Letterboxing with Mark & Sue: Dogs with Wings Update!

Mark & Sue Pepe hail from Kensington, CT USA.

After finding our initial box in June 2002, we have since found letterboxes in 18 states and placed them in 13 states; 4 countries: Aruba, Bermuda, The Netherlands, Great Britain; and on a cruise ship! Thanks for stopping by our website and we appreciate your continued support.

"Have fun and just get out there & box!!!"

Email us: mjpepe1@comcast.net (Mark) or suepepe1@comcast.net (Sue)

Monday, May 08, 2006

Dogs with Wings Update!

We received this email this morning from Jan of Team Little Dog. If you remember, Jan began an appeal a few weeks ago to raise money for Sherry and Lee, two letterboxers who need a helping hand from our community.

Just wanted to give you an update on the Dogs with Wings fundraiser. We had the Rubbermade Road Rally yesterday and raised over $225 which pushed us above the $500 goal. I do expect a few more checks in the mail and I am really hoping to be able to present Sherry and Lee with this precious gift in about two weeks. I am still in awe over people's generosity and kindness and I am very grateful to be part of this community.

Jan of Team Little Dog

If you haven't written out and mailed your check yet, we urge you to do so. Sue & I plan to get our check in the mail this week. Let's spread some letterboxing love for two boxers who need our help!

posted by Mark and Sue at Monday, May 08, 2006

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What is Letterboxing?
Letterboxing enthusiasts hide and hunt weatherproof containers in remote or scenic places. Each container holds a logbook, a rubber stamp and stamp pad. The planter of the letterbox distributes clues to it's location via the internet, Word of Mouth, on websites or via other means. Clues can be easy to difficult. Finding a letterbox may require a combination of skills such as mapreading, orienteering, and puzzle-solving.

Letterboxers carry their own logbook and personal stamp when hunting for hidden boxes. Upon finding a letterbox, they will imprint their own logbook using the found stamp, and leave their own stamping or personalization in the letterbox's logbook. Some artistic letterboxers carve and even design their own stamps and logbooks. Letterboxes are hidden in various locations throughout the world.

Letterboxing has its beginnings in Dartmoor National Park in England, where the first letterbox at Cranmere Pool was placed in 1854 by a Dartmoor guide named James Perrott, who left his calling card in a container there while guiding tourists through Dartmoor.