leftover wrapping paper and bows you have
stuffed in the closet? Well, rather than the traditional prize
raffle we've usually had at our events, we will be holding a
Yankee Swap Gift Exchange.
We will be holding a separate gift exchange for children
and adults. If you're bringing kids, feel free to bring a separate
gift for the kids and adults.
FOR THE ADULTS: If you would like to
participate in the Yankee Swap, bring a wrapped and unmarked
geocaching related gift to the event to contribute to the swap
pile. Please do not spend more than $10 on the gift you bring. Be
as creative as you like. When you contribute your gift, you'll be
given a ticket to write your name on and put in the drawing. You'll
get one ticket for each item you bring to contribute to the swap.
When your name is called, you will come up and select a gift
but will not unwrap it. To add to the fun, as each
person comes up and selects a gift, they will have the option of
either keeping the unwrapped item they selected or exchanging with
another person who has already selected an item. So, as you can
imagine this is one drawing in which you'd want your name to be
called last since the last person to be called
gets their pick of all the gifts! Gifts will be unwrapped only
after they have all been distributed.
FOR THE KIDS: The kids attending the event will
also participate in their own gift exchange. However, unlike the
adults who (we hope) can keep their sense of humor intact when
somebody takes their gift away from them, it may be a mistake to
assume the youngest children will always be happy with such an
arrangement. So, the kids will simply select a gift and open it on
the spot with no taking or swapping. |