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Bare Essentials for the Holidays


Congratulations JenniferR for solving this hunt!

To do list before the holidays: 1. Save the environment 2. Save time 3. Save the birds 4. Feed the world (or at least Toronto) 5. Get help! Follow this all new web treasure hunt to piece together the clues needed to find the treasure, something in Downtown Toronto. If you're the first to find it and submit a picture of it along with a detailed description of it's location you'll win $100.00 to spend on friends and family for the holidays (or spend it on yourself!). Find it. click it. send it. win! Happy hunting!


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Clue #1Released December 11th, 2009 07:00am

Save the environment. Follow the link below and find out the main ingredient in these eco-friendly garments. Remember the ingredient.

Click www.wesmisener.com to search for the answer.

Clue #2Released December 11th, 2009 07:00am

Save time. Hurry, hurry, rush, rush and CHEAT. Follow the link below and find the definition of cheating on this website. Remember who the hassle is passed to.

Click www.aprilpoppe.com to search for the answer.

Clue #3Released December 11th, 2009 07:00am

Get Help. Follow the link below and find the brochure of services. In the process of getting help, what is step number two?

Click www.bitway.biz to search for the answer.

Clue #4Released December 11th, 2009 07:00am

Save the birds. Follow the link below and find the longest word in FLAP's mission statement.

Click www.flap.org to search for the answer.

Clue #5Released December 12th, 2009 07:00am

Feed Toronto. Follow the link below and find the first item on the website's list of most needed items.

Click www.dailybread.ca to search for the answer.

Clue #6Released December 12th, 2009 07:00am

Save the environment. Follow the link below. We are accurate and trustworthy. What kind of new research insights does the Clean Air Partnership often present?

Click www.cleanairpartnership.org to search for the answer.

Clue #7Released December 13th, 2009 07:00am

Get Help. Follow the link below and find out who started the Scott Mission in 1941.

Click www.scottmission.com to search for the answer.

Clue #8Released December 13th, 2009 07:00am

Save the birds. Follow the link below and from the site's mandate remember what species this organization supports.

Click www.peregrine-foundation.ca to search for the answer.

Clue #9Released December 14th, 2009 12:00pm

In the next clues you are going to build a 5x5 grid of letters. In this grid is a hidden message that will lead you to the treasure! To decipher the message you must begin at the starting square and move from square to square, vertically, horizontally or diagonally, to unscramble the hidden message. You must visit each square once only, and there are no redundant squares. See below for an example. We are using a standard coordinate system where the letter N is at coordinate A1.

Clue #10Released December 14th, 2009 12:00pm

Using your answer to clue 1 place the second letter in the grid at location A1 and the last letter at location C5. Using your answer to clue 2 place the first letter at locations B1 and D5. Using your answer to clue 3 place the last letter at locations D1, C2, B3, and C4.

Clue #11Released December 14th, 2009 12:00pm

Using your answer to clue 4 place the last letter in the grid at locations D3, B4 and E5. Using your answer to clue 5 take the first letter of the second word and place it at locations B2 and D2. Using your answer to clue 7 take the second letter of the person's last name and place it at locations E1, A2, E2, A3, A4 and A5 and the third letter of the person's last name and place it at locations C1 and D4.

Clue #12Released December 15th, 2009 12:00pm

Using your answer to clue 8 place the first letter in the grid at location B5. Using your answer to clue 6 place the first letter at location E4 and the 11th letter at location E3. Almost done! Place an ! in the last square at location C3.

Clue #13Released December 16th, 2009 12:00pm

Your starting coordinate to unscramble the hidden message is C5.

Clue #14Released December 17th, 2009 12:00pm

Use the title of this hunt and the secret message you deciphered to find the treasure that you need to take a picture of.

Clue #15Released December 18th, 2009 12:00pm

You should get an address when you unscramble the secret message.