Welcome to the SEMAG #100 information page
It really is hard to believe, but this event will mark the 100th consecutive month in which a SEMAG event has been held. To commemorate this occasion, we are going big with this event with some activities planned!
The official SEMAG #100 event page can be found here:
SEMAG Meet & Greet #100 - The Centennial Event
The official SEMAG #100 KICKOFF event page can be found here:
The SEMAG 100 Kickoff Event
PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR! Attendance has exceeded the number of picnic tables available at the event site.
There are about 20 picnic tables scatttered around the site, but we have now almost exceeded 200 "will attend" logs. Since many caching names belong to pairs or groups, you know that means way more than 200 people!
SEMAG #100 Volunteers Needed
We will need several volunteers to help us out with various tasks before, during and after the event (we WILL be adding to this list). We have also created a Facebook group for the volunteers. If you would like to help out and are on Facebook, please request to join the group - SEMAG #100 Volunteers
An online sign-up sheet can be found here. Thank you to Kelly Braverman for creating the sheet!
- Before:
- Set-up refreshment table
- Set-up for the game/check-in area
- Set-up for the prize table
- Set-up for the Silent raffle
- Set-up for the 50/50 raffle
- Set-up extra tables for game play
- During:
- Someone to work the check-in table to check people in, hand out playing cards and Geocaching Bingo (get-to-know-your-fellow-cachers) game
- Someone to check the playing pieces that were found in the caches and look for duplicate color/number combos
- Someone to sell 50/50 raffle tickets
- Someone to monitor the prize table and accept prize donations
- Someone to sell Silent Raffle tickets
- Someone to sell Pathtags
- Someone to monitor the prize table and accept prize donations
- Someone to monitor the Silent Raffle table and accept raffle donations
- Someone to keep an eye on a donation jar
- Someone to check on the bathrooms
- A few people to help organize the group photo
- After:
- Gathering up playing pieces and cards
- General clean-up and dismantling
- Bathroom clean-up
- Retrieve playing piece containers from caches in the wild
SEMAG #100 Donations NEEDED
As you know, it takes a lot to put on a big event. This is our biggest event to date! Your generosity with the following donations would be greatly appreciated.
- Donations needed (PLEASE let us know if you plan to donate something so we can plan ahead):
- Items for the prize table (preferably geocaching related, but not required)
- Items for the Silent Raffle
- Refreshments - food, drinks, snacks
- Serving goods (plates, napkins, utensils, cups)
- Trash bags
- Loan of tables, chairs and pop-up tents - there are several picnic tables at the event site, but the will-attends are growing well beyond those!
SEMAG #100 Swag Available for Purchase
The official SEMAG #100 T-shirt (also available in orange) and Water Bottle -
The SEMAG store is now closed. A limited number of items will be availalbe at the event.
Logo designed by Mya Ferreira
The official SEMAG #100 Pathtag - limited supply available at the event for $3.00 each (to cover manufacturing costs)
Pathtag designed by Mya Ferreira
SEMAG #100 Game Rules
30 caches will be hidden in the general area. There will be an additional bonus cache. Partial coordinates will be hidden in random caches. You will find 2 containers at each location: 1 will hold the envelopes with playing pieces; the other, smaller container is the cache that will remain. The smaller container will hold the log and trade items.
There is limited parking in each area. PLEASE CONSIDER CARPOOLING as to not overwhelm the roads!
Caches will be color coded in sets of 5:
- 1 Red - easiest, requires short or no hike
- 2 Blue - short-to-moderate hike required
- 3 Green - short-to-moderate hike required
- 4 Orange - short-to-moderate hike required
- 5 Purple - short-to-moderate hike required
- 6 Black - hardest, longest hike required
Caches in sets 1-5 will each contain 150 labeled envelopes with playing pieces in them. Caches in set 6 will have 75 envelopes each. A Wildcard piece or an extra playing piece will be included in some envelopes in random caches. The Wildcard piece can be used anywhere on the playing cards to complete the set.
PLEASE TAKE ONLY 1 ENVELOPE PER CACHE and PER CACHING NAME so that everyone has a chance to participate. You will use the pieces at the SEMAG #100 event to play the game. Game piece envelopes are sealed as well as color and number coded. You should return to the event with only one of each color/number combination.
Upon arrival at the SEMAG #100 event, you will be given one playing card and a small envelope containing 20 random playing pieces and 1 Wildcard piece. This will allow those who only find a few caches, or none at all, to still be able to play the game. DO NOT OPEN YOUR ENVELOPES until told to do so.
An option to purchase a limited number of extra playing cards will be available at the event for $1.00 each.
When announced, open your envelopes and match the playing pieces to your card.
If your pieces can create a winning card, please let us know and then pick a prize!
After the initial game, if there is time and/or interest, we will play another round for fun. If there are prizes remaining, winners can choose a prize.
PLEASE DO NOT DISCARD YOUR PLAYING PIECES OR CARDS at the end of the event. We will have a collection bin for all envelopes, playing pieces and cards just in case insanity takes over again in the future and we decide to run another event like this.