2012 Leap Day Lunch Time Flash Event Event Cache

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ClimbGuy: Time to close up shop on this one. Thank you to everyone who came out to make my first event a success.

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Hidden : Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

Leap Day - It only comes around once every 4 years. Stop by for a 15 minute lunch time flash mob event and log your event/find for Feb 29th 2012.

Coordinates will take you to the pavilion area in Garfield Park. Let's gather under the nearest pavilion.

Log book will come out at 12:15pm. We can take a group photo and then the log book will be stowed away at exactly 12:30pm.

Wear green and be prepared to jump for the photo.
If you have to work, stop in on your lunch break and bring your lunch with you.

Those who attend will get their name into a raffle. I have two "366 Days of Caching Patch and Pathtag Combo Sets" to give away.


Note Fron Geocaching.com:

February 29 - This Day in Geocaching History

In the 11 years and 9 months since the first geocache was placed, there is single date on which only a small fraction of geocachers have ever logged a cache. We suspect that's because this particular date has only happened twice in geocaching history; it's February 29, also known as leap day.

Given our penchant for all things that leap (frogs, horses, excited geocachers), we wanted to mark the third leap day in geocaching history — February 29, 2012 — by seeing how many accounts can log a cache that day.

Last February 29, way back in 2008, 36,696 distinct accounts logged an "Attended" or "Found it" on a cache. Given the growth of the geocaching community since then, we think we can double that number this year. But 73,392 distinct accounts logging a cache is a lofty goal; it's the second highest number of accounts to log a cache in a single day. The current record, 78,313, was set on 10/10/10. Considering that 10/10/10 was a Sunday and February 29 will be a Wednesday, it is going to require a huge push to reach our goal.

So, talk to your fellow geocachers, your friends, and your co-workers about going geocaching (and logging their find) on February 29. In order to count toward the goal, people only have to log a single cache.

Everyone who logs a "Found it" or "Attended" this February 29 will receive the Leap Day Souvenir on their profile. As an added bonus, Premium Members who love to look at their "finds by date" statistics most likely see a blank square on the calendar on February 29. This is your chance to fill in the square —the 366th day of geocaching!

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