Geochicks come in all different shapes and sizes, from all different backgrounds, and we have various dreams that drive us. But the one truth that we all hold deep in our hearts is this – Where the path ends, the fun begins! Join us for our tenth celebration of Geochicks back where we hatched, in Gaylord, Michigan.
The event will be held at Marsh Ridge Golf Course and Resort
4815 Old US Highway 27 S
Gaylord, MI 49735
(989) 732-5552
(800) 743-7529
Website: www.Marshridge.com
For those traveling with male cachers, furry cachers or mini cachers, please respect that we like to keep our lodge adult & female only. Marsh Ridge has other lodges near ours where families can stay. Please book your rooms accordingly.
Typically what goes on at Chicks stays at Chicks, but here is a loose itinerary:
Arrive Friday night or Saturday morning, meeting at 9-ish to explain the day and the game, breakfast on your own, go play the game, shop, or cache, arrive back at the lodge to fill goody bags, eat dinner, raffle table, prize table, pathtag bingo, unstructured socializing. Dinner is pizza and salad for a $5-$10 contribution. Sunday: place anniversary cache, say our fond farewells.
GOODY BAGS:
Every lady brings a bag (think reusable grocery bags or larger for size) and an item to gift to everyone that goes in the bag. The gift can be small and non-caching related. Bags will be put out after the Saturday morning meeting and filled in the afternoon. Examples of goody bag items are pathtags, candles, homemade jewelry, sweets, encouraging notes, but really, your imagination is your limit. This is really just for fun. Don’t stress about it. Plan on about 40 items, or check the “will attend” number on the cache page. Opening the goody bags in the evening is like opening your own personally stocked cache.
SNACKS:
If you have a specialty, we would love you to share it with us. If you are looking for inspiration and you don’t want 30 bags of chips to choose from, here is a suggestion:
A-D – sweet
E-H - healthy
I-L - fruit
M-P - cheese
Q-T - veggie
U-Z - salty
We have access to a small kitchen in the main gathering area with a refrigerator if the one in your room isn’t big enough. Be prepared to give out your recipe if you are making a homemade treat!
Feel free to bring your beverage of choice! No beverages or tableware are provided.
PRIZE TABLE:
We see a wide variety of items on the table – the sky is the limit! Complementary tickets for the prize table will be handed out to everyone Saturday evening. Please bring an item to place on the table to ensure everyone gets a prize.
RAFFLE:
We have a raffle Saturday evening of donated items. Tickets are sold after the Saturday morning meeting up until the raffle numbers are drawn in the evening. Please let us know if you have an item we can use for this raffle. 100% of monies earned go into putting on this event.
PATHTAG BINGO:
Get ready for another rowdy round of pathtag bingo! It’s a regular bingo game but to enter, you have to donate a pathtag for every card you will use during the game. The winner of the game wins all of the pathtags. In case of multiple winners, the pot is split.
BOOK, DVD, CD EXCHANGE:
There will be a table set up where you can place items brought from home for trade, anything left over and not claimed will be donated.
TRACKABLES:
We will have a table set out for trackables.
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CACHE:
We plan on placing an anniversary cache Sunday morning. If you would like to contribute to its contents, place the item on a designated table in the gathering area.
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