2011 PNW Ornament Exchange Update!

 The 2011 Pacific North West Ornament Exchange was a HUGE Success.  It was amazing, lots of food, friends, and fun.  Tons of stamps to stamp what a great event.  Thank you so much to Morris Five and  Lolounger for hosting the event you did an excellent job this year.  Below are a few photos from the event during the actual exchange.  If you missed it I am so sorry because you truly missed something special.  I can't say enough good things about the time we spent with new and old friends.  We can't wait until the next one.  Until then Letterbox Like Crazy!


-The Oregon Head Hunters-

The Ornament Exchange.

The Benjamin Clan (Rae after her car accident)

The Original Goonies, Transformers, and Phoenix.

Stinkerbell

Morris Five organizing the group.

Rainbow Dash, Bedtime Story, The Oregon Head Hunters, Lolounger, and the Benjamin Clan. 

M.O.M. and Da Sista from The Oregon Head Hunters

2011 PNW Ornament Exchange

Tomorrow is the day it all happens.  What happens?  The 2011 Pacific Northwest Ornament Exchange!!! We are all so excited for this letterboxing event we can hardly wait.  This is the second annual Northwest Ornament Exchange and we all hope this will be an every year event.  We will keep you posted and maybe even post some pics of all of the fun.  Until then Letterbox Like Crazy! 

The First Official Letterboxing Club Meeting

The First Official Letterboxing Club Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.  It will be a potluck so if you are able to attend bring your favorite dish.  The address for the meeting is: 11160 SE 242nd Ave., Damascus, OR. 97089.  Things that will be discussed at the meeting will be: code of conduct, letterboxing 101, the club's future goals, uniform and awards, and we might even carve a little if time permits. There will also be a question and answer session.  It will be held as a mini event with structure.  There will also be a couple of stamps to collect that otherwise will not be available at any other time.  We encourage all to come especially those veteran letterboxers who could teach us a thing or two.  So come enjoy the fun filled world of letterboxing with us and join a club that is devoted to the growth and education of letterboxing to others in Oregon.  Until next time remember get out there and Letterbox Like Crazy!

Our Second Unofficial Letterboxing Club Meeting

Yesterday we had our second unofficial Oregon Letterboxing Club Meeting.  All who attended last time returned along with two new members with a total of eleven people.  We worked on carving techniques and gave people a chance to carve their own stamps.  It was a rocky start at first because most of the members hadn't carved before; but after a while they began to get the hang of it all and carved some very nice stamps. I brought my Nightmare Before Christmas Letterbox Series that will also be at the 2011 Pacific Northwest Ornament Exchange on December 17th.  I did this to give others who weren't able to attend the exchange on the 17th a chance to get this series.  It was a great meeting that introduced new members to the wonderful world of stamp carving, and that means that in the very near future Oregon will have new letterboxes to find.  

The Oregon Letterboxing Club Patch Update.

I just received a sample of the patch and it looks great, here it is.

The Oregon Letterboxing Club Patch!

Good news everybody!  I just sent off for a quote for our club patches and it looks good.  Hopefully by the beginning of the new year we will have our club patches.  I'll keep you posted and when the patches come in we'll come up with a set price and a way to get the patch.  Until then keep LETTERBOXING LIKE CRAZY! 

Our First Unofficial Letterboxing Club Meeting

On November 20th, 2011 we had an unofficial word of mouth letterboxing club meeting.  We had the meeting to work out some bugs and to get a feel on how the meeting was going to run.  Counting myself we had nine people attend.  Things we talked about were: What is Letterboxing, Letterboxing 101, DO's and Don't of letterboxing, Atlas Quest questions and functions, The Letterboxers companion, What a letterbox, a cootie and a hitchhiker look like, What a clue looks like and their differences, and putting together a letterbox hunters kit.  We treated it as a mini letterboxing event.  We also went out letterboxing, but came back empty handed.  That's the nature of the beast sometimes you win and sometimes you get skunked.  There were 3 stamps that Newbies were able to stamp in their new logbook.  All in all it was a good get together.  We are going to have one more unofficial meeting before the Official meeting on December 4th, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.  At this meeting we will introduce people to the wonderful world of stamp carving. If you would like to attend message me on atlasquest.com under Oregon Head Hunters, and we'll see if we can get you in.  I'm sure there'll be no problem.  We also hit a100 letterbox finds yesterday, we are so excited.  Until next time, Letterbox Like Crazy.
-The Oregon Head Hunters-

Our First Monthly Meeting

To keep people posted we are shooting for some time in January for an official meeting.  We are doing this after the holiday season, because we don't think very many people would show up during the season. We will keep you posted when we find a location and figure out a date, until then go out and Letterbox like crazy.
-The Oregon Head Hunters-

The Oregon Letterboxing Club is here!

This is the first day of the new and official Oregon Letterboxing Club.  In the near future we will meet once a month at a disclosed location that will be posted in the Event section.  Also this will be a place where you can also post your own events that are coming up or post events in Oregon that you have heard about.  All you have to do is email me at brp383@gmail.com or mail me at atlasquest.com under trail name Oregon Head Hunters, and I will be more that happy to post it in the Event section so all can see.  Also if you have any suggestions for the club feel free to email or atlasquest mail me.  We hope this will be a place where all Oregon Letterboxers can come together.
Thank you for your support.
-The Oregon Head Hunters-