This Weekend

It was quite an eventful weekend in Second Life.The big event was the kickoff of the official Relay for Life fundraising season. But there were other events. It was the first day of "Fashion for Life," and the last day of the Home and Garden Expo. Live musician Alessandra Eberlain held her first music concert for the first time in about two years.

More on some of these events later.

Press Release: Relay Weekend Schedule

The 2015 Relay For Life of Second Life season will kick off officially on March 8, 2015. Festivities will begin at 9 am slt with a one hour pre-show hosted by T1 Radio. The 2015 Relay For Life of Second Life Kick Off Ceremony will being at 10 am slt and featuring speeches by the Relay For Life of Second Life Planning Committee, the official American Cancer Society Representative StingRay Raymaker.

The 2015 Relay For Life of Second Life Kick Off Celebrations will usher in the start of the 11th season of Relay For Life of Second Life, an official charity of the American Cancer Society. The theme for this year’s relay season is “The Future is Now”.  Immediately following the kick off ceremony, guests will be treated to live music, dj’s, games, and Relay For Life of Second Life Team campsite areas to visit. The campsite areas will provide teams the opportunity to display their team spirit and to start the relay fundraising season. 

Below is the official schedule for the 2015 Relay For Life of Second Life Kick Off Celebrations:

2015 Relay For Life of Second Life Kickoff Schedule

Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015

On Saturday, March 7, everyone is invited to a special Paint Second Life Purple wrap up party, as our many relay teams will begin setting up for Kickoff 2015! The party will be held at 5pm to 8 pm slt and will be hosted by T1 Radio.

Date: Sunday, March 8, 2015

9am to 10 am slt – T1 Radio Pre-Kick Off Show

10am to 11 am slt – Kick Off Opening Ceremony & Speeches

11am to 5 pm slt – Live performers, DJs, and team campsites are open

5pm to 7  pm slt – Fireworks & Closing Party with T1 Radio’s Trader1 Whiplash

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 10 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 ranks number 17th out of 5000 teams worldwide in donations received. We have brought in over 2 million US dollars to help with the fight against cancer. This year our Relay weekend will be held on July 17th and 18th.

About the American Cancer Society:

The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly three million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society's efforts have contributed to a 22 percent decline in cancer death rates in the US during the past two decades, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress nearly 14.5 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year.  We're determined to finish the fight against cancer. As the nation’s  largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, we’re finding cures and ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, visit cancer.org or call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345.

For More Information:

www.relayforlifeofsecondlife.org

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

Press Release: The Relay for Life Kickoff Weekend, March 7 and 8

Kick Off Weekend is taking you back to 2005 and the first ever virtual relay! The track and campsites have been recreated and, although we could not recreate the 13 water crossings…. yes 13 !!…. we have done our best to give you the 2005 relay experience. It was a different Second Life back in 2005. But we did not stop there because as you know …. The Future Is Now…..and we invite you to enjoy the kick off ceremonies, followed by musical performances from live musicians and dj’s, at our futuristic entertainment stage.

On Saturday, March 7.. We are holding a combination Paint Second Life Purple wrap up party and a team set up / tail gate party for Kick Off from 5pm – 8pm SLT. Everyone is welcome to attend.

On Sunday March 8 it is the Kick Off Event to Relay For Life of Second Life 2015. Kick Off starts at 9 am slt Sunday, March 8 with a pre-show by T1 Radio, the Official Broadcast Partner of Relay For Life of Second Life. Followed by the kick off celebration which will include speeches by your Planning Committee, the ACS representative StingRay Raymaker and other special guests. Following the official kick off ceremony, let’s have some fun! Live music, dj’s, games, and team campsite areas to visit as you stroll around the track from 2005. A Bring Your Own Kiosk (BYOK) party will run from 5pm – 7pm SLT with Trader’s Time Machine on T1Radio bringing you the best of the 60’s tunes.

The kick off party wraps up 7pm slt, with fireworks at 6:45pm.

RFL Kickoff Snapshots

Last weekend's Relay for Life Kickoff was a big event, with more pictures taken than I could reasonably put in the article, so here's some more of both the opening event and some of the parties afterwards.

Read more in People.