2008 was an incredibily difficult year for us but it was made a lot easier quite simply because of some of the amazing people we had the pleasure of meeting, both in person and online.

During the year we were gifted with smiles, hugs, surprises, laughter, thanks, understanding, photos, words of encouragement and support, and for those moments and people we are ever so grateful which is why this year we’d like to help do the same for others and put back into the wild some smiles, happiness, surprises and thanks…

enter our very special Translucent Green and Glow Kiwi Nomad Geocoin

Over the next couple of months we are giving away 5 of these beautiful geocoins, the only catch being we wont be posting them to the recipients, we will be releasing them (from Auckland, NZ) into the wild so they can travel to their final destination collecting miles, memories and photos along the way!

If you would like to be the recipent of one of these very special geocoins, or you know of someone who would love to receive one, then send us an email to wackyb@geocaching-zone.co.nz and let us know why. It might be as simple as you just love the idea of how it will travel, or you might want to give yourself a special treat or someone deserving a little gift of appreciation, you or someone you know might need a pick-me-up, a new geocacher might like one, or an old hand who could do with a little thanks, it really is quite open and if you’re no good with words then don’t worry it doesn’t have to be a novel ad sometimes photos do speak more than words so don’t hesitate to send us those as well

Who can nominate?
Anyone, but the recipient has to be a member of Geocaching.com
And yes, you can nominate yourself.

Who will the geocoin belong to?
The recipient will be the owner of the gifted geocoin.

How will it work?
We will email the recipient the tracking number and activation code of the geocoin, the recipient will then need to login to Geocaching.com activate the coin and set the mission for it (where it’s to go to, is there a particular cache you would like to see it end up at or close to etc, any special requirements etc).

They then email us back with the mission details, the url of the geocoin from Geocaching.com along with any special instructions they have.

We’ll then “grab” the geocoin from them, pop a travel assistant and the mission details (which we will put on Rite in the Rain paper) with the geocoin and pop it all in a nice hardly plastic bag.

At the first available opportunity we’ll then drop the geocoin in a cache, take some photos and then log that the geocoins is on the way. We can also send maximum resolution images to the recipients if they would like

If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us.

UPDATE: Our next round of  recipients will be selected on Wednesday 11th February 2009. All nominations are included in ALL draws so the sooner you get your entry in the more chances you have of becoming an owner of one of our special geocoins.

UPDATE: our first selection of recipients was made on  Tuesday 3rd February see Translucent Green and Glow Kiwi Nomad Geocoin Recipients for more details and keep an eye on our Released Trackables page.

Recipients will be notified via Email and also published in our newsletter so keep an eye on your inbox.

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