Press Release: Relay for Life Hope Ball

Hope Haven Heroes and Two Moon Paradise are delighted to invite you to the Hope Ball to celebrate survivors and caregivers on National Cancer Survivors Day.

The Hope Ball will feature music chosen by our DJ Aryon Dagger who is herself a two-time cancer survivor. Aryon will spin the discs from 1.30pm-3pm.

We are honored that the SL musician Voodoo Shilton will give a live performance from 3pm.

On Sunday, June 1, 2014, cancer survivors across the globe will unite to show the world what life after cancer looks like. This unique celebration will mark the 27th annual National Cancer Survivors Day, Thousands of people in hundreds of communities across the U.S. and abroad - and in Second Life - will hold celebrations on this day to honor cancer survivors and to show that there is life after a cancer diagnosis – and it’s something to celebrate.

National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual worldwide Celebration of Life. It is the one day each year that we come together to honor everyone who is living with a history of cancer – including America’s 14 million cancer survivors. “A ‘survivor’ is anyone living with a history of cancer – from the moment of diagnosis through the remainder of life,” according to the National Cancer Survivors Day Foundation, administrator for the celebration.

NCSD provides an opportunity for cancer survivors to connect with other survivors, celebrate milestones, and recognize the healthcare providers, family, and friends who have supported them along the way. It is a day for cancer survivors to stand together and show the world what life after cancer looks like.

NCSD is recognized by the American Cancer Society. For more information go to:

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/news/specialcoverage/national-cancer-survivors-day

Sunday, June 1
Time: 1.30pm-4pm
Place: The Zen Garden, Two Moon Paradise

Two Moon Paradise, Two Moon Paradise (90, 148, 3627)

The Bunny Paintball Fight, and other April 13-14 RFL Events

This weekend, the Relay For Life Fantasy Faire begins. But last weekend had it's own examples of Relay fun. There was a jail and bail, a formal dance, and a whimsical painball match in which one team dresses up in bunny suits. It was quite an active time.

Read more in Events.

Bain Finch's Fundraiser for Aryon Dagger

Last month, Relay for Life member Aryon Dagger's computer broke down at the worst possible time for her. She was facing surgery for cancer, and with a recovery of weeks ahead, with it went her contact with her online peer group. Fortunetly for her, her teammate and friend Bain Finch organized a fundraising event to help get her a new machine, an event that would involve four DJs, and a lot of her Relay friends and teammates.

So did Bain succeed in getting enough? Read more in People.

RFL Members Organizing Fundraiser for Longtime Supporter's Computer

Bain Finch, one of the more active members of the Relay for Life, has been alerting his peers to the problems one of their own has been facing recently. Aryon Dagger has fallen ill to cancer a second time, and on Monday Jan 7 will be heading to the hospital for surgery, "followed by up to two weeks to recover in hospital, and several weeks at home." Another problem, Aryon's computer recently broke down, and with that her contact with her support group online as she has no funds to replace it. So Bain's been asking others to donate to get her a new one, a notecard he's been passing around saying, "My goal is to raise enough funds for Aryon, to buy this computer, with enough extra, for her to cover the extra expenses she will occur during this recovery stage."

"Now you should have several red flags waving, because of the un-written rule of RFL, we do not place one individual above our efforts in Relay. But I CANNOT sit idle by and lose one of the strongest advocates for Relay For Life and quite frankly, I need Aryon back and I will do everything in my powers to bring an honored friend back from the brink, back into the light of day, from her long night."

Bain and several others have organized an event today in the Lemonia sim, on a location over 4000 meters in the sky. The following DJs will be performing:

10 am SLT  Vic Mornington
11 am SLT  Bcreative Wilde
12 pm SLT  Madonna Daehlie
 1 pm SLT  Nuala Maracas

To get to the event, head to Lemonia (169, 177, 4091)

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