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Don't Be Clueless: Join The Hunt!

July 18, 2010 | Story by: | Categories: Events, Scavenger

Scavteampic

Story and photos by Leslie Huffman

Cary, NC – Teams are gearing-up for next weekend’s BIG Cary Scavenger Hunt.  We welcome our newest teams The Determined Detectives, CaryRealEstate.com, Riddle e-Racers, Fiddling Around, The Byrdson’s, Culture Vultures, and the Fantastic Four.

Make sure you don’t become clueless.  Sign-up now to guarantee your team a spot and make sure you get an exclusive Cary Scavenger Hunt T-shirt.

How To Play

Once your team is registered, you will check in next Saturday, July 24th, at 9:00 a.m., at Koka Booth Amphitheatre.  At 10:00 a.m., the bull horn is sounded and the teams are released!

Each team will be given a set of clues that will take them all over Cary.  Each clue is given a point value.  Clues include subjects like Cary history, visual arts, parks and recreation, town services and Cary businesses.  Make sure to bring a digital camera or cell phone camera to document your hunt.

The teams with the most points win!

Earn Extra Points

We thought it would be fun to include a few extra points for our social-media savvy contestants.

Most of these bonus points involve mobile communications – apps you might use on your cell phones. If not, you have a week to make sure at least one member of your team is prepared.

  • TWITTER – Tweet your progress (one tweet per clue) during the day. Use the hashtags #cary and #scavengerhunt. 10 points per tweet , 100 points max.
  • FACEBOOK – Post pictures to your Facebook profile. Use @carycitizen to get credit. 10 points per clue picture., 100 points max.
  • FOURSQUARE – Check in at up to five locations. 10 points per check in, 50 points max.

Winner’s Loot – WOW!

Our First Place winners from the Adult Teams will win 10 VIP tickets to the REO Speedwagon/Pat Benatar show at Booth Amphitheatre on September 2, 2010. This winning team will get dinner in the VIP Tent and special seating just for you!

Our Family Team Winners will get a Private Party for 20 at “Movies by Moonlight” with dinner provided by Chick-fil-A of Waverly Place.  This team can pick between movies like 2012, July 29th; Taming Of The Shrew, August 5th; New Moon, August 12th; or How To Train Your Dragon, August 19th.

We also have prizes to give away from The Carolina Railhawks, Courtyard Marriott, Bella Mia, O2 Fitness, SAS Championship, Larry’s Beans, Suzie Wolf Photography, and IHOP.

We don’t want to leave you clueless, sign-up for the Hunt today!

8 Responses to Don't Be Clueless: Join The Hunt!

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  2. Chris Reply

    July 19, 2010 at 9:18 am

    I want to get the extra points but am clueless with twitter and don’t understand how to post pix on facebook using @carycitizen…Any tech help appreciated!

  3. Leslie Huffman Reply

    July 19, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    Chris, Here is a few suggested resources. I would also recommend giving it a try before Saturday.
    http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=412
    http://www.ehow.com/how_5510941_upload-mobile-photos-facebook.html

  4. Lindsey Chester Reply

    July 19, 2010 at 11:30 pm

    This story finally goaded folks to act!

  5. Chris Reply

    July 21, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    Still need help with Twitter and how to post our messages..don’t know what a hashtag is?? Please help!

  6. Hal Goodtree Reply

    July 21, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    A hastag is a word or phrase after the pound sign, as in “#carycitizen”.

  7. Charles Patisaul Reply

    July 21, 2010 at 10:55 pm

    What about the facebook pictures?
    You can’t tag a group/page like you can a person. @ tagging only works for status, not photo captions or comments.

    Should we post the facebook pictures on Cary Citizen’s wall instead of our own profile (which is what’s listed above)?

  8. Hal Goodtree Reply

    July 22, 2010 at 7:43 am

    You can post them on CC’s wall. Or, you can ‘@caycitizen’ in your status update.

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