Getting Ready For "Santa's Smile" Event

 

While the Christmas Expo is going on, the "Feed A Smile" charity is getting ready for another event: "Santa's Smile." It will be taking place on Saturday December 6 and Sunday December 7

 

Over two festive days, 28 live performers will give concerts to raise funds for the Live and Learn in Kenya children from the slums of Nakuru — giving them a Christmas gift and a festive meal during the holidays.

 

The Santa’s Smile Event runs through the entire month of December, with live concerts all across the event sim and an art exhibition inside a replica of the original Santa’s Home at the Polar Circle near Rovaniemi, Lapland (Finland). It’s a full Winter Wonderland sim — beautiful, magical, and full of heart.

 

For those interested in joining up, there should be a few spaces remaining among the 24 spots for vendors. They are free, but 100% of the sales go to the charity. Contact Tom Sparkle if you're interested in getting one. 

 

"Huts and the event area will stay open until the first week of January 2026!" 

 

Feed A Smile supports  Live and Learn in Kenya NGO, which is currently helping "over 570 children receive education, food, and care." Besides food, schooling and medical care is also provided. 

 

For more information on the charity, contact Brique Topaz,  Maria Binder, Kip Yellowjacket.

 

Website (EN/DE): www.llk-selb.de

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FeedaSmile/

YouTube – Drax Files #16: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha6gxbTw6iQ

Event Calendar: http://goo.gl/dZXFng 

 

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Transistor/161/207/4001

 

Announcement: Hippiestock 2025

 

January will be Hippiestock month!

The sim is open now for blogger and participants, and has a soft public opening on January 1st.

The first event is on the January 2nd with DJ Uli Jansma kicking of the month of events.

The sim invites for some exploring. There are signposts to help you find your way.
There are two big hills, one with a tower, one to use for sledding down. Both provide great views of the landscape.

The main area is the big turtle stage and dance floor, where the hippies will be warm inside the particle snow globe, made by April Acorn.
(The particle flowers, snow and burst you will find on the sim are also made by April.)

There are frozen waters to skate on, an ice-fishing hole for people who like fishing, a cozy cave for the weary skater, lots of little nooks to sit and enjoy the surroundings.

The Barn, with info on past and present Hippiestocks.
The art area is next to the barn.

A stage for Feed A Smile, the charity which will have a concert on the 15th of January.

The Peace Grove where there will be meditation with Reiki sessions every Sunday in January..

The Drum Circle, which will be held on January 18

Wednesdays are Humpdays -Live with two performances and Thursdays are Dj events.

There is also a photo contest, from 1 - 19 January. After that one pic per contestant will be shown at the art area on the sim and on the 30th, during the Theme Party, the winners will be revealed.

 

ART Music and Community!
Peace

Ck & Owl

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Terrapin/128/128/22

Announcement: Classical Music at The Lavender Field, Sunday May 7

 

Classical Music at the Lavender Field for Feed a Smile Concert Hall in the Sky

Join us for three amazing hours of pure and professional classic music as three iconic musical artists perform to raise funds to feed warm meals to very needy children living in the slums of Nakuru, Kenya - and for your musical delight. 

Sunday May 7, 2003

11 AM - Fly Kugin on Violin

12 PM - MerryJest (Kain Scalia) - Opera Solo

1 PM - Joshua Vox - Opera Solo 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Feed%20A%20Smile/42/39/22 (ground location)

Weekend in Brief

 
There were a number of happenings this weekend. This included Relay events such as the "Meow, Bark, Growl, and Howl Festival" (above) and the Dandy Pianoman live music event at Meli's Maniac's Club Amaranth. Behind the scenes, builders on the teams were working on their builds for the Relay Weekend sims, of which the camps will soon be open to them. There was also a "Feed a Smile" event organized by students from Cag University, a "Geekspeak" event to talk about recent reports of UFO sightings, and a discussion of a just-published book by Max E. Stone at JardenAlexis' Business Center. And with Memorial Day coming up, there were some holiday-themed events.
  

Feed A Smile Events Today

 
There will be a fundraiser event for Feed A Smile in Second Life this coming Saturday, May 29th. Feed a Smile is a non-profit organization that raises money for food, health and education needs of children living in the slums of Kenya. There will be two concerts one with DennyMac at 11 am and with Fly Kugin (FlyQueeen) at 1 pm. At noon is a Fashion Show with a DJ performance and an auction.

Feed A Smile is a real life project, a part of the Learn and Live in Kenya (LLK). The Learn to Live in Kenya (NGO) is based in Selb, Germany. The offspring is Learn to Live in Kenya International is based in Kenya. The purpose of LLK is to provide donations for food and building classrooms with materials and uniforms for impoverished children so they can escape the poverty to live better lives. Provided are links to make donations as well as to read the efforts that are made:

Learn to Live in Kenya website: https://llk-selb.de/?lang=en

Building schools: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/live-and-learn-in-kenya-school-classroom-construction/

Food donation: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/lets-keep-food-on-480-needy-childrens-plates/

Sponsorship for LLK International: https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/live-and-learn-in-kenya-intl-sponsorship-program/

In Second Life, there are sites setup to visit. In the slum area, the families live in tin shacks where large number of people live under one roof. Children are out playing among the animals or doing chores in the street. In the school construction area, workers are shown using bricks to build schools. Donated money for schools will go to books, uniforms and materials.

There are donation areas throughout the sim. It is encouraging to see that people from all over the world are interested in donated to LLK and the Feed a Smile project.

Feed A Smile in SL is located at the Lavender Fields (http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Feed%20A%20Smile/35/147/22)

Also visit the Facebook page and see the progress that LLK is making to recover children from their poverty. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FeedaSmile/ 
 
Kayly Iali 
 

Announcement: "Feed A Smile" Event At The Lavender Field

 

Currently we are planning an event at Second Life with an organization called “Feed a Smile”.

Feed a Smile is a non-profit organization that raises money for food, health and education needs of children living in the slums of Kenya. The goal of our event is also to help these children in the same area with the raised money from our event.

Our event consists of two concerts, a fashion show with a DJ performance and an auction. The event is going to start at 11 am with a DennyMac concert, at 12 am the Fashion Show will take place together with the DJ performance, after that there will be  an auction and finally between 1-2 pm there is going to be a Fly Kugin (FlyQueeen) concert.

The event will take place in Feed a Smile’s Lavender Field. It will be on 29th of May at 11 am in SL time. We hope to see you at our event so that we all together can help many children with their education, health and nutritional needs.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Feed%20A%20Smile/42/149/22
 

Linden Sighted at "Feed a Smile"

 

On Wednesday February 17, the Lavender Field at "Feed a Smile" got a certain visitor at one of their events: a Linden. Simon Linden had dropped by. 

Jed Luckless was playing the music. Moondance Resident was doing some particle effects. So the place was a big laggy. Yours truly (through an alt) didn't stick around long.

"Feed a Smile" helps out children in the country of Kenya in Africa. A donation of 100L is enough for a meal. But they also help out with education and medical care. The location in Second Life frequently holds charity events to help raise money.

For more information, check out their blog at - http://feed-a-smile.blogspot.com/ or their website at - http://leben-lernen-kenia.org/

Feed A Smile/54/141/23

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: "Feed A Smile" Event With Çağ University

Charity Concert and Exhibition in
The Lavender Field for "Feed A Smile"
WITH SPECIAL PRIZES!
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With our event, we'll be helping those children by creating a small library for them, we plan to do an event that includes multiple concerts by loved musicians like Fly Kugin (flyqueeen) and ᴍʀ ʙıʟᴇʀ™ (erol.biler) , an exhibition and a puzzle! The first three people who will make the highest number of donations will win special prices such as an INFINITY HOUSE, QUEEN II YACHT and a PJ A4 YACHT!
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Our event will take a place in the Feed a Smile's Lavender Field. It will be on 14th of January at 12pm in SL Time. Here's the link to the Lavender Field if you want to check it out!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Feed%20A%20Smile/68/140/22
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As Çağ University we are honoured to work with Feed A Smile. We'd very much appreciate it if you could join us and help the others in need!
https://llk-selb.de/?lang=en

Best wishes & Kind regards,
gracee27

 

Press Release: The Silk Road Series #1 - Sat May 18 5 AM to 8 AM SL Time

LIVE EVENT @ The Writers Centre, Singapore and streamed from Second Life

From Singapore to Second Life: come to the Caravanserai for a one-night stop over to witness a grand live concert, streamed online as Singapore wordsmiths and improv musicians team up with accomplished artists, writers, musicians, comics, filmmakers and poets from Germany, UK, Holland, Portugal, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Canada and the USA.

This coming together of SL and Singaporean artists is in aid of Feed a Smile, a charity serving Kenyan school children.

Feature artists include Yadleen (ambient keyboards), Karima Hoisan and Natascha Randt, (machinima screening and discussion) in world poets and well known performers like Rosedrop Rust on the same programme as  comedians such as Esteban Voljeti and world wide storytellers like Caledonia Skytower.

Kaylee West, founder of Chinese Island, a part of the Monash University sims where Caravanserai is located says, ‘So much of world history is built on the dialogue and cultural exchange represented by the land and sea Silk Roads.”

 Her colleague, Singh, (Dr Chris Moone-Singh, an Australian located in Singapore, himself a poet-singer and educator adds, ‘We are very happy to start the Silk Road Series and share the heritage of East-West arts.”

As the Singaporeans share South-East Asian culture, world artists likewise share their poems, songs and stories this unique programme will be streamed live from Second Life from their online locations in the spirit of bygone days along the digital Silk Road.

Second Life:
Some Teardrop (singer-songwriter); USA.
Yadleen (Clara Mayef) Germany - ambient synth composer/performer 
Karima Hoisan and Natascha Randt, poet and filmmaker (Costa Rica/Germany)
Dansy Insight (Traditional Chinese songs)
Rosedrop Rust (Oregon)
Poets: Persephone (NYC), Shyla (MiD-West),  Klannex Northmead (London), Adele Ward (London), Key Key Underwood (Cleveland),  Frederique McMIllan (Quebec, Canada)
Storyteller: Caledonia Skytower: Seattle area, US
Esteban Voljeti - comedy
Singh - original spoken word and music

Come early and try out the Magic Carpet Racetrack and have your tarot read.




See promo video @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-JErgwvpoY

See programme @ Google docs
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bv8qXirDeFnyN3Bu_GJ7QNMaArkZ6ozVWs8aF_haL4I/edit?usp=sharing

FACEBOOK Events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2343526299257395/

Scenes From Second Life: Beth Odets and Bat Masters

Musicians Beth Odets and Bat Masters performing at "Feed a Smile" on Saturday January 20. They were part of an event that had raised 22,000 Lindens by the time I teleported out. Both have been playing in Second Life for many years, sometimes with one another. Occasionally, they rib one another. "We are mutually .. pointing at each other," Beth would tell me yesterday, "for our and the others benefit."

Feed A Smile

With the Holidays and their themed shopping hunts behind her, Shava Denver has been looking for other things to write about. She quickly did when finding out about a charity: Feed A Smile. For those who don't know, Feed A Smile is a charity that provides food for children in Kenya, in addition to building a school. Events supporting the charity are held at Lavender Field, but there's also an art exhibit that supports the charity.

Read Shava's article in People.

Announcement: "Any1's Rez Day Benefit" For Feed A Smile

Any1 Gynoid, a former CNN iReporter and former member of the Newser team, has her tenth Rezzday today. To celebrate, she's turning the occasion into a n 11 hour long  benefit, with stand-up comedy, and live music, with proceeds going to "Feed a Smile," which funds the charity "Live and Learn" in Kenya.

For more information, check out their webpage at: http://www.leben-lernen-kenia.org/typo3/index.php?id=115&L=1

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Feed%20a%20Smile/61/142/23

Madpea International Food Fair Taking Place Until March 4

Madpea Productions, the company in Second Life noted for it's detailed games over the years, is running a charity event in cooperation with Feed a Smile, the Madpea International Food Fair. The event started on Saturday with musicians such as Shannon O'herlihy performing. Due to the lag, some attending watched from just past the sim border not far from the stage, or stayed near the TP point and donated to kiosks near there.

The "Queen Pea" Kiana Writer was among those at the Saturday events  On the event's webpage, the group stated, "Our goal is building a kitchen for impoverished school children in the Rhonda Slums of Nakuru, Kenya. The MadPea International Food Fair will raise funds for the kitchen with the help of some of the grid’s top designers, who will sell exclusive food-themed items and gachas throughout the event with 50% of all earnings going toward Feed a Smile. Additionally, donations will be accepted throughout the fair. The fair will be a full cultural feast; alongside the awesome shopping, live musicians and DJs will provide music at the festival’s Center Stage virtually round-the-clock."

By Sunday, the total amount raised had passed the one million Linden mark. 

Madpea has done charity events before. In October 2015, they raised over a million and a half Lindens to help build a school in Africa. 

The Food Fair will have at least two performances every day, today having Beth Odets at 2PM and Zak Claxton at 6PM, with four performances tomorrow Tuesday February 21. The closing party will be on Saturday March 4 from 1-3PM SL time.

For more information on the Food Fair, and the latest fundraising total, check the page at http://www.madpeagames.com/events/madpea-international-food-fair/ . To see the event stage yourself, head to Harms Way (171/151/1234) .

*Update* According to Modem World, the "Live and Learn" charity, which gets a third of it's money through Second Life "Feed a Smile" fundraisers, the people Madpea is partnering with in this event, recently had their outdoor kitchen wrecked due to bad weather.  The new kitchen will be a sturdier and more hygenic indoor one.

The Kultivate Spring Fashion Event

Gemma Cleanslate reports on the Kultivate Spring Fashion event. Boasting about fifty designers with a number of shows, a shopping hunt, and more, the event is also a fundraiser for the charity "Feed a Smile." Gemma went to where the event is being held, and took a look at what awaits those coming by.

Read Gemma's story in Fashion.

Press Release: "Kultivate Spring 2017 Fashion Event"

Kultivate Magazine is pleased to announce it’s very first Spring Fashion Event! The Kultivate Spring 2017 Fashion Event will take place February 11 to 26, 2017.

This event will feature over 50 designers and creators,  a variety of fashion shows, a shopping area with exclusives, two special hunts, entertainment, and more! The Fantasy Angels will also present a special themed show as the finale on February 26, 2017.

The modeling company that will produce the fashion shows is Amazing Impressions Modeling (AIM) and the charity partner for this event is Feed A Smile. Feed A Smile is the charity of Live and Learn Kenya in Second Life. This nonprofit charity raises funds to provide educational opportunities for the children of Kenya. Visitors will be able to help raise funds for Feed A Smile via their official kiosks and by buying tickets to a special raffle.

Participating  merchant sponsors are: Alpha Tribe, Bliensen + MaiTai, Blueberry, Chiffon, Chop Zuey Couture Jewellery, Closer to the Heart Fashion, DE Boutique, Dot-Be Fashion, EGOISME Milano, Emerald Couture, Entice, Feyline Fashions, FlowerDreams & Nile Karas, Gabriel, Ghee, GiluliaDesign, Mahlberg Tailors, Prey, Prism and Prism for Men, Sachas Designs, Snowpaws, Sonatta Morales, Spyralle, Sweet E’s Designs, Tameless, Tayren’s Fantasy Fashions, The Bohemian Underground, Virtual Diva, White Room Couture, Zibska, & Zuri Jewelry. Other participating merchants include:  .:Jullytobe:., {Aluetia}, *DBS* Designs by Soosy, AnyB Poses, Balderdash, Cosmos Boutique, EED Home & Garden, Get Frocked, IT! (Indulge Temptation!), Just Ordinary, Mara’s Mysteries, Moonstar, Pink Ice Boutique, Pin Up, Portofina Stile, ProPose, Steelhead Outfitters, Stone’s Works, Sweet Dreams, Sweet E’s Designs, TASHI, TRS Designs, and Winterwood.

The Kultivate Spring 2017 Fashion Event has the following media partners, all who have generously agreed to promote this event: ModelS Magazine, Model’s Workshop, Port Elysium News, Radio Riel, SL Live Radio, The Miss SL Organization, The SL Enquirer, The SL Parade, and Virtual Diva Magazine.

About Kultivate Magazine:
Kultivate Magazine is a publication about the cultural aspects of Second Life. The goal of Kultivate Magazine is to support art, culture, photography, music, and fashion. Kultivate Magazine consists of the magazine, The Edge and The Edge Gallery, The Windlight Art Gallery,  The Red Gallery,  The Bailywick Gallery, The Kultivate Select Gallery, Ristorante Ivanna, & The Tribute and Crown Pub. Kultivate Magazine is proud to be the media partner and primary sponsor of Team Diabetes of Second Life, an official and authorized team for The American Diabetes Association.

For more information:
https://kultivatemagazine.com/spring-fashion-event/
https://kultivatemagazine.com/spring-fashion-show-schedule/

Locatrion: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Water%20Haven/63/131/2802

Madpea Looking For "High Profile Residents" For Charity Auction

A month from now on September 27 2015, Madpea will be doing a charity auction for "Feed a Smile." Part of a larger organization, "Live and Learn," they are "currently in the process of building a school in Nakuru. The first classroom and staff office were opened in January but there is a long way to go with each classroom costing around 19,000 USD to complete." More information about the project can be found on Live and Learn's website.

Madpea stated that last year, their SL Celeberty Auction for Feed a Smile raised 1.1 million Lindens, "and this year, we want to help complete one of those classrooms and get those kids into education."

But we need your help

Most ‘Celebrity’ SL Residents don’t actually consider themselves celebs but if you are a well-known resident on any scaled and think other residents would place a L$ value on spending some time with you then we want and NEED you to take part in this project. Maybe you’re a photographer that could offer a portrait or a one-to-one tutorial of your work? A prolific blogger who could share your knowledge with another resident? A store owner or creator willing to give a demonstration or create a unique product. Maybe you’re a DJ or Live musician willing to give an hour show to a winning bidder. The options are endless and you get to choose what you give.

The Celebrity Auction will take place on the 25-27th September with a weekend full of live music and entertainment and will culminate with a live auction on the 27th September at a specially built area at !Exodus! Rock Club.

We’ve seen recently with The Lexi Project just how phenomenal the generosity of SL’rs can be and how we can make RL changes to people’s lives when we work together. Please nudge your favourite SL Residents to join us ... We’re also looking for live singers, bands and DJ’s to take part in the weekend events. 

Volunteers are asked to complete the Celebrity SL Auction Joining Form for the event.

For more information, one can contact Kess Crystal inworld or by email: kess@madpeagames.com

Source: Madpea, Modem World

Feed a Smile at The Lavender Field

This time of year in Second Life is known for it's events for the Relay for Life. But it is not the only charity going on in Second Life. BloodyKitty dropped by an event for "Feed A Smile" this Sunday. Taking place in the sim of the same name in "The Lavender Field," the event raises funds to feed children in Kenya.

Read BloodyKitty's article in Events.

Press Release: Madonna Virtual History Tour to Hold Event For "Feed a Smile"

(Click here for the video)

- SATURDAY JULY 12, 1 PM SLT @ IGBC for the charity event FEED A SMILE
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Rehoboth Park, IGBC Gay Rehoboth (219, 103, 800)
 
A special charity event in partnership with IGBC!

100% of donations will go to "Feed a Smile"
Feed a Smile is a project of Live in Learn in Kenya International. We raise funds to feed very poor children on the Live and Learn in Kenya Int'l program in Nakuru - Kenya. Become part of making the world a better and nice place to live in for hundreds of children on the program. A warm meal for a hungry child only cost 100 Lindens...

Make a difference and have fun doing it!

The event is one of three shows for the Virtual History Tour, "Each show will have some songs not performed in the others, so we'll play in 3 shows all our songs! We have also NEW SONGS, new and updated sets, so join us for this special Tour 'Love Makes The World Go Round' ! The revolution of Love is on!"

Madpea's Kiana Writer to Sing at Furry Fair

When Kiana Writer, the head of the Madpea area, known for it's gaming and other activities, agreed to be part of the "Feed a Smile" charity auction, she probably had no idea what to expect. But what happened didn't cross her mind at all, "what I didn't think was that IF I write I'm willing to do ANYTHING for this, then I should be truly prepared for ANYTHING!"

The winning bid for Kiana was made by Chloe Seljan, the owner of the Potpourri Markets. So what did Chloe have in mind for Kiana to do? She had only one request ...

"I need you to sing at Furry Fair."

Chloe is the organizer of the Furry Fair, which has been going on all this month. Today is their "Feed a Smile" Day, and Kiana was made part of the line-up of musicians as a singer.  She goes on stage at 7PM SL time, "As a person who keeps her word, I decided that I WILL SING! It's been neverending practise now to make sure that my voice will be smooth as silk and lots of training (wine) to keep my nerves calm as I don't like to be in front of an audience. No matter what, there will be plenty of SURPRISES and GIFTS for the audience."

So will Kiana end up making scores of fans from Second Life's furries? Tonight will tell.

The event is at 7PM SL time at Boutou (123/119/25)

Source: Madpea Blog 

Bixyl Shuftan

Press Release: Madpea Hosting Feed-A-Smile Charity Auction

MadPea Productions is hosting a celebrity auction in support of Live and Learn in Kenya's Feed-a-Smile program. Held at Mad City Park on Sunday, February 23, from 8AM to 6PM SLT, we will have a professional emcee and live entertainment.

The goal of the Feed-a-Smile program is to raise funds to feed children in Kenya. There are 400 children in the program who are fed daily.  All 100% of donations are transferred directly to Kenya to care for the children, provide education, medicine, food, shelter, and foster care. Visit www.llk-selb.de for more information.

What we need from you is YOU! We would like to put you up on the auction block (or simply post your photo and bio card on an auction board) and let the crowd bid for the chance to win an hour with you (within a two week time of the auction). This hour can be spent giving a demo of your particular skill - for example, building or designing something, or a behind the scenes tour of your business - or a simple dance date where you share your time in conversation.

Our goal with this event is 1,200,000L, which will feed all 400 kids in the Feed-a-Smile program for a month. We know we can reach this goal with your help.

Please contact Honey Cesuvino or Picoole Bade and then return the attached notecard and a photo of yourself by Sunday, February 16.

Thank you very much for being a part of this wonderful and deserving project.


FB Link:https://www.facebook.com/events/206214266242662/206499826214106/?notif_t=event_mall_reply