CA_CA's Second Winter Event in Firestone Park Event Cache

Even though we had a big ice-storm, the turnout for our first event last year was so great that we wanted to do it again.  Just like last year this event's main purpose is to meet with and enjoy fellowship with geocachers and their families.

This year the event will run from 12:00 - 4:00 PM on Sunday, February 24, 2008.  The venue is an enclosed, heated pavilion with indoor restrooms.  There is a small electric range, a sink, and electrical outlets.  There is no refrigeration, but in February we probably won't need any! 

We are asking attendees to bring a snack and/or beverage to share and to post a note (using the "Write note" function in Geocaching.com) that includes the following:  1) what food/drink you will bring and 2) how many people will attend.  Please bring paper plates and plastic eating utensils for your party.  No alcoholic drinks are permitted in the park.  The food/drink offerings will be updated on this page as they come in.  Your hosts will provide coffee and hot chocolate.

Planned activities are:

• The registration raffle has been changed to different giveaways
• GEO Road Rally - Find temporary caches and win prizes!
• Geo-Bingo (a get-to-know-you game). - Meet people and win prizes!
• A table to exchange, share, display your geocoins, swag, and Travel bugs.
• A slideshow of your submitted geocaching photographs (please email one or more of your favorite geocaching photographs to CarlfromOH).
• Film Canister Toss - How far do you think you can throw one?  Would a geocoin prize lend incentive?

Thanks to the generosity of some of our members and friends we will have some cool prizes to give away.  We have also been blessed to have some sponsors donate some nice geocaching stuff, including Palm-wear, geocoins, gift certificates (micropuck, geocacher surprise packs) just to mention a few.

Please check out our Sponsors!

A list of our generous sponsors and links to their websites is being kept here .

Watch this page for updates!

Update 2/6/08:  I am quite grateful for all the donations we have received.  Please check out the list of sponsors at the link above!

Update 2/18/08:  Due to the generosity of skapp02, we will have wireless internet available!

Update 2/20/08:  We have approximately 11 unactivated geocoins to award as prizes.  We also have several t-shirts, walking sticks, hats, and other miscellaneous prizes.

                            For those of you who haven't been in the area for a while, several new geocaches have been hidden in recent months.  Do a zip code search on 44408 (Columbiana) and 44512 (Boardman) and see for yourself.

                            Reminder:  If you would like copies of this and last year's slide shows, bring a flash drive (preferred) or a blank CD.

Update 2/21/08:  I must have all photo submissions by noon on Friday, 2/22/08.  Thanks to those who have already sent in pictures of their caching adventures.

                           

Thank you to the Firestone Park board for the use of their facilities.

Visit the Columbiana Area Caching Association (CA-CA) group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CA-CA/