Hurricane Milton Heading To Florida

 

 

 Just as the southeast US has yet to begin to recover from Hurricane Helene, which landed a little more than a week ago, there's another headed it's way: Hurricane Milton.  This powerful storm has rapidly intensified into a Category Five, and is headed to Florida, set to make landfall near the city of Tampa. 

The storm is set to make landfall early Thursday morning, with Hurricane warnings across much of the west coast of the Florida peninsula, and tropical storm warnings and watches as far north as Charleston South Carolina. It's pretty much certain central Florida will see numerous power outages and Internet disconnections, and there's a risk others not far away will be as well.

Source: weather.com

Bixyl Shuftan

Hurricane Helene About To Strike Gulf Coast

 

Residents in and north of the Florida panhandle are about to get some rough weather and probable power outages.  Hurricane Helene, with winds up to 85 miles an hour Wednesday night, is growing in strength and size, and headed north. Hurricane warnings have been posted between Tampa and Panama City, as well as much of Georgia, and most of the rest of the two states, as well as much of Alabama and North Carolina have tropical storm warnings. 

Impact is expected tonight, with potentially "catastrophic" storm surges and flash flooding on the coast, the latter likely to happen north of the coast. For anyone in the impacted areas using the Internet, and of course virtual worlds such as Second Life, there will almost certainly be power outages and disconnections for some time. Those further away have more of a chance of keeping their power and connections. So if you know any residents in the affected areas, they might be offline for a few days.

Source: weather.com

Bixyl Shuftan

Announcement: Chris's Hurricane Disaster Fund

We need your help!

C H R I S' H U R R I C A N E D I S A S T E R F U N D

Dear Designer,

In times of need, every penny counts. A good friend of ours, McChris Flanagan, lives in Florida and experienced major flood damage to his house as a result of Hurricane Irma which struck land in Florida on Sunday, September 10. As a result of the flooding, Chris's house currently needs new floors and walls and needs to be cleared of mold that has already started to grow. A lot of his furniture had to be thrown away and kitchen cabinets were destroyed. In addition, the fence around his yard was destroyed. Chris has a physical disability that prohibits him from being able to walk or use his hands and arms properly and is bound to a wheelchair. His mother works very hard and very long hours to make ends meet. The family is struggling to pay for the repairs to the interior of the house and we would like to help!

ORGANIZERS: Kira Paderborn  and Jolene Carami

We have started a GoFundMe account where you can see photos of some of the damage to his house.
https://www.gofundme.com/ChrisHurricaneFund
Please feel free to share this site on all social media.

We are organizing a sales event which will take place from October 6th - 22nd, with 100% of donations collected going to Chris and his mother.

Here is how you can help:

Designers:
1) Create a new item to be sold at a charity event to be held from October 6-22 (with 50% or more going to Chris)
* Designers will have 35 prims available. If you need more please ask!
* Gachas are allowed as long as they have at least a 50% split to the charity
2) Place older items at the event at a discount (with at least 50% or more going to Chris)
3) Place a kiosk at your store to collect donations
4) Create a one of a kind item to be auctioned off at an auction event
5) Advertise for the event in your groups

Bloggers:
1) Advertise this event!
2) Link to our GoFundMe page on your blog
3) Auction your services at the event and donate the money earned to the event!
- auction a profile photo
- auction a 1 hour lesson about how to take a great photo, etc.

General Public:
1) Donate to the event!
2) Spread the word about the event
3) Spread the word about the GoFundMe page
4) Offer services and donate proceeds to the event

**other ideas are welcome!

TIMELINE

September 24 - Kits Released
October 1 - October 5 - Setup for event
October 6 - Event opens (noon SLT)
October 22 - Event Ends (9pm SLT)

******** I F Y O U W O U L D L I K E T O H E L P P L E A S E F O L L O W T H I S L I N K *********

APPLICATION: goo.gl/F8uNfq

*** All items donated must follow Linden Lab's TOS and must not break any copyright rules. Anything questionable will be returned.

Please contact either Jolene Carami or Kira Paderborn or Enticestore Resident with any questions

"Grind Back At Irma For Americares" Events At "The Dirty Grind"

As Florida begins to assess the damage from the devastation from Hurricane Irma, people in Second Life are starting to respond with fundraising events like they did with Hurricane Harvey earlier this month at Furry Fashion and Arima City. In the Fender sim, the music venue "The Dirty Grind," whom features musicians such as Bat Masters, Beth Odets, and Jaycatt n' Frogg, has been doing a "Grind Back at Irma" fundraiser, collecting money to donate to relief efforts in Florida by Americares.

 In light of recent and current events, any and all donations to The Dirty Grind from today until Monday the 18th will go to Americares Hurricane Relief Fund - we hope we can help a little bit, and that everyone is safe out there ! You can check their website here:

 The event actually started on September 10, so there are a few days remaining that the event is taking donations. On Sunday September17, The Grind will have music events from 4 to 8 PM SL time

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Fender/80/142/24 

Bixyl Shuftan

Palm Coast, Florida

Recently, Gemma Cleanslate dropped by the Flagler County sim, and learned a new town and community were being set up: Palm Coast, Florida. So what is Palm Coast, and what can one expect to find there? Gemma looked around, and saw some things those interested in moving in can expect.

Read Gemma's story in Places