RFL: "Remembering Ren & Patty Flow

 

The beauty of a memory

Is that it will always be there

Like a coin in your pocket

You can take it anywhere

 

When your heart is heavy

And your eyes tear up

You can focus on a memory

And travel through the years

 

Your heart can visit happy times 

When laughter filled the air

And the presence of loved ones

Will lessen your despair

 

So as you continue on in life

Take comfort as you go

In a lifetime of sweet memories

Of one who loved you so! 

 

Ren Flow Has Died

 

It was announced yesterday, Sunday April 12, that Ren Flow of the Relay for Life had passed away.

Sad news Ren Flow has passed away
Co-founder of the Roos With A Dream RFL team, wife of Alison and Kayla Flow and co-mother of little Patty Flow, Ren Flow, aka Ninja Chef Lady Ren Flow, passed away in her home on Friday April 10.

Ren was a dedicated relayer and got her greatest joy from helping others. She will be mightily missed.

Memorial service TBA

 

RFL Announcement: Roos With A Dream's "Party at the Theme Park"

 

Roos' 'Party at the Theme Park' event on Saturday, March 28. We are raising money for 4 RFL teams, Cure Chasers, Sunbeamers, Warblood City Cancer Kickers (hoping to get Lia to SILVER) and the Roos.

Here is the schedule:

12-1pm Vic Mornington - representing Cure Chasers

1-3pm Cynthia Farshore - Sunbeamers

3-5pm Lia Suramowadu - Warblood City

5-7pm Autumn Grace Gardner Bliss - Roos


This DJ event is being held at the Woodland Grove sim sized theme park, so families with SL kids, and even SL kid based RFL teams can come over and try the rides while they are tuned into the stream.

We require no particular theme for your music, just keep it 'kid friendly' please.

Here is the slurl:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Woodland%20Waves%20Adventure/40/51/22
There is a teleporter from there to the event.

Please invite all your friends to come have fun with us.

Thank you for helping us raise money to eliminate cancer as a health issue, everywhere in the world. 

 

Alien at RFL Roos Saturday

 

In our "better late than never" category, on Saturday March 7, one of the Relay events was "Roos Saturday." It was a BYOK (Bring Your Own Kiosk) event, and if someone from another team showed up, a kiosk for their team would be rezzed. 

 

Roos Saturday BYOK

Come join the Roos and friends at our NEW Saturday BYOK.

We're hanging out at Electric Avenue listening to DJ Vic Mornington and having fun from 12-2pm.

We'll put out a kiosk for every team that brings their wild spirit to help make cancer a thing of the past

King County (177,91,22) 

 

There was the usual funnery and puns, this being a Roos event some funny Aussie songs included. And one resident was running around in an obviously inflatable "alien abjuction" costume. 

 

[13:29] Ealwen Tenwe (Ealwen Resident): I think Melina likes being an alien
[13:29] Ealwen Tenwe (Ealwen Resident): Martian even
[13:29] Liandra Aries: Melina is being abducted by the worst alien abducter ever :D LMAO
[13:29] Bixyl Shuftan: *chuckles*
[13:29] Ealwen Tenwe (Ealwen Resident): `*•✿ ĢϊɠɠԼƐՏ ✿•*`
[13:30] Ninja Chef Lady Ren Flow (Ren Float): Hey - Kayla's not here...
[13:30] Vic Mornington: I think i hjavew that alein abducter attachment buried in this inventory somewhere lol 

 

No word if there was a probing or not.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

The Sunbeamer Air Show, And Other Weekend News

 

 Pictures from Nydia Tungsten and Kamida Delec. This weekend saw the Sunweaver Air Show, which took place on both Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15. While the details on how much was raised on Day Two are not yet available, for Day One a combination of 51,100 for the Sunbeamers and Roos With A Dream combined. 

 

 

There were other Relay events, such as a live music performance by the Second Life Cheerleading Squad. Sadly not all the Relay news was happy as it was announced the upcoming Relaystock and Bid the Lindens Bald will be the last one as the Relay Rockers, the team behind them, will be folding at the end of the Relay season. 

 

In other news, on Friday Linden Lab would announce a new Vice President of Engineering: Jerome Despret. 

 

More on these, and other stories, later.

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Press Release: Sunbeamers RFL Air Show 2026 - Saturday March 14 and Sunday March 15

 

Team Sunbeamers along with partners Roos With A Dream happily invites everyone to the 12th annual Sunbeamers RFL Air Show March 14 & 15. This year we’re very happy to present to you five flight demonstration teams, a dance, two BYOK dances, contest and lots of fun. Aerial demonstrations Teams and dance with DJ Kayla and the Roos will be performing on Saturday 14th 10:00 am to 5:00 pm SLT. All visitors will arrive at the viewing platform as the air field will be closed to the public until the end of flight demonstrations when the field will then open for the dance.

SATURDAY MARCH 14TH *note ALL times are SLT.
Bleachers open at 10:00 am
Bleachers – http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/HV%20community/249/150/41

Anemone Wing Walking – 10:45 am

EAR – Especialistas da Aeronautica – 11:30 am

Team Phoenix – 12:15 pm

Patrouille de France SL – 1:00 pm

Blue Angels – 1:45 pm

DJ Kayla and the Roos – 3:00 to 5:00 pm

SUNDAY MARCH 15TH
Activities begin at 8:00 am and go till 5:00 pm. Be sure to bring friends it will be much better as some activities like the Combat Bumper Cars require more than one. There will be two BYOK dances the first at 10:00 am till noon featuring the Sunbeamers with DJ Cynthia. The second BYOK dance is at 3:00 pm till 5:00 PM featuring Roos With A Dream with DJ Kayla.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunlight%20Bay/121/169/22

 

Relay Weekend Starts Tomorrow

 

 After another great season, the Relay for Life in Second Life is almost about to experience its high point of the year: The Relay Weekend. Described as the most intense 24 hours of Second Life, there are dozens of camps across 36 sims, here's several of them.

 

The camp of Roos With A Dream, the fun-loving Aussies & friends who have done much with the Sunnies.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Win/123/65/23

 

The Meli's Maniacs camp (watch out for singing chickens)

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Remember/125/189/23

 

The Giant Snail Racers, the team behind the wacky weekly races in this virtual world. 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Advocacy/44/131/23

The Second Life Cheerleading Squad's huge camp, note the double-helix tower.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Remember/137/125/23

The ever wacky Steelhead Salmons, led by Fuzzball "The Hair" Ortega.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Unity/123/195/23 

And finally the camp of the Sunbeamers, built by Cynthia Farshore and Shockwave Yareach with the help of team captain Rita Mariner and others, "Rita had to drag me away ... to get me to stop."

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Win/122/192/24

The opening ceremonies start at 10 AM, with the Survivor & Caregiver lap at 11, and the team laps start at Noon SL time.

 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

More On The Relay Track

 

 Just a couple days until the Relay Weekend. Roos With A Dream has a winged unicorn at their camp, waving to passersby. 

 

 Ponies For Life had this balloon at their camp.

 

 The Sunbeamer camp has this cooling stating for those feeling hot and tired for running around the track, trying to get that cheetah award.

 

More to come. 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

RFL Team Sunbeamer Meeting

 

 

 On Sunday February 9 at 12 Noon SL time, the Relay for Life in Second Life's Team Sunbeamers had their pre-season meeting. Led by team captain Rita Mariner, and with two of "Roos With A Dream" present, there was a discussion about what to do, what events to hold, and some events that would be temporarily shelved. 

Due to a viewer glitch, the table was invisible to me, so I remained standing.

 

 

Two weekly events came up, the Roos' one on Monday, and the Sunnies' Moon Dance for Thursdays at 6PM, once the Relay Season starts. One annual event that will definitely be held is the Sunbeamer Air Show, hosted by Cynthia Farshore on her Farshore Airfield in Sunlight Bay. The date has yet to be set as Cynthia is coordinating with an air squadron about when the best weekend will be. 

It was also brought up that one recent Relay Weekend campsite of the team's was an award winner, and there were hopes of repeating that performance. 

The Relay for Life's fundraising season for 2025, "The Magic of Hope," officially starts with the Kickoff on Saturday February 15.

 

For more information about Relay events, check the calendar Here.

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

 

 

Scenes From the Relay Track

 

 

 With the Relay Weekend approaching, more camps have been completed. And the Newser can show more than just sneak peeks. Among the new teams is Team Scorn, led by Aldaris (Bawnty Resident). Their camp is at RFL Remember, and recently reached Gold level fundraising. 

Another new team is Kitsunes For A Cure, led by Mattie Carlton, who is also a member of Team Sunbeamers. Their camp is in RFL Hope.

 

The Roos With A Dream team has recently hit the one million Linden mark. It's campsite, 110 Years of Relay, is at  RFL Knowledge. 

But these are far from the only teams with campsites, there are many, as well as the Designer Sims.

The Relay Weekend is Saturday June 8 to Sunday June 9. But there are smaller events taking place across the various camps. Tomorrow for instance is the Tailgate Party.

Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

The Sunbeamer Moon Dance

 

 

 Thursday February 29 was not only Leap Year Day, but also the time of the Moon Dance, the weekly event by the Relay for Life's Sunbeamer team. 

A benefit for the American Cancer Society! The dance starts at 6PM SLT goes to 8PM SLT every Thursday starting Feb 22th and runs through June 6th. You arrive at Sunweaver Space and grab a seat in the Columbiad Moon Cannon to be shot to the moon. There once you land on the lunar surface a kiosk in your team's name will be planted and dance a celebration of your moon landing with other teams. Tunes provided by a Live DJ who is not taking tips! Wants you to tip the kiosk instead.  Come rep your team.

Cynthia Farshore was the DJ for the event. She played a variety of tunes, from classic rock to 80s hits, and the 90s and 00s.  She wore a joint Sunbeamer-Team ACTS shirt, symbolizing her support of both top-performing teams.

Among the songs played were Australian-themed ones for the visiting members of "Roos With A Dream." They were their in their distinctive Outback wear, dancing away with everyone. The event was a BYOK (bring your own kiosk), and a number of teams had one there.

Near the end, fireworks went off into the sky, lighting it up.

Team Captain Rita Mariner, and Cynthia, thanked everyone for coming.

 There were plenty of other Relay events that weekend, such as Fly for Life and Bellisseria for Life. But unfortunately the Newser was not able to get to them.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Scenes From The Relay Track

 

 

Among the various camps, there is one item that two share. The Sunbeamer camp at RFL Advocacy and the "Roos With A Dream" one at  RFL Awareness share some water. This boat straddles both campsites, and has a flag at each end. As the teams have had a number of joint events, it does symbolize the cooperation between the two.

 

 "Relay Streaming Media" at RFL Acceptance had a Hope Lodge attached to a balloon, like in the movie "Up."

This year's theme of "Hope Floats" got all kinds of interpretations by the teams. Usually it was boats or balloons. Fiona Fei's designer sim used the song "Clouds." Then there was the "Meli's Maniacs" team. They had a 50's style diner, with ice cream floats, at their camp at RFL Hope. 

The camps will be intact until Thursday morning, which is takedown day. The "Flood Party" should be sometime on Wednesday, tomorrow.

Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Last Sunbeamer Moon Dance Tonight

 

For every Thursday, the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers have held their weekly Moon Dance. Tonight, with the Relay Weekend approaching, this will be the last such event this year. So for one final time for the "Hope Floats"season, the "Sunnies" invite everyone to take a ride on the old fashioned moon cannon and join the party at the Lunar surface. This is a multi-team event, and any Relay team can come by and have a kiosk set up for them for donations. Expect the ladies from the Outback from "Roos With A Dream" to drop by. 

 

Oh, and don't mind the aliens, they're friendly (sort of). 

 

The theme is Red and Pink, in honor of reaching Ruby Level, and Artisitic Fimicloud.

 

"Great music, but no atmosphere." 

Thursday, 6PM

Sunweaver Space (108/113/50)

 

Scenes From The Relaystock

 

At the Relay for Life's Relaystock, the Woodstock tribute that ran on the weekend of May 12 to 14, there was a lot of fun to be had. While there might not have been sex and drugs, there was plenty of rock n' roll and general funnery as only the Relayers can deliver. On Saturday May 13, the Newser's Bixyl Shuftan was there to report on the goings-on of the team of the Sunweaver community, the Sunbeamers, and they, along with Roos With A Dream, raised quite a bit of cash for the American Cancer Society, and had a lot of fun doing it.

Read the story in Events.

Sunbeamers and Roos Make Over 100K Each At The Relaystock, Relay Rockers Pass One Million

 

 

The Relayers had a lot of fun at the Relaystock Woodstock tribute. There were numerous teams taking part, as well as many live musicians and DJs. On Satutday night, it was the turn of two certain teams. At 6PM, DJ Cynthia of Team Subneamers would get on stage, dancing with a number of teammates to some classic rock tunes. At 7:30 PM, DJ Kayla and some from Roos With A Dream went on stage.

The results for both teams was a resounding success. The Sunbeamers raised over 111,000 Lindens that night, getting them almost to 900,000 L in total. Roos With A Dream did even better, netting 126,000 L for their set at the Relaystock stage. They were pushed to just shy of two-thirds of a million Lindens. 

Then there was the host team, the Relay Rockers, of who had their team captain, Trader Whiplash, DJing on stage for the last set at 5PM on Sunday. By the very end, their team total had passed the one million Linden mark, getting the team into Emerald ranked fundraising, seventh place among the list of Relay teams.

We'll have more on the Relaystock soon.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Roos! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Sunbeamers, Roos With A Dream, Teams Level Up After Medieval Fun Faire

 

 

On Saturday May 6, the Relay for Life teams Sunbeamers and Roos With A Dream held the Medieval Fun Faire at Caledon Downs. There were numerous activities from axe throwing to archery to racing. The high point was the concert at the end with DJ Kayla and the Roos.

While the event had somewhat light attendance, it did raise quite a bit of cash, thanks in part to some remote donations. A total of 170,826 Linden dollars was raised between the two teams, the Sunbeamers making 94,198 L and the Roos With A Dream getting 76,628 Lindens. This bumped the Sunnies to over 750K, and making Sapphire rank, and the Roos past a half million and into Jade. As of now on the team totals page (leaving out the Sci-Fi con), the Sunbeamers are number nine of 173 teams, and the Roos number 15.

For more on the Faire, go to Events.

 

Update: There were minor errors in the article earlier, which have since been corrected. 

 

Announcement: Sunbeamers' Medieval Fun Faire This Saturday

 

 

 When: Sat, May 6, 9am – 5pm

DescriptionHear Ye Hear Ye, All are invited to attend the Sunbeamers Medieval Fun Faire this May 6th, 2023 from the hours of 9am until 5pm. 

Come and enjoy the music and dance from the World Famous DJ Kayla and The Roos performing on stage from 3pm till 5pm. 

After a donation to the American Cancer Society you may compete in Axe throw and Archery competitions for the prizes that shall be awarded unto ye who has the highest score in each by fairs end. You may try as many times as you like. 

The Joust shall take place at 2pm until 3pm with a L$500 prize. Sign-up donation for the joust shall open at 8am at the kiosk located next to the joust track. 

For extra entertainment there is a whole region of things to find and do including a horse jump track, kissing booths, food, rope slides, fishing, boating, and in the center of a lagoon the Goblin Cave Community Center with 24 hour music and dance floor along with plenty of seating just to sit and relax.

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Downs/49/163/23

 

Sunbeamer and Roos Air Show

 

 

 Saturday May 29 was one of the Relay for Life's Sunbeamer team's main annual events: the Sunbeamer Air Show at Farshore Field in Sunlight Bay. For the past few years, it's been known as the Sunbeamer and Roos Air Show, due to "Roos With a Dream" taking part. The event was from 9AM to 5PM.

 

 

 There were planes flying, and numerous warplanes on display at the airport. There was also bicycle blimp racing, the course set up by Shockwave Yareach and Cynthia Farshore. 

There were also balloon tours of the area, courtesy of Skylark"Snowbuns" Lefavre. Other attractions included carnival games and rides, shooting at the dunk tank with a German 88, bumper cars, and more.

 

 

 The high point was at 3PM when DJ Kalaya and a number of the 'Roos got on stage, dancing away, with numerous Sunbeamers and others in the audience dancing away, and sending donations into the kiosk. The two teams together would raise more than 60,000 Linden dollars that day, the totals announce by Cynthia.

 

Sunbeamer Airshow went well, We and the Roos would like to thank all that came and donated. We have totals of: Sunbeamers L$38,800 ; Roos L$28,050 for a two team effort of L$66, 850! Woot!

As of now, Team Sunbeamers has raised almost 655,000 Linden dollars, closing in on the next fundraising level. Roos With A Dream have raised just shy of 423,000. But both teams are far from finished. There are the Bid Me Events. There are the multi-team events like the Moon Dances every week and the Relaystock later this month. And of course in June there's the Relay Weekend when the teams walk around the track.

Go Sunbeamers! Go Roos! Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Reminder: Sunbeamer Air Show Today: 9AM to 5PM

 

Just a reminder. One of the big yearly events of the Relay for Life's Sunbeamer team, the RFL Sunbeamer Air Show at Sunlight Bay, is today. The action takes place from 9AM to 5PM. There's bicycle blimp races, DJ Kayla and the Roos, dunk tanks, and of course flying airplanes.

For more information, check the Press Release. 

SLURL:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunlight%20Bay/152/99/22

 

RFL Announcement: Tenth Annual Sunbeamer Air Show Saturday April 29

 

 

 Welcome to the 10th Annual Sunbeamer Air Show & Roos With A Dream Dance

The Teams Sunbeamer's and Roos With A Dream welcomes you to the 10th Annual Sunbeamer RFL Air Show Fly-in on Saturday the 29nd of April between the hours of 9AM to 5PM SLT. Roos With A Dream will be performing on stage with DJ Kayla and The Roos at 3pm to 5pm to close the event! 

There will be planes on display with information about them. Some Pilots will be on hand to give rides and flight demonstrations or you can just BYOP [Bring Your Own Plane] and stunt around yourself. 

This year we have two major contest running. The Balloon Bicycle Race and a Bumper Car Contest! At either contest upon a donation to the American Cancer Society kiosk you then acquire a free bicycle powered balloon provided for each entry. You can not use one of your own in the contest unless it is the same thing that is being given. This makes for an even playing field. Also we require that only participants fly the course as non-players will cause the timers to be thrown off. The course runs through the sky were you must pass through rings spaced at intervals that vary in height and direction. Missing a ring causes a disqualified time. You may run the course as many times as you like hopefully bettering your time. Contest runs through the air show hours and the prize of a Aerial Outfitters Sky Skiff Airship will be sent to the winner at the air shows end at 5PM.

The bumper car contest is no ordinary contest, remember it's the Sunbeamers who are not noted as being a very sane group. The contestants may experience changing obstacles, exploding cars, and maybe even...cannon fire? Oh My. Yes the spectators are armed and willing. The contest will be in 5 minute runs with trophies awarded at the end of each. You can enter as many contest as you like.

There will be a carnival midway with a number of activities to participate in. 

SLURL:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sunlight%20Bay/152/99/22