New GeoGroup

[+ww8ball]

08/01/2008

 

To: The Geocaching Community

 

From: The Down East Geocachers (D.E.G)

 

The Down East Geocachers are proud to announce their reformation. With the recent growth of Geocaching in NC and the overwhelming success of the North Carolina Geocachers Organization, several cachers felt a need to organize a Geocaching organization to cater to a local area to act as complement to the already established state wide group.

Down East Geocachers plan to have a relatively small footprint in NC, we plan to concentrate roughly on I-95 East and Hwy 70 North, this area includes, and is not limited to, Wilson, Smithfield, Goldsboro, Greenville, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Tarboro, Kinston, New Bern, Washington, and Nashville. A small committee is being formed to identify cachers in this area to lead, shape and form this group. We plan on using the group as a way to grow the caching community, organize events, coordinate CITOs, encourage open discussion, and secure the future of Geocaching, through local interaction. We want to be an extension of N.C.G.O., a local group with a narrower focus to serve, just like the, Triad, Triangle, NC Foothills, Fort Bragg, and Western NC Geocaching groups.

Currently our web presence is limited to our blog site, and discussion group, http://downeastgeocachers.blogspot.com , http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DownEastGeocachers/

but plans are in the works for a web site. Please keep checking back for updates often.

 

Thank you for your support,

 

The Down East Geocachers

[+Nochipra]

It's nice to know that there are some more groups being formed close to where we are. We are part of the GCHR Geocaching Hampton Roads Group here in VA. Chip and I have been through Roanoke Rapids and like to stop at Ralph's BBQ when we go through there. I hope your group comes together nicely and gets a lot of members. Maybe once you get some events together for your area Chip and I can stop by some time. By the way if you have anyone in your area that would like to attend an event not too far away while they are waiting for your group to form, then we are having our picnic on Aug 30 at Newport News Park in Newport News, VA. The more the merrier! Here is the page:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...b8-e586dd857b4b

[+horsegeeks]

Last time I went through Roanoke Rapids Ralph's was closed

[+wimseyguy]

I think it's great that this active area of NC is getting it's own group together.

 

There is a pinned thread at the top of this forum just for state and local groups. Maybe if you ask a mod real nice they will move it there for you?

[Max Cacher]

its one of those weird things could move ww8ball post over there but then this thread would not make any since, would be best if ww8ball would just post there with all the information, or someone else could post it to the pinned thread at the top

 

Max

[+ww8ball]

Thank you for the suggestion guys, I'll post a new one today!

[+Gravitymanss]

The Down East Geocachers (D.E.G)

 

Hello all! I am from Goldsboro, NC stationed at Seymour Johnson AFB. I am fairly new to geocaching compared to most of you, but I love it and my daughter thinks its the best thing ever! I'd love to hear about any new events happening around here any time soon! THank you!

 

I did get to go to the G.A.C. Greenville area cachers meet last week and had a blast!!

 

Scott

Gravitymanss

[+Outback83]

Hey everyone,

 

I live up in Rocky Mount and might just be able to help with your website that you want, considering I do that part time.

 

To scott, Look up Staff Sgt Ryan Lehman with Security Forces... he's in to Geo as well. Maybe you two can hook up.

[+GeoRVers]

My membership has been pending for a couple months now on the : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DownEastGeocachers/. Guess it is dead.

[+wimseyguy]

Well, the OP is two years old. I realize it isn't local/regional, but there is plenty of activity at the NC Geocachers Organization site for the whole state.