Making Strides Announcement: Limited Edition Linden RenFest Bear 2024

 

 
The adorable Lady Ophelia LE Linden Bear is at the RenFest, and only until Oct 6.  (Pic attached)

Available at any [http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ren%20Fest%202/61/180/24  Welcome Centre]  at the Festival

And LOTS more Linden items in the Silent Auctions & Raffles... 12 & 6 Month SL Memberships,  Create a NEW SL Resident Last name, and more!

[https://slrenaissancefestival.com/lindensattherenfest/ Check The List Out Here]

Relaystock Opens Today

A fun annual Relay event is starting today, promising three days of music, fun, and mud. The Relaystock. Organized by the Relay Rockers, this has become a multi-team event involving dozens of teams. There are numerous campsites for teams, some with kiosks with items to buy. In the northeast corner is the "Bid the Lindens Bald" area where people can donate to determine which Lindens keep their hair and which loose it. And of course there's the music at the main stage.

The music starts at 1PM SL time with the following schedule:

• 1:00PM – DJ Zen Greywolf 
• 2:30PM – DJ Melinia Firehawk
• 4:00PM – Keeba & Maniacs – LIVE 
• 5:00PM – Quartz – LIVE
• 6:00PM  – DJ Sasha Fairywren
• 7:30PM  – DJ Kewl

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RelayStock%202021/245/128/23
 
Go Relay! 
  

Press Release: RelayStock And Bid The Lindens Bald Opens Friday May 14th

 

·         Multi-Team Relay For Life Event

·         Six Teams of Lindens & Moles Compete to Save Their Hair

·         Limited Edition Bid The Lindens Bald Linden Bear

·         Live and DJ Entertainment

·         CRFB Top DJ Finals

It’s Back! The 8^th Annual RelayStock Multi-Team event opens this Friday, May 12^th. Relay For Life teams will once again hoist their banners above Hippie Vans and Tents as they gather together for the annual festival in support of the American Cancer Society.  

The three day event also features the popular fundraiser Bid The Lindens Bald (BTLB).  In its 5^th year, BTLB pits teams of Lindens and Moles who challenge each other to raise the most money to support Relay For Life.  ‘Bidding’ opens on Wednesday May 12^th and concludes with a Haircut Party from Noon until 2pm on May 19^th.  Governor Linden will oversee the haircuts, given to the team with the least amount in their kiosk.  That team will remain bald until SL18B in June.

A special commemorative, Limited Edition Linden Bear will be available for purchase during the weeklong event with all proceeds going to Relay For Life.

RelayStock and Bid The Lindens Bald is located at RelayStock 2021 adjacent to the American Cancer Society virtual office. Access to the Bidding area will open at 12 noon on Wednesday May 12 and RelayStock opens on Friday May 14^th.

A limited number of tent and van sites are still available to Registered RFL of SL teams wishing to take part in RelayStock. Team Captains can visit relayrockers.org or more information and to apply for a site.

 

If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with cancer, wish to learn more about cancer screening. survivor and cancer services or want information about cancer,  the American Cancer Society and Relay For Life please visit cancer.org, relayforlife.org/secondlife, call 800-227-2345 or visit the American Cancer Society region in Second Life.

Press Release: EPIC OOAK Linden Home Auction At 2019 SL Christmas Expo

The American Cancer Society in Second Life® and Linden Lab, the 
Society’s partner in the fight against cancer, announced a  
BLOCKBUSTER AUCTION as part of Believe In The Magic of 
Christmas, the 9th Annual SL Christmas Expo. 

 The auction will be held during the Expo which runs from Dec 5th 
through the 15th and supports the Society mission to fight 
Childhood Cancer. One lucky bidder will receive a 6 month 
Premium Membership and a 4th Edition Linden Home with 
Exclusive Seasonal content and located on a special parcel 
designed just for them by LDPW Moles.  The auction is the 
fourth and final element of the Lab’s participation in this year’s 
Expo. As previously announced the 4th Edition of the New 
Linden Homes will be revealed at the Expo, Linden homes will be 
decorated and take part in the annual Lights Of Hope house 
decoration contest, and the  first ever Ebbe Linden Bear will be 
revealed and available for a L$ 250 donation to the American 
Cancer Society, toward the Expo’s goal of raising $20,000 to 
provide VR Headsets to be used by kids undergoing cancer 
treatments.

Silent bidding on all OOAKs begins Dec 5th, with final Open 
Auction Bidding starting at 10am Dec 15th.

 “We are grateful to Linden Lab for their invaluable support of 
the Expo,” Expo Director Nuala Maracas stated. “Every aspect 
of this year’s Linden Lab participation will help us not only reach 
our goal of $20,000, but will also help make more residents familiar 
with all the programs available at American Cancer Society here in 
Second Life® and in the organic world.”

In addition to the Linden Homes and Ebbe Bear, this year’s Expo 
will feature more than 170 merchants, spread over 12 regions, and 
bringing every aspect of SL living to the event.  Fashion, Childrens 
shops, breedables and home and garden are only part of the 
excitement. Nearly non-stop entertainment, Christmas trees, 
a Snowman Contest, a Kids Fashion Runway Show, winter 
activities, gachas and raffles are also on tap at the largest and best 
known Christmas Event on the grid.  There will also be a Stocking 
Stuffer Hunt and the Magic of Christmas Mega Raffle with more 
than L$ 155,000 of gift certificates!

Help bring the Magic of Christmas to children with cancer by 
attending the 2019 SL Christmas Expo, December 5th - 15th

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The American Cancer Society is the world’s leader in the Fight Against 
Cancer. All proceeds from the 2019 SL Christmas Expo supports the 
Society and its efforts to provide research to end and support for those 
affected by, childhood cancers. For more information about the Expo 
visit www.slchristmasexpo.com.
Need help with cancer? Needs answers or information? Visit the 
American Cancer Society region in Second Life®, call 800-227-2345, 
or www.cancer.org.

RFL Announcement: Ebbe Linden Bear To Debut At 2019 SL Christmas Expo

Linden Lab is doing its part to add to the Magic Of Christmas in Second Life, and help the American Cancer Society fight Childhood Cancer.   Already a partner in the fight against cancer, the Lab is joining in the Expo goal to provide at least $20,000 for VR Headsets for kids in treatment.

As already announced, Linden Lab will be revealing their 4th Edition of the coveted Linden Homes and taking part in the Lights Of Hope Holiday Home Decorating Contest.

And Now Even Bigger News!  Since becoming CEO in 2014 Ebbe Linden is the lone Linden without his own bear... until now!  A Very Special EBBE LINDEN BEAR will be available during the EXPO for a L$250 donation to the American Cancer Society.   Linden Bear collectors take note!  The design of the bear will be revealed on Dec 5th at the opening of the Expo so do not miss out on this opportunity!

More Than 150 Merchants! Breedables! Entertainment! Linden Home Reveal! Don't miss The All I Want For Christmas Kids Fashion Runway Show, Lights of Hope Christmas Decoration Show and HUGE Raffles, The 2019 SL Christmas Expo is the place to be!

Mark Your Calendars for Dec 5 - 15 and Believe in The Magic of Christmas!

The SL Christmas Expo is in support of the American Cancer Society and its Childhood Cancer programs.  For More Information visit http://slchristmasexpo.com or the ACS Campus in Second Life http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/128/96/22

Announcement: 15 Year Collection of RFL Linden Bears!! Get Yours!

The special 15 year commemorative collection of Linden Bears is now for sale in the Relay building.  If you've missed getting any of the bears in the past, you can now grab them individually, at the reasonable fee of only $L75 each OR you can just buy the entire collection.  Come and get yours!!

Remember.. every bear we sell goes towards our goal! Enjoy!

American Cancer Society (118,46,24)

Gift Grab Week Ten

Week Ten of the SL15B "Gift Grab" is almost done. For those with the "Swaginator HUD" from the SL15B, there's one day left to get the prize if you haven't gotten it yet. This week's hint is, "Come have a drink at this futuristic bar. This is where the gift will not be too far." The location is the Horizon's Community H-Bar in Horizons Themis (121/194/24).

Unpacking the item, you get a crystal hoverboard. This is a small vehicle that you can control with the arrow keys or viewer movement controls, and can skim over water. Pressing "jump" will boost the board in the air. Doing so a number of times will make it take flight. And yes, it glows in the dark.

Tomorrow is Week Eleven, and after that just four more until the fifteenth and last item.

Bixyl Shuftan

Gift Grab Week Eight

For those who haven't done the latest "Gift Grab" from Linden Lab yet this week, (described in their blog post of the event and briefly at the end of our June 22 article of The Birthday), this week's area is a bit on the creepy side. The hint is, "Come and visit for a spooky stay. Once you enter you may never go away!" It is in the Falmouth Hotel in the Falmouth sim in the Bay City area.

The description of the place is, "The Falmouth Hotel will reopen soon after some slight superatural damage is repaired." The scream I heard just after I arrived was a sign that it wasn't. The hotel was one creepy place inside and outside, with some low spooky music playing. Getting to the room where the gift was located, it was a bar with a bloody zombie bartender and some creepy-looking teddy bears. They were old, bloodstained, and had their eyes redone with buttons. One group was drinking what looked like blood in teacups and the other one had a desert bowl of eyeballs. There was some occasional childish giggling, and once in a while the teddys would break out into outright laughter, often while their heads were turned toward someone in the place. Creepy.

The room had been made by Governor and Michael Linden and Squishy, Crazy, and Silent Mole. What they were thinking of, who knows? A certain Bay City resident spotted me on her radar and messaged me, "Say hi to the teddy bears for me." I went ahead and got the Crystal Anniversary gift, and headed home. There, I rezzed the crystal it was packaged it, and got the contents.

And this week's gift, a crystal ball. When rezzed and placed, when clicked on it will give you your fortune for the day. Occasionally, it will offer useful advice, "Don't just say that you are sorry. Mean it." But more often are witty and amusing comments, "May your hair ever be worn on your head." "Never sit on a pose ball you aren't prepared to make a commitment to." "A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of typing." "Avoid loud noises and low-flying ducks."

This is Week Eight of the Gift Grab, which lasts until late September in which Week Fifteen is for those who got all fourteen of the previous gifts.

Bixyl Shuftan

SL15B's Bear Island Open For Gift Grab This Week

For those of you doing the "Gift Grab" from the Second Life Fifteenth Birthday from last month (described in their blog post of the event and briefly at the end of our June 22 article of The Birthday), this week's gift is found at a sim from the SL15B grounds that's either been brought back (or perhaps not closed yet): Bear Island. “Go to this location and you can see, all the bears that already be.”

Heading over to Bear Island (170/201/21), the place looked like what I remembered it from the Second Life Birthday. For those who don't know, many Lindens carry a teddy bear with them, each having their own personal touches depending on the Linden, that residents they run into can politely ask for (if the Linden's having a busy day, your bear may have to wait). Bear Island has most of these bears, plus some special commemorative ones, such as the one given out to celebrate the one millionth resident getting an account, and the one made to promote the release of Viewer 2.

There were other residents going about the area. This week, people could grab more than just the weekly gift. One lady was saying, "I'm always pestering lindens anytime I see them for their bears, this way I can get them a bunch all at once."

In previous weeks, some chests could take a little effort to find, one week it being on the second floor of the building. The chest for this week's gift was plain to see. I had on my "Swaganator HUD" (not visible in this picture), and got the gift.

Previous weeks gifts have included t-shirts, a crystal staff, a can of "party string", and more. This week, the gift is a crystal teddy bear. Not the most cuddly-looking kind of teddy, but one can change it's color by clicking on it.

This week is Week Seven of the Gift Grab, with a new one every week. The one for the fifteenth week is available only for those who get the first fourteen. What is it? We know only that the Lab says it's a special gift.

Bixyl Shuftan

The Simon Linden Bear Hunt

Last week I wrote about a skiing place in Wengen. Something caught my eye when I was near the summit. I was looking around to make sure I did not miss any options for the skiiing when a tiny object sticking out of the snow caught my eye. Being a nosy reporter I cammed in on it and clicked.

 

“Hi - Do you want a Simon Linden bear? You'll need to say all four of the magic words you picked up on the trip. If this makes no sense, chat 'help' and you'll find out.”

 

 Wow I thought , you don’t see Linden bears like you used to years ago. They are hard to come by. “

 

"I didn't get the magic words.   Did you type them in chat?   Touch me to try again.”

 

I was too far away so moved closer and tried the word help again. 

 

”Glad you made it here, Gemma Cleanslate.  I hope you enjoyed the view. Here is some more information.” And I was handed a notecard.

 

“Do you want a Simon Linden Bear. These are no longer just given away to everyone who comes along ... you have to go on a treasure hunt to find one. To get a  bear, first go to the .... and look for a bear.   Click on him and he will tell you what to do next.  You'll have to answer a few simple questions. On the way, you'll get several notecards with instructions and 'magic words' that are needed for the next step.   Keep these - if you get stuck, go back and read them carefully.You will also need all of the magic words at the end to receive your bear. Good luck! - Simon Linden  P.S.   If you get totally stuck, or there's something not working right on the quest, please send me an IM“

 

 This point where I was standing in the middle of nowhere at the top of the ski lift was END of a quest. Swell, now I had to find the beginning . I was directed to Simon Linden’s office in Linden village as the place to get the first clue and here is the address . http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Denby/211/36/33
 

I am not going to reveal anymore ... it is a hunt .. so I will leave you here in Denby at the office if you want to go follow the clues and get your bear. I got mine!

Now I want to find out if any other lindens are having quests for their bears. I will let you know. Maybe this is not new but it is new to me and maybe to you . 

 

Gemma Cleanslate

Eye on the Blog: Linden Lab Marks SL10B With Special Edition Bear Avatar

Linden Lab's involvement with SL9B was very little. For SL10B, as expected the Lab is leaving the celebration event to the residents. But this time they have a gift for the residents, and a contest involving the gift, which were announced in the Linden blog entry this week: "Celebrate a Decade of Second Life."

This month marks ten years since Second Life first opened to the public in June of 2003! We’re incredibly proud of Second Life’s success and longevity and we hope that all of you are too - it’s thanks to everyone who has made Second Life part of their lives over the past decade that we’ve reached this major milestone.

After the Valentine's Day blunder, one could be pardoned for thinking the Lab would be offering a paltry or unwanted gift. This time, the Lindens put a little thought, and humor, into their present for the residents. For the first eight birthdays, the Lindens offered a free teddy bear (the SL9B bear was made by Sway Dench). As it turns out, the Lab is offering an SL10B bear this year, but not a teddy bear. They're offering a bear avatar.

... you can get a free, special-edition SL10B avatar on the Marketplace. This avatar is made with some of the new Materials features and will look even better once that Materials Viewer launches (you can also check it out with the Materials Beta Viewer). Visit the SL10B Marketplace and get your commemorative avatar today - they’ll only be available until the end of June!

The past ten years have seen Bears play an important part of the Second Life experience. To pay homage and celebrate the history of this noble animal, we have created a limited edition SL10B Bear avatar that comes ready to have a good time!

The avatar is no teddy. It's a realistic-looking bear with teeth and claws. So did this ursine end up bombing? On the contrary, it's proven to be a hit with residents. The Marketplace page was offering one positive review after another, "Love the bear!" "Awesome!" "This bear changes accordingly with any shape you put on without glitching out."  "I have looked and bought most bear avatars and I can say this is one of the best I have seen so far, that it's free is great and the clothes are a separate option I like better."

Among those commenting was personality Crap Mariner, whom reacted by creating a Flickr page inviting people to add bear pictures to it, "Looking forward to seeing what fun folks have with it." And so far he's had a good response, with a number of people sending numerous picture of the avatar, often having fun. There were a couple of bears with guns (bear-ing arms?).

While not a complaint, there were a number of residents whom wished a female bear was available. SL reporter DrFran Babcock had a response of sorts by dolling up her bear av.

Besides the bear avatar, Linden Lab it also having a contest based on it.

We’re also kicking off an SL10B Snapshot Contest! Start snapping your celebratory images and get ready to share. Top prize is free use of a homestead for four months, and second and third prizes are free use of a homestead for two months.

The Lindens are offering a few other presents, baseball caps and T-shirts, both regular and mesh. But it's the bear that steals the show.

For the first time in two years, Linden Lab is getting some birthday cheers from the residents as they happily accept their present and aren't "em-bear-essed" to show their praise.

To check the Linden blog, Click Here.

To get to the SL10B Bear on Marketplace, Click Here.

For Crap Mariner's Bear Flickr page, Click Here. 

To check the contest, Click Here.

To check the list of contest entries, Click Here.


Bixyl Shuftan

New "Direct Delivery" Linden Bear

When logging in, the link that appeared on my screen was about getting a Linden bear on Marketplace. Curious, the Linden bears popular as they are (even if the Lindens aren't), I look a look, and came across this page on the official offworld Second Life store.

Get this free limited-edition Linden Bear in celebration of the new, more efficient way to receive purchases from the Marketplace — not BOXED! The bear will be delivered to a new Received Items folder. Grab your free bear, find it in your Received Items folder, and get a notecard telling you more about the changes to the Marketplace.

For more information, see the updated Knowledge Base article on shopping in the Marketplace: http://bit.ly/ShoppingMarketplace.

And getting the bear and rezzing it, he appeared as in the picture, roasting marshmallows over older X-Street delivery boxes (the more recent ones were pictures of the product).

So if you want to add to your collection of Linden bears, Click Here (be inworld to get it).

Bixyl Shuftan