RFL Team Sunbeamers Off-Season Donation Jar

 

 

 The Relay for Life's fundraising season is over. But the Relay's team Sunbeamers is already getting ready for the next season. At Club Cutlass, the main club of the community behind the team, the Sunweavers, team captain Rita Mariner placed down an off-season donation jar. What goes there goes to the team-total at the start of the 2024 fundraising season.

This year, the Sunbeamers raised over 1,250,000 Lindens, or Ruby level. Can they do better next year?

 

To make a donation, head to Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757).

 

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Team Sunbeamer Donation Jar Update

 

 

 It's been a few months since the Relay Weekend, and a couple months since the Relay for Life's fundraising season for 2022 officially ended. But the team has been getting ready for the next season. In July, team captain Rita Mariner placed an off-season tip jar for anyone to donate money for next season. On Friday Sept 16, Rita announced the total raised so far was 125,000 Linden dollars, or $500 US dollars. "We've made Gold," she stated, meaning that the amount was what it took for a team to reach gold-level fundraising level this past season.

The 2023 fundraising season doesn't start until February. Until then, there's the Christmas Expo in December, and Making Strides which is in October. The Renaissance Festival which raises money for the later starts this Friday, September 23.

 

For those wishing to donate, the tip jar is at Club Cublass, at Sunweaver Bay (114/117/757)

Bixyl Shuftan

Team Sunbeamers Reach 150,000 Lindens Raised, 50K From One Donor

What a difference a week makes. Several days ago, Team Sunbeamers had raised a total of about 54,000 Lindens. Not a bad total, which was greater than some noted teams such as the Giant Snail Racers and the Relay Wizards for Spunky, but for the team that takes pride in being the heir to the highly successful Passionate Redheads, and being the team of an active community with some noted members such as Lomgren Smalls and Alleara Snoodle, it seemed like the team had seen better days. This year, a number of members were suffering from illness, dealing with family tragedy, or were hit with financial troubles. As one member put it, "we don't have the deep pockets of some of the bigger teams, and lately some of those pockets have been sewn shut."

But fortunes can change, and in the past few dayss they have. On Wednesday night, the team total went up to Bronze level thanks to a donation by Becky Shamen. It was a total that would continue to rise as donations kept coming in over the weekend with our presence at the Relaystock. Then came a surprise. One individual had donated 50,000 Lindens to one of the team's kiosks. Donations would continue to come in, Rita Mariner herself chipping in 10,000, and on Sunday night, the total was 150,000, or $600 US dollars.

Last year, 100,000 was enough to get Silver rank. But this year the requirements have gone way up, the amount needed to reach that being 180 or 190,000 Lindens. But with three "Bid Me" events currently going on (more about them later), and an upcoming air show and road rally, confidence is high that silver rank will soon be reached.

Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan.

Final Week for the Kristen's Viewer Project Fundraising

In October, the Kristen's Viewer Project's creator made an effort to fund continued research on the third-party viewer for a year through the British fundraising website "Crowdfunder." In about a week, the fundraiser may be canceled and further work on Kristen's Viewer suspended indefinitely.

So far, nearly seven thousand British pounds have been raised. While no small feat, it is only 27% of what's needed to fund KirstenLee's, Lee Quick in real life, expenses for a year as he would be working on the viewer instead of working for an employer.

Inara Pay managed to get in contact with Lee Quick, and asked if Crowdfunder offered to extend the time left would he keep going. Lee answered no, "No we won’t. If the target isn’t met the viewer will not return."

So for fans of the Viewer, next week will determine whether it continues to be developed, or ends up on the path to obsolescence once again.

Source: Modem World

Bixyl Shuftan.

Kristen’s Viewer May Get Second Chance Through "Crowdfunder"

When KirstenLee Cinquetti (Lee Quick in real life) had the misfortune of his real-life partner falling ill, it looked like the end of the line for the viewer he developed last month as he needed to take a second job to get more money. He made the decision to go with a British fundraising website called “Crowdfunder.” The site bills itself as a way for people “to raise money to do cool stuff more easily. ... Lots of people – each giving a small amount ... The ‘crowd’ decides what’s good, what’s not, what they want to fund and what they don’t. It’s survival of the fittest for creative ideas and projects.”

On “The Kirsten’s Viewer Project” page in Crowdfunder, KirstenLee explained in a youtube, “A couple people suggested ‘ why don’t you do a fundraiser? ‘ ... As it happens, we deiced to go for it.” KirstenLee explained the attraction, “it’s an all or nothing situation, people can fund it ... if we don’t hit the target, people get their money back.” He felt a “fair” goal was 25,000 Pounds (about $40,000 US dollars) “for one year’s continuous development. ... If we hit the target that we’re asking, the day it happens Kristen’s Viewer will be re-relased” with an upgraded client.



He explained the people who fund it would get various rewards, depending on the level of their donation, such as special versions of the viewer before general release to the public, suggesting “radical changes to user interface” and special controls. He went on to say, “If we hit the target ... exceed the target ... it affords us the luxury of paying others to contribute to the viewer as well.” He hoped he might be able to hire the former Qual Linden. He also talked about the Kristen’s project being able to license things after the Crowdfunder goal was met.

The Kristen Crowdfunder page gave a list of donor rewards from small to large. Those contributing 1000 Pounds, “You get to choose the features that get into the client for feature voting!” Also, “The TOP 10 funders will have all of the rewards Plus exclusive use of 1 of 10 Login splash screens used by the viewer! Your screen will be seen by thousands of users daily!”

The page was started on Monday October 17th, with 60 days to raise the 25,000 pounds. By Tuesday night, 2,092 Pounds, or eight percent of the total had been raised, contributed by 59 donors. The post on KristenLee’s blog announcing the news was also filled with the comments of well-wishers.

Hamlet Au had a few comments on New World Notes about KristenLee’s move. He called it, “a bid to give Second Life users more say in the future of Second Life. ... If this Crowdfunder is successful, it will help launch a new era of Second Life development that is more directly by the users, for the users.”

“ ... consider contributing a few pounds ... it’s your viewer ... we’d be happy to have you aboard.” - KirstenLee Cinquetti / Lee Quick

Sources: Kristens Viewer, Crowdfunder, New World Notes

Bixyl Shuftan

“An Enchanted Evening with MoShang and Cypress,” Followed by a Generous Donation of Goods for Passionate Redheads

As the time for The Walk approaches, the various teams of the Relay for Life step up their events, in addition to building their places on the RFL track. The Passionate Redheads have been no exception, hosting a live music event by Cypress Rosewood and MoShang Zhao at the Enchanted Forest. They also found themselves the recipient of a generous donation for the building of their camp.

Read more in People.