Geocachers everywhere are invited to the 15th annual fall picnic, sponsored by GONIL
(NOTE: This is merely the 10th sponsored by GONIL, as the first five were held by other great community leaders.)
Everyone is welcome to join in the fun. Bring your muggle friends, too!
- We'll be socializing, grilling, and caching from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm.
- Bring food and your favorite geocaching stories to share.
- Don't forget your GPS so you can spend some time caching, since we plan to place a good number new caches in the area.
GONIL will provide…
- New caches to find
- The main course! (Burgers, brats, hot dogs)
- Napkins, plates, forks, knives, etc.
POTLUCK! Because Variety is the Spice of Picnic:
Please bring a dish/beverage to share according to the first letter of your real last name using the following list:
- A-D bring chips and dips
- E-L bring sides (salads, finger snacks, etc.)
- M-Q bring water
- R-Z bring other sodas, juice, tea, etc.
- Use this as a guideline. If you make a dish that you know folks will love then bring that. Feel free to post a note as to what you are bringing.
- If you have a cooler and ice you can bring, please bring that as well
BYO…
- Tables, Chairs, Picnic Blankets
- Pop up canopies or shelters for shade (or in case it rains)
LOCATION!
- Lions Woods, 21 Des Plaines River Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
PARK RULES!
- Alcohol is allowed, but no glass bottles. So transfer containers, or bring cans. General guideline with adult beverages is don't be dumb and enjoy responsibly.
- GeoPets are welcomed, but please keep them on leash.
- Fires must be built only in grills (not provided).
- Trash must be placed in containers (provided).
- The preserve closes at dusk.
Some details on the schedule of events:
- 11:30-2pm: Split the Pot Raffle - Dolla dolla billz y'all! Volunteers will be wandering around during the event selling chances to “split the pot” with GONIL. There will be raffle “pots” going for $1, $5, and $10. For example, if the $10 pot sells 50 tickets, you could be looking at $250 coming to you. Not bad!
- 11:30-1:30 pm: 2015 Travel Bug Race - This year, we welcome Photo40D and MVP123987 as our new travelbug race coordinators. We'll have more details on how to enter closer to the event. We will have a few travel tags available for last-minute sale at the merchandise tent, but please purchase and prepare your travel bug in in advance if at all possible!
- 11:45 Meet the New Mascot!!
- 12:00 GONIL Store opens
- 12:15 pm: Food is served - Yumyum!
- 1:30-2:00: Ammo Can Toss - Who can toss the ammo can the furthest? We'll have both a big ammo can and a 21st century ammo can so you can choose which one you think you can toss furthest. Furthest toss wins the can!
- 2:00-2:30: Kids activities! - Fun and games for MiniCachers. Please do plan to stay with your kids while they play.
- 2:45 (ish) Group Photo
- 3:00 (ish) Travel Bug Race winners announced, raffles, prizes
- All hands on deck to CITO the area and leave it better than we found it!
Got an idea for other fun events or things to do? Email PandaChic at pandachic@me.com or SunShnFace Lisacreamer@rocketmail.com.
Sponsors... Many thanks for the donations!
