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Scavenger Hunt

Read before you go - “Be Kind to Cemeteries: Tips for respectfully visiting burial grounds.” 

Award Ceremony: Sunday, October 27, 3 PM at the Elmendorph Inn. See details.

Everyone will get a prize, no matter how much you’ve finished!

For multiple entries into a raffle for a prize basket of your choosing, collect points by submitting your scavenger hunt by 11:59 PM MON., OCT. 21

For a participation prize and 1 entry into a raffle for a grand prize baskets, bring your scavenger hunt workbook to the Award Ceremony.

Tips before your adventure begins:

Watch where you step in the graveyard, there are plenty of places to twist an ankle. Many of the headstones are very old and therefore delicate, so do not touch the stones, NO QUESTIONS require touching the headstones or making a rubbing. Remember that this is a graveyard: explore, learn, and enjoy respectfully.

How to participate:

  • Print out a workbook to record your answers while you are on the hunt. (You can also pick one up on the back door of the Elmendorph Inn).

  • Check in at all 6 cemeteries by finding the Cemetery Crawl sign and recording the code indicated on the sign in your workbook.

How to Submit:

If you’re competing for points and multiple raffle entries, Submit your answers before 11:59 PM MON., OCT. 21 by either:

  • Dropping your workbook off at StoryStudio open hours (5 Cherry St., Tuesdays 10 am - 12 pm and 2- 4 pm and the 1st Saturday of the month 10 am - 12 pm)

  • Dropping your workbook off in the lockbox by back door of the Elmendorph Inn (7562 N. Broadway)

  • Uploading your answers online using our google form.

If you’re working towards a participation prize and 1 raffle ticket, bring your workbook to the Award Ceremony.

Prizes:

  • Everyone who submits a workbook gets a participation prize, no matter how much you’ve finished, plus, you will be entered into a raffle for a chance to win the grand prize basket of your choosing.

  • Collect more points to get more entries in the raffle.

  • **You must be present at the Award Ceremony to collect your prize.**

  • Details about Grand Prize Baskets Coming Soon!

    • Graveyard Gazer - Best suited for individual adults or partners

    • Cemetery Crawlers - Best suited for families with children

    • Taphophile-in-Training - Best suited for single young adult, age 12+

    • Tombstone Trekkers - Best suited for teams of 3 or more, all ages

Points

  • General Questions (2 points each, 20 questions) = 40 pts

  • Challenge Questions ( 5 pts each, 4 per cemetery, 6 cemeteries) = 120 pts

  • Bingo for bonus points( 10 pts per row/diagonal, 12 rows) = 120 pts

  • Total points possible: 280

Entries for Grand Prize Baskets

  • Every 20 points gets you another entry in the raffle:

    • 1-20 pts = 1 entry

    • 21-40 pts = 2 entries

    • 41- 60 pts = 3 entries

    • …

    • 261-280 = 14 entries (Most possible entries.)

  • **Hint: divide total pts by 20 to find out how many entries you get!**