I took this idea and basic rules from goblincamper2004 who
did this in Provo and MountainHobbit who did this in Logan
before Christmas.
Join us for a flash mob and gift exchange with a geocaching
twist at 1 pm on Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Andy Adams Park
at the shelter in Layton, Utah. It's straight down one road off
I-15, exit 331. The entire event will last about 15 minutes. Please
dress appropriately for the weather. Bring your Trackables to trade
too.
Gift Exchange Guidelines
For the gift exchange, first put a small gift in a suitable (but
cheap) caching container and hide it somewhere in the Davis County
- Utah area. Keep the cache location accessible without special
equipment due to the snow. Suggestions include gift cards,
unactivated geocoins, travel bugs or geobuddy tags, choice swag
items, cache containers, geocaching survival kit items…just
something around $10 in value. (If you want to hide food -- that's
fine-- just make sure the container is waterproof and animalproof.)
Record the coordinates where you hid your gift. This is temporary,
so don't put it in a current cache, and don't submit it for review
as a potential cache.
Write your gift's coordinates and any hints into a "used" Christmas
card that you got this year and bring it to the flash mob event.
Black out the signature in the card. We suggest adding your
geocaching name and phone number in case your gift recipient needs
a little help finding their after-Christmas Cache. At the event,
those who put a card into the kitty will be able to pick one out
after we mix them all up. It's a one-to-one exchange, one
coordinate per Christmas card, so bring separate coordinates in
separate cards to trade for each member of your group who wants to
seek a hidden gift. Naturally, make sure to first hide a gift at
each coordinate you bring!
Flash Mob Requirements
At the event location, be sure to sign the event log. After the
exchange, we'll take a group photo.
Once we take the photo, the event is over and we'll all dash
away to find our after-Christmas caches. Once you find yours, take
the whole thing away – container and all. It's yours!
When you submit your event log online, please thank the cacher
who hid your after-Christmas cache. Feel free to share what it was,
if you like, as well as any photos, even one of the cache location,
since this is not a regular cache hide.
Remember, this event is only 15 minutes long, so don't be
late!
Email me if you have any questions concerning the rules. I would
give you directions, but you all have GPS's - DUH!