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WWFM – World Wide Flash Mobs – A fun and friendly way to promote geocaching around the world. Thousands of geocachers at dozens of coordinated events spanning the globe, gathering at the same time. Sonny and Sandy from San Diego, California came up with the WWFM idea in 2007 after attending a mega-event. It was meant to be a fun “opposite” of a mega-event: all the cool aspects of a geocaching event, crammed into 30 minutes of excitement. An added dimension is represented by the letters "WW" - World Wide - these events occur across the planet on the same day at (mostly) the same time! These caching events are intended to bring geocachers together in a creative way, as well as introduce others (newbies) to the hobby.
Meet at the published coordinates at 2pm and don't forget to bring your favourite book with you (or one of your favourite books). This is the (very loose) plan for this event:
- At 2pm a whistle will blow. At this signal hold your book aloft!
- Talk to other cachers about their book choice. When did they first read it? Give a brief summary of the plot or content. Who would they recommend it to? etc etc
- Sign the logbook (which is trackable!)
- Swap and discover trackables- Travelbugs, coins etc
- Gather again for a group photo
- General geochat and merriment
- The event concludes at 2.30pm
There is no longer an official Groundspeak virtual souvenir for WWFM events but a special badge will be made available here for you to post of your geocaching profile page. If you're not sure how to do this just let me know and I'll guide you through the process. This is my 5th WWFM event as EO, and they are always one of the highlights of my geocaching year!
