The Relay Wrap-Up

On Sunday August 6, the 2017 Relay Season "Passport to Hope" officially came to a close with the "Relay Wrap-Up" event. Almost 40 avatars were able to make it in the American Cancer Society sim, where the Relay Comittee congratulated all for a job well done.

 The total ammount raised this year was 55,381,019 Linden dollars, or $213,004 USD. There were 65 team campsites around the track, 37 large and 28 small. Of the 29 sims for the Relay track, Nuala Maracas stated, "for the first time in RFL of SL history, every single region / sim had a sponsor! The track was 6,758 meters long, 966 Avatars walked on the Relay track this year completing 3,664 laps for a total distance walked of 24,755,163 meters, which is about 24,755.16 kilometers or 15,382.15 miles. That's the distance from L A to London and Back. And we walked for 146,560 minutes!  That is like watching 1,200 movies!"

Several awards were also given out at the Wrap-Up. They included:

Break the Box: Relay Rockers

Spirit of Relay (Individual): Prettykitty Gumbo

Spirit of Relay (Team): Circle of Life

Community Champion: IshtarAngel Micheline and Da5id Abbot

Dr. Gordy Klatt Award: Kaiila Mahoney

The Relay accomplished much this year, but it's also have great acomplishments in the past. The biggest Relay Weekend sim area was the one for 2011 with 44 sims. The longest track was the one in 2012, which was 9,216 meters long. The Relay Weekend with the most visitors was the one in 2014 with 2364 avatars visiting, even though it had slightly fewer sims than the last three. The 2014 Relay season was also the one that raised the most money, $415,000 USD.

"Thank you everyone for a great wrapup! Go relay!!!"

Press Release: Relay For Life of Second Life Team Registration Opens Today

Second Life Residents Invited To Participate in the World's Largest Virtual Fundraising Event!

Relay For Life of Second Life Team Registration opens at 6 am SLT on Sunday, February 12, 2017.

Led by Event Leadership Team chair Nuala Maracas and co-chairs Leala Spire and Grace Devin, the 2017 season kicks off March 5th and continues through Relay For Life Weekend in Second Life on the 15th and 16th of July. The theme for the 2017 Relay season is “Passport To Hope".

Team Registration Details

•    Captains may register their teams beginning Feb 12th by visiting http://relayforlifeofsecondlife.org/    

     and clicking the TEAM REGISTRATION button.

•    Teams are recommended to have at least 5 members

•    Captains will be asked to set a goal for their team.  

•    Teams who meet the minimum fundraising levels will be eligible for a campsite and for real life prizes and awards.

A new Supporter category has been created to give credit to non-team entities who in the past have

raised funds for Relay using General Donations kiosks.These businesses, clubs or organizations can contact PrettyKitty Gumbo in world to be assigned a “Supporter” number and receive fundraising tools.

"This year we are not just going to think outside the box," said  event Chair Nuala Maracas. "We are going to Break The Box! Together we are going to make a difference. Together we are going to help our American Cancer Society finish this fight!"

About Relay For Life of Second Life

Relay For Life is the signature event of the American Cancer Society and has been active, and continually growing in Second Life for 13 years. In 2005, the first Relay For Life of Second Life (RFL of SL) was attended by a few hundred avatars and raised almost $5,000 US dollars for the American Cancer Society. As of July 2014 RFL of SL ranked number 17th in donations received among more than 5600 relay events held worldwide. As of January, 2017 RFL of SL celebrated raising 3 million US dollars to support the mission of the Society to 'Save Lives, Celebrate Lives and Lead The Fight for A World Without Cancer!

About the American Cancer Society

For more than 100 years, the American Cancer Society has been working to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays and is the world leader in the fight to end cancer. Together with our global partners and millions of supporters, the American Cancer Society carries out its mission to Save Lives, Celebrate Lives, and Lead the Fight for a World Without Cancer.

For More Information:

www.relayforlifeofsecondlife.org

www.cancer.org/involved/participate/relayforlife/second-life

Announcement: Relay for Life in Second Life Chooses Logo For 2017

Last night in the Relay for Life volunteer group, an announcement was made. They had selected the logo for next year's Relay Season.

We are very pleased to announce the winning entry in the 2017 Relay For Life of Second Life Logo Contest. Here is the winning design, Your Official 2017 Passport To Hope Logo, can be viewed on the website http://relayforlifeofsecondlife.org/

The winning logo was submitted by.Lizzy Gracemount.  Lizzy put tremendous creativity, thought, and passion into her design.  The Official 2017 Passport To Hope Logo will be made available in the coming new year in various sizes.

Thank You and Congratulations Lizzy!

On the website, the meanings of the logo were explained

Lizzy ... explained that each color is taken from “…the Official ACS Color Palette. Every color has a special meaning from courage to peace to love and harmony and above all for cancer research. I chose the colors to fit this aspect of RFL and why we relay every year. The passport stamps are from a public domain vector stock, colored to reflect the various aspects of RFL OF SL. Every aspect of the piece reflects the journey every survivor or cancer patient has traveled during their journey.”

Lizzy selected all her colors from the Official ACS Color Palette and included the symbolic meaning of each color.

The Relay Wrap-Up

It was the end of another successful season for the Relay for Life. 2016 "Once Upon a Cure" had seen many events and millions of Linden dollars raised to help the American Cancer Society. Now it was time to bring the season to an official close with awarding some individuals and teams for their efforts, announcing the theme for next season, and give overall congratulations for a job well done. For one certain reporter, there was a surprise at this year's Wrap-Up.

Read the story in Events.