On Memorial Day Weekend, from Saturday May 27 to Sunday May 28 there was a special fundraiser concert taking place. The event was organized by Kyle W. Forrester (KyleWForrester Resident). The music went on from 10 AM to 11 PM on both days.
There were a number of DJs and live performers taking part in the two day event. Among them were violinist Fly Kugin, "This woman plays a mean violin," and DJ Yuki Tolsen-Hiess. As the music played, people would donate to two house-shaped kiosks on either side of the stage. There were also some raffles people could enter, with prizes such as a pet eagle and a motorcycle, Kyle saying he used one of the same kind.
One man would say of the reason for the fundraiser, "I wanna say that helping a veteran get a home can cause a beautiful cascade of positive things for them. Mentally, emotionally and spiritually to help them get on their feet and enjoy what they served for. Every Veteran who does receive a home has a Support Specialist assigned to them to keep in touch for many years to make sure they are doing well and have access to any supplemental services they may need. HFOT provides a 3-year pro-bono financial planner to work with the Veteran to make sure they can handle the expenses that come with the home and are also set up for the future. The last thing we want to do is to add a burden to these Veterans."
Kyle's goal was to raise at least 75,000 Linden dollars. Over the two day event, there were 79,250 Lindens donated. Kyle would tell me that on Saturday, 11,000 had bee raised through the raffles. So at least 90,250L had been raised. How much was raised in the raffles on Sunday is unknown to the Newser as of the writing of this article.
Frets Nirvana's HFOT fundraiser will be on Wednesday June 7 (the day after D-Day), from 4 to 7 PM SL time.
Bixyl Shuftan
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