2008 Annual Picnic Event Cache

Where:
Argonne Park, Argonne, IL.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:

• 9:00am - Picnic Site Setup - Please arrive early if you'd like to help!
  
• 10:00am - Sign the log book, download waypoints (bring your own cord), trade travel bugs etc.
  
• 12:00pm Group Picture Followed by---Eating! GONIL is providing Hot Dogs n fixins, please bring a dish to share based on the potluck list below.
  
• 1:00pm - TRAVEL BUG RACE! - 2007 winner announced and kick off the 2008 race (travel bug tags will be for sale prior to kick off if you need one)
  
• 1:30pm - GONIL Q&A / General Geocaching Q&A
  
• 2:00pm - GSAK Class / Q&A
  
• 3:30pm - Raffle Door Prize drawing
  
• 4:00pm - Official End of Picnic
  
• 4:30pm - Site clean up - Volunteers needed
  
  

PARK RULES:
- Argonne National Laboratory assumes no responsibility for injuries or inconvenience sustained by persons using the park.
-Children using playground equipment should be supervised by an adult.
- No glass bottles are permitted in Argonne Park.
- No pets are permitted in Argonne Park.
- Fires must be built only in grills (not provided).
- Trash must be placed in containers (provided).
- Argonne Park closes at dusk. No one is allowed in the park after closing.
- Driving motor vehicles outside established parking spaces is not permitted.
- Vehicles may not be left in the park overnight.

EVENT ACTIVITIES:
Argonne Park provides horseshoe pits, baseball diamonds, playground equipment, and volleyball courts, as well as a picnic shelter, tables, and walking trails.

There will be new caches in the area placed for the event but we have lots of activities throughout the day and this is your big opportunity to socialize with other geocachers from the Land of NIL, so plan to hang out and meet old friends and make some new ones. Then head out to stretch your legs and find a cache

• Kids' cache - filled with kid-friendly items and hidden nearby. Parents should supervise their children during this hunt.
  
• Kids' crafts - We will have a bean bag toss game, coloring activities, and other crafts available. Parents should supervise their children.
  
• Prize table - We will have a table with some door prize drawings. We invite everyone to contribute to the prize table. Please contact knabino (secretary@gonil.org) if you have a contribution. Last minute contributions are also welcome.
  
• Q&A - Meet the board members of GONIL and we'll answer any questions you have regarding the organization. We'll also have an open Q&A session regarding any geocaching topics.
  
• GSAK Training and Q&A will be offered in the shelter.
  
• Memorial cache - As usual, a cache will be hidden in the area after the event to commemorate the picnic. Please bring a trading item or your sig item to contribute to the cache. As this is A government park, The actual memorial cache will be placed in Waterfall Glen and the Dupage Forest Preserve approval process will be followed prior to placing the cache.
  
• 2008 Travel Bug Race - WascoZooKeeper will be coordinating the 2008 Travel Bug Race. We will have some unregistered travel bug tags available if wish to enter the race the day of the event. See rules and details below.
  
  

FOOD - What to bring and expect:
GONIL will provide Hot Dogs, buns and condiments for the picnic. If you would like any other cooked meat type items feel free to bring it along.
No alcohol is permitted in Argonne Park.

Potluck - Please bring a dish/beverage to share according to the first letter of your real last name using the following list:

• A-I bring a side (salad, chips, fruit, etc.)
  
• J-Q Beverages (water, juice boxes, etc.)
  
• R-Z bring a desert.
  
  

Use this as a guide line. If you make something exceptionally well bring that. Feel free to post a note as to what you are bringing.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - What you can do to help make this event a success:
We could use help gathering up some items to make the picnic better for everyone! As well as help during the day of the event. If you can help, please post a note to the cache page with any offer. We'll update the list below as the need has been filled. Thanks!

• Volunteers to arrive early to help setup;
  
• Grills
  
• Folding Table(s)
  
• Big screened outdoor tent
  
• Donations for the prize table... please contact knabino (secretary@gonil.org)
  
• Outdoor games
  
• Local cachers to hide new caches... please contact Amy-Fallenfaery (aldisabato@gmail.com) for details.
  
• Any fun game or activity you can think of...
  
• Volunteers to help clean up the picnic area at end of day
  
  

2008 TRAVEL BUG RACE:
WascoZooKeeper will coordinate the 2008 Travel Bug Race. The rules are as follows:

• All TBs to be entered in the race must be new; that is, they must not have been dropped into any cache prior to the 2008 Picnic Event cache, so they will all have the picnic as a common starting point.
  
• All entrants should be logged online as "dropped" into the Picnic event prior to the event. There will be travel bug tags available for last minute entry as well as a laptop with internet access so you can log your bug into the picnic event.
  
• All entrants must be turned into WascoZooKeeper at the event no later than 12:45 PM. Don't drop them at the travel bug trading table.
  
• Volunteers to pick up race TBs should sign in with WascoZooKeeper by 12:45 PM. Preference will be given to volunteers who do not have an entrant in the race.
  
• At 12:45, all TB entrants will be distributed to the volunteers who have agreed to move them to their first cache.
  
• Owners of all TBs entered in the race are expected to show good sportsmanship with regard to other entrants. This means that if you find another TB which is entered in the race, you will take no action that will unreasonably hinder the other entrant's movement. This includes, but is not limited to, picking up and holding the TB or placing the TB in an exceptionally difficult or rarely visited cache.
  
• The race will end on September 1, 2009. WascoZooKeeper will post standings in the GONIL forums approximately monthly, and at the end of the race.
  
• For the 2009 Travel Bug Race GONIL will be providing prizes to the Travel Bugs which logs the most miles ($50 for first, $25 for the runner-up). Prizes to be awarded at the 2009 Picnic. The winner does not have to be at the 2009 picnic to be eligible for the prize.