Upcoming Geocaching Events

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Mar 31, 2011, 5:54:07 PM3/31/11
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It's been awhile....
Here are some upcoming events!

Caching After Class
We'll be hosting weekly "Caching After Class" events that will be short 1 hour sessions where you can learn how to geocache while giving it a try. No boring lectures, just grab a GPS and go learn by doing! We'll find some geocaches on campus for about an hour and you're free to leave or continue at any point in time.
Everyone is welcome. There is no commitment to join the club or come to any other events, we just want anyone who is interested in trying this hobby, to join us for a fun hour of finding some geocaches.
You do not need to own a GPS unit because we have enough to share!
Meet in the lobby of the Wells Library (the big library) on any of these days. We'll visit different caches each week!
Tuesday April 5th 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday April 14th 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday April 20th 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Tuesday April 26th 4:00pm - 5:00pm
 

Hundred4Jes
Tomorrow, Friday, April 1st at 6pm
Scenic View Restaurant on 446
http://coord.info/GC2QFDN
KiraLira and ErWenn are hosting an event cache at Scenic View to celebrate Mickey4jes's 100th day of her 100 Days of Geocaching Streak (See http://coord.info/GC1601V for more information on this challenge) Come join us for dinner, talk about geocaching and meet some geocachers! It will also be Mickey4Jes's 2000th geocache find!
Help Kira out by posting a "Will Attend" log on the Event Cache page, so she can make sure that we have enough tables reserved!
Please Reply via e-mail if you want to come and need a ride!

TrailMix 21 - Yellowwood Scarce O Fat Trail
Saturday, April 9th at 10am
http://coord.info/GC2PBE2
More than 30-40 geocachers from around the state will be gathering for this event. There are more than 29 caches hidden along this 4 mile trail. The trail is rated about a 3 star terrain and is a loop, so it will start and finish near the parking lot. Towards the end, the trail will bring you to High King Hill, where you can see the entire lake and miles and miles of the forest. It's a great view. Trailmix events are designed for people of ANY hiking experience, so you don't have to be "athletic" to do this trail!
Come meet some geocachers and enjoy this lovely hike!
We'll be meeting on campus at 9:30am to carpool over to Yellowwood State Forest, which is 7 miles east of Bloomington.
 
Bucket of Fun!
Friday, April 22nd
Time to be announced!
The cache information is available here: http://coord.info/GC1WE76
This afternoon, we'll be taking a group of us to find Bucket Of Fun, an epic adventure geocache on campus. We'll start the hunt near the Education Building and it will take approximately 4-5 hours to complete as it is a 5 stage geocache with our team. This is one of the most fun and epic geocaches within 30 miles of here, so it's definitely worth coming. Make sure to wear clothes and shoes that can get a little dirty!
 
 
Nightcaching Event
Saturday, April 30th
Time to be announced!
Come and celebrate the end of the year and blow off some steam before finals! We're going to take a group to the B-Line Trail in downtown Bloomington where we'll spend 1-3 hours finding geocaches in the dark. Bring a flashlight or team up with someone else that has one!
 
 
GPS Units available at the Library!
If you haven't heard, there are 6 GPS units available for students to check-out using your student IDs within the Wells Library. You must go to the circulation desk on the second floor of the East Tower. This can be accessed through the elevator on the east side, or through the escalator that's in the lobby. You can check out the GPS units for 4 days.
 
 
Leaders Needed: Elections for the schoolyear!
Interested in taking a more active role in Geocaching Club next year? We are looking for nominations for next year's officer team.
The term is from fall to spring, with new officers elected in April for the summer/following school year. We're a fairly new group, so it doesn't matter if you haven't participated much before. We need fresh blood as officers!
 
Nominations are open from now until April 16th. Elections will be held online from April 17-23rd.
 
If you're interested in a position, please send an e-mail to iugeoc...@gmail.com with your name and interested position in the subject. You can also nominate someone else by sending an e-mail with what position you think they'd be good for. We'll get the rest of the information from them.
Then give us your full name, e-mail address, and phone number and answer the following 3 questions:
1. Please list past leadership experience that makes you a viable candidate for an office position:
2. What goals, ideas, and or programs would you like to pursue in your officer position? Why?
3. What 3 personal leadership qualities would you contribute to the dynamics of the Geocaching Club?
 
President Responsibilities:
·         Lead Leadership Team in planning events
·         Official representative of Geocaching Club at IU to other clubs and organizations
·         Can appoint special officers, leadership roles and committees as needed
·         In charge of registering Geocaching Club at IU as a student organization every year
·         In charge of relationship with Student Activities Office
·         Setting organization goals (short and long term)  with help of Leadership Team
·         Keeping advisor current on organization activities
·         Developing Leadership Team meeting agendas
 
Vice-President Responsibilities:
·         Presiding over events when president is not present
·     Facilitate and organize new member recruitment and development
·        Arranges date, time and place of meetings
·        Maintains a list of all members and attendance at events
·         Arranges carpools to events
·         Supervise any committees formed
·         Leads outreach and advocacy programs
 
Business Manager Responsibilities:
·         Creating and managing budget
·         Maintaining records of organization spending and reimbursements
·         Maintains an accurate record of paid dues, if dues are collected
·         Fulfill the financial obligations with Indiana University and within club in order to maintain status as a student organization
·         Manages equipment owned by the organization
 
Webmaster Responsibilities:
·         Maintains web, printing, and e-mail accounts for the club
·         Updates club’s calendar online
·         Manages e-mail list
·         Manages or delegates Facebook and social media presence
·         Collects photographs from events to put online
·         Taking and distributing meeting notes if needed
·         Post announcements of the club in all the social pages owned by the club
 
Marketing Chair
·         Designs flyers, banners, and displays for our events and Caching After Class
·         Leads Leadership Team in event promotion and publicity
Outreach Chairs (2 people!)
·         Partners with event coordinators from other organizations to plan opportunities for us to teach geocaching at various community events, conferences, and organizations
·         Plans our weekly Caching After Class events during the early fall and late spring (Remember there's 2 people and you can delegate to others!)
·         Recruits and manages volunteers for outreach events
 
 

Hope to see you at an event!
Jess
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