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Easy answer! Just use the ol’ noodle! 😉
Did the re-order come in?
Any word on the path tags, Barry?
Becca and Renne? Are you making the chili? Is it 4 Nescos worth?
We are the middle group using the Great Room on Saturday. Availability of the room is at 12:30. The center is open all day for shoein’.
Have a good time going up the hill! 🙂
There are 3 new caches in the area, and perhaps a few more after today. Not sure if they are on the property, or nearby, but people will be able to scratch the caching itch!
The 9 Board Members use this site for 95% of their communication. We see 4 times the posts as regular members and it can be overwhelming, at times.
I think it is still a valuable asset for Event promotion. Events is the most visited link on the site, other than the TS thread.
Last call for nominations for WGA BODs.
The polls will be open this weekend.
Good luck to all the candidates!
The WGA has no problem with expenditures that promote the fun. It’s the income source that isn’t consistant. If we had dues of $10 per year, with 400 members, we would know that we have $4000 to operate our association
(If the WBCB would have been a weekend rainout, our revenue could easily have been much less than in 2013).If we try to market a new t-shirt, and the whiners don’t like it, we have less revenue to work with.
Some members want a WGA geocoin; some want travel tags; some want free stuff; some want nothing, other than to belong to a social group.
Some members are quick to point out what they can’t do, because they have prior commitments.
Some members (including BODs) say nothing, until after decisions have been made, then jump in with issues that would have helped with a logical choice before actions were taken.There. Now you all know a little bit about being on the WGA BODs! It’s very satisfying knowing that we made decisions in the best interest of a majority of the members, but it isn’t easy!
Getting back on topic…
Our goal was to place a WGA owned cache in each Wisconsin State Park, with the permission and approval of the Wi DNR.
WE DID IT!!
We have a start to a working relationship with the powers-that-be!
This took years to accomplish! We placed 40+ additional caches on DNR property. All it cost was a bit of time and alot of frustration.
It looks like the other cited states had a master plan, in partnership with another group, to create their challenges. We did not! Our “challenge” was getting the caches placed, which we succeeded in doing.
Right now, I don’t see anyone getting close to the finish line in finding ALL the SP hides, since a few SPs still are without caches (Rock Island, for seasonal example).We need continued input to take to the Wi DNR, to show them how our partnership will help them, too. If we need to form an alliance with another group (Friends of XYZ) to get the job done, so be it, but our loyalty should be to the entity that we worked with first.
I don’t want this post to look too negative; just realistic.
Congrats on 6K! By the time you get caught up on logs, you’ll be at 7000!
All nice examples of how geocaching associations can partner with other groups to create an extremely desirable challenge!
Our WGA/DNR union is a bit one-sided, but we have our foot in the door, so hopefully, it will develope into something better.
Thanks for sharing the info, zuma!
There are still 2 weeks left to nominate candidates for the WGA Board of Directors. Looks like a good group so far!
The other concern I had was when a cacher wears his SP Challenge award into a DNR ranger’s office. The staff notices this, and inquires about it. Said cacher mentions that they bought it from the WGA.
Will the DNR want a cut? Will the marriage be damaged?
The DNR has said “OK” to cache placements in SPs. That’s about the extent of their involvement. Walkingadventure and others have carried the load from that point. If we make some coin off the SP challenge, well…
You mean we should do ANOTHER shirt?
Do you know the shirt sizes of the cachers that will complete the challenge?
Do you have an accurate count of the number of cachers that WILL complete the challenge?
With 414 active WGA members, what per cent do you estimate will get 15 SP caches? Or 30 SP caches? Or 45 SP caches? Or actually find all the SP caches? Will we award these prizes indefinitely?
How much money should we have committed to being locked into SP Challenge inventory?
IMHO, I haven’t been a big supporter of awarding ANYTHING to those that complete any sort of challenge in finding the SP hides. Experiencing each SP personally should be reward enough. I’m hoping that the relationship that we have initiated with the WI DNR, and THEIR support of the cache placements, is a big ‘smiley’ for the WGA. I hope it leads to more cooperative efforts with them in the future.
Welcome home! 😀
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