Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Update

 

Following their performance at the Relaystock, the Relay for Life's Sunbeamers have continued to do well. On Saturday May 20 at 8 PM, the "Bid Me Otter" fundraiser, of which Snowy HunniBunni Lefavre (Skylark Lefavre) was the volunteer, came to a close. Team captain Rita Mariner would announce the results.

 

SNOWY"S BID ME OTTER RESULTS

Snowy's Bid Me:

Keep Me Bunny - 1,000L

Bid Me Otter - 10,750L

Snowy goes OTTER for 3 weeks, until.JUNE 10.

 

So the loveable bunny DJ, who also manages the Happy Vixen and BBBC beach clubs, will be "otterly cute" for a few weeks.

 

While Liska's "Bid Me Skunk" fundraiser ended on Saturday May 6, she continued to be the purple fox for a while. She had been continuing the time from her previous Bid Me event. On Saturday May 20, she started the time for the skunk Bid Me. So now she reflects the sweet smell of successful Relaying.

So now there's one "Bid Me" fundraiser still ongoing: Mattie Carlton's "Bid Me Purple." It will last for a few more days, with the total raised made final on Saturday May 27 at 8PM and the announced soon after. For those wanting to make donations, head to Club Cutlass at Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757), and look for the kiosks. How long will things be going "grape" for the Relay DJ, we'll soon see.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Reader Submitted: The Michi Clone

 

 

Taken by Rita Mariner. When Liska da'Lantros got bid a skunk in her latest "Bid Me," she decided to make herself look like Luskwood founder Michi Lumin. On Wednesday May 10, Michi herself came to Club Cutlass, the main hangout of the Sunweaver community, saw Liska, and posed with her for a picture.
 

Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Update: "Bid Me Otter" and "Bid Me Purple"

 

The Relay for Life Team Sunbeamers has had some good successes. With the Air Show and Medieval Fun Fest events, done with Roos With A Dream, the team was catapulted to Sapphire rank fundraising. But helping the team were the "Bid Me" events going on. On Saturday May 6, three were concluded, the "Bid Me Bunny," "Bid Me Panda," and "Bid Me Skunk" events.

Here are the totals for the three BIDD MES that ended tonight.
LISKA - Stay Fox -  100L
             Go Skunk -= 14,100L
             
 Liska goes SKUNK for 3 WEEKS
 
 BIXYL - Stay Fox - 50L
             Go Bunny - 14,100L
             
Bixyl goes Bunny for 4 weeks

CHARLEE - Stay Human - 500L
                   Go Panda - 12,000L
                   
CHARLEE goes Panda for 6 weeks

So this means that yours truly, when not doing obvious Newser work or at special appearances like the upcoming Newser anniversary party, will be dealing with carrot jokes for about a month. Usually it will me in the mesh bunny that Charlee helped me make after the Bid Me started. Charlee will have to deal with comments about Pandaren jokes and flirts for a month and a half. For Liska, she's showing a little creativity in her new skunk form, dressing up like Luskwood founder Michi Lumin.

But as most Relayers "otter" know, this is not the end of the Bid Me events. There's a couple more. They are Skylark "Snowy" Lefavre's "Bid Me Otter," and Mattie Carlton's "Bid Me Purple." 

 

Like most other Bid Me fundraisers, Bid Me Otter has two kiosks. For those wanting to give Snowy a taste for fish, they donate to the otter kiosk on the right. For those wanting her to stay a bunny, they chip in to the default kiosk on the left. For every 3500 Linden dollars, rounded down, in the right kiosks at the end of the fundraiser, Snowy is stuck as a "rudderbutt" for a week. For instance, if 6999 L is raised at the end, she would need to stay in her new form for a week. If 7000 Lindens are raised, It's "otter chaos" for her for two weeks. And if more is raised in the "stay bunny" kiosk, she stays one.

For Mattie's "Bid Me Purple," the idea came to her as she was going about the shops at the Fairelands recently, some of the items going to make a fairy-winged purple kitsune, "It's a 100% unique avatar built for Relay for Life. And all of it was pretty much purchased at fantasy Fair." Like Snowy's Bid Me, there's a change kiosk on the right, and a default kiosk on the left. For every 2000 Linden dollars raised in the purple kiosk, rounded down, Mattie assumes the form of her violet nine-tailed fox for a week. That is, if the amount there is greater than the default kiosk.

Both Bid Me fundraisers are at Club Cutlass. Snowy's event ends on Saturday May 20 at 8PM following the close of the party there. Mattie's event ends on  Saturday May 27, also at 8PM.

 

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Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay

Bixyl Shuftan

Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Update: "Bid Me Panda", "Bid Me Bunny", and "Bid Me Skunk"

 

 It's been over a week since three of the latest four Bid Me events by the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers were set up. Rita Mariner bit the bullet and ended hers early after a huge donation resulted in being an albino skunk for ten weeks. But that left two others. They are Charlee Amethyst's "Bid Me Panda" and Bixyl Shuftan's "Bid Me Bunny."

 

 There are a couple new BID MES up and running at CUTLASS.

1. CHARLEE is offering to go PANDA, 2000L per week

2. BIXYL is offering to go BUNNY, 3500L per week.

 

 

Charlee Amethyst is one of the more recent members of the Sunbeamer team, and once told about the "Bid Me" events jumped in with one that hasn't been done before. She's offering to send time in an anthro panda bear avie. For every 2000L, rounded down, donated into the kiosk on the right, she spends a week in black and white. For example, if 5999 Linden dollars are donated, the period of time is two weeks. But of 6000L is donated, it's three weeks. For those wanting to keep her as-is, there's a default kiosk on the left, which if it exceeds the panda kiosk means she can stay as is.

And then there's mine: "Bid Me Bunny." For every 3500 Linden dollars a week in the left kiosk, rounded down, yours truly spends a week dealing with hare-raising puns. For example, if 10,499L is raised, the period is two weeks. But if 10,500 L us raised, it's three weeks of hopping down the bunny trail. For those wishing to keep my foxy, there's a default kiosk which if ahead at the end of the Bid Me means I stay as is.

There are a couple outs. When doing an interview, or otherwise clearly doing Newser business, it's back to my usual avatar.

Both "Bid Me Panda" and "Bid Me Bunny" are up until Saturday May 6, and the totals finalized at 8PM SL time at the end of the Cutlass party.

 

For Liska da'Lantros (LiskaDaLantros Resident), her "Bid Me Purple" came to a close on Saturday April 22

Liska BID ME Purple results.

KEEP LISKA FOXY - 0L

TURN LISKA PURPLE - 10,300L

Liska goes PURPLE for 4 weeks, till MAY 20.

 

But this isn't the end of Liska's Bid Me events. Since her period of four weeks is about the right time for another fundraiser, she volunteered for another one: "Bid Me Skunk." Like the others, there's a default kiosk to keep her as is (when her time as purple expires), and a skunk kiosk to change her. This time it'll take 4000 Linden dollars a week, rounded down, to changer her. For instance, a total of 7999 Linden dollars would be just one week of tomato juice jokes.

People have until Saturday May 20 to donate to Liska's latest Bid Me, the totals finalized at 8PM SL time after the party at Cutlass.

 

To donate to any of these Bid Me events, head to Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

 

 

RFL Team Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Events Update

 

On Saturday night, April 8, one of the fundraisers of Team Sunbeamers concluded.  The "Bid Me Ruth" event that Cynthia Farshore volunteered for concluded, and the results tallied. Team captain Rita Mariner would announce the results.

 

CYNTHIA'S BID ENDS

Cynthis Farshore BID ME is over.- results.

STAY GOAT - 1100L

GO HUMAN - 12,100L

Cynthia goes human for 6 weeks, till MAY 20th.

 

It should be noted that Cynthia's fundraiser wasn't just a "Bid Me Human," but a "Bid Me Ruth."  For those not in the know, this is the "default" avatar that in the early days of Second Life that residents would find themselves in when logging on and things were slow to rezz. Usually it would be replaced with the avatar they were last in within a minute, usually. Sometimes there was a glitch in the system and it wouldn't go away without relogging, and once in a while even that didn't work, much to the displeasure of the resident, especially if a guy. Eventually this was replaced with the "cloud" that residents today are familiar with. But older residents remember "the Ruth" as something to dread, or at least feel was an annoyance.

But this is not the end of the "Bid Me" events. The Sunnies have another vic-er, volunteer. Liska da'Lantros (LiskaDaLantros Resident) has stepped forward for "Bid Me Purple." As with the other Bid Me fundraisers, there are two kiosks. The one on the right is the default for those wanting to keep her as she is. For those wanting her to make her "great grape," they donate to the kiosk on the right. For every 2500 Lindens, rounded down, she spends a week in purple fur.  For instance if 9999 Lindens were raised, that would mean three weeks, but 10,000 would mean four.

People have until Saturday April 22 at 8PM to donate to Liska's Bid Me. Then the results will be totaled and made final. Head over to Club Cutlass at Sunweaver Bay (121/119/757).

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Reader Submitted Cartoon: "Cape-able"

 

From Liska da'Lantros (LiskaDaLantros Resident). During the RFL Team Sunbeamer photo shoot, builders Shockwave Yareach and Cynthia Farshore were wearing capes, leading to this punchline.
 

RFL Announcement: More Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Events

 
Earlier this Relay season, the Sunbeamer team did a few "Bid Me" events, which resulted in two taking on a different look for a week. Once again, the team has a few members putting their looks on the line to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

The various "Bid Me" events all involve pairs of kiosks at Club Cutlass. The left ot each pair is the "default" in which those wishing to keep the volunteer as is can donate. The right kiosk is the one for the volunteer's new look. How long the person stays in their new look depends on the change kiosk being higher and how much was donated. Fractions of weeks are rounded down. For instance if someone pledged to stay a new look for every 5000 Lindens donated, and 9999L was donated, he or she would only need to spend one week changed. But one more Linden dollar would make it two weeks.

Team Captain Rita Mariner is offering to go pink bunny with "Bid Rita Pink." This is something of a big deal due to Rita doesn't care too much for the color, as what she spoke about it in the past illustrates:

Sunnies:  I have put myself up for a BID ME,  You can choose to keep me my cute, sweet, white bunny, or turn me into an EBIL, PINK BUNNY!  I dislike pink on me!  So here is your chance at REVENGE!

For every 3000 Linden dollars, rounded down, Rita has to spend a week having a "bubblegum crisis" as a bubblegum pink bunny. Those wanting to keep her white can donate to the left kiosk.

Next to Rita's kiosks are that of Bixyl Shuftan, whom volunteered for "Bid Bixyl Stinker." For every 3000 Linden dollars, rounded down, the normally foxy reporter will have to spend a week as a skunk (unless he's doing an interview or something else obvious for the Newser).

Liska da'Lantros (LiskaDaLantros Resident) is doing the third fundraiser in "Bid Liska Pink." For every 3000 Linden dollars, rounded down, she'll be a pink vixen.

The fourth Bid-Me fundraiser is that of òᴥó Mr.Fox da'Alenfey òᴥó (Spooked Dreamscape). For "Bid Fox Blue," for every 4000 Linden dollars rounded down, he will be in a different avatar.

All four "Bid Me" fundraisers last until Saturday June 4. At 8PM at the end of the party at Cutlass last night, the totals will be calculated and the results final and announced.

Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

Bixyl Shuftan
 

RFL Announcement: Sunbeamer "Bid Me" Totals

 
The first round of "Bid Me" fundraisers by Team Sunbeamers has concluded. And here are the results.

Rita Mariner: Bid Me Tiny

Stay Bunny: 600L
Turn Tiny:   2500L

Liska da'Lantros (LiskaDaLantros Resident): Bid Me Deer

Stay Foxy:   550L
Turn Deer: 4000L

Liska turns doe for one week

Bixyl Shuftan: Bid Me Tiny

Stay Foxy: 100L
Turn Tiny: 1800L

Valkyrie Ice (Valkyrie McGill): Bid Me Jackal

Stay demoness: 0L
Turn Jackal: 4000L

Val goes jackal for one week

Total Raised: 13,550 L

Another Bid Me should be in the works soon. Stay tuned for details.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!