RFL Press Release: Bid The Lindens Bald

 

 BID THE LINDENS BALD 2026

Bid the Lindens & Moles Bald returns for its 10th annual showdown in support of Relay For Life in Second Life — and this year will be the grand finale.

In this fan-favorite fundraising event, teams of Lindens and Moles literally put their hair on the line. Residents vote with their donations: the teams that raise the most keep their locks, while the team that raises the least will go bald until the next birthday celebrations.

Voting opens during RelayStock on April 10 and runs through April 15, culminating in the always-entertaining Haircut Party from 12:00–2:30 PM SLT, with the clippers coming out at 2:15 PM SLT. Team lists will be announced in April, so start planning your strategy and your donations.

As the Relay Rockers prepare to retire this beloved tradition, this will be the last time Linden hair hits the floor — so don’t miss your chance to be part of the laughter, the spectacle, and the fundraising magic for American Cancer Society.

Mark your calendars and come help
Bid the Lindens & Moles Bald!

SURL: https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RelayStock2026/126/3/23

 

Relay Track Sims on The Map

 

 One of the reminders of the Relay for Life season approaching it's high point showed itself this week, with the appearance of the Relay Weekend track sims. There are 36 sims in total, including the permanent American Cancer Society sim and it's two sister sims.

 

There's some builds in ACS2 and 3, but there aren't any campsites yet, just markers for the team camps. We won't be showing full-sized pictures of camps while they're still being build, but will be posting an occasional teaser showing a tiny part of one as a demonstration of what's to come.

 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Top Ten Relay for Life in Second Life Team Totals

 

 As the number of days until the Relay Weekend gets short, so does the time for the various teams to do more fundraising. Here's the list of the ten teams which have raised the most.

 

 First is The Sugar Skols, who have raised a total of 4,061,557 Linden dollars, or $16,246 USD, the one team ranked Purple. Second is The River of Life at 3,379,528 Linden dollars, or $13,518 USD. Third is Camping For A Cure at 3,300,572 Linden Dollars or $13,202 USD.

Teams for to ten are BeliforLife, Team ACTS, Cure Chasers, Seekers of Hope, Team Bobi Sue, Sunbeamers, and the Relay Rockers. All have raised over a million Linden dollars. 

Go Relay!

 

Bixyl Shuftan

 

Top Ten Relay For Life Teams

 

 

 The Relay for Life fundraising season has been going on for about a month, and the teams have already raised a lot of money. Four have already passed the Million Linden mark.

 

First is Camping for a Cure,  which has raised over 2,689,000 Linden dollars. Second is BeliforLife, which has brought in over 1,905,000 Linden dollars. Third is The Sugar Skuls at over 1,738,000 Lindens. 

Fourth is Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps, or ACTS, at over 1,039,000 Lindens. Firth is The River of Life, at over 972.000 Linden dollars. 

The Sunbeamers, the team representing the Sunweaver community where the Newser office is, us in seventh place at over 872,000 Linden dollars.

 

Go Relay!

 

Bisyl Shuftan.

 

Relaystock Starts Tomorrow

 

 

It's almost time for the Relay for Life in Second Life's annual tribute to "the Summer of Love," the 2024 Relaystock. While there there's no sex and no drugs other than caffeine and catnip, there will certainly be plenty of rock an' roll.

It’s a weekend of Peace, Love and Hope, Great Music and yes, lots of MUD!  

Once again The Relay Rockers invite everyone to join them May 10, 11, 12 for RelayStock 2024, a multi team Relay For Life of Second Life event.

The event will feature ‘Team Sites’ around a 60s style festival stage. Relay teams are invited to bring Kiosks and Vendors, host DJ segments on the stage or invite live musicians to perform.

There are, on average, 40 – 50 Relay For Life teams that participate each year!

 

 Friday timeslots:

• 1:00PM – TBA
• 2:30PM – TBA Team Timevillle
• 4:00PM – SLCS Team 
• 5:00PM  – David Dare LIVE – Seekers Of Hope 
• 6:00PM  – Quartz LIVE – Spirit Of The Dragon RFL 
• 7:30PM – DJ Nicole Anatine – Camping For A Cure
  

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/American%20Cancer%20Society/256/127/23

Relay For Life Team Fundraising Top Ten

 

 With the Relay for Life in full swing almost two weeks after it's start, it's teams have been bringing in some donations. As of now, top on the list is Team TAP, The Adult Partnership, which has raised a total of 2,437,380 Linden dollars, giving it Diamond level findraising. Second is Seekers of Hope, with 1,217,953 Linden dollars, at Emerald status. Third is Team One More Light, at 845,425 Lindens, and at Saphire level. Fourth is Team ACTS (Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps) wth 666,872 Linens, at Jade level fundraising. Fifth is Team Sunbeamers, at 557,835 Linden dollars raised, and also at Jade level. 

 

From six to ten are the five current Platinum level teams: number six being the Free Spirit Hippie Brigade at 375,000 Linden dollars, number seven is Team Nuggets at 347,145 Lindens, SBG Gems at number 8 with 330,270 Lindens raised, number nine are the Cure Chasers at 314,839 Lindens, and tenth is Team River of Life at 296,112 Linden dollars.

 

Other noted teams are Gold level and below, but are expected to soon rise. Number 21 are the Relay Rockers at 116,109 Linden dollars and Silver rank. The Second Life Cheerleading Squad is Number 23 at 97,888 Lindens. Meli's Maniacs are at number 26 with 75,550 Lindens raised. Roos With A Dream 64,155 Lindens raises are number 28.  

For a list of all the teams, Click Here. 

Bixyl Shuftan

Reminder: Relay For Life Season Kickoff

 

 

 Saturday February 17

10 AM SL time

American Cancer Society sim

 

Announcement: Relay For Life Season Kickoff

 

 

 Saturday February 17

10 AM SL time

American Cancer Society sim

 

Top Ten Relay Teams

 

 

 While the end of the Relay season is yet to happen, with the Relay Weekend over, fundraising slows down for most teams. So here are the top ten teams (as of now)

TAP - The Adult Partnership - L$: 7,855,581 - USD: $31,422.32 - Superstar

The River of Life - L$: 5,212,427 - USD: $20,849.71 - All Star

Camping For A Cure - L$: 2,953,495 - USD: $11,813.98 - Crimson

One More Light - L$: 2,629,138 - USD: $10,516.55 - Crimson

Seekers of Hope - L$: 2,624,779 - USD: $10,499.12 = Crimson

Relay Rockers - L$: 2,622,341 - USD: $10,489.36 - Crimson

Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps (ACTS) - L$: 2,188,889 - USD: $8,755.56 - Diamond

Cure Chasers - L$: 1,853,457 - USD: $7,413.83 - Diamond

Team ES - L$: 1,529,427 - USD: $6,117.71 - Topaz

Sunbeamers - L$: 1,292,537 - USD: $5,170.15 - Ruby

Other notable teams did well. Four teams ended up Emerald rank, making between a million and a million and a quarter Lindens. Among them was "Roos With A Dream" which came out 13th among the teams with 1,005,333 Lindens ($4,021.33 USD). Number 15 was Harmony of Hope which raised 932,752 Linden dollars ($3,731.01 USD), making Sapphire level. The Second Life Cheerleading Squad was 24rth with 536,326L Lindens (USD: $2,145.30) and Jade level. 25th was Meli's Maniacs, which raised 485,036 Linden ($1,940.14 USD) and made Platinum Level.

Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

Top Ten Relay Teams : March 28, 2023

 

 

 Of the top ten Relay teams, four have gone past the one million Linden mark. Seekers of Hope at over 1,793,000L, The River of Life at over 1,812,000L and Camping For A Cure at over 2,074,000L are all at Diamond level fundraising. But the top team is TAP - The Adult Partnership at over 2,694,000L , or over $10,776 USD, at Crimson level fundraising.

 

Fifth Place is team One More Light at over 911,000L, at Sapphire rank. Sixth is Team ES at over 586,000L, at Jade rank. Seventh are the Cure Chasers at over 535,000L. Eighth is Team ACTS at over 530,000L. Ninth are the Playdolls at over 513,000L. And making the top ten are the Sunbeamers, the highest of the Platinum teams at over 457,000L.

Also making Platinum rank are the Relay Rockers (15) and the Steelhead Salmons (19). Among the Gold ranked teams are Roos With A Dream, The Second Life Cheerleading Squad, Purple Tears. and Harmony For Hope. Among the Silver ranked teams are Relay for Christ, Team Bonanza, Burners Without Borders, and Meli's Maniacs. 

Go Relay!

Bixyl Shuftan

RFL Team Totals: TAP Makes Diamond

 

Less than ten days after the start of the Relay for Life in Second Life's fundraising season, already there's a Diamond-ranked team, one that's raised 1,750,000 Linden dollars, or $7000 USD. This would be TAP - The Adult Partnership, which has gotten over 1,770,000 as of yesterday.

There's one Sapphire-ranked team, Seekers of Hope, at over 904,000 Lindens. Third is Camping for a Cure, who is Jade-ranked at over 591,000 Lindens. Rounding out the top five are two Platinum-ranked teams, One More Light at over 463,000 Lindens and the Sunbeamers at almost 388,000 Linden dollars. 

Checking the team totals, there is one difference between this year and some previous years. Every single team has raised some cash, the lowest having gotten 100 L. But with the combined efforts of 122 teams, well, that's a lot of Lindens.

Go Relay!

RFL Announcement: Relay Rockers' CRFB DJ Competition and Team Bid Me Bald Announced

 
The Relay Rockers, announced their 2022 schedule for its signature fundraising events in support of the American Cancer Society.

The team will once again host the Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back (CRFB) Top DJ Competition, Bid Me Bald Team Challenge, Bid The Lindens Bald and the popular multi-team RelayStock.  The Rockers are also planning Voices of Hope, Blues for Life, Hard Cure for the Cure and other events.

The CRFB DJ Competition is a fundraising challenge and begins March 26th, with preliminary rounds through April 23rd.  The competition is open to Club DJs and Radio Presenters who are challenged to raise funds for the Relay For Life during one hour sets.  The Top 4 competitors move on to the April 30th & May 1st semifinals rounds with the 2 remaining DJs performing in the Finals at RelayStock on Sunday May 15th. The event, which has been held since 2012, has raised nearly L$50 million in support of the ACS.  Entry forms will be available at the team website: RelayRockers.org beginning on Feb 20th and is limited to the first 20 DJs to sign up.

The Bid Me Bald Team Challenge will be held April 15th through the 24th and is open to all Registered RFL of SL Teams.  Teams fund raise to “Keep Their Hair” with the last place team pledging to go bald until RFL 2021 Weekend, June 12 & 13. Teams share kiosks with the Relay Rockers during the event. Teams can begin signing up at RelayRockers.org March 19th through April 6th.

Bid The Lindens Bald will be held during the Rockers annual multi-team RelayStock weekend, May 13 to 15.  Teams of Lindens and Moles compete to outraise each other and again the last place group pledges to ‘shave’ their heads until Relay weekend 2021.

Anyone interested in participating can visit https://relayrockers.org/ for more information, sign ups and landmarks, when available.
 

RFL Announcement: It's Coming Quick - Let's GO!

 

Well the holidays are officially over and it is time to ramp up Relay 2022. Team registration opens Saturday, January 15th.

Gem Sunkiller is our 2022 Relay Lead Team person focusing on registration and teams, so please contact her with any questions.

Register a team at > https://relayforlife.org/secondlife
 

RFL Announcement: Week 15 Team Fundraisng Update

 

One week til Relay Weekend!! Here is your next to last regular update on the Fundraising Club! Badges will continue to be updated through Relay Weekend until the conclusion of yet another fantastic season! Badges will be going out shortly. If there are any missing badges, either because you did not receive some or you bypassed a level before a club update went out and would like all badges earned so far, please contact Adam or Ari Spark and I will get you updated!!
 
Adam and Ari

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BRONZE

Astrologos
Koretech

SILVER

Artists For Life

Gold

Quest for a Cure
Sail For Life

Platinum

Attention on Cancer
Little Toes Dancing For Hope
Mieville Steampunks
Stay PAWsitive
Steelhead Salmons
Team #Aurora
UFS Metamorphosis

Jade

Free Spirit Hippie Brigade

Emerald

Harmony Of Hope

Ruby

Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps

Topaz

Seekers of Hope

Diamond

Roos With A Dream

Purple

Camping for a Cure

"Bid the Lindens Bald" Results

Yesterday in the Relaystock 2021 sim was the "Bid the Lindens Bald" party. For a couple hours, Lindens and Relayers mixed it up in the crowded northeast corner of the sim with over fifty avatars. Six teams each made up of a group of Lindens (or Moles) and one of the Relay teams competed for donations with the promise that the one coming up with the least amount would get shaved.

There were various over-the-top promises, "Team 4 promises to make all bills disappear if they win!" "ave The Moles!!!  No Lag for a Year!   Donate to Team 6."

The Newser wasn't able to be there at the time the final totals, and who got the haircuts, were announced. But we did get the results from Trader Whiplash.

Team 1    165,272 L (Seekers of Hope)
Team 2      99,150 L (The Original Sinners)
Team 3      53,101 L (Team Invictus)
Team 4    296,336 L (Roos With A Dream, Patch and Grumpity Linden)
Team 5    118,040 L (Cure Chasers)
Team 6    108,470 L  (SHB Gems, Mole team)

The combined total was 840,369 L or $3,461 US Dollars. There were also 77,250 L worth of Linden bears sold, "The first ever animesh Linden Bear." Three teams also moved up a fundraising rank, "Seekers, Roos, Invictus all moved up one level."

So it seems Vanessa, Evie, Obi, Simon, Dakota, and Kreide Linden ended up with a shave. With the two furry Lindens, no word yet on how much the barber decided to take off.

Go Relay!

Top picture from Trader Whiplash

Bixyl Shuftan
 

"Bid The Lindens Bald" Party Today

The Relaystock is over. But there's still one more event at Yasgur's Farm before it closes for another year: the "Bid the Lindens Bald" party. This event that is scheduled to run from Noon to 2PM SL time will be the last chance for residents to bid on the event. 

Six Relay teams are putting their virtual hair on the line:  Seekers of Hope, The Original Sinners, Team Invictus, Roos With A Dream, Cure Chasers, and SHB Gems. There are also a number of Lindens, whom are divided into five teams, and several Moles whom make up team six, whom have been paired up with the Relay teams (Linden team one with Seekers of Hope, Linden team two with The Original Sinners, etc.) The Relay and Linden (or Mole) team that raises the least ends up on the barber chair at the party.

So if you want to see a large number of Relayers and Lindens in one place, be sure to drop by.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RelayStock%202021/222/132/23

Bixyl Shuftan
 

Top Relay Teams in Fundraising

  
  1: Camping For A Cure                   2,245,099

  2: Cure Chasers                               1,238,492

  3: Roos With A Dream                      901,976

  4: River of Life                                  878,718

  5: Goreans in Relay for Life              870,008

  6: Seekers of Hope                            761,332

  7: Relay Rockers                              722,310

  8: Grove Country Club Estates         489,270

  9: Aether Chrononauts Tiny Steps    471,437

10: Sunbeamers                                   413,299

Team totals reflect donations made from outside Second Life, so these are higher than the totals on the kiosks inworld.
 

RFL Announcement: Invitation to the Bid Me Bald Team Challenge

 

The Relay Rockers invite all teams to join us in a Bid Me Bald Multi Team Challenge Event.

From April 9 through April 17th the Relay Rockers will place Kiosks on the Boardwalk in Arinultra Cay for each participating team. At the close of the ‘Bidding’ at 4:30pm April 17th the Kiosks will be totaled and the Challenge Winners will Shave the Head of the lowest total team.

~Totals of All Kiosks will determine the Days : 1 Day Bald for All team members for each L$10,000

~Only the official Kiosk, placed by the Relay Rockers will be used to determine winners and Total days bald.

*This is NOT a Relay Rockers Fund Raiser* We are helping all participating teams to fundraise and have fun.

~Official Kiosks will be configured for each individual team and count toward their team totals.

~Team Kiosks that fail to raise at least L$1000 will be removed before the final accounting, and will not be considered for Haircuts

Bid Me Bald is the signature fundraising event of the Relay Rockers and Celebrates survivors. Those who hear the words ‘You have cancer’ have little choice when it comes to hair loss. We can choose and we do so in solidarity with our honored survivors.

The event will be administered by the Relay Rockers. Registration opens March 13th and closes on March 31st. (see form below). Kiosks for each participating team be placed by the Rockers on the Boardwalk at Arinultra Cay. Bidding opens at 5pm On Friday April 9th. Teams will be provided with signage, ‘fill-in-the-blanks’ Invitations and landmarks after registering.

For more Information please contact Bid Me Bald Challenge administrator Female Winslet.

The Rockers look forward to seeing all of our fellow Relayers join this fun event and help the American Cancer Society Save Lives, Celebrate Lives and Lead The Fight For a World Without Cancer.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER
https://relayrockers.org/bid-me-bald-team-challenge/

"Season's Greetings from Linden Lab"

 

 There's been a number of Christmas well-wishes going around. And among them was one on the Second Life forums from Linden Lab, posted by Strawberry Linden.

2020 has been quite the year for everyone, all around the world. We wanted to take a moment to wish you a safe and happy holiday season. I thought I would do another employee campaign, similar to the SL17B campaign that I did back in June. This time I asked different teams to volunteer for a seasonal image. The following are the teams that volunteered, and the last image is (almost) all of us, right after one of our All Hands Meetings!

Besides the group picture above, there's screenshots of the Executive, Tila, Engineering/Ops, Infra/Payme, Concierge, Marketing, and QA teams. There was also a picture of the furry (and feral & tiny) Lindens. 

For pictures of individual Lindens, one can check out Strawberry's "Meet The Employees" thread in June, and the Linden Lab Employees Flickr page.

  Source: Second Life forums

Announcement: 3rd Annual Rosehaven Regatta!

Come enjoy a fun-filled afternoon along the waters of Laudanum in Rosehaven for a proper Regatta!

August 30^th, 1-3 pm SLT, at Dragonlight Plaza, Realm of Rosehaven, hosted by Chateau Trikassi.

In addition to the rides, games, food, dancing, there will once again be the Anything that Floats but is NOT a Boat contest.  Prizes will be awarded for creativity.  Rules are simple…the craft cannot be a boat of any kind (ship, submarine, row boat, speedboat, canoe, etc)…but must be a homemade thing-a-ma-jig that floats… sailing and steering scripts are allowed in order to parade on the water.

It wouldn’t be a Regatta without crew racing!  Beginning this year, the Rosehaven Regatta will feature the Race for the Golden Oars!  

Teams from around the Steamlands are invited to enter.  Each 2-person team will have the chance to compete for the coveted Golden Oars Trophy.  This trophy will be awarded to the winning team. The trophy will remain for display at the winning team’s region for one year.  The trophy will move to the next winner’s region the following year, and so on.  The trophy will be engraved each year with the winning team name.  This will be much like the America’s Cup.

Each team is comprised of two people (team must be from same region).  Should a community or estate initially sign up with several teams, heat races will be held during the week of August 24^th through 28^th, to determine their one team competing at the Regatta. Scull boats will be available for practice at Dragonlight Plaza in Laudanum, Rosehaven, beginning August 21^st.  Please sign up via Vic Mornington or Lady Oriella Charik by no later than Sunday, August 24^th.  No last-minute teams will be allowed.  It is highly recommended all teams practice with the scull boats.  The boats have a synchronized rowing anim…so you and your teammate need to work together to control the boat.

Countess Cassie Eldemar has made the Golden Oars trophy, and it’s QUITE impressive! Rora Stytwytch, from RFL ACTS team, is making each official team special racing shirts for the rowers.  If enough crew teams sign up, there will be a special pre-Regatta dinner held at Flock and Feather Tavern in Reverie, Rosehaven for the competing teams and their supporters on August 29^th.  Plan on some good-natured taunting and possibly a food fight!  

Doctor Holocluck Henly will provide wonderful music for the day.  

Mark your calendars!  See you all at the Regatta!