Manitoba Geocaching Association

junglehair · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 372 Location: Winnipeg

According to the GC forums, a new Southern Ontario coin is going on sale this Thursday.

http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=143297

If anyone is planning on ordering some of these, I would greatly appreciate if you could order an extra one for me. I am heading out of town on Thursday morning and won't be around when they go on sale.

I met 1701eh at several geocaching events when I lived in New York. He lived in Mississauga, ON and was killed recently in a car accident. I just noticed today that his 2000th find was at Master Instigator's Wacko Willy's Wicked Hoard cache in July. He was a real nice guy with a great sense of humour and will definitely be missed.

Part of the proceeds from this coin are going to support his family, which is another reason that I would really like to be able to order one of these.

slippery_1 · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Manitoba

Junglehair I will order two and make the extra available for you

TurdleEggs · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 685 Location: Ste Genevieve

1701eh was a Winnipegger; Tony Dawe graduated from FRC in 1978. He had been watching the MBGA forums up until August 21st. I corresponded with him briefly and he was very quick to extend the hand of friendship. The GeoCaching community has lost a great cacher.

junglehair · Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 372 Location: Winnipeg

slippery_1 wrote:

Junglehair I will order two and make the extra available for you

Thanks.

slippery_1 · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Manitoba

will be ordering 5 coins at 600 Pm Thursday. Thats when they will be listed on sale.

Ztirnats · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Winnipeg

We will be ordering 2 coins at least. 1701eh was one of our first experiences with the caching community in a broader sense. He had taken our FTF in our first cache (his first outside of Ontario) Winnie's Big Cache and had taken our first travel bug Winnie the Peg with him on his travels. We corresponded a few times and we always found an intellignet, friendly word in his correspondence. We are quite saddened by his passing.

slippery_1 · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Manitoba

I have ordered 7 of this coins,

Shipping is sheduled for Sept 28, I will contact each of the following by P/M when I get them.

junglehair X 1, spongebob X 2, jaypeg X 1 slippery X 1= 5 coins spoken for

Anyone else want a coin.....

TurdleEggs · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Posts: 685 Location: Ste Genevieve

Sure Slippery, I'll buy a coin if you have an extra one.

Peter and Gloria

Slippery, I'll take 1 if it's still available.

slippery_1 · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Manitoba

P/M sent

slippery_1 · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Manitoba

slippery_1 wrote:

I have ordered 7 of this coins,

I have found out these coins are to be shipped this Monday Oct 2/06.

Will let everyone know when they get here.

slippery_1 · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Manitoba

slippery_1 wrote:

slippery_1 wrote:

I have ordered 7 of this coins,

I have found out these coins are to be shipped this Monday Oct 2/06.

Will let everyone know when they get here.

Great News-----> Coins have been shipped....Woop Woop

slippery_1 · Joined: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 228 Location: Manitoba

They are here, and where worth the wait.

I will be bringing these down with me next week, to ensure they do not get lost in shipping. These are a great looking coin, and worthy of anyones collection. I am proud we can do a small part in helping out someone else by our meger contribution with the purchase of these coins.

Cost per coin including, shipping, exchange etc is $ 10.15.

If you all can't make the supper let me know and I'll let Tim know and you can make arrangements to get it from him, here is the break down,

Spongebob Family X 2

Junglehair X 1

Peter & Gloria X 1

Turdleggs X 1

jaypeg X 1

slippery_1 X 1 = 7 coins and thats all folks..

If anyone of you does not want the coin let me know please, would love to keep one and then send one out cause I have this feeling this will become a much saught after coin.

Ztirnats · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 191 Location: Winnipeg

Our Southern Ontario Geocoin arrived on Oct.10th and that night we immediately launched it in "Winnie's Big Cache". Spaceman_baz has picked it up and it apparently is on its way to Ireland! We have titled our coin "Remembering 1701eh". 1701eh was the FTF "Winnie's Big Cache" so we felt it most fitting to launch this beautiful coin there.