2021 was a great year for underwater seafolk communities. Safe Waters Foundation had a huge response to our Fantasy Faire involvement and experienced a big jump in traffic. Traffic, as always goes in cycles - we continue to encourage the involvement of people and groups coming into SL and into SWF lands to take advantage of our resources.
JustaChicky Goldshark has emerged as a solid officer for SWF and we soon will have another officer you all know - JewelMermaid, who owns the Pied Piper Mermaid Shop . Jewel leads the concierge team - a huge sub-group of SWF that attempts to greet and help people as they come to a SWF booth (at special events) and to our headquarters location (contact Jewel if you'd like to become a SWF Concierge).
The Saturday gathering continues to be a strong weekly connection for us (thanks to Miranda and Sweete) - and a small gathering I call "Grace Gather" now meets on Wednesdays 4:30pm to chat and go tour one of the SWF hangouts.
As usual, the winter months have been slow - but that's given us an opportunity to reflect and look for where we can improve in serving our mission.
We are excited to tell you that there are some remodeling and upgrades coming to the Safe Waters Headquarters, Fanci's Deep Mer Mall and the Fanci's Deep Residential areas. Adboards are being updated and we'll be offering some special rates to get people to restart there. A very generous, talented builder team has stepped up to lead the rebuilds you will be seeing soon. We intend to participate in Fantasy Faire again this year and will be working to strengthen our concierge team. We are working on very fun ideas and yet still maintain that we want SWF HQ to be a place for you to go find all the fun under the sea in Second Life. We are a hub for finding fun (but having fun doing it!)
So, while our areas have a bit of dust and disarray right now - please know that good things are in development. You are invited to come to the Saturday gatherings as we'll try to have updates for you there as things start to happen. We do need help in making it happen - I think right now we need volunteers for short term projects, and some quality full perm gifts if any of you like to build and share. How can you help our community? Things only happen when we all come together to help - please join us as we venture hopefully into a new year!
Sincerely,
GraceSWF Wrigglesworth
Founder and CEO
Safe Waters Foundation
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Safe Waters Foundation Mission statement: Supporting the development of harmony and safety for merfolk and sea folk of Second Life. Bringing together and being a resource for designers, retailers, sims, merrow, mermen, mermaids, sirens, cetaceans, cephalopods, other aquatics and lovers of same in an environment that encourages diversity and awareness of RL ecological issues.
SWF Goals:
- To assist those considering an underwater life
- To increase awareness in the general public that there is an underwater option
- To make mer resources (events, projects, groups, retailers, sims, designers) visible and easily accessible
- To assist, as possible, with the viability of mer resources so they may continue to be available to the community
- To promote the conservation of RL oceans, lakes and waterways and the nature that relies on them
Please visit the SWF web page at: http://www.safewatersfoundation.com/
SWF Headquarters: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Union%20Passage/212/223/4
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