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New SL fundraising record of $375K raised for Relay For Life 2011
Great news this week is that Relay For Life of Second Life 2011 has set a new fundraising record of US$375,000. This year marks the largest amount of fundraising there has ever been in Relay For Life’s history in Second Life. Congratulations!
2011 Highlights
- US$375,000 raised in total for 2011
- More than 3, 000 relayers participated
- 140 teams
- At the Wrap-Up Party on Saturday, August 20, 2011 Event Chair MamaP Beerbaum proudly announced that the seventh Relay For Life of Second Life had set a new season fundraising record of US$375,000, had a record number of 140 teams, and a record number of over 3,000 relayers.
- This year’s theme was ‘Seasons of Hope’ and was the largest to date, with a track lined by luminaria winding through 41 sims of amazing builds representing the different seasons. Some 2,140 avatars completed one or more laps, a combined total of 3,486 laps, and visited the campsites and the designer sims. And 4,817 luminaria were lit in support of loved ones going through treatment, and in memory of those heroes who have passed on.
RFL 2012
- The Kick-Off for RFL of SL 2012 will be on March 10, 2012.
- Next year’s theme will be ‘Time for a Cure’.
- And the clock is already ticking!
Yay
Relay For Life raised $371, 670 US dollars for 2011
As of 5am SLT today Relay For Life 2011 have raised $371, 670 US dollars in total which is fantastic news. This sets a new fundraising record for the yearly event of Relay For Life in Second Life. Yay!!!
- The Linden total was $74, 622, 658 which is really impressive. Awesome!
- Check out the 2011 Team Totals.
- Current stats
Total raised for previous RFL SL events:
- 2004 - US$2,000
- 2005 - US$5,000
- 2006 - US$41,000
- 2007 - US$118,500
- 2008 - US$215,000
- 2009 - US$274,000
- 2010 - US$222,804
- 2011 - US$371, 670 – NEW RECORD!
I went around the track and explored many cool areas of the 42 sims this year. I thought this year’s event was amazing and I guess now it’s time to start looking forward to Relay For Life 2012. 
It’s Relay For Life weekend in Second Life 2011
Today marks the official first day of Relay For Life weekend 2011 in Second Life. Starting from 10am SLT today the event continues until Sunday morning. This is the seventh annual Relay For Life event and this year there are 42 RFL sims to explore.
Relay Weekend is a fun-filled, overnight event that unites SL individuals throughout the world to celebrate survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer), remember loved ones and raise money for the fight against cancer.
- Teleport to the Relay For Life Welcome Area to get started.
- LIVE streaming coverage of 2011 Relay For Life SL
- Main RFL website SL
- Relay For Life SL wiki page
RFL 2011 Schedule
Saturday 16th July 2011
- 10am SLT – Opening Ceremony
- 11am SLT – Celebrate survivors / care-givers honour walk
- 9pm SLT - Luminara Ceremony
- 6am SLT - Fight Back event
- 10am SLT - Closing ceremony
The theme for this year is Seasons of Hope.
Map of the “RFL” regions 2011.
Other interesting RFL SL 2011 blog posts:
- Get ready to Relay!
- SL Relay For Life 2011 Preview
- Virtual Television Networks unite for Relay For Life of SL
- RFL of SL Track preview
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SL8B BURN2 festival 2011 presentation
MC, DM, Ladyslipper Constantine & Honour McMilan gave a hour long presentation during Saturday afternoon at the SL8B Auditorium about the upcoming BURN2 festivial 2011 happening in October. Join the Burn2.0 group for the latest news updates and be part of the celebrations this year. There are now 97 days left and counting until the BURN starts.
BURN2 Details
- BURN2 this year will start on 1st October and will run through until 9th October 2011
- Burn2 will be moderate maturity this year & there may be a General sim and a kids’ camp
- There will be 20 lottery camps available this year
- 24/7 entertainment
- There will be art car vehicle races, cruise-ins, and an Art Car Retrospective showcasing some of the incredible vehicles created for past Burns
- BURN2 is self funded and the core will be 8 sims at $2000 each
- BURN2 team are hoping for sim donations to get up to 18 or more
Seventh Annual SL Relay for Life 2011
Prim Perfect has published a press release on details for this year’s Relay for Life 2011 in Second Life. The seventh annual SL Relay for Life 2011 event takes place on 16th – 17th July 2011 to raise awareness for American Cancer. This years theme is “Seasons of Hope” and i’m sure this year is going to be full of fun and excitement like in previous years.
Last year’s Relay for Life in SL raised over US$ 222,000 and more than 120 teams from over 30 countries participated in the event. RFL has to be one of my top favourite events to attend in Second Life each year because it’s great fun. For more information visit the official SL Wiki Page for Relay For Life of Second Life.
SL RFL 2011 Key Dates
Feb 14, 2011 – Teams’ registration opens!
March 12, 2011 — Kick-off Party and start of fundraising
March 12-22, 2010 — Fashion For Life
May 7-13, 2011 — Paint SL Purple!
May 13-22, 2011 – Home Expo
May 14-15, 2011 — Half-Way There Fair
July 16-17, 2011 — RELAY WEEKEND!To keep up to date, please join our SL’s RFL Volunteers Group in Second Life, follow us on http://twitter.com/RelayForLife_SL and http://rflofsl.blogspot.com/ or ‘like’ our Facebook page ‘Relay For Life of Second Life’.
Don’t forget to mark the dates down on your calendars and notepads. I’m really looking forward to this year’s RFL 2011 SL event. Feel free to share your experiences and memories from the past of RFL in Second Life. Spread the word! 
New promotional video for Relay for Life 2010 in SL
A new promotional video has been created for this year’s Relay for Life 2010 in Second Life. RFL has been big in Second Life in previous years but this year will be bigger than ever before. This year there will be 40 regions compared to 36 regions last year and hopefully new records will be set. Another new video is set to be shown at the RFL Kick off Party, on 13th March 2010. As of today there are now 151 days left until Relay in Second Life 2010. Be part of the action!
Watch RFL2010 Promotional Video
- Created by Editorial Clarity & (Guest Presenter)
- Produced and Filmed by SpyVSpy Aeon
RFL2010 Schedule
- Feb 1, 2010 — Teams registration opens!
- March 13, 2010 — Kick-off Party
- July 17-18, 2010 — Go Relay!
Relay For Life 2010 in Second Life
Relay For Life 2010 (sixth) will be back this year on July 17th-18th in Second Life. Registration opens on February 1st 2010. Relay For Life theme for this year is “Wishing On A Cure” and you register your team here: http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/slregistration.
About Relay For Life of Second Life
Relay For Life of Second Life (RFL of SL) is a division of Relay For Life in an online virtual world. Relay For Life teams fundraise from mid-March through mid-July. On July 17 and 18 we will walk a track for 24 hours, just like in a real world Relay For Life. Team members build and gather at their team campsites, enjoy live music, participate in fun events, and explore the many Relay sims and the incredible builds by some of Second Life’s top designers, as the event runs overnight and into the next morning.
Upcoming Shedule – Note these dates
- Feb 1st, 2010 — Teams registration opens!
- Feb 12th-13th — Information sessions from 6am-4pm
- March 13th, 2010 – Kick-off Party
- July 17th-18th, 2010 — Go Relay!
Relay For Life 2009
- “One World, One Hope”
- July 18th-19th 2009
- 37 sims
- Over 120 teams participanted
- Over 2, 000 avatar participants
- 26 countries held over 300 team fundrasing events
- Raised more than US$275,000
- Futher Information about Relay For Life in Second Life.
- SLRFL Stats – 2005-2009 relay stats in SL
Second Life Relay For Life 2009
SL Relay for Life 2009
- Current RFL09 Stats
- Main Website for SL RFL09
- Second Life Relay for Life in Second Life 2009 raises a quarter million dollars.
- Over 100K L$ donated for RFL on the Teen Grid. http://plurk.com/p/1av4lc
- Oliver’s Blog -Records have been broken at relay for life 2009!
- July 18th-19th 2009 was for 24 hours!
- 37 RFL regions
This year was my first time taking part on the Main Grid for RFL and I ran 8475.8m around the track (total 37 regions). I was wearing The SL Relay for Life Pedometer and using the Walk and Talk v1.23. I walked half and then got a bike out and cycled the rest of the way. I managed to find the live tv coverage of UStream and it was great to watch it all. I went through the RFL regions and took lot’s of amazing pictures, you can find them here. More images from the RFL sims : http://bit.ly/p2DHB.
