Supporting geocachers and geocaching across the state of Washington since 2002
Here is the agenda for the Board Meeting on September 20, 2023 @ 6:30 pm PST.
The meeting is open to all members via YouTube channel and Washington State Geocaching Association Facebook page. We are welcome to any question and comments and these can be done via a comment here or during the meeting platform comments.
Links:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonstategeocachinga7056
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wsga.org
Here is the agenda for the General Board Meeting on July 29, 2023 @ 8 pm PST at the WSGA 2023 Campout @ the ‘Claw in Enumclaw, WA.
The meeting is open to all members via YouTube channel or in-person. We are welcome to any question and comments and these can be done via a comment here and in-person.
Check out the Event page for the full activities to on Saturday and Sunday.
Links:
Agenda: https://www.wsgaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WSGA-General-Meeting-Agenda-July-2023.pdf
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@washingtonstategeocachinga7056
Event Page: https://coord.info/GCA7WMT
The WSGA Board meeting on July 19, 2023 has been moved to July 29, 2023 as a General Membership Meeting. The General Board meeting will be held at Enumclaw Expo Center RV Campground @ 8:00 pm in person and on WSGA YouTube Channel.
* You can check out the WSGA 2023 Campout @ the ‘Claw event page for the full agenda for Saturday and Sunday. We are having a poker run on Saturday. We encourage “Will Attends” so we know how much to purchase food and items plus to get “announcements”.
* Don’t forget to purchase your event package which includes Your registration will include: 1 – 2023 WSGA Campout Cachekinz, 1 – Additional Poker Chip, 2 ea – Bottles of water & granola bars, List of caches with GC codes, and Campsite List.
Our May business meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 @ 6:30 PM. This is the first meeting for the 2023-2024 board. This zoom meeting will be broadcasted live via our YouTube channel. You will have the opportunity to post question or give us direct feedback up to the minute.
LINK TO MEETING AGENDA:
WSGA 2023 AGENDA 05/17/2023
Update 6/11/23
You read that correctly! The WSGA is bringing back the campout in 2023! The campout is scheduled to take place from 7/28/23 through 7/30/23. This year the Puget Sound Chapter is playing host to the event as the campout is being held at the Enumclaw Expo Center RV Campground. All reservations will be done directly via the Enumclaw Expo’s website. Below is a link to the expo’s registration website:
https://www.enumclawexpo.com/p/camping/rates
There are only 18 campsites available, so the early camper gets the best campsite!
As part of the event, we will have a bucket run which will take place on Saturday, July 29th. The poker run is open to all. More info will be provided about the poker run on the campout event page when it gets listed. On the evening of July 29th, there will be a WSGA board meeting as well. All of the mentioned activities are open to all, WSGA members or not. There will also be a registration packet that will include campout merchandise and other information that will be available for purchase which can be purchased off of our website once it becomes available. We will have further announcements regarding the packet as it becomes available.
Our March business meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, March 15th @ 7 PM. This is the final meeting for the 2022-2023 board. This zoom meeting will be broadcasted live via our YouTube channel. Stop by our YouTube Channel and catch the meeting live. You will have the opportunity to post question to the board if you would like.
Here are your 2023-2024 WSGA Executive and Chapter Representative Board candidates: (all positions will be running uncontested*)
*Please refer to WSGA By-Law 9.6 for more information.
President: Antoine Pin / Winos_Seattle
Vice-President: Jacquie Vaughn / Princess Trouble
Secretary: Lori Cassidy / Seabeck Tribe
Treasurer: Annette Bailes / PeachofWA
Chapters Representatives:
Olympic Peninsula: Joshua Craig / ConfusedZombie
Cache-Cadian: Gene Reed / Mr. Gadget #2
48 North: Karen Townsend / Pasileykmt
Southwest: Gabe Shanafelt / Wasuf
South Central: Benjamin Parruzot / Tecsomane
Puget Sound: Chris Umphenour / The Bad Cop
Inland Empire (I.E.): Jerry Martin / Martin5
Nominations for the 2023-2024 board has officially ended. We will make an announcement on Friday February 24th with a list of the 2023-2024 WSGA Board nominees. Voting will run from 3/1/23 – 3/10/23 and will be conducted online. More info to follow in our next post on 2/24/23.
The election season has started here at the WSGA. We are looking for candidates who are interested in serving the board in all positions for the 2023 – 2024 board. The tenure begins 4/1/23 and runs thru 3/31/24. All positions are open though we do have many of our current members returning for another year. If you are interested in a Chapter Representative position, you are required to reside in the chapter that you want to serve. Executive committee positions (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasure) are open to all Washington State Residents regardless of where in the state you live. If you are interested in any position, please contact us via the contact page on this website which is located next to the “Membership” menu. The deadline for nominees is 2/15/23. Once your nomination has been received, someone from our election committee will contact you to discuss the position you are interested in. All board members MUST be current WSGA members. Level of membership does not matter. You just have to be a current WSGA member to serve on this board and must keep your membership current during your tenure on the board. If you have any questions regarding serving on our board, please reach out to us via the contact page on our website.
Our January business meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 18th @ 7 PM. This zoom meeting will be broadcasted live via our YouTube channel. Stop by our YouTube Channel and catch the meeting live. You will have the opportunity to post question to the board if you would like.
