Since the game’s origins, geocaching has always been about community. Cache owners spend hours creating caches for others to find. Players share their adventures through logs and photos; And behind the scenes, a group of volunteers keeps the game running.
Whether you found a new geocache today, found one on a distant vacation, hid a geocache, used Geocaching.com or the Geocaching® mobile app in a language other than English, or visited the geocaching forums, you have a geocaching community volunteer to thank! There are different types of volunteers in the geocaching world that deserve our recognition.
There are nearly 400 geocaching community volunteers worldwide, including reviewers, EarthCache reviewers (Geoawares), translators, and forum moderators. They dedicate their time to keeping the game running by reviewing geocaches to comply with geocaching and regional guidelines, translating the website and app, and keeping the forums positive and helpful.
Other members of the community also volunteer. Cache owners use their creativity to create fun caches while also taking the time to maintain them. Event organizers and organizing teams for mega and giga events also volunteer and put in tremendous effort to provide the community with amazing social experiences and tons of fun.
Would you like to join us in thanking your local volunteers? Here are a few ideas:
- Recognize the volunteers in your local geocaching community by nominating them using this form. You may see your greeting in a future blog post!
- Send a message to the local volunteer auditors to express your appreciation.
- Contact your regional geocaching organization to thank them for their work.
- Reach out to geocachers who regularly host CITOs and say “Thank you!”
- Award a favorite point along with your gratitude for a quality cache.
- Mention in your minutes how much you enjoyed an event.
- Post a thank you note on your local geocaching Facebook page.
- Create a video expressing your gratitude and post it on social media (tag us on Instagram at @geocaching – we’d love to see it!).
- Visit the geocaching forums and praise the forum moderators.
Want to learn more about current geocaching community volunteers? Check out our community volunteer features.
Curious about what it’s like to be a geocaching community reviewer? Check out HQ’s reviewers podcast series to hear their experiences in their own words.
Geocaching community volunteers have an incredibly positive impact on the game and the geocaching community. Visit the official Geocaching Facebook page on Friday, May 22nd and join us in saying a big “thank you” to the community volunteers.
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