Willing to lend a hand to the WGA during Cache Ba$h weekend, August 9-11 at Regner Park in West Bend? Sign up at www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DADAD2BA3FDC34-50402014-west to help out with the pathtag games at the WGA booth for an hour or two on Friday or Saturday, or help serve up some pancakes on Sunday. It’s a great opportunity to meet fellow cachers (and maybe even collect some bingo card signatures) while volunteering.
Monthly Archives: July 2024
July 2024 BOD Meeting Minutes
ANNOUNCING THE 2024 WGA CAMPOUT APPAREL SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST!
Calling all shirt design artists! The 2024 Campout will be held Fri-Sat, September 20-21 at Pattison State Park near Superior (GCAQ3QT). Theme for the event is “Chasing Caches & Waterfalls”. Designs ideally will incorporate 1-4 ink colors and be suitable for a T-shirt or sweatshirt. Design needs to incorporate the following: Wisconsin Geocaching Association (or WGA) Annual Campout Pattison State Park September 2024. Design deadline is Monday, July 29. All design entries will be voted upon by members the following week. The WGA board will work with the winning artist if any tweaking becomes necessary to prepare design for printing. Winner will receive a free tshirt, hoodie or crew sweatshirt with their design. Please submit your artwork to [email protected]
WGA Store Open for Pre-Orders
The Wisconsin Geocaching Association store is now open at https://wi-geocaching.square.site/ with options to pick up your order at either the West Bend $1000 Cache Ba$h WGA Booth in August or 2024 WGA Fall Campout (GCAQ3QT) in September.
The store will close at noon on Wednesday, July 17.
NEW ITEMS ADDED – additional color options for the One Cache at a Time logo apparel, new styles for WGA logo embroidery, handcrafted wooden pathtag boards to display your collection, and returning for the 10th anniversary, the WGA State Park Series apparel. Reserve your 2024 WGA Pancake Breakfast – Eclipse of the Can pathtag or order the WGA One Cache at a Time coin.
Volunteer Needed
The WGA has been contacted by a Girl Scout leader in the southwest Milwaukee suburbs looking for a volunteer to explain geocaching to a group of 3rd and 4th graders and recommendations on caches to direct them to. If anyone is available to help out this group, send an email to [email protected] and we’ll connect you with the Girl Scout leader.