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Join us Oct 2nd for an Urban Excursion

September 20, 2009 By Lisa Grigsby 2 Comments

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ueDon’t confuse Urban Excursion with your average stroll in the park. Part scavenger hunt, part amazing race, this event will take you on a city adventure and along the way, you’ll complete fun challenges while discovering the city in a fresh way..


OBJECT

* to have fun!
* to discover Dayton.
* to properly complete all the clues first.

CLUES
Each team of four will be given a a playbook at the start of the race, containing clues ranging in difficulty at the start of the race. Each clue will be assigned a point value, so teams will want to strategize to decide how to plan their adventure. Some clues may be easier, some will be more time consuming and some will simply be a test of creativity and resourcefulness. No knowledge of any hunt location is required—you just need a sharp mind and a sense of adventure.

TYPES OF CLUES:
Physical Challenge: Feed your teammate some tasty food, do something daring or compete in an Interaction with the general public.

Scavenger: Return to the finish line with an item or photo of place.

Brain Teasers: Riddles or tests to tease your brain.

Pricing:
$20 per team until Mon, Sept 28th
$30 per team after until we reach our limit of 50 teams
Sign up here

Teams are encouraged to wear coordinating outfits (red t-shirts for example) or may go all out with full costumes. It is suggested that participants wear comfortable footwear. Each team will also need a digital camera to complete some clues. Teams will have 90 minutes to complete as many clues for the highest point total possible.

Prizes will be awarded for 1st place, 2nd place and 3rd place teams
and all participants will follow the final clue to the ending destination to celebrate, and tally team totals. So start recruiting your team of 4 to join us for an adventure through the streets of downtown!

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About Lisa Grigsby

Lisa Grigsby is a Special Events Director with over thirty years experience in promotions, event coordination and public relations.

Owning Jokers Comedy Cafe for 20 years taught Lisa to maintain a sense of humor under pressure. She credits Leadership Dayton for exposing her to the amazing assets of the region and Clothes That Work for being her reason she stayed in Dayton. Her proudest accomplishment as a past president of the Miami Valley Restaurant Association was creating Restaurant Week, a twice a year tradition that continues to grow and benefit local charities as well. As a foodie, it's only natural that she continues to promote local restaurateurs with DaytonDining.

As a Dayton Catalyst, her desire to have ONE community calendar and advocate for the amazing assets of the region helped create the vision for the relaunch of DaytonMostMetro, now Dayton 937.com

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