Join us as we celebrate Dönerstag in the geocaching community. All are welcome!
You do not need to be affiliated with MIT to participate.
Your hosts will provide Fruit Kebabs and Freundlichkeit. Come and stay for the whole event or stop by for a few minutes.
We will meet under the portico of MIT's Great Dome (Bldg. 10) in Killian Court. Free 30 minute parking is available on Memorial Drive on a first come, first served basis, both east-bound (near the MIT Boat House and the MIT Sailing Pavilion) and west-bound (near the turn-off for Mass. Ave. into Cambridge). A campus map and other transportation/ parking options can be found here.
From the Geocaching.com Blog: "This year, we’re celebrating geocaching around the world. You’re invited to join Signal the Frog® as he travels to different countries to geocache like a local. No plane ticket required!" "Signal’s first stop: Germany. While he’s there, Signal will celebrate a local geocaching tradition called Dönerstag. To earn the Dönerstagsouvenir, attend an event — anywhere in the world — on April 13, 2017. About Dönerstag: Dönerstag began in 2007 when German cachers met at kebab shops around the country all at the same time. The tradition caught on! These special events are held each year on a Thursday. In German, this makes the name “Dönerstag” a pun: The German word for Thursday is “Donnerstag.” Kebab translates to “Döner.” Last year, over 6000 players attended 233 Dönerstag events. The events were held all over Europe, from Germany and Austria to the United Kingdom and Switzerland. How to join in: You’re invited to join in this year’s Dönerstag from wherever you are in the world. Attend and log a geocaching event on April 13, 2017, to earn the souvenir."