The Relay Kickoff

 

 

On Saturday February 7, the Relay for Life had it's Kickoff event, the official start of it's fundraising season. It started at 10 AM. The event took place in American Cancer Society2 and 3, with over 170 avatars in the two sims combined. This year's theme is "Wild For A Cure."

 

Partly because of the lag, the event would be televised live on Youtube. The video is here for those who need a recap.

There were many avatars there of all kinds. Because of the lag, yours truly could only take pictures of some (you can see more in the video). There were also some drums for people to bang on. Some would also hold banners or flags of their own team, including the Sunbeamers, the home team of the community where the Newser office makes it's home. 

 

After about two hours, the event ended, and everyone began going their separate ways. Some would check out the builds on American Cancer Society2 and 3. Some would head to or get ready for smaller Relay events that day.

 

This would also be the start of fundraising, and those who did some off-season fundraising had an early lead.  For Day One, the top team would be the Sunbeamers, whose 650,000 Linden dollars put them at Jade level, with the Sugar Skols at second with 440,000 L and Platinum rank, and Fly For Life at third with 212,000 L and Gold rank. 

 

But the numbers would soon change. The Sugar Skols would be boosted by their "Battle of The DJs" and soar to 921,000L at Sapphire rank, or over $3,600 USD. The Sunbeamers would raise some more money, though not as much with a total of 719,000, $2,800 USD, and still at Jade rank. Harmony of Hope would rise to third place at 448,000 L, almost $1,800 USD, and Platinum rank.

 

More info on Relay events as they happen (and we have time to write).
 

To get the current totals, Click Here: https://sasun.info/rfl_teams?s=total_desc

 

Go Relay! 

Bixyl Shuftan