by Mystique SassoonThis year's "Memorial Rockin' 24 for Relay" event kicked off Friday
evening at 6pm and proved more than successful raising an incredible
505,247 lindens for Relay for Life! The event is the heart-project of
one of Second Life's most notorious DJ's - Bcreative Wilde - who,
along with Nevar Lobo, organized this year's fundraiser. Wiccan
Sojourner, of Bewitched Designs, hosted the event. This was the 3rd
year for this specific fundraiser...but this year's was unique in that
it wasn't one single Relay for Life team participating -- instead,
Bcreative opened this year's event to numerous teams. And with 11
teams participating, each filling scheduled time slots and joining
Bcreative, Nevar, and friends raising an incredible amount of money to
benefit the Relay for Life cause.
Beating last year's record of 25 hours, Bcreative DJ'd for 26 hours
straight with no sleep - taking requests and dedicating songs to those
who have won, remembering those who lost, and those who are still
fighting cancer. She kept the tunes spinning the entire 26 hours. As
the evening began to wind down, Nevar Lobo agreed to wear a gown
should the donations reach a half a million. In no short order, the
amount reached the mark. The entire crowd was filled with emotion and
good cheer as the kiosk shot up to the 500,000 lindens mark. And true
to his word, Nevar donned a lovely gown, donated by the Spaciva
Ivanova - captain of the Roma Pro Vita team, and danced the remaining
hour in the regal gown as donations continued to climb to 505,247
lindens.
Heartfelt thanks goes out to all who donated and made the event such a
success. The 11 Relay for Life teams, whose participation and
dedication were evident in bringing in the donations, were: Spirit
Chasers, Charmed Menagerie, Pink Panthurs, Roma Pro Vita, Justice
League, Passionate Redheads, Goreans in Relay, Madness Legends,
All-Stars, Relay Wizards for Spunky, and Cure Chasers. A special
thanks also went out to Wiccan Sojourner for hosting the event, and to
Nevar Lobo, Amethyst Starostin, Wiccan Sojourner, Raven Naimarc, Neill
McCullough, and members of the Roma Pro Vita team who took turns
staying up most of the 26 hours to help keep Bcreative awake.
Yes, this year's "Memorial Rockin' 24 for Relay" was a huge
success.... AND... it speaks volumes about the hearts of our Second
Life residents - who came together... and gave of their time, money,
and heart... for this cause.
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