Announcement: Toys For Tots Fundraiser By Myth Mystery and Magic Hunts

 
Myth, Mystery and Magic Hunts is currently holding the Yule Cart Sale and Hunt from November 26 to December 31, 2021 as a Fundraiser for Toys4Tots.
Visit this location for all of the vendors and free gifts: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Dragonsworn/230/193/701

In addition to the Yule Cart Sale and Hunt....Myth, Mystery and Magic Hunts (MMMH) is hosting Photos With Santa on the following dates and times:
December 8, 2021 3-5PM SLT
December 11, 2021 3-5PM SLT
December 14, 2021 3-5PM SLT
December 18, 2021 3-5PM SLT

Bring the kids by for their photos with Santa.
You can also donate to get a cookie to give Santa, all proceeds are going to Toys4Tots:

Kids can also watch a Holiday movie with Santa on these dates and times:
December 7, 2021  2-4PM SLT  Polar Express
December 10, 2021 12-2PM SLT Next Stop Christmas
December 14, 2021 2-4PM SLT A Christmas Carol (Jim Carrey)
December 17, 2021 12-2PM SLT Rudolph

All of this and much more will be found at:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mieville%20Dragonsworn/230/193/701

December 22, 2021 MMMH Will have a Toys4Tots Auction called Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree starting from 2PM and ending at 8PM SLT.  There will be live DJ's and Hosts for your entertainment and this will be held at: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Eclectic%20Witch%20Cove/59/198/2195
 

Announcement: Toys for Tots Donation Rally

 

KickAzz Shoutcast is committed to giving this holiday season! Our 12th year doing the Toys For Tots Drive. Starting November 1st, 2021 we will launch our Toys for Tots drive in hopes of raising as much money as possible for underprivileged children. We at Kickazz Shoutcast Stream Rental will match ALL donations up to a total of $1,000.00 US. 100% of EVERY LINDEN COLLECTED will be given to Toys For Tots. (Toysfortots.org)

We ask that our friends, coworkers, and fellow business owners here in Second Life to rally together and lend a helping hand by placing KIOSKS at your venues, (clubs, live music events, stores etc.)

If you are interested in receiving a KIOSK for your venue please contact Jayson Marjeta. Simply Drop A Notecard to Jayson requesting a Donation Box. KIOSKS ARE COPY TRANSFER, NO MOD  !

THE TOP TWO (2) INDIVIDUALS THAT THEIR KIOSKS COLLECT THE MOST LINDENS, WIN A 300 LISTENER STREAM FOR ONE (1) YEAR. If you have multiple Kiosks set out, your total is the sum of all.

You may set out as many Donation Boxes you wish, your accumulative total will be added for your total. Keep in mind, if you give out a KIOSK to someone, and they set it out, their collection account may be added to your total. You must give us their name when you pass them the kiosk, not at the end of the collection drive.

Please pick up your donation boxes on December 24 by 6PM SL time. 

At the end of the Donation Drive, the total amount collected will be given to each kiosk
owner along with the total sum of all lindens collected by all. Please allow a few days for
these numbers to be tallied up and passed out.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/LORII%20CAPRONI%20ISLAND/127/55/22

If you have any questions, contact Jayson Marjeta.
 

Announcement: Toys For Tots Donation Drive Total

December 26, 2020

TOYS FOR TOTS 2020 FINAL COLLECTION NUMBERS !

Merry Christmas Happy Holidays To All !

Thanks to all of you, we have all pitched in and
help make this Christmas a better one for many
underprivileged children.

This year was a very successful Toys For Tots
Donation Drive For us here in Second Life. I want
to thank all of you for your efforts and support.

We have collected a Grant Total of: $2,022,318L
Which Equates to = $8,098.00 US
Process Credit Fee = $283.00 US
With Draw Fee From Second Life = $405.00 US
Which Gives Us A Total  Of = $7,410,00 US

Kickazz Audio Stream Rental Donated an
additional $1090.00 US to round out a donation
Total of $8500.00 US

Yea Us !  High 5's All Around.

TOP THREE DONATION COLLECTORS
517650    Chuck Clip 

207534    Yazhu Ichibara

170090    TheCowb0y Resident -

There is no way to put into words how thankful
and appreciative I am of all of you. Smile, and
feel proud of the smiles you helped create !

A special thank you goes out to two individuals,
that year after year work hard to help make
our drive successful. Thank you, Steffi Spires
and CherryBlossum Garnet !

REMEMBER:
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
― Albert Pike

Thank all of you again,
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year,

Jayson Marjeta

Toys For Tots Donation Kiosks

 

For Christmas, poor families often have a hard time getting presents to their kids. But there are charities that can help. Among them is Toys For Tots, an organization set up by the US Marine Reserves. Here in Second Life, Kickazz Shoutcast Stream Rental is doing a Toys For Tots drive. The company has pledged that all money donated will go to the charity, and is willing to match the first $1000 USD.

Those wanting to take part in the drive can head to Lorii Caproni Island and take copies of one or both of the kiosks there by "buying" it for zero Lindens. Set it where you want, then "when you set it out, you will be asked permission to take money from you. This is because of how the Kiosk works. A donation is made to the Kiosk, you are the Kiosk owner, the Donation goes to you, the amount donated is then transfered from you to ToysForTots Resident.  The exact amount donated, not a penny more or less."

The kiosk is copyable and transferable, so you can give friends copies of it to take part in the drive too. They are good until December 24, 6PM, when the charity drive comes to an end. Among the places taking part is the Happy Vixen beach club.

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lorii%20Caproni%20Island/106/55/22

 

Press Release: 7th Annual Toys 4 Tots

The 2015 Toys4Tots season in Second Life is in full swing and now it's time for for the Seventh Annual Toys 4 Tots Breedables Expo and Fair,  scheduled for November 21st - 29th.  The event will cover 2 sims, both dedicated to all Breedables in SL and also non-breedable vendors/sellers. Events will include live performers, raffles, and one very special auction.

A full schedule of events and totals raised to date can be found on our website: http://sl-t4t.org

If you would like to get your own set of fundraising tools- kiosks, sale vendors, etc. Please contact Rocky Hillburton, Marissa Goodliffe, or Shannon Hillburton (Shannon Dubratt).

You can also join the inworld group, Annual T4T Christmas Benefit here:
secondlife:///app/group/28795771-c4a8-ac48-cf40-ead01828608c/about
Just copy and paste the group key in local.

Thank you for all of your support for Toys4Tots!!

ToYs for ToTs  sponsored by WK Wild Kajaera, Escape to Jupiter (221, 126, 22)

SL Enquirer: Interview with Rocky Hillburton of Toys For Tots

It's that time of year again when the giving spirit is in full swing. Right now in Second Life avatars are working hard to get ready for the Holidays. One particular place in Second Life is focused on making sure children in need gets toys for Christmas. Please meet Rocky Hillburton. For the past 6 years Rocky and his team have been dedicating their time and efforts to raise donations for Toys 4 Tots. In the past 6 years Toys 4 Tots in Second Life with the support of  residents raised over $110,000 USD with 100% of funds raised going to the Toys 4 Tots Foundation in Virginia.

Read the rest of Lanai Jarrico's interview in the SL Enquirer. 

"Toys for Tots" Breedables Auction on Sunday

Every year in Second Life, there's been an event to help "Toys for Tots." This Sunday, it was announced there will be a breedables auction with proceeds going to the charity.

The event takes place on Sunday, Nov 8, at 12PM SL time.

"Help make a child's Christmas Magical"

E&S Breedables, Miniconjou (192, 59, 25)

Organized by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots has distributed millions of toys to needy children.

InWorldz Announces $6,500 USD to be Donated to Toys For Tots

Following it's success with it's $30,000 raised in Second Life a few weeks ago (a total that has gone up to almost $38,000), Toys For Tots held another fundraiser in the InWorldz grid. Yesterday it was announced in the forums by Elenia Llewellyn, one of the founders of InWorldz, that following their own donation to the funds already raised by volunteers, the total amount had risen to $6518.86, "our largest donation to Toys for Tots to date."



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Elenia stated much of their donation came from the owners of a historical roleplay sim that caused a stir among some in InWorldz but the founders continued to allow them to stay. The owner of the sim eventually decided to close and head elsewhere in Opensim, but gave the founders the money that would have gone to  tier for sticking by them.

Funds will continue to be accepted by the kiosks until 11PM PST December 24. The exhibits should be up for a few more days afterwards.

Hat Tip: Bain Finch

Bixyl Shuftan

Toys For Tots Raises $30,000 Dollars at Second Life Expo

Last month, Toys for Tots held it's sixth annual fundraiser in Second Life. "Last year's Expo was an outstanding success, adding over L$1,600,000 to the Toys For Tots coffers" their website stated. This year, they far exceeded it with over 7.646,000 Lindens raised, or a whopping Thirty Thousand US Dollars! The event lasted eight days.

http://www.sl-t4t.org/

Bixyl Shuftan

Scenes From the Toys 4 Tots Drive

The Toys 4 Tots Breedables Expo, mentioned ahead of time last week, is currently going on. This is the sixth year in a row the children's charity has run an event in Second Life.

The Christmas-themed event had a number of exhibits. The event started on November 15, and will be going on until November 30.

Toys For Tots mentioned they raised a total of 1,600,000 Lindens last year, and already they have exceeded that. As of the writing of this article, their total is about 1,732,000, or about $7,000 US dollars.

Check out the event for yourself at Ponie Wonderland I (128/218/21).

For more information, check the SL Toys For Tots blog: http://www.sl-t4t.org/ .

Press Release: 2014 Toys 4 Tots Breedables Expo

2014 Toys 4 Tots  Breedables Expo will start November 15th and run until November 23rd. Many awesome creations will be for sale, including some limited edition items made specially for Toys for Tots will be available throughout the 9 day event.  We have so many wonderful sponsors, auctioneers,  and performers contributing to the events this year. We are proud and honored to work with each and every person and group that has been involved.

     The Expo will be held on two sims this year, One donated by Amaretto Breedables (Josaphine Cooperstone) and the other by KittyCats Breedables (Callie Cline). We couldn't achieve any of this without them!

      Other Sponsors include, in no particular order: Whispering Hills, a LiTTLe BiT of EVERYTHING, Diva's Divine Darlings, Turquoise Ranch Auction house, EVO Breeding Co., Christmas Lane, Rose Breedable, Weeping Willow, Mythical Utopia, Papillon, Dixieland Downs, Awesome Breed Creations, Acceleration Exotics, Amaretto Market Owners Coalition, Aroonshire Fortress, Yumi Bands of Cypher, Breeders Choice, Dwarfins, E&S Breedables, Fantasia, Fish Hunt, Pet Peddlers, Shadow Wynde, SOS-Streams.net, Trinity Breedable, TW Saddles & Reins, Whispering Hills, Aero Pines Park, Wild Kajaera, Wicked Tattoos, Gempandas, Meeroos, FluiD, House of Huntress, Huntress Inc, J&T Stables & Auction House, Stone pony Ranch, Treasures Elite WK Breedable, Madness Auctions, Mossms, The Nest Egg, CasperTech, Secret Meadows, The Aquarium, Ludus Agora, Madonna Ranch.

      No Expo would be complete without the amazing talents of our Secondlife performers!  Those scheduled throughout the 9 day event include: Todd Rumsford, Hazie Moonwall, Shaye Dezno-Jonstone, Lisa Petrolhead, Tobykip Lionheart, Lisa Nichols(Brune), SINGERGIRL, Taunter Goodnight, Southcity Genesis, Chip Takacs, Maximillion Kleene, Brixton Canning, Susie Darling, Samm Qendra, Zerbie Magic, Jacqueline Luik, Miha Shamen, Potlatch Foggarty, Redhawk, ELiz Watanabe, ProfessorShowbiz, Deelah Halostar-Freund, Josie Anderton, Freddy Mergatroid, Premium Composer, Satin & Erin, Mavenn Resident, Hogan Baily, Wayne Davis Rocks.

     The talents of many come together to offer up something for everybody and all to benefit Toys for Tots 2014! Our two CEO's for the 6th year running are Rocky Hillburton, and his wonderful wife Shannon Dubratt. Our sim desinger - Disisme Misfit,  put in hours of time and effort, Web Page construction done by Potlatch Foggarty.  T4T Expo Directors:  Gracie Ddotterkelch and Marissa Goodliffe.

     Our FaceBook URL:  https://www.facebook.com/slt4t
     Our Web Page that Tracks ALL Donations: http://sl-t4t.org/

More Winter Fun

Winter has come to Second Life, and a number of regions are showing it, with both winter activities and Christmas-themed fun. Gemma Cleanslate has been dashing about the Grid, braving the cold to see where one can find them. Her latest story shows a few places where one can have so much fun, you don't mind a little snow and ice.

Read Gemma's story in Places.