PRESS RELEASE
January 23, 2010 – For immediate release
Wishing On A Cure – teams’ registration for Relay For Life of Second Life opening soon!
RELAY FOR LIFE OF SECOND LIFE is back and it’s bigger and better than ever! This year’s theme is ‘Wishing On A Cure’. Teams’ registration opens soon in preparation for fundraising from March to July, culminating in a 24-hour walk on July 17-18 around a virtual track.
To register your team, please go to: http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/slregistration. Registration opens on February 1.
Don’t worry if you haven’t taken part in a relay event before. There will be an opportunity to learn more at a series of informational meetings on February 12 and 13 where the incoming Event Chair Tayzia Abattoir , together with the American Cancer Society’s official representative in Second Life, Stingray9798 Raymaker, will present an overview and hold a Q&A, supported by the Event Co-Chairs MamaP Beerbaum and Nuala Maracas. Each team will also be assigned a mentor who will coach the team, brief them on new developments and answer questions.
‘This year we’ve paid special attention to training’ says Tayzia. ‘During the informational meetings we’ll explain what goes on at Relay, how to form teams, and how people can get involved in the event.’ She added: ‘Each team will be assigned a mentor as well. We have a great group of enthusiastic mentors this year who have already been busy training for over a month so that we’re ready to go as soon as registration opens.’
For more information please contact one of the following:
Tayzia Abbatoir (RFL of SL Event Chair tayziaabbattoir@gmail.com),
Stingray9798 Raymaker (ACS Staff Partner Jeffrey.Montegut@cancer.org),
MamaP Beerbaum & Nuala Maracas (Event Co-Chairs, mamapbeerbaum@gmail.com or nuala.maracas@gmail.com).
About Relay For Life
Relay For Life is the signature fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. The mission of the American Cancer Society is to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Cancer knows no boundaries. The American Cancer Society partners with 20 cancer organizations globally to license and support Relay For Life programs in other countries.
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.
Last year’s Relay For Life of Second Life attracted more than 120 teams with participants from over 26 countries, held over 300 team fundraising events between March and July, and raised over US$275,000 (that’s REAL US dollars) for cancer research and education.
Key dates
Please note these key dates:
February 1 – Teams’ registration opens
February 12 – information sessions at 6am and 4pm
February 13 – information sessions at 8am and 6pm
March 13 – Kickoff Party and start of fundraising!
July 17-18 – GO RELAY!
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MEDIA NOTES
For more information please contact one of the following people: Poppy Zabelin (RFL of SL PR Chair poppy_zabelin@yahoo.co.uk) or Breezy Carver (RFL of SL PR Co-Chair seabreezegal@gmail.com)
FOLLOW US on http://twitter.com/RelayForLife_SL and http://rflofsl.blogspot.com/
NOTE- we plan to hold a press conference in Second Life on March 6 at 11am so that everyone is briefed before the Kickoff on March 13. Invitations will be sent out closer to the date. Meanwhile, please mark your calendars!
