NO! We fought a GREAT fight!

Second Life's Relay For Life Team Members, Planning Committee, and Supporters stepped up to the call to fight cancer with a tenacious determination to do their best and that is exactly what they did.   Their relay, Relay For Life of Second Life, the world's only virtual relay, raised over 270,000.00 USD.  That's a great fight!

Our ACS Community Representative, Sting, just emailed me the grand total for our Relay as it has hit 270,000.00 dollars and might go a bit higher.  Really, it just might go higher!  He has been mentioning "post" Relay fundraising.  Now, that is a whole new concept to me. 

a tribute written by a Relayer in Second Life to the other Relayers

Nobody knew back in
the very beginning,
Nobody knew what the season would bring
We came together in one accord
we came together with one purpose
Nobody knew how
Nobody knew when
We came together for a cause
We came together to fight
Nobody knew we could do it again
Nobody knew to forsee the fall of records
We came, kicked cancer
We came, because we cared

Vickie Maidstone, Hostess, team Friends Fighting Cancer
 

Nope! Not planning on describing any scenes from a movie. Just looking for the right word to define what I'm feeling right now.   My community's  Relay was this weekend, an amazing experience, and I look forward to sharing a few of the "WOW" moments with you, but right now, this minute, I don't feel “WOW”.

Some people actually think that walking a Relay for 24 hours is un - important?  OMG!  UN-IMPORTANT!  Could they be more wrong?

 I'm amazed at the determination the "Relayers" of Second Life have to making these last 35 days of fundraising as fun and productive as possible.  One would never be able to tell they have been relaying since March.  *nodding head in appreciation  They are pumped up, walking the walk, and talking the talk.  The Second Life Relayers are on the GO! And they seemed driven to find new ways to draw people to their fundraising events.   Take a sec and come check it.  We would love to have ya!  I know I for one, am so proud to be part of their Relay community.  GO RELAY!  FIGHT BACK RELAYERS!

Very excited about what the Teen Volunteers of Relay For Life of Second Life have accomplished to date! Hope you will take a minute to watch this video one of them made. And maybe, maybe if you haven't donated yet you could help them out and donate on their Convio site. I know they sure would appreciate it! http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=team&fr_id=19490&team_id=506065

Click on MORE to watch the video

to quote my friend and co-Event Chair Belle Loll.  I intended to hit the highlights of the weekend now  but there was so many exciting  activities I could never do them all justice and I would hate to leave one out, as all are certainly note worthy.  So I am asking for a representative from each team that fundraised this weekend to hit comments below and tell us of your event, maybe even add why YOU Relay.  We really want to know - what went on, roughly what you raised, and why you Relay.  Come on now! No shyness please, this is Relay we are talking about!

 the same tune and sadly off-key too but ...