LOOKING FOR SPECIAL PEOPLE

I hate having to give in and accept my own limitations, but days like the past few have reminded me all too well that I need to do this.

We doubled the amount of participants and venues in this year's Benefit to Stand Up To Cancer.  In 2014, my son came home early and stopped me from going into a coma...this year I have been reminded of it all too well, thank goodness I now know the signs.  W#ith that though comes the realization that I can not do the organizing alone and am asking each of you to look inside yoursellves and ask yourself the following questions.

1.  Do I truly believe that research is the answer and how many people have I lost due to research and cures not being readily available?

2.  How important is full transparency and accountability to me, things that are very important every time you do nonprofit work, and following the organization guidelines (always keeping in mind that those guidelines are there for a reason which may not always be apparent to us)?

3.  How open are you to all those in Second Life?  It is important that you are able to step away from your normal cliche of friends and realize that it is about much more than just you and your team organizing everything.  Every venue has a right to participate as does every performer, host volunteer...When someone wants to give from their heart it is because it means something to them and it is never up to us judge who should or should not be given that opportunity.  Would you be the sort that takes the time to meet others and visit their events?

 4.  Can you truly see the big picture and how this can make a difference to people?  You would have to be able to reach out to others and yes even those you do not know.  I will admit that in my years for the music community as the team captain for RFL and now with Stand Up To Cancer that due to the time taken to get out and meet people and give them the chance to participate, the friends I have made along the way is amazing, the stories I have hearde about how very much this means to them, the personalities that have touched me and brought me to tears too many times....but knowing it is making a difference for them and for others makes every bit of it so worth it.

5.  Would you be willing to work directly with Stand Up To Cancer in each of the countries we have and continue to participate with?

As I look for people to take a more active rolle in the bringing of Stand Up To Cancer and making it a mainstay once a year, I have been fortunate to have a couple of people tell me that they want to take a more active roll next year.  There is no way that this should continue to be done by just a couple of people and we will be looking fot those that can step up so that working together we can continue to grow and make a difference against cancer.  If you feel that this is you, please reach out to me in world...Still Braveheart; email -- stillbraveheart@gmail.com; Skype -- stillbraveheart.

I would be more than happy to hear from anyone that would be interested in a larger rolle next year.

THANK YOU SECOND LIFE MUSIC COMMUNITY

Thank you is just not enough to say the most compassionate giving hearts in any world.  What you have done to benefit Stand Up To Cancer is just amazing.  Each country is receiving just under $4000.  I figured it out with the transaction fees, and each country is receiving $3946.00  Absolutely overwhelming.  One country is completely taken of and another will be by tomorrow.  Canada just got their donate section back up and running so that will be following once the UK is done.  I am also in the process of putting together a presentation with a recap of the fund raiser including pictures and videos that were made to each country.  It is taking longer than expected due of course to the transfer times from Linden Lab and then Paypal.  That always amazes me.  companies can take your money in a second, but drag their feet about returning your money.  I am sure there is a reason that I am not aware of because logically it makes no sense no me that LL can take our money from   a credit card but only return it on Paypal.

If you would like to follow the transactions (you know me---100% transparency and accountability), just go to this link it is available for all to see.  2015 SL CONCERTS TO BENEFIT STAND UP TO CANCER  I still need to clean up the last couple of pages.

I know I have been very quiet lately.  There are a few reasons.  First I had pushed myself really hard and had to take a few days to recooperate.  Second in cleaning up the transcation report so it makes sense to the average person looking at and and compiling the MASSIVE list of donars to say thank you to in itself was time consuming.  Needless to say my eyes were crossed going through that.  Third with Halloween the very next month, I had to make the sim haunted....the entire sim and the amusement park is now completely haunted.  Putting together the yearly Halloween Party and Costume contest.  It is an amazing line up this year running for 11 hours with costumes winning every hour. so with that being said....

YOU'RE INVITED

YOU'RE INVITED
TO 
THE ANNUAL 
BS'S HALLOWEEN PARTY AND COSTUME CONTEST 

ONE WINNER EVERY HOUR

AN AMAZING LINE UP

12:00pm – 1:00pm -- ReallyMad Mopork
1:00pm – 2:00pm -- Xander Nichting 
2:00pm – 3:00pm -- Tamra Sands 
3:00pm – 4:00pm -- Russell Eponym 
4:00pm – 5:00pm -- David Csiszer 
5:00pm – 6:00pm -- Mavenn 
6:00pm – 7:00pm -- Toxie
7:00pm – 8:00pm -- Lee Winegarden 
8:00pm – 9:00pm -- Tristyn Homewood 
9:00pm – 10:00pm -- Soulvision & Roxy Paradox
10:00pm – 11:00pm -- Max Kleene

I will be doing another blog just to let you know all the venues I have been to, though it is a bit old....giggles

FINAL RESULTS FOR SL CONCERTS TO BENEFIT STAND UP 2 CANCER

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 - SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

36  OF YOUR FAVORITE VENUES

190 DIFFERENT PERFORMERS

COUNTLESS HOSTS  AND DONATIONS

ALL COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT STAND UP CANCER!!!!  

IN CANADA, THE UK, & THE US!!!!

For a grand total of

L$3040393 or just short of $4000 for each country

(after transfer costs the actual is $3793 USD per country)

               
Stand Up To Cancer is a non-profit organization formed in 2008  with the sole purpose of eradicating cancer.  they have taken a unique approach and focused everything in research as that is where the answer to ending cancer will be found.  Stand Up to Cancer is currently in three countries; The United States, The United Kingdom and Canada.  Due to Second Life being so very diverse with people all around the world, the music community did something very unique, they held the fund raiser for all three countries.

7 venues are maintaining kiosks that you can contribute through.  There are also links that allow you to donate directly to the country of your choice.  All locations and links can be found below.

 Due to the fact that we pride ourselves on being 100% transparent, all donations and transfers can be seen at:
 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Wo2Hgp0kr32tmd5-qWKPNt5xw2lfejravXMAqKH-Fbs/pubhtml#

 The following locations also are maintaining kiosks

RELOADED 

MUSIC HALL OF FAME

SOLITUDE ISLAND

GULLWING COAST RACERS

SMOKIN ACES

TRICKSTER SOUND 

BS'S

If you, family, or friends would like to donate directly you can do so easily, and it never touches sl.  This is a great tool to use if you feel passionately about something and want to be able to keep it completely separate from sl.

STAND UP 2 CANCER IN THE US
STAND UP TO CANCER IN THE UK
STAND UP 2 CANCER  IN CANADA