It is that time of year to begin the selection process for our Core Officers for 2010. If you would like to run, please feel free to nominate yourself in the forum thread. Be sure to include what position you would like to run for! If you would like to nominate someone else, please get their permission first, as they may not be willing to do so.
The list of positions are:
- President
- Vice President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Public Relations
The complete list of nominees will be published December 1st, when we will start the formal voting. Please see this thread regarding the 2010 Core Officer Nominations.
Tags: Core, elections, MGS, nominations, voting
Oh, you better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I’m telling you why…
The “Third Annual MGS Holiday Swap Meet” is coming to town.
Hosted again this year by Trainbug, this festive holiday event promises to be a lot of fun for both young and old alike. The event will take place on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the Arbutus Community Town Hall in Arbutus, MD. Bring a wrapped gift, a dish to share, and join us for a cup of holiday cheer. Check out the event cache page for all the details. Happy Holidays!
Tags: events, Meet & Greet
The Maryland Geocaching Society announces the formation of its 2010 Cache Across Maryland committee. This year’s seven committee members are: CoupleoCachers, DudleyGrunt, EagleBlazer, Shady, WVKiwi, Team Yinyang, and WeTheMillers. The committee is responsible for planning and executing every aspect of what has become the Maryland Geocaching Society’s most popular event.
“America in Minature”
The brainchild of Laura & Joe Tinker (Outsid4evr), the ‘Cache Across Maryland’ is a six-week long event that showcases the history and natural beauty of Maryland by placing geocaches all across the state. Each cache contains part of a code, that when put together, will lead finders to the final event, a picnic and celebration.
“I think we had a great session” said DudleyGrunt when asked how the first meeting went. MGS Vice President and committee member Shady said, “We have a terrific group of dedicated members from different areas of the state and varying levels of experience, the 2010 CAM may be the best one yet”. The Cache Across Maryland has been held every year since its inception in 2004. Keep your eyes on the forums, CAM 2010 is coming! Are you ready?
Tags: Cache Across Maryland, CAM, events
Fall is upon us once again, and with it comes cooler temperatures, changing colors, and the MGS Fall Meet & Greet. This year’s event will be held at Rocky Gap State Park in Western Maryland and will be hosted by Tom&Shelley.
Activities planned for this year’s event include a 50/50 drawing, door prizes and Ammo Can Toss with prizes for the winners of each division. There will also be several new caches placed in the park for the event including some water-based caches for which kayaks will also be provided. Special activities are planned for the kids as well. Check the cache page for all the details.
So mark your calendars and come out to the MGS Fall Meet & Greet, it promises to be a great time. The main dish for this event will be provided, but remember to bring a side dish or dessert, etc. Check the forum HERE for the food list and post what you will be bringing. Also any volunteers willing to help out at the event are encouraged to email Tom& Shelley at: info@wmdadventures.com
Tags: Fall event, Meet & Greet, MGS
Things are coming together for our annual summer gathering. Hides are in place and have been reviewed. Pavillion has been rented. Raffle inventory is growing as well as the item count for the silent auction.
As you await August 2nd…. you have time to vote on you favorite cache hides as well as hiders. Links to the nominees can be found in the announcements of each thread. Please go ahead and let us know who you think should be awarded in each category
School’s out and that means more time for caching and attending
your local events. Set aside Sunday 2 August for the MGS Summer
Picnic. This year the picnic will occur at Rosaryville State Park.
Please stay tuned for more info regarding our largest event of the
year.
It’s looking like the MGS will have plenty of
members attending this year’s Geowoodstock
in Bell Buckle Tennessee.
Stop by here periodically to see what is going
on in Bell Buckle.
After a brief hiatus while all hands were working on the 2009 Cache Across Maryland event, the MGS Member Spotlight is back. We recently sent cub reporter Woodysix8 over to the Eastern Shore to catch up with Mother Wolf who was just coming off the heels of hosting a very successful CITO event at the Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center. Please click into the forums to read her interview.
Tags: CITO, Member Spotlight, Mother Wolf
The M-NCPPC Park Rangers invite you to participate in the first ever M-NCPPC Park Ranger Geo-Challenge. There will be a total of 30 “Ranger Challenge” caches, with 20 in Prince George‘s County and 10 in Montgomery County. The first 250 participants to locate all 30 Ranger caches will be awarded with a beautiful trackable Ranger Geo-Challenge coin.
Click into the forums to read the complete details.
Our first March 2009 Member Spotlight is a family of four who have been very active geocachers for several years. Hailing from wild, wonderful West Virginia, it is my pleasure to introduce Hkids4. I recently sat down with the Hkids4 and asked them a few questions. Click into the forums to read more.
Tags: Hkids4, Member Spotlight
