Adventure Labs Now Have Themes

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Spooky or Science… Education or Exercise… Adventure Labs® Now Have Themes Geocaching HQ has updated Adventure Lab® to give creators/owners the ability to select “themes” for their labs. There are 31 themes and owners can select up to three. Owners of Adventure Labs® should have received an e-mail letting them know how they can add these to their labs. Those who are just creating their labs, will be required to select at least one theme when they are first setting up their lab. These themes are meant to help adventurers find something to meet their mood. Want to avoid bad weather? Check for an ‘Indoor’ adventure. Want something that’s sure to be kid friendly? Check for one marked, ‘For kids.’ What do you think? Will these new themes influence which labs you chose to work on? … Continue reading →

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SAVE THE DATE! NoVAGO Spring Picnic & Awards

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Northern Virginia Geocaching Organization invites you to join our spring picnic. In addition to eating burgers, hot dogs, and potluck sides, there will lots of opportunities to meet nice folks and trade geocaching stories. The award winners for the 2021 Best of NoVAGO will be announced at the picnic as well.  Where: Mason District Park – Pavilion A, 6621 Columbia Pike, Annandale, Virginia When: Sunday, May 1, 2022, 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Please RSVP on the Event Page.   We’re having a Community Celebration! This year when you attend the NoVAGO spring picnic, you will earn a Community Celebration attribute as well as a Blue Switch Day souvenir. 


Nominees for NOVAGO’s 2021 Geocache Awards

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2021 NOVAGO Award Nominee Badge

Thanks very much to those of you who took the time to send in nominations! We had a lot of nominations this year and have been working hard to compile a list of the most popular for our members to vote on. While not all nominations were able to make the final cut, we were impressed with every suggestion that was sent in to us, making the decisions even harder.

Voting is scheduled to be open for ALL categories April 1-22, 2022.  Winners will be announced at our NoVAGO 2022 Spring Picnic and Awards Event on [Date TBD].

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Proposed bylaws change – membership vote needed

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[Update: 2/9/2022: The motion has been passed. 0-votes for no. 23-votes for yes. The NoVAGO bylaws have been updated to reflect the change and can be found here: https://www.novago.org/wp/bylaws]

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A motion has been made to make a change in the current NOVAGO club bylaws. A vote must be put before the membership to approve.

The 2022 NOVAGO Officers have been blessed with more volunteers than our current bylaws allow to serve on the Board of Directors. The current wording of the bylaws allows a maximum of five (5) appointed directors. The 2022 NOVAGO officers would like to be able to appoint no more than six (6) directors.

The new wording of Article X, Section 1 shall be changed to read.

The board shall consist of Current Officers and a maximum of six (6) “Director(s)”of this Organization appointed by the Elected Officers. One Director position shall be automatically filled by the outgoing President. The Current Officers may select any active members at large to fill the remaining positions. Should the past president be re-elected or elected to another office, the position may be filled by any active member. Only Current Officers of this Organization shall retain the powers granted to the board in Article IX.

All members of this page (logged in) may vote for this change January 30-February 5, 2022 at the following link:

Join us for our NoVAGO Spring CITO on March 5

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NoVAGO is again proud to partner with Prince William Soil & Water Conservation District in our ongoing partnership to keep VA parks clean. Join us March 5, 2022 for our Winter CITO and help us clean up the Neabsco Creek area near Eagles Park. Cleanup Supplies will be provided. Dress well for the weather and put on boots. For you Souvenir hounds out there this fits right in for you to earn your CITO Season 1 souvenir. CITO Season one starts Monday, March 1 and goes through Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Prince William County parks has come to value NoVAGO and our community spirit. Come out and make our parks cleaner and community better for our efforts. NoVAGO Spring CITO – Going Neabsco (GC9K6HE) Saturday,March 5, 2022 9:00 a.m. Neabsco Eagles Park 15801 Neabsco Rd Woodbridge, VA 22193 … Continue reading →

A Time to Give Thanks!

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NoVAGO turns 15 this year and to celebrate we will be kicking off the year with our traditional Thanks Event!   This year we are back at Santini’s New York Style Deli in Chantilly. Please join us to thank all of the amazing volunteers, cache placers, and event holders who helped make geocaching in Northern Virginia more fun in 2021 and to welcome in the 2022 volunteers. INCOMING 2022 NoVAGO Officers: PRESIDENT: Nothereeither VICE PRESIDENT: ThompsonKickers TREASURER: Freddiecrs SECRETARY: Pfenix PUBLIC RELATIONS: Hrothroc The two outgoing 2021 NoVAGO Officers are Effstop (Vice President) and Awesnap (PR). Thanks for 2021 (GC page) January 23rd, 2022 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Santini’s New York Style Deli 3980 Corsair Ct Chantilly, VA 20151 … Continue reading →

NEW ANNUAL SERIES: NoVAGO’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

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Santa needs help… save him before it is too late and “Cachemas” is ruined… WHAT IS THIS? NoVAGO is pleased to announce that a new series began in December.  It will consist of 8 new caches, one bonus, and an Adventure Lab and released on each Saturday until the series conclusion. A kickoff event was held in Woodbridge on October 30th. HURRY! FIND THEM ALL AND SAVE SANTA BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!! The series so far: Nightmare Before Cachemas: Zero Nightmare Before Cachemas: Lock, Shock & Barrel Nightmare Before Cachemas: The Mayor Nightmare Before Cachemas: Dr. Finkelstein Nightmare Before Cachemas: Sally … Continue reading →

2021 Cache Award Nominations are now OPEN

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Each year NoVAGO honors some of the best caches that were placed in Northern Virginia. Cache nominations and awards are a chance for you to recognize the efforts of fellow NoVAGO cachers who have placed hides that you have enjoyed.  Help recognize the great caches and the people who placed them by nominating your favorites for the 2021 NoVAGO Cache Awards! To nominate please head over to this NoVAGO’s 2021 Cache Awards Nominations Link. Categories are as follows: Cache of the Year Best Theme/Series Best Kids Cache Most Outstanding Location/Scenery Most Creative Cache Most Physically Challenging to Find Best Historical/Educational Cache Best Multi Stage Best Mystery/Puzzle Best Traditional Best Other (Letterbox Hybrid, Wherigo, Event) Best CITO Best Log Rookie of the Year (First find in 2021) Volunteer of the Year Cacher of the Year Best Earthcache Best Adventure Lab Best Photo posted in a log … Continue reading →