Commentary: Of RFL's Team Sunbeamer's Folding

 

"All good things must come to an end" so goes an old saying. And late last month, following the death of it's captain Rita Mariner, it was announced that the Relay for Life's Team Sunbeamers, after thirteen years of fun and fundraising, would be retired. Obviously the end of it's leader was the big reason. But there were others that led to this decision.

 

Read the commentary in Extra.  

Sunbeamers RFL Team To Disband

 

Talking to Cynthia Farshore and Shockwave Yareach yesterday, Monday July 27, they stated with team captain Rita Mariner passing away, this will be the last year the Relay for Life's Sunbeamer team will be active. It will not be coming back for the 2027 season.

"Sunbeamers was Rita's team," Cynthia told me, "fitting to let it go." "The team can retire now," Shockwave added. 

Both are already members of Team ACTS and will be relaying under their banner next year, "ACTS can use our powers I'm sure," Shockwave commented.

 

The Sunbeamers are not the only noted team to disband this year. During the Relaystock, the Relay Rockers announced they would be closing the team after twenty years of Relaying.

Rita Mariner founded Team Sunbeamers in 2013, following the decision to officially fold the Passionate Redheads team, some months after it's captains stepped down. Over the past thirteen years, it went from a small performer to being one of the top dozen teams in terms of fundraising, "the little team that could," in it's past few years reaching Ruby Level fundraising, well over one million Linden dollars. Cynthia Farshore and Shockwave Yareach were key to the team's rise with events such as the weekly Moon Dance and annual Air Show. 

Bixyl Shuftan

SL Video: "SL23B - Meet the Lindens: Second Life Studios Team"

 

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 From Linden Lab on June 27, the last of the "Meet the Lindens" events of the SL23B on Friday June 26, "Members of the Second Life Studios team answer community questions in this special "Meet the Lindens" event from Second Life's 23rd Birthday Celebration"

SL Video: "SL23B - Meet the Lindens: Second Life Marketing & Growth Team"

 

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 From Linden Lab on June 25, the Meet the Lindens event on Thursday June 25, "Members of the Second Life Marketing & Growth team answer community questions in this special "Meet the Lindens" event from Second Life's 23rd Birthday Celebration"

SL Video: "SL23B - Meet the Lindens: Second Life Engineering Team"

 

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From Linden Lab on Wednesday June 24, the "Meet The Lindens" event earlier that day, "Members of the Second Life Engineering team answer community questions in this special "Meet the Lindens" event from Second Life's 23rd Birthday Celebration"

 

Reminder: Linden Product Team Speaking Today At The SLB

 

Just a reminder. Today at the Second Life Birthday grounds, Linden Lab's Product Team will be speaking to an audience. 

 

The event will be at 1PM SL time at the Orpheum Theater.

 

https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Celebrate/25/24/22
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Astonish/26/251/29
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SLB%20Amaze/251/27/28  

 

RFL: The Leadership Team

 

The Relayers in Second Life are a large number, hundreds of them. Most are in teams, but there are some taking the lead in trying to direct things, get the word out, or just telling people 'good job." 

 

Stingray9798 Raymaker - the  ACS in SL Director 

 

Alison Flow  |  Events (Calendar) Manager & Island Scheduling

Bain Finch  |  ACS Media Co-Lead

Cathy Longoria  |  RFL Sponsorship Lead

Jon Blany |  Luminaria Lead

Heath Pevensey  |  Trophies 

Jaraziah Lowell  |  ACS Media Co-Lead

Kitty Gumbo  |  Achievements Manager & Museum Curator

Magical Serenity  |  ACS Memorial Curator

Nicole Malady  |  RFL Teams Co-Lead

Dredd Rockatansky  |  ACS Radio Lead

Sandie Loxingly  |  Hope Haven Lead & RFL Survivorship Lead

Sass Winchester  |  Relay Creative Manager

Selene Jashan  |  Relay For Life Lead