Newser Nominated For Avi Choice Awards

 

 Remember the Avi Choice Awards? They were held for a number of years until finally having the last one in 2016. But after a decade, they're back. 

 

 We’re so excited to announce that we’re back!  After a long break, the Avi Choice Awards are returning to Second Life.  It’s time to recognize, applaud, appreciate, embrace and celebrate our virtual community with the Avi Choice Awards again.

And among those nominated, The Newser.  

 

Congratulations!  You have been nominated for an Avi Choice Award!  For the past couple months Second Life residents have been submitting nominations, for the Second Life Experience categories, via the Avi Choice website.  After a process of consolidation, you are a finalist and eligible to receive votes. https://avichoiceawards.com/vote-is-open/

 

The Newser was nominated for "Favorite Magazine, Newspaper or Periodical."

 

Votes for this and other categories such as Shopping Event, Club DJ, Region to Explore Through, and others, will be accepted until April 19, "Winners will be announced during the Avi Choice Awards show on Apr 25th at 1pm SLT."

 

Space will be limited at the awards show, so when tickets are available, they'll be sold on a first come, first sold basis. 

The Avi Choice Awards are not about the determination on who is best but rather an opportunity for all of us to applaud our favorites.  It is a platform for us to show how much we appreciate you for adding to what makes our Second Lives full, beautiful and fun.  THANK YOU! 

 

Read more at https://avichoiceawards.com/ .  

 

Relay Trophies

 

The Relay Weekend is over, and my SL family, Charlee, Winter, and I, have set up a few momentos in one corner, such as the trophies we got for our walks around the track.

Winter did at least one complete lap, and got the "Turtle" award, which is what the majority of Relayers who walk the track get. I ended up getting a "Rabbit" award for walking the track at least ten times, the first time in my years at the RFL in SL I've ever done so. And Charlee got a "RoadRunner" award for walking it twenty times, also her first one.

 

The Relay season itself is winding down, with only the ACTS Royal Ascot and a few other smaller events going on until the official end.  But we still have other events later this year to look forward to, such as Making Strides, the Renaissance Festival, and the Winter Expo. And next February it starts all over again with "Wild For A Cure."

 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

RFL Announcement: Spirit of Relay Nominations Open

 

It's time to make your nominations for the 2021 Spirit of Relay Awards!!
The deadline to nominate a team and/or an individual person for each of these special awards is Friday, June 11.
Each form contains a full description of the award criteria. Your nominations will be considered when the awards are presented to team and to the individual at the Flood-the-Regions Wrap Up Party on Wednesday, June 16.

Team Nomination Form: http://bit.ly/21sort
Individual Nomination Form: http://bit.ly/21sori

Stingray Rainmaker
 

Announcement: The Relay Wrap-Up

Everyone is welcome to wrap up the 2019 Relay For Life season with a party at the American Cancer Society Island in Second Life on Sunday, June 23 at 10am SLT.
Final Awards will be presented in between songs and dancing!
If you can't make it, listen live at http://www.t1radio.com
Or Watch the LIVE STREAM at http://www.facebook.com/rflofsl.

RFL Announcement: Closing Ceremony Awards

The following awards were given at the Closing Ceremonies of the Relay Weekend. More Awards will be made at the "Relay Wrap-Up" later this month.

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CANCER EDUCATION AWARENESS   
Awarded to campsites earning top scores for incorporating information and education about cancer and/or the American Cancer Society into their build.    
3rd    Circle of Life
2nd    UFS Metamorphosis
1st    Inspired Dreamwalkers

BEST THEME DECORATED   
Awarded to the campsites earning the top 3 scores for the all-around design interpretation of the 2019 Relay For Life of Second Life theme: All Aboard! For A Cure!  The inclusion of www.cancer.org information from the American Cancer Society is important.    
3rd The Goreans
2nd Inspired Dreamwalkers
1st UFS Metamorphosis   

BEST WALK THRU   
Top score for Best Walk Thru Experience

TIE for 3rd Camping for a Cure
TIE for 3rd  Questing for the Cure
2nd  SUNBEAMERS  
1st Team Live Wire 

BEST RIDE THRU   
Top score for Best Riding Experience    
Guardians of the Grid

DESIGNER
Awarded for the design team build that captures the essence, reality and scale of the real or imaginary worlds they represent, and truly gives a world to call our own for a brief and unforgettable moment in time.  

3rd RFL Survivor ~ Designed by:  Darkstone Aeon & BB Woodford with the Hope Haven Survivor/Caregiver Support Group

2nd RFL Support ~ RFL Support- Mac Pierce  

1st  RFL Celebrate~ Rex (Archer Mactavish)

EPIC OUTREACH MEGA   
3rd Christmas Expo 
2nd Sci Fi Convention 
1st Fantasy Faire 

EPIC TEAM EVENT Awarded to groups, individuals or teams, who reach outward into Second Life to promote awareness of Relay For Life, the American Cancer Society, it’s Mission, and encourage participation to new audiences.

3rd Inspired Dreamwalkers  An Eggstra-Ordinary Event       
2nd Relay Rockers  Relay Stock
1st Harmony of Hope Life is a Beach  Muddy's Music Cafe  

BEST NEW EPIC
Inspired Dreamwalkers  An Eggstra-Ordinary Event

MC AWARDS   
1st Head Hunters MC
2nd HAMC Renegades/HAMC Texas
3rd Heaven's Vixens

The Relay Wrap-Up

After four months, the 2018 Relay for Life fundraising season is over. It saw many parties, races, an air show, and other events the biggest being the Relay Weekend. On Sunday July 29 at 10AM, over fifty Relayers met at a temporary sim south of American Cancer Society, and a few listening in from ACS as well, for the season's final event: The Relay Wrap-Up. Congratulations were given to all, the final awards for the season given out, and everyone looking forward to the Christmas Expo and of course next year's season. Sandy Loxingly provided a transcript of the event.

Read the transcript in Events.

Relay For Life Awards

Presented at Relay Weekend

Cancer Education Award

Favorite Ride: Harmony of Hope
Favorite Walk-through Experience: Elves of Hope
Favorite Abstract Experience: Heroes Helping Heroes
Favorite Realism Experience: Inspired Dreamwalkers
Favorite Overall:
1. Relay Rockers
2. Harmony of Hope
3. Goreans in Relay For Life

Theme Decorated Campsite Award

Favorite Ride: Harmony of Hope
Favorite Walk-through Experience: Relay Rockers
Favorite Abstract Experience: Team Livewire
Favorite Realism Experience: Fly For Life
Favorite Overall (3 awards):
1. Goreans in Relay For Life and Harmony of Hope
2. Bonanza Country RFL Team
3. Touched by Angels

 Designer Build Award

1. Null Aries (Mac Pierce) - South America Hero
2. Cassie Eldemar - Europe Dedication
3. Cuddly Waffle - Survivor/Caregiver

Rising Star Award (Presented to first year teams)

1. Ritz New York
2. Relay for Christ
3. GTFO 4 Life

All Star Team Award

1. Harmony of Hope and Fighting Sunflowers
2. Relay Rockers
3. Bonanza Country RFL Team

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Presented at Relay Wrap-Up

Top In-World Fundraising Team

1. Skill Gaming L$6,475,533
2. Goreans in RFL L$1,603,563
3. Relay Rockers L$1,346,920

 Top Website Fundraising Team

1. Heroes Helping Heroes $2,070
2. Team Shadow $2,260.55
3. Relay Rockers $2,375

Top Overall Fundraising Team

1. Skill Gaming $25,804
2. Relay Rockers $7,756
3. Goreans in RFL $6,517 

Top Website Fundraising Individual

1. Melina Firehawk $2,070
2. Gem Sunkiller $1,635
3. Samm Scrabblebat $1,250

Spirit of Relay - Team

All Teams 

Spirit of Relay - Individual

Gem Sunkiller

Source: Relay for Life

RFL Announcement: 2018 Wrap Up and Awards Ceremony, Sunday at 10AM

It Opened on April 7th...  Ran for 113 Days.. We Stayed Up All Night on July  14 & 15...  And along the way raised over $200,000!

Now we say Good Bye to

United We Relay - the 2018 Relay For Life of Second Life.

This Sunday July 29th @ 10am  Join Chair Nuala Maracas, ACS Staff Partner Stingray Raymaker, your Event Leadership Team and Special Guests for the 2018 Wrap Up and Awards Ceremony

Sponsored by Entice
Entertainment by
FlyGearZ
Shay

Sponsored By: Entice, RFL Wrap Up (121, 194, 22)

Announcement: Relay Weekend Awards Final

Awards were presented this morning during the Relay Weekend Closing Ceremony. Congratulations to all recipients and job well done to all the Relayers who spent so much time to build camps and provide this Relay with an amazing track. Remaining awards will be presented at the Wrap Up Party in August.

Cancer Education Awareness Award

1st Place - Relay Rockers
2nd Place - Harmony of Hope
3rd Place - Goreans in Relay For Life
Favorite Walk Through - Elves of Hope
Favorite Ride - Harmony of Hope
Favorite Abstract Build - Heroes Helping Heroes
Favorite Realism - Inspired Dreamwalkers

Theme Decorated Campsite Award

1st Place tie - The Goreans in Relay For Life and Harmony of Hope
2nd Place - Bonanza Country RFL Team
3rd Place - Touched by Angel
Favorite Walk Through - Relay Rockers
Favorite Ride - Harmony of Hope
Favorite Abstract Build - Team Livewire
Favorite Realism Build - Fly For Life

Designer Region Award

1st Place - Null Aries (Mac Pierce) - South America Hero
2nd Place - Cassie Eldemar- Europe Dedication
3rd Place - Cuddly Waffle - Survivor Caregiver

Epic Outreach Award

1st Place - Fantasy Faire
2nd Place - Home and Garden Expo
3rd Place - Christmas Expo

Rising Star Award

1st Place - Ritz New York
2nd Place - Relay for Christ
3rd Place - GTFO 4 Life

All-Star Award

1st Place Tie - Harmony of Hope and Fighting Sunflowers
2nd Place - Relay Rockers
3rd Place - Bonanza Country RFL Team

2017 Relay Weekend Awards

Presented at the Closing Ceremony of the Relay Weekend

Cancer Education Awareness Award

Source of content must come from cancer.org , and the experience should be interactive 

1st     Relay Rockers
2nd   Go the Distance
3rd    Dreamin in Purple

 Inventive Creative Fundraising Award

Awarded for the unique, creative and successful method of RFL fundraising at the team campsite.

1st     Old World Artisan Guild
2nd   Go the Distance
3rd    Dreamin in Purple

Best Themed Decorated Campsite Award

Awarded for the all-around design interpretation of the RFL of SL 2017 ‘Passport To Hope’ theme.

1st    Dreamin in Purple
2nd   Circle Of Life and Sunbeamers
3rd    Go the Distance

Designer Sim Award

Awarded for the design team build that captures the essence, reality and scale of the real or imaginary worlds they represent, and truly gives a world to call our own for a brief and unforgettable moment in time.

1st     Luna Barak  RFL Survivor Caregiver Region
2nd   Eclair Martinek   RFL Remission
3rd    Alia Baroque  RFL Imagine

New Team Participation Award

Awarded to the new team for 2017 that displays exemplary organization and participation during the 2017 Relay Season and Relay Day event.

1st     The Finishing School Of Angels
2nd   Buckin Cancer and Lil Rockers
3rd    Old World Artisans Guild

Returning Team Participation Award

Awarded to the returning team for 2017 that displays exemplary organization and participation during the 2017 Relay Season and Relay Day event.

1st     Relay Rockers
2nd   Bonanza Country RFL Team
3rd    Team Shadow and Aether Chronoauts Tiny Steps (ACTS)

More awards to be presented at the Relay Wrap-Up in August, including The Spirit of the Relay, Team and Individual.

Source: RFL of Second Life.

Avi Choice Awards Results

Yesterday, the Avi Choice Awards, hosted by Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracus, were held for the final time. There were many dozens of categories from the practical to the artistic that were given three categories: Fashion, the Arts, and SLife. Among the winners were ...

Favorite Sim to Explore - Madpea by Kiana Writer

Favorite Hunt Organizer - Madpea

Favorite Place to Take a Date - Calas Galadhon Park by Tymus Tenk and Truck Merideth

Favorite Second Life Group - Builders Brewery

Favorite Recorded Show - Drax Files by Draxtor Despress

Favorite Machinima Artist/Videographer - Bryn Oh

Favorite Artist - Bryn Oh

Favorite Art Gallery - Rose Theater by Kaya Angel

Favorite Dance Troupe - Guerilla Burlesque  by Chrybind Scribe

Favorite Pop Singer - Macamillion Kleene

Favorite Radio DJ - Trader Whiplash

There were some surprises. The "Favorite Annual Event" was the Hair Fair by Sasy Scarborough, which beat the RFL Fantasy Faire, and the better known Relay for Life season and the Second Life Birthday celebration. Another surprise was "Favorite Magazone, Newspaper, or Periodical," which was won by "Love to Decorate" which beat out the better known Second Life Enquirer, Prim Perfect, the Best of Second Life, and the Second Life Newser.

Congratulations to the winners.

Voting Ends Today at 5PM For Avi Choice Nominees

For those who haven't yet voted for the nominees in the Avi Choice Awards, you have until 5PM SL time today to do so. At that time, no more will be accepted, and the votes will be totaled. Among the nominees elegible for an award is the Second Life Newser, which can be found in "The Arts" category. So if you haven't yet, please click the link and vote for us in the "Favorite Magazine, Newspaper or Periodical" poll on the top.

It is suggested that readers look further down "The Arts," as well as "Fashion" and "SL Life"  to see what else they could vote for. For instance, the Relay for Life and a number of groups or people connected to it have also been nominated for awards, such as T-1, Whip, and Krypton Radio, Wildstar Beaumont, and others.

The Avi Choice Awards will be presented on December 4 at 1PM SL time in a show hosted by Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracas. The sim will be closed to the general public and be limited to the up to 85 people who purchase tickets to the event. The tickets cost 400L, and are non-refundable should the person be unable to attend.

For more information, check out the website at: https://avichoiceawards.com/

Second Life Newser Nominated By Avi Choice Awards For Favorite Newspaper

A month and a half ago, Avi Choice started accepting submissions for nominations for their Last Avi Choice Awards. Last night, they informed the Newser that it had been chosen as one of the nominees. The newsletter had been nominated for "Favorite Magazine, Newspaper or Periodical."

Congratulations!  You have been nominated for an Avi Choice Award!  For the past few weeks Second Life residents have been submitting nominations, for the SLife, Fashion ad Arts categories, via the Avi Choice website.  After a process of consolidation, you are a finalist and eligible for voting.  http://avichoiceawards.com

"Favorite Magazine, Newspaper or Periodical" falls into Avi Choice's category "The Arts." To vote for us, just (Click here) and go to the first part and click next to Second Life Newser.

There are many other selections to vote for such as favorite radio station, favorite DJ, favorite store, favorite annual event, etc. So you may want to browse through the whole list, as well as "Fashion" and "SLife."  Voting ends on Nov. 28th at 5PM SL time. Voting is limited to one vote per avatar.

This year's Avi Choice Awards are planned to be the final one after taking place every year for several years. This final show will happen on Dec 4, 2016 at 1PM SL time.

The Newser has been nominated twice before for the Avi Choice awards, in 2012, and 2015.

Nominations Sought For Last Avi Choice Awards

The Avi Choice Awards, who brand themselves as "the premier annual awards presentation recognizing the people and talent of SL’s™ amazing creations, chosen and voted on by SL™ residents," are once again accepting submissions. However, this will be the final time the awards will be done, at least in their current form.

As announced during last year’s Avi Choice Fashion Awards, we are retiring the Awards, as we know them.  We are talking about continuing our mission forward in some way ...  But for now.. we have an announcement to make! On December 4th, 2016 we will host one more Avi Choice Awards!  The GRAND FINALE!  This one will take us back to the early days of our Awards when we had one program a year celebrating as many recipients in all three genre’s as we could.

 There will be some special mentions and moments as we all say our goodbyes to what has become an amazing part of Second Life history.  This program will be the conclusion of the Avi Choice Awards, as we know them.  It’s been a good run and we could not have done it without support and cooperation and input from the amazing virtual community known as Second Life.  Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

The Awards are in three categories: Fashion, The Arts, and SLife.

Among the categories for Fashion are clothing, avatar, avatar accessories, and jewelry stores and makers.

The categories of The Arts include "Favorite Magazine, Newspaper, or Periodical," Favorite Radio Station, Favorite Male DJ, Favorite Female DJ, Favorite Streamed Music Club, Favorite Machinima Artist, and more.

For SLife, which has the most selections, categorizes include Favorite Furniture Maker, Favorite Sim to Explore, Favorite Place to Take a Date, Favorite Shopping Region, Favorite Roleplay Sim, Favorite Second Life Blog or Website, and Favorite Second Life Blogger.

Residents have until Wednesday October 12 to cast their votes. Going through the guidelines, there doesn't seem to be any rules against voting for someone or something in multiple categories.

The Second Life Newser fits the "Favorite Magazine, Newspaper, or Periodical" in "The Arts."  But the several sections qualify for "Favorite Second Life Blog or Website" in "SL Life." Bixyl Shuftan and Becly "Sha" Shamen qualify for votes in "Favorite Second Life Blogger," also in SL Life. The Newser has been nominated twice in the Avi Choice Awards, but has yet to win first place in getting an award.

So the Second Life Newser asks you the readers for your support for the Awards.

Bixyl Shuftan

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.

Transcript For the Relay Wrap-Up

The article for the Relay Wrap-Up will be available later today. In the meantime, there is the transcript provided by Cuddly Waffle. Here, one can find out the theme of next year (Passport to Hope), the total amount raised, and the winners of several awards.

Read the transcript in Events.

Press Release: RFL 2016 Wrap Up Party on Aug. 14

                                             *+.*+.* 2016 Wrap Up Party *+.*+.*
                                
                                                   Sunday, August 14, 2016
                                                      9:00am slt - 1pm slt
                 
                                                              
One More Party For Relay!  Join Your 2016 Committee as we gather to Celebrate and Thank Each and Everyone of the Best Relayers in the world for all your hard work, and dedication and for making Once Upon  A Cure a Success!

The following awards will be handed out at the Wrap Up Party:

Team Fundraising Club Awards - To Teams Who Moved Up A Level Since July 17 Relay Weekend
Top Team Convio (Website) Fundraising  1,2,3
Top Individual Convio (Website) Fundraising 1,2,3
Convio Website Participation Award 1,2,3
Top Team Fundraising Award- Overall 1,2,3
Beacon Award - Team
Beacon Award - Individual
Change Makers Award - Team
Change Makers Award - Individual
The Spirit Of Relay Award - Team
The Spirit Of Relay Award - Individual
Swag Raffle Drawing

We will be announcing the 2017 Theme and have a few other surprises in store!

Our pre Wrap Up party starts at 9am. Followed by the awards and Wrap Up event......then....even more .... ... with live singer Geo Rocks at 11am followed by a 1 hour dance party!

All music, award presentations and the Wrap Up event will be streamed live via the Official Relay For Life Of SL Radio broadcaster, T1Radio.

If you are arranging a listening party of your own, or cannot make it to the awards, you can use the following links to hear the music / events: 

http://t1radio.serverroom.us:8242  (in your land)

http://tunein.com/radio/T1-Radio-s113797/    or    www.t1radio.com  outside of SL

Main Location: Relay dAlliez (128, 19, 23)

A listening location for overflow will also be located here:
American Cancer Society (72, 113, 21)

Requested Attire:   Relay T-shirts and jeans / skirt  - let's keep the load on the sim to a minimum.
Please detach all huds (dance, game, roleplay, hair, shoes, clothing etc), if your clothing, shoes or hair has a resize script then please remove the script or put on different clothes, hair, shoes. Turn your draw distance down to 128 or lower, set your quality to Medium if you need to for this time period, turn your particles to 50 or lower, set your Max Avatars lower if needed .  Remember, you control your own lag.  Your computer processing speed is the majority determinant for how you experience an event. Adjust YOUR settings and things will improve. But we can all help each other out by doing the simple steps above with our huds and clothes.

We look forward to seeing you at the party !!     

Relay for Life: List of Relay Weekend Awards

Cancer Education Awareness Award:
3rd Place: Circle of Life, 2nd Place: Relay Rockers, 1st Place: Sunbeamers

Creative Inventive Fundraising Award:
3rd Place: Faeries of Hope and the Cure, 2nd Place: Team LiveWire,

New Team Award for Creative Inventive Fundraising:
Fly For Life

Best Theme Decorated Award:
3rd place: Builder's Brewery Relay For Life, 2nd place: E&S Breedables, 1st place: Dreamin' in Purple

Best New Team Theme Decorated Award:
Builder's Brewery Relay For Life!

The Exhibition Design Award
3rd place: Fantasy Faire Radio and the Home and Garden Expo, 2nd place: the Survivor Sim, 1st place: Fantasy Faire Mega Event Campsite

Designer Sim Award
3rd Place:  Null Aries - RFL Courage, 2nd Place: Luna Barak = RFL Manage, 1st place: Darkstone Aeon - RFL Victory

New Team Participation Award (triple tie)
3rdPlace: Atlantis For Life and Sol Existence, 2nd Place: Two Moon Gardens and A Stand For Hope, 1st Place: Fighting Sunflowers and Friends For a Cure

Returning Team Participation Award
3rd Place:  Cure Chasers and Relay Rockers, 2nd Place: Dreamin in Purple, 1st Place:  RGF Estates

Triumph: Relay Weekend Concludes

Yesterday marked the second half of the Relay Weekend, also known as the Relay Walk, marked by 24 hours of walking across a track across almost 40 sims. In the pre-dawn and early morning, the Relayers continued to walk the track. Some had taken breaks to sleep, but a hardy few continued on without so much as a nap.

At 10AM were the official closing ceremonies.  Committee members thanked the hundreds whom had taken part, large and small, as well as recognizing certain individuals whom had made special efforts. There were also some team awards given out. There were also reminders of why the struggle continues, stories of people who had survived their battle with cancer, and of people who had not.

Among the teams getting awards was Team Sunbeamers. They had received the Cancer Education Awareness Award: 1st place. Since it's creation, the team had earned awards for fundraising, but not for it's campsite. This time it had. So when it walked the Victory Lap following the closing ceremonies, marked with fireworks at certain locations on the track, it did so with Cynthia Farshore, one of the builders of it's award-winning camp, it's flag flying high.

After the victory lap was an impromptu event at the T-1 Radio location. And a number of people whooped it up. While there might not have been a "skunknado," at one point a thirty foot woman showed up.

Members of team Sunbeamers would later get copies of their award. Also given out were teamwork awards, and awards for completing at least one lap of the Relay Track. Cynthia Farshore would get the "Rabbit Award" for making more than ten laps.

The SL Newser will display more pictures of the track later. For those who can't wait, IshtarAngel Micheline has a few up on her Flickr, of both the ceremonies, and of the track.

*Addition*  - the sims will remain up until at least late Wednesday night. While no date for the "flood party," a recent tradition for the Relayers, has been given yet, it's often on the Wednesday afternoon following the Relay Weekend.

Bixyl Shuftan

Sunnny Awards Night at Cutlass

Last Friday, it was a night for the Sunweavers to honor five individuals whom had helped out the community. The reason for the event was one individual whom had recently stepped up several times to help out certain individuals, in addition to helping Rita Mariner and Nydia Tungsten with paying the fees to Linden Lab to get tier reduced, and therefore lowering the rent for everyone. But as the person was starting to feel a little embarrassed for feeling singled out, instead of just honoring him only, four others were also named to share the stage with him in an award ceremony.

Read more in People.