Why Flash Mob? Why Athens, Ohio? A Flash Mob is a spontaneous
gathering that happens for a brief period of time and ends as
quickly as it begins. The Geocaching community now recognizes this
gathering as a special event. Cachers around the world will
assemble at precisely the same time on June 4, 2011 to commemorate
World Wide Flash Mob VIII. Here in Athens, we're going to give
every attendee their 15 minutes of fame and treat like royalty,
crown included! (Pending coordination with the Monarch of Ground
Cow Flesh.)
The Flash Mob will last for only 15 minutes. Please observe the
schedule so that you do not miss out!
- 1:00 – Gather at College Gate and grab/don crown (please
do not hang out here beforehand; mill about the area instead)
- 1:00-1:10 – Group march up Court Street to the Athens
County Courthouse. Immediately upon arrival, deposit your log in
the cache bucket (GC.com logs without a supporting log sheet will
be deleted – no exceptions)
- 1:10 – Group photo will be taken at the Athens County
Courthouse steps (do not delay or you miss out)
- 1:14 – Drawings from logs for FTF, STF, and TTF (with
prizes)
- 1:15 – The Flash Mob ends and everyone departs the area.
You don't have to leave town, but you can't stay there. The event
is over, done, kaputsky. However, you are more than welcome to
explore our local caches!
There is plenty of available parking in and around campus.
However, most spots require paying a parking meter. Athens is VERY
efficient in terms of monitoring meters (i.e., heavy fines for
expired meters). If on-street parking is not available, consider
the city parking garage on Washington Street. Be a part of the fun.
Meet other cachers, share stories, and trade trackable items. Who
knows, we may even get the chance to see the famous/infamous Paul
Titus! A very limited number of Flash Mob Geocoins may be available
for purchase.
Congratulations to fishingohio for earning
the FTF! Also, big congratulations to our winners:
- Clan RunningBison - $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
- Sissyta - STF and a Geocoin
- PBump - TTF and a little Geocoin
Watch the
video of the royal procession.
And watch your souvenir page - rumor has it that a special
surprise may show up soon!