Thank you. Thank
you.
THANK
YOU.....
First, our dedicated crew with out whom we'd all
be sitting around in lawn chairs passing a bag of potato chips
between us.
Shop99er's get a lot of glory for the events but the real thanks
and glory goes to:
-Hawk-, Tim
for co-hosting and working so
hard to get the LuauLympics to come out so well. You put more time
and effort into everything to do with GeoLuau 3 than you probably
should and there's just no way to thank you enough.
W7WT, Dick
for the continued dedication of
the GPS accuracy game which humbles the mightiest of
cacher.
Ajetpilot, Bruce
for being the voice of reason,
the 'go-to guy', the general in the field and Dick's right hand
man.
Pirate Ruck...arrrggg
for helping to man the Kids GPS
toss, being a line judge at the LuauLympics, for helping Mr.
Shop99er get the tents set up, but mostly for becoming Pirate Ruck
and doing it to the hilt. Also many thanks for helping to break
down and pack up.
Pasha, Pasha
for creating and manning the web
site.
Bunygrl, Pamela (don't call me
Pam)
for helping Mr. Shop99er get the
tents set up. For working on the Kids GPS Toss game.
Mrs. the4Grays, Dene
for taking charge of the Adult
Registration table, selling raffle tickets, handing out badges,
keeping track of the distances and everything else you did
flawlessly.
Lady-Hawk-, Stephanie
for taking charge of the Kids
Registration table and keeping all the little LuauLympians
straight.
Cray'Z, Jeanne
for the surperb job at the Kids
Registration desk and kid wrangling.
Mr. the4grays, Steve
for helping man the Adult GPS
field, set up and knock down. Also for bringing the laptop and
printer. Just one step closer to being a pro event!
Mrs. Snowdogs, Alice
for helping Dene get everyone
signed in, keepng the food area clean and helping Mr. Shop99er get
those tents up.
GeoDiver, Rick
for helping get the food tends
squared away, being part of the Adult GPS crew, for helping Mr.
Shop99er get the tents set up, and for stepping in and flipping
burgers.
Mr. 2bugs, Chuck
for adopting the whole spirit of
the GeoLuau...the tiara, the grass skirt...you are Da Man! For the
help with the kids games and the moral support.
Whizzo917, Chuck
for the moral support, the dozens
of misc. things that needed done, for the donation of the wood
posts and for helping get the perimeter set up.
Mrs. 2bugs, Ruth
for keeping the food tent
organized and stocked.
Mr. Snowdogs, Tim
for working on the kids games and
heling get set up.
mikeandbeth4ever,
Beth
for bringing in Google as a
sponsor. For bring so much food that that it was just unreal and
for carrying on when she nearly cut a toe off getting food ready
for us all.
This is the Shop99er
GeoLuau event crew and these are the people who diserve the
thanks and credit. They are the backbone of the
GeoLuau.
THANK
YOU...
Team Misguided, Steve &
Janet
for always staying to help us pack up, clean
up and for always bringing something special to the
party.
Snookie74, Jennie
for sweeping through the food tents and
keeping everything tidy.
THANK
YOU...
Everyone who
attended
from near and far. From far and wide....and
New Jersey. You changed plans, braved the Tacoma Narrows,
stayed and played with us all day. We do all this for you
guys and you guys 'do it' for us!
THANK
YOU.....
All our sponsors. We had
lots of them. Local and national companies as well as fellow
cachers. Some gave raffle items and some gave materials to make the
GeoLuau run a little smoother.
If you can please send the
sponsors an email and let them know that you appreciate their
support. If you're in town, drop by one of our sponsor's stores and
thank them in person. They didn't have to sponsor us but they
did.
Google.com
Geocaching.com
CoinsAndPins.com
Hawaiian Tropics
Cacher - Kayakerinme - Barry
Hansen
Cacher - Kirkland Explorer - Randy
Gerth
Heads Up Brewery in
Silverdale
Six Star in Port
Orchard
Scott McLenden's ACE Hardware in
Port Orchard
Geonickels.com
Geocaching
University.com
GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army
Knife)
GeoCoinStore.com
Sissy N CR
GeoCache Treasure
Lost &
Found
We found a few items after the GeoLuau. They are
listed below. If anything belongs to you please let us know
and we'll try to get it back to you as soon as
possible.
Large food
container
Blue lid, round, had fabulous pasta and
salami salad in
it
Pairing
Knife
Small, black plastic handle. Ever Sharp
brand.
Single
earring
Pierced, three long chains with stars on
the end. Silver
color.
">Metal
bowl
Had blackberries in
it.
Two Way
Radio
Black and red. Midland brand. X-Tra Talk.
Believe it was found in the woods behind the
park.
The
411
Just to clear
up a couple of
questions....
Yes, the Shop99ers do have jobs. Mr. Shop99er is a Shop
99 Supervisor at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The Truly
Unpleasant Mrs. Shop99er has a little sewing business she
runs.
Yes, the Shop99ers do host 3 GeoCaching
events a year in addition to a bunch of other things. The
Shop99ers are just annoyingly organized and stupidly
ambitious.
Yes, Mr. Shop99er does have over 200 Hawaiian
shirts.
No, Mr. Shop99er does not wear
anything other than Hawaiian shirts. The winter Hawaiian
shirts are long sleeved and flannel
lined.