SL Video: "Balloon Flight Over 2023 Relay For Life Of Second Life Track Virtual World"

 

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From Cynthia Farshore on July 3, "In the virtual world of Second Life ride along as I fly a balloon over the 2023 Relay for life of Second life track. We start at the Team Sunbeamer camp and travel to the closing ceremony and then return."

 

SL Video: "Hope Floats Relay Weekend 2023"

 

 

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 From Grant Wade on June 13, "Relay for Life of Second Life 2023 - 185 Teams come together for this amazing weekend. Relay for Life of Second Life is more than just a fundraiser; it's also a powerful symbol of hope and solidarity for those affected by cancer."

Scenes From The Relay Track

 

 

Among the various camps, there is one item that two share. The Sunbeamer camp at RFL Advocacy and the "Roos With A Dream" one at  RFL Awareness share some water. This boat straddles both campsites, and has a flag at each end. As the teams have had a number of joint events, it does symbolize the cooperation between the two.

 

 "Relay Streaming Media" at RFL Acceptance had a Hope Lodge attached to a balloon, like in the movie "Up."

This year's theme of "Hope Floats" got all kinds of interpretations by the teams. Usually it was boats or balloons. Fiona Fei's designer sim used the song "Clouds." Then there was the "Meli's Maniacs" team. They had a 50's style diner, with ice cream floats, at their camp at RFL Hope. 

The camps will be intact until Thursday morning, which is takedown day. The "Flood Party" should be sometime on Wednesday, tomorrow.

Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Weekend: The Sunbeamer Camp

 

 

 The Relay Weekend has arrived, and on the track many dozens of teams have their campsites set up. This includes Team Sunbeamers, who have their camp set up in RFL Advocacy. 

With the theme this year being "Hope Floats," there are balloons that will take people to a few floating islands, each with information about cancer and treating it.

As with previous Sunbeamer camps, a big part of this campsite is the Memorial Garden, where numerous people who passed from cancer, including some particularly close to the team, are honored.

 

There is also the Hope Lodge. For several of the Sunbeamers, the fight against cancer is a personal one, either having suffered from it themselves, or having to care for someone who had.

It should also be noted that this year, the Sunbeamers didn't just build a camp, but were able to sponsor the sim.

By all means drop by today, and tomorrow, but don't forget to walk the track and see many other great campsites.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

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Bixyl Shuftan

Relay Season Starts Tomorrow

 

 

After months of planning, the Relay for Life in Second Life is about to start it's 2023 fundraising season. This year's theme is "Hope Floats." So expect a lot of boating, and perhaps swimming, underwater, and airship events.

 

 

It all starts tomorrow at the "Kickoff," Saturday February 18, at the American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society 2 sims. The event officially starts at 10 AM SL time (1PM EST), but as it will likely be crowded, it's advised you get there early.

"Go Relay!"

Bixyl Shuftan

Post-Season RFL Team Sunbeamer Meeting

 

On Sunday July 10, some members of the Relay's Team Sunbeamers met up. The purpose was to talk a little about what worked, what didn't, and plans for next season. Some were tied up due to real-life. Team, captain Rita Mariner was happy with the Emerald-level fundraising the team had accomplished once more, "which is not easy for a small team. ... Not only did we do very well in the fund raising dept, we had fun doing it." Rita felt Cynthia Farshore had gone the extra mile for hosting both the Air Show and the Rennisance Faire, in addition to her performance at the Relaystock and her part in building the campsite.  

So what happens next year? With the theme being "Hope Floats" that brings to mind both ships and airships. The Air Show and Rennisance Fair will likely be repeated, along with joint events with other teams, such as Roos With A Dream. 

This season, the Sunbeamers were 13th out of over a hundred teams.

Bixyl Shuftan