The Community Scavenger Hunt is a fun activity that you can do at your own schedule between August 13th and August 23th. We understand that people have other commitments or might be away for port of the time and cannot devote a full week for this event so we designed it to fit around your schedule.

It is a community adventure designed for fun, learning, and friendship. (and helping fill the time between end of camp and school starting) 

The Scavenger hunt consists of 4 parts:

• Photo Missions: Figure out clue locations or items and take a team photo as proof.
• Activity Challenges: Complete unique challenges or tasks as a group.
• Scavenger Items: Collect specified items and bring them to the final check-in.
• Chesed Activities – Do specific activities that help others.

While it’s a competition, the spirit of the hunt is friendly and fun. Work together, play fair, and enjoy discovering our community’s treasures!

Timeline

• Registration: Open NOW! Early Bird rates available until August 1. IN ORDER TO REGISTER: You need to have a Team Name, A list of all participants, the name of the team leader (sometimes the hardest part), and phone numbers and emails for all adults in order to register 
• Clue Release & Kickoff – Wednesday, August 13th from 7pm to 8pm  Young Israel of Greater Cleveland (2463 Green Road) for packet distribution
• Final Day & Check-In – Sunday, August 23rd from 5pm to 7pm: All teams must check in at the finish location (Young Israel) between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM. Bring your photos (on a flash drive) and any required scavenger items for scoring. Bonus points are awarded for earlier check-in times:
  • Check-in 5:00–5:30 PM – +100 points
  • Check-in 5:31–6:00 PM – +50 points
  • Check-in 6:01–7:00 PM – 0 points (on-time, no bonus)
    (Teams arriving after 7:00 PM will incur a penalty of –20 points per minute, so don’t be late!)
• Celebration Ice Cream Party and Awards – Sunday, August 30st from 3pm to 4:30pm We’ll celebrate all participants and announce winners. Enjoy Ice Cream while you watch a slideshow of the week’s adventures, and prizes for top teams in each division.. (Location: Young Israel, details to follow.)

Group Size: To keep things manageable, up to 8 people per team If your family is larger, that’s okay – just let us know. Very large groups may be asked to split into smaller teams for fairness (you can still coordinate informally). Each team must choose a team name and stick together for the challenges (see “Splitting” below for special cases). Remember, the goal is teamwork!

Team Identification – Pick a Team name.  It can be as fun, silly, or serious as you like.  Make something to identify your team (e.g a flag, a banner, or t-shirts, etc. to have in your photos.  There is a bonus for each photo that has it in it (with a limit)

Notes

• First and foremost, along with it being fun, make sure you stay safe and respectful of the places you go.  Make sure you make a Kiddush Hashem along the way.
• It is impossible to do everything – don’t try.  Don’t dwell on what you can’t figure out.  There are lots of clues to take their place.
• Photo Safari locations cover a very large area (Greater Cleveland.)  If you do them, decide how far you want to comfortably travel.  The younger the team members, the shorter travel times will keep them and you happier.  Map out your travel so you efficiently cover as much ground as possible.
• Splitting your team is an option if your groups is 4 or more but only into 2 groups.  If it is a youth-only group, you need an adult with each group.
• Almost all of the Photo Safari locations and activities are free.  A few require an admission fee.  Plan ahead and confirm opening and closing times. t