2012 Indiana Geocaching Fall Picnic

September 8, 2012
Lieber State Recreation Area - Hilltop Shelter
Cloverdale, Indiana
 

Registration begins at 9:00am
Picnic kick-off is at 9:45am
Pitch-in items due to lunch area no later than 11:30am
Cachers Got Talent entries due no later than Noon
Lunch is at Noon

The weekend will begin with a Friday evening Meet and Greet (GC3D71C).  Join the crew in kicking off the weekend with a chili dump, then spend some time swapping caching tales followed by an organized night cache.

Saturday’s Fall Picnic will be an entire day of fun, socializing and events.

REGISTRATION: "Will Attend" logs on the cache page are encouraged but DO NOT register you for the day's events. REGISTRATION is requested. Please include everyone on the registration form regardless of age. This information is used during planning and most importantly to create registration packets, including lanyard nametags. Registrations submitted by August 17, 2012 are guaranteed a lanyard name tag and registration packet. After this date, these items are not available, however name tag labels will be available for late registrants.

The day’s activities include:

PITCH-IN LUNCH: Everyone is asked to bring a contribution for the pitch-in lunch. Pitch-in contributions will be exchanged for meal tickets. A pitch-in only works if everyone who eats at the buffet has contributed. Please remember that if you do not contribute to the meal, you will not be given a meal ticket.

If your last name begins with I-Z, please bring a homemade side dish. Last names that begin with A-H, please bring a family size dessert. Food for thought ... every year we received an overabundance of deli potato salad, cole slaw and macaroni salad. Please consider another option so we don’t have to throw food away.  Also, please be sure your dish is pre-cut (if necessary) into portions, to keep the line moving efficiently.

We're going to try something new this year... we are asking that all guests CITO, carrying out their own trash at the end of the event.  Aluminum can recycling will be available on-site.

DONATIONS, PRIZES & RAFFLES: Door prizes will be drawn throughout the day. Donations and contributions are greatly appreciated but not required. Be sure to take a look at our raffle items or take a chance on our 50/50 drawing.

MERCHANDISE: Support the Fall Picnic. The sale of logoed merchandise helps defray the cost of the picnic. For additional information, please see the Fall Picnic website. Deadline for pre-orders is August 17th.

GEO-CHALLENGE (Ages 10-17): Have you wanted to get out there with the Survivor contestants? Here is your chance to get in on the fun. GeoChallenge offers you the opportunity to play a youth version.

GEO-SURVIVOR (Ages 18+): Are you ready for a challenge? REGISTER to put your name in the hat for a spot on one of the GeoSurvivor teams. GeoSurvivor has always been the Fall Picnic’s premier event. For the brave at heart take a chance and try your hand at some exciting new challenges. A drawing will be held to determine participants and will be announced at the picnic kick-off on September 8th at 9:45am. Registration deadline is August 31st. All participants MUST be at the picnic kick-off to be chosen for participation.

CACHERS GOT TALENT: This year we want to see your creative side. Show off your skills in the following categories: Most Artistic Cache Container, Most Evil Cache Container, Best Geocaching Related Art/Craft Item. The competition is open to all ages and you can submit as many items as you would like. All entries must be received by Noon. The winners will be determined by a people's choice vote.

LODGING: Local hotels are available in the nearby towns of Cloverdale and Brazil. There is also a beautiful campground at Lieber. Reservations can be made at the IN.gov Reservations. If you are camping, post your site number on the Geocaching Midwest Forums Fall Picnic post.

Please see the Indiana Fall Picnic website for more details.