VA: MD: DC: Winter Gather
Pentagon City Mall food court
Arlington, VA
Saturday, January 24th
10:30am - 2:00pm or whenever (open to timing suggestions)
Draft Agenda:
- 10:00am - Organizers arrive and round up tables (Me and who else?)
- 10:30am - Letterboxers wandering around trying to find each
other. :-)
- 10:00am - 2:00pm - Ongoing exchanges everywhere.
- 11:00am - Welcome. First of many introductions all around. Praise
and welcome for the out of towners. Announcments.
- 11:30am - Food. Try to beat the lines of teenage student
tourists. Though that may be minimal in Jan.
- 1:00pm - Group picture.
- 1:15pm - hitchhiker exchange
What else?
The place is a little noisy to try to do a seminar though I hope many
will show samples of their crafts.
Maybe Randy Hall can come and sign his book?
Anyone want to contribute an event stamp? Do we need a theme? The
mall isn't much of a theme to work with. Arlington maybe. I hope to
carve a new stamp for "It's A Holiday" which is very nearby.
If there is interest I will make a booklet of nearby VA and DC
letterboxes which I'll pass out. Though the intent of a winter
gather is more to get together and socialize than to box.
Is anyone interested in a mystery dinner gathering that evening? If
only a couple people are interested I'll still organize it (because
that would make 3 of us).
Looking for ideas, as always.
Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
thedoubtfulguests at yahoo dot com
VA: DC: MD: Winter Gather - Pentagon City Mall food court 10:30am-2pm
3 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-01-09
VA: DC: MD: Winter Gather - Pentagon City Mall food court 10:30am-2pm
From: thedoubtfulguests (thedoubtfulguests@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-01-09 01:11:40 UTC
Re: VA: DC: MD: Winter Gather - Pentagon City Mall food court 10:30am-2pm
From: girlguides (girlguides@toadmail.com) |
Date: 2004-01-12 04:12:54 UTC
We'll be there! Thanks for doing all this organizing - We're planning
on bringing an event stamp with us; maybe a hitchhiker.
Is anyone coming with logbooks they've created? We've just started
experimenting and would like to know more about creating them.
gg
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "thedoubtfulguests"
wrote:
> VA: MD: DC: Winter Gather
> Pentagon City Mall food court
> Arlington, VA
> Saturday, January 24th
> 10:30am - 2:00pm or whenever (open to timing suggestions)
>
> Draft Agenda:
>
> - 10:00am - Organizers arrive and round up tables (Me and who else?)
> - 10:30am - Letterboxers wandering around trying to find each
> other. :-)
> - 10:00am - 2:00pm - Ongoing exchanges everywhere.
> - 11:00am - Welcome. First of many introductions all around. Praise
> and welcome for the out of towners. Announcments.
> - 11:30am - Food. Try to beat the lines of teenage student
> tourists. Though that may be minimal in Jan.
> - 1:00pm - Group picture.
> - 1:15pm - hitchhiker exchange
>
> What else?
>
> The place is a little noisy to try to do a seminar though I hope many
> will show samples of their crafts.
>
> Maybe Randy Hall can come and sign his book?
>
> Anyone want to contribute an event stamp? Do we need a theme? The
> mall isn't much of a theme to work with. Arlington maybe. I hope to
> carve a new stamp for "It's A Holiday" which is very nearby.
>
> If there is interest I will make a booklet of nearby VA and DC
> letterboxes which I'll pass out. Though the intent of a winter
> gather is more to get together and socialize than to box.
>
> Is anyone interested in a mystery dinner gathering that evening? If
> only a couple people are interested I'll still organize it (because
> that would make 3 of us).
>
> Looking for ideas, as always.
>
> Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> thedoubtfulguests at yahoo dot com
on bringing an event stamp with us; maybe a hitchhiker.
Is anyone coming with logbooks they've created? We've just started
experimenting and would like to know more about creating them.
gg
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "thedoubtfulguests"
> VA: MD: DC: Winter Gather
> Pentagon City Mall food court
> Arlington, VA
> Saturday, January 24th
> 10:30am - 2:00pm or whenever (open to timing suggestions)
>
> Draft Agenda:
>
> - 10:00am - Organizers arrive and round up tables (Me and who else?)
> - 10:30am - Letterboxers wandering around trying to find each
> other. :-)
> - 10:00am - 2:00pm - Ongoing exchanges everywhere.
> - 11:00am - Welcome. First of many introductions all around. Praise
> and welcome for the out of towners. Announcments.
> - 11:30am - Food. Try to beat the lines of teenage student
> tourists. Though that may be minimal in Jan.
> - 1:00pm - Group picture.
> - 1:15pm - hitchhiker exchange
>
> What else?
>
> The place is a little noisy to try to do a seminar though I hope many
> will show samples of their crafts.
>
> Maybe Randy Hall can come and sign his book?
>
> Anyone want to contribute an event stamp? Do we need a theme? The
> mall isn't much of a theme to work with. Arlington maybe. I hope to
> carve a new stamp for "It's A Holiday" which is very nearby.
>
> If there is interest I will make a booklet of nearby VA and DC
> letterboxes which I'll pass out. Though the intent of a winter
> gather is more to get together and socialize than to box.
>
> Is anyone interested in a mystery dinner gathering that evening? If
> only a couple people are interested I'll still organize it (because
> that would make 3 of us).
>
> Looking for ideas, as always.
>
> Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> thedoubtfulguests at yahoo dot com
Re: VA: DC: MD: Winter Gather - Pentagon City Mall food court 10:30am-2pm
From: abacus00 (abacus00@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-01-12 21:00:36 UTC
Scarab, You indicated that you might be flexible on the
timing. Are there any others who would like to push
this to later in the day? I can't be there before 2PM.
I wouldn't expect it to start that late, but if it went
from 12 - 3 or so I should be able to make it. I wouldn't
want to make it impossible for someone else so please
speak up about your preference.
I do realize that it will be harder to stake out tables
at noon than earlier in the day.
I have some homemade logbooks I would like to bring, but
I would hate to travel all that way only to find an
empty food court. I'd have to stop strangers and show
them my logbooks and stamp their hands.
--Mahjong
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "girlguides"
wrote:
> We'll be there! Thanks for doing all this organizing - We're
planning
> on bringing an event stamp with us; maybe a hitchhiker.
> Is anyone coming with logbooks they've created? We've just started
> experimenting and would like to know more about creating them.
> gg
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "thedoubtfulguests"
> wrote:
> > VA: MD: DC: Winter Gather
> > Pentagon City Mall food court
> > Arlington, VA
> > Saturday, January 24th
> > 10:30am - 2:00pm or whenever (open to timing suggestions)
> >
> > Draft Agenda:
> >
> > - 10:00am - Organizers arrive and round up tables (Me and who
else?)
> > - 10:30am - Letterboxers wandering around trying to find each
> > other. :-)
> > - 10:00am - 2:00pm - Ongoing exchanges everywhere.
> > - 11:00am - Welcome. First of many introductions all around.
Praise
> > and welcome for the out of towners. Announcments.
> > - 11:30am - Food. Try to beat the lines of teenage student
> > tourists. Though that may be minimal in Jan.
> > - 1:00pm - Group picture.
> > - 1:15pm - hitchhiker exchange
> >
> > What else?
> >
> > The place is a little noisy to try to do a seminar though I hope
many
> > will show samples of their crafts.
> >
> > Maybe Randy Hall can come and sign his book?
> >
> > Anyone want to contribute an event stamp? Do we need a theme?
The
> > mall isn't much of a theme to work with. Arlington maybe. I
hope to
> > carve a new stamp for "It's A Holiday" which is very nearby.
> >
> > If there is interest I will make a booklet of nearby VA and DC
> > letterboxes which I'll pass out. Though the intent of a winter
> > gather is more to get together and socialize than to box.
> >
> > Is anyone interested in a mystery dinner gathering that evening?
If
> > only a couple people are interested I'll still organize it
(because
> > that would make 3 of us).
> >
> > Looking for ideas, as always.
> >
> > Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> > thedoubtfulguests at yahoo dot com
timing. Are there any others who would like to push
this to later in the day? I can't be there before 2PM.
I wouldn't expect it to start that late, but if it went
from 12 - 3 or so I should be able to make it. I wouldn't
want to make it impossible for someone else so please
speak up about your preference.
I do realize that it will be harder to stake out tables
at noon than earlier in the day.
I have some homemade logbooks I would like to bring, but
I would hate to travel all that way only to find an
empty food court. I'd have to stop strangers and show
them my logbooks and stamp their hands.
--Mahjong
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "girlguides"
wrote:
> We'll be there! Thanks for doing all this organizing - We're
planning
> on bringing an event stamp with us; maybe a hitchhiker.
> Is anyone coming with logbooks they've created? We've just started
> experimenting and would like to know more about creating them.
> gg
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "thedoubtfulguests"
>
> > VA: MD: DC: Winter Gather
> > Pentagon City Mall food court
> > Arlington, VA
> > Saturday, January 24th
> > 10:30am - 2:00pm or whenever (open to timing suggestions)
> >
> > Draft Agenda:
> >
> > - 10:00am - Organizers arrive and round up tables (Me and who
else?)
> > - 10:30am - Letterboxers wandering around trying to find each
> > other. :-)
> > - 10:00am - 2:00pm - Ongoing exchanges everywhere.
> > - 11:00am - Welcome. First of many introductions all around.
Praise
> > and welcome for the out of towners. Announcments.
> > - 11:30am - Food. Try to beat the lines of teenage student
> > tourists. Though that may be minimal in Jan.
> > - 1:00pm - Group picture.
> > - 1:15pm - hitchhiker exchange
> >
> > What else?
> >
> > The place is a little noisy to try to do a seminar though I hope
many
> > will show samples of their crafts.
> >
> > Maybe Randy Hall can come and sign his book?
> >
> > Anyone want to contribute an event stamp? Do we need a theme?
The
> > mall isn't much of a theme to work with. Arlington maybe. I
hope to
> > carve a new stamp for "It's A Holiday" which is very nearby.
> >
> > If there is interest I will make a booklet of nearby VA and DC
> > letterboxes which I'll pass out. Though the intent of a winter
> > gather is more to get together and socialize than to box.
> >
> > Is anyone interested in a mystery dinner gathering that evening?
If
> > only a couple people are interested I'll still organize it
(because
> > that would make 3 of us).
> >
> > Looking for ideas, as always.
> >
> > Scarab of the Doubtful Guests
> > thedoubtfulguests at yahoo dot com