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Visit the official ndian River County Online Scavenger Hunt page here
We’re all winding down to the end of 2007, and the gloom and doom of the economic news seems to be never-ending. With the housing market appearing to be to blame for the majority of our woes, it’s nice to hear about an activity or an event that can provide entertainment for families, friends, and neighbors - and if playing games together online isn’t enough of to create a Taster’s Choice moment, winning prizes might just be the icing that frosts your cake!

Vero Beach Business Directory and local area business owners in Indian River County are joining together to bring you the first annual Indian River County Online Scavenger Hunt. It kicks off December 15, and runs through December 21. Prizes (as of the time that this story was written) total just over $1,000.00, but that number is expected to increase after Thanksgiving.

Even though most people in Indian River County will be playing because of their innate desire to win a prize, the unseen value lies within the game: community members and businesses developing a more cohesive relationship through a modern frontier like the Internet.

With a typical scavenger hunt, the players are provided with a list of things they need to find and bring back physically, or in digital format (pictures). Scavenger hunts typically require the use of a vehicle, typically a car, in order to collect items and win prizes. However, online scavenger hunts vary at this key juncture. The use of fossil fules, aka gasoline, are not required, thereby saving the participant the unwanted burden of paying $3.15 per gallon for gas.

If saving gas was the only positive factor then most participants would gladly choose the original method of play. Instead, there is an added value of knowing that local businesses have contributed a prize to a contest that is hosted entirely by locals, and the methodology for playing the game requires the players to gain a better understanding about local businesses through interactive pages relating to them.

So the next time you think there’s nothing to do in Vero Beach or Indian River County without spending money on gasoline, remember to mark your calendar for the first annual Indian River County Online Scavenger Hunt. You’ll be glad you did!

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