Monthly Archives: April 2011

Organization News, Upcoming Events

Two WGA CITO events Saturday

Two WGA CITO events Saturday
4/14/2011

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The WGA is sponsoring 2 CITOs this coming Saturday. What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by attending a CITO with caching friends.

See GC2QTD3 for details of the Gibraltrar Rock CITO. Gibraltar Rock is a special place, a beautiful SNA with great rock outcroppings and a great view. There will be a potluck lunch and lots of fun.

See GC2QW2A for details on the highway 10 cleanup. This will be again on the WGA’s section of highway 10, near Brillion, east of Appleton.

See ya there! (well at one of em, anyway)

 

Organization News

2011 Geocoin Design Contest

2011 Geocoin Design Contest
4/7/2011

Design one design all!!

The 2011 WGA coin contest is officially open!

The WGA will be producing a 2011 WGA Geocoin for sale to all members and the general public. The sale of this coin will help raise funds to operate the WGA. As with past WGA Geocoins we are going to turn the design of our coin over to the members and friends of the WGA! We have a very small window to get the coin in a timely manner which necessitated a few changes to this year’s contest. –READ MORE–

 

 

Please read all information below thoroughly.

 

This year the contest is only for one side of 1 1/4" round coin, the back side will be designed by the coin committee. Please try to draw up an idea (even with a pen or pencil is okay) to submit. All ideas/designs will be considered. We will be able to work with the vendor to make the final artwork ready for minting the coin, so we’re just looking for a great design idea. Feel free to take a picture of your design if done with pen/pencil/colored pencils/crayons or scan it with a scanner. Your submission does not need to be drawn with a computer graphics program.

The design development and submission period will last until 4/17/2011 at 11:59PM. With the winning design being chosen by the coin committee.

 Prizes

The winning design as voted on by the committee will be awarded:

(1) 2011 WGA Geocoin and

(1) WGA T-Shirt OR (1) set of WGA 2010 Pathtags.

How to Enter

Once you feel your design is complete, please submit it via email to geocoins<at>wi-geocaching.com (please replace the portions within < >’s with what you are reading — this is done to prevent spam)

Contest Rules:

  • Open to all who wish to submit a design, including WGA friends, family of WGA members, WGA members, WGA BOD, and Coin Committee Members
  • Multiple designs may be submitted per entrant.
  • A unique design may only be submitted by a single entrant. No sharing of submissions please.
  • All submissions must be emailed in to geocoins<at>wi-geocaching.com
  • All design submissions need to be in by April 17 at 23:59.

Design Requirements:

  • The submitted artwork will be for the front side of the coin only.
  • The coin shape will be round 1 1/4" diameter
  • The coin design must represent geocaching and/or Wisconsin in an appropriate way
  • The coin design must be original and free of any copyright restrictions.
  • No cut outs, moving parts, or add-ons (jewels or such)
  • The tracking number space will be on the back so you are free to use all the space on the front as your canvas.

Design Selection:

The winning coin design, in the interest of time, will be selected by the Geocoin Committee members. Any questions should be directed to one of the coin committee or board members and if appropriate a response will be posted in this announcement thread.