HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY

On May 22^nd, the American Cancer Society will celebrate 100 years in existence!  Since 1913, the Society has been at the forefront of many innovative discoveries and has been a driving force in providing services to cancer patients that can’t be found elsewhere. Today, two out of every three patients diagnosed with cancer will survive, due to those discoveries, but the American Cancer Society will not stop until it is three out of three! You are invited to join the Relay For Life of Second Life community as we kick off the birthday celebration with a Celebration of Hope on Tuesday, May 21^st from 5pm to 7pm SLT on the American Cancer Society sim.  On Wednesday, May 22^nd, we hope you will stop by for the ACS Island Open House throughout the day. Stop in and learn more about the American Cancer Society and all that it offers in world and out.  We look forward to seeing you there!

Get Ready To Celebrate, at the Halfway There Fair. Updated Information.

Celebrating!  Rejoicing!  Cheering!  Exulting!

Are you ready to celebrate the fantastic first half of the Relay For Life of Second Life 2013 season?!?  This weekend, May 18-19, we will be doing just that!  The sim is being created as an “Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party” celebration.  The Halfway There Awards Ceremony is planned for 4pm SLT on Saturday, May 18^th. 

There will be two stage areas and the Events Area has offered the stage space to the teams for fund raising in a unique setting and several have signed up. 

Currently the schedule is as follows:

Saturday, May 18	Stage One	Stage Two
10am – 11am SLT	Tiny Steps for a Cure
11am – 12pm SLT	Tiny Steps for a Cure
12pm – 1pm SLT
1pm – 2pm SLT
2pm – 3pm SLT	Petuniia Gardens	Cure Chasers
3pm – 4pm SLT	T1 Radio on Air – Lead in to Awards Ceremony	T1 Radio on Air – Lead in to Awards Ceremony
4pm – 5pm SLT	Awards Ceremony – Presented by the Planning Committee	Awards Ceremony – Presented by the Planning Committee
5pm – 6pm SLT	Events Team	Events Team
6pm – 7pm SLT	Madonna Daehlie	Harmony of Hope
7pm – 8pm SLT	Madonna Daehlie	Harmony of Hope
8pm – 9pm SLT	Aether Chrononauts	Tiki Photography for Life
9pm – 10pm SLT	Aether Chrononauts	Tiki Photography for Life
Sunday, May 19	Stage One	Stage Two
10am – 11am SLT
11am – 12pm SLT
12pm – 1pm SLT
1pm – 2pm SLT	Relay Rockers Top DJ Comp Final
2pm – 3pm SLT	Relay Rockers Top DJ Comp Final
3pm – 4pm SLT	Relay Rockers Top DJ Comp Final
4pm – 5pm SLT	Relay Rockers Top DJ Comp Final
5pm – 6pm SLT	Relay Rockers Top DJ Comp Final
6pm – 7pm SLT
7pm – 8pm SLT	The Steelhead Salmons
8pm – 9pm SLT	The Steelhead Salmons

Throughout the weekend, we hope you will drop by and enjoy walking through the sim.  Stopping to listen to the music, or just enjoying the build.  

We are looking forward to seeing you there!!

HALFWAY THERE!!!!!!

Celebrating!  Rejoicing!  Cheering!  Exulting!

On May 18 – 19, Relay For Life of Second Life will celebrate the 2013 Halfway There point in a Mad Hatter kind of way!!  We invite you to join us for the Awards Ceremony scheduled for Saturday, May 18 at 4pm SLT.  The Planning Committee (Nikki, Dwen, Serina, and Sting) will be announcing the the Halfway There awards both for in-world and convio totals!  In addition, we will have some music and will be rejoicing just how awesome the 2013 season has been so far!

In addition to our events, there will be team events all weekend as well utilizing the sim. Just in case you can't be there in person, T1 Radio will be broadcasting for us.
  More details on the schedule will be published in the coming days… but for now… stay curiouser and curiouser and be ready to celebrate where we are, and be ready to stay strong to finish this season!  We look forward to seeing you there!

2013 Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available!!!

    Yes, we still have many sponsorship opportunities available for the 2013 Relay For Life of Second Life season.  Our 2013 sponsors already include businesses (both from inside, and outside of Second Life), individuals, and a number of RFL in SL teams.  The American Cancer Society is one of the most visible communities on Second Life, closing in on $2,000,000.00 raised over the last seven years through Relay For Life of Second Life and other related events.  One way to participate in the ACS signature RFL of SL event is as a sponsor. If you are interested in supporting ACS programs through a RFL of SL sponsorship, please contact Love Kawaguichi @ lovekawaguichi@gmail.com. It gives us great pleasure to honor the 2013 RFL of SL Premier, Special Events, Teams R Us, and Region sponsors for their generous commitments to the fight against cancer.

    We have one Premier sponsorship, and a number of Region sponsorships still available!  Information about those sponsorships can be found at  http://rflofsl.intuitwebsites.com/Sponsorship.html.  Thank you for all you do to help Relay For Life of Second Life be a success each year.

Teams R US MAYDAY!!!

The Teams R Us Mayday Celebration will be coming soon to a region near you!  In fact, this weekend, May 4th &5th. Love jazz music, or perhaps 1920's swing?  This is the place to be.  The Cotton Club theme will abound, with old time Harlem Jazz, and perhaps a speakeasy or two.  Teams who wish to sign up a DJ up for a spot on one of the two stages should contact Olliekins McAndrews for scheduling.  There are booths available for teams who wish to raise funds, many have already signed up for theirs.  Get your 20's outfits out of cold storage, polish your wingtips, and come join the fun.  Oh, the password to the speakeasy?  GO RELAY.

FANTASY FAIRE 2013

* * Fantasy Faire 2013, April 20 – 28th * *

A Benefit for the American Cancer Society

Celebrating its fifth year, Fantasy Faire 2013 is the largest gathering of fantasy designers, enthusiasts, roleplayers and performers in the virtual world. From Saturday April 20 to Sunday April 28, treat yourself to nine days of shopping, live music concerts, auctions, hunts and roleplaying as thousands of Second Life residents and creators come together to support the American Cancer Society’s vision of a world without cancer.

Avatars, clothing, furnishings, gadgets, goodies and exclusive items are available from more than 130 of SL’s top Fantasy Creators, spread across ten stunning sims designed by some of the visionary artists behind many of the hottest spots on the SL destination guide.

The Fantasy Faire 2013 is made possible by the generous support of our Sim and Event Sponsors: æros avatar, The Arcanum, Cerridwen’s Cauldron, Dark Goddess Designs, Dwarfins, Epic Toy Factory, Fallen Gods Inc., Fanavatar & Moonstruck, FATEWear, F_cking Ninjas, The Looking Glass,  L’Uomo, Roawenwood, –= Solarium =–, Spyralle,  T R I D E N T.
Fantasy Faire 2013 will be open to the public April 20 -28 and accessible from the American Cancer Society sim. We welcome you to come and join the story.

For more information please contact:
Elizabeth Tinsley or Zander Greene in SL
or email us at FantasyFaireSL@gmail.com

Are you or a loved one battling cancer?  Find out how many ways the American Cancer Society is there to help.  Visit cancer.org or call (US) 800-ACS-2345.

Email: FantasyFaireSL@gmail.com
Plurk: fantasyfairesl
Website: http://fantasyfaireSL.wordpress.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/groups/fantasyfairesl/
RFL in SL: www.relayforlife.org/secondlife

Woodstock, Teams R Us Style

The year was  August 15-18, 1969 and Max Yasgur's 600 acre farm became the most famous concert location in history. It was rainy and muddy. It was total magic!
Teams R Us is going back to Woodstock.  Come let your hair down and have fun with us. 

It's an auction and an entertainment event, with booths for your items.
Lots of 60's music, and plenty of mud to play in!!!

Running April 15th, 16th and 17th from 12:00 PM through 10:00PM SLT

Can you dig it?  We can!!!