After
four months of fundraising, Second Life Relayers will be gathering on
July 13-14 for the ninth annual Relay For Life of Second Life 24 hour
event to CELEBRATE, REMEMBER and FIGHT BACK. The Relay track will
stretch across 34 of 40 Relay sims and will bring together thousands of
volunteers and team members who have so far raised an amazing US$300,000
in the 2013 fundraising season and who will be walking the track
together in their quest to see an end to cancer.
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Raymaker ( Jeff Montegut, the American Cancer Society’s staff partner
to SLs Relay) said: “Thanks to the tremendous support of our volunteers,
teams, committee members, and corporate partners, we have raised an
astonishing amount of money and are getting so close to an all-time
total of 2 million dollars raised in Second Life. This important
contribution is money that funds the mission of the American Cancer
Society – research, education, and prevention. I’m looking forward to
personally thanking everyone at this years event!’
The
theme of this year’s Relay is ‘100 Years of Hope’, a theme that has
inspired some of the most imaginative events and builds and in
celebration of the American Cancer Society’s 100 year anniversary. The
Relay track will be divided into Past, Present and Future areas. The
fun-filled weekend will also include five activity regions that will
house live music, djs, a silent auction, an art show, a Raffle for
Relay, Snail Racing, a Teams vendored flea market and a special ‘Teams R
Us’ clubhouse where teams can hold events away from the track so that
they can celebrate without lagging the track sims.
Visitors
will land at the Welcome Area, upon arrival, located on the Relay For
Life region, where there will be a lot of helpful information to help
them get started and where there will be volunteer greeters to answer
questions and give out the 2013 Visitors Guide. There are themed laps
between the main ceremonies and visitors will see signs over the track
that display the current lap theme.
The
event will officially open at 10:00am on Saturday with an Opening
Ceremony, where the Fundraiser Club Banner Awards for 2013 will be
presented to the teams. More than 100 cancer survivors and caregivers
have registered to take part in the ‘honor walk’, which is a CELEBRATE
lap and will start immediately after the opening ceremony, followed by
the team spirit lap.
At
9:00pm the track sims are turned to midnight to light up the thousands
of luminaria (candles) along the track, each representing a survivor or
someone who has passed from cancer. For one hour people walk the track
in silence as the dedications are read over the broadcasting stream,
provided by T1 Radio. This lap is known as the REMEMBER lap.
At
6:00am is the FIGHT BACK Ceremony when people gather together to make a
personal pledge to help fight cancer. It might be by pledging to have a
regular breast exam, to follow a healthy diet, or to stop smoking.
The
Closing Ceremony will begin at 10:00am on Sunday, June 14th followed by
a final victory lap at 11:00am. The Raffle For Relay and Silent
Auction will remain open until that afternoon.
Nikki
Mathieson, 2013 Event Chair, said: “We have had an amazing season. Our
volunteers have worked non-stop, their excitement, commitment and
dedication has not wavered! We are looking forward to Relay Weekend,
where we will come together to Celebrate, Remember, and Fight Back.
Relay For Life of Second Life has made such an important impact, with
thousands of people logging in to make some loud noise and pitch in on
Finishing the Fight against cancer! We have proved that a determined
group of people who care, can join together and do amazing things. We
CAN make a difference! Congratulations to each and every person that
was involved in this year’s relay!”
Relay
For Life is the signature fundraiser of the American Cancer Society.
Relay For Life of Second Life (RFL of SL) is an annual activity that
takes place in Second Life in July each year. Volunteers form or join
teams to have fun while fundraising and raising awareness from mid-March
through mid-July. In July teams build campsites and walk a track, just
like in a real world Relay. Relay
For Life is about coming together with a group of people you don’t know
to effect change in the lives of people you may never know.
The
premier sponsors of Relay For Life of Second Life in 2013 are: Amaretto
Ranch Breedables, Lanterns For Life, Mossms, Peace Haven’s Communities,
Pink’s Props, and Touched By Angels.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Gem Sunkiller (RFL of SL Outreach Area Chair)
