RFL RfaC, Hope Beach and more...

submitted by Socks Clawtooth, Senior Furry Correspondent

Relay for Life 2009 in Second Life has shattered all the previous records. As of this moment, over $260,000 USD has been raised for the American Cancer Society. "Riders for a Cure" has been actively fundraising and has raised over 200,000L. In real world cash, that's over $775 USD. It may not seem like much, but when you're fundraising for nickles at a time, it's incredible.

"Hope Beach" was a 1/4 sim beach location on the Relay for Life cluster. It was off the main track so it was spared the worst of the lag. Weekend events included surf and simboard lessons and a "Midnight Madness" competition held at midnight SLT. Amazingly, 12 surfers showed up with no notice, to surf and donate to Relay for Life! An Analog 6.1 board was put up for grabs. 25L minimum donation got the rider three waves. The audience got a vote, the ultimate judge (Socks Clawtooth) got a vote, and scores were added to give the rider a final score.

The twist was that, for another 25L donation, the riders could get three more waves! The event ran for three rounds and it was won by Socks Clawtooth. Seeing as he didn't want to win his own event, it went to second place, SexyBoy Oh, "SB". SB donated the board to the RFL charity where it was sold with all proceeds going to Relay for Life.

Many of the surf world vendors stepped up and helped with products that were sold thru RFL kiosks. Over the weekend, these kiosks generated more than 60,000L of sales. .TGA, Surfcrazy, Basics, JAK SURF, The Balloon Store, SSI Surf Systems, eMotions, SurfWatch, Kahuna and Surf-FUR donated products for resale. At the last minute, Sebastian Saramago donated a custom "RFL" surfboard which caused a mini-flood as people teleported in to buy theirs. Simboarders also helped with donations from Samz World and Artcrimes.

The Relay itself only lasted for 24 hours but the fundraising beforehand lasted for months. "Riders for a Cure" would like to thank all of the beaches who donated space for a fundraising kiosk, as well as the beaches that hosted events for the last few months. We'd also like to thank all the people who worked on events in one way or another and the surfers who came to "Hope Beach" to cheer on the Relay for Life walkers on the track. Without your help and support, this would have been a very hard event to do.

Mostly we'd like to thank the surf and simboard communities. Every person who even dropped a single linden into a kiosk helped. "Drops in a bucket" add up very quickly and in the real world, we helped make an impact. Until there is a cure, we will continue to relay.

Surf scores for "Midnight Madness" comp. Highest score is used for ranking. Some riders had to leave after Round 1:

1. Socks Clawtooth - 18.5 but still contesting it /16.2
2. SexyBoy Oh - 13.9/16.66 repeating
3. Quench Spotter - 15.8
4. WickedV Carver - 15.75/13.75
5. Bonheur Chenaux - 13.916/15.5
6. Rhett McMahn - 12.3666/14.4/15
7. Sunrize Mornington - 14.333/13.75/14
8. Maldrul Morris - 10.5/14/13.2
9. Sweetcajun Voom - 13.8/14
10. Desne Aabye - 12.6
11. Clarke Torok - 11.53333333
12. Velvetori Twine - 11.125

Socks' Event Photos can be seen at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sockscatt/sets/72157621695811239/ Midnight Madness Comp photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sockscatt/sets/72157621820187052/ simboard park venue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sockscatt/sets/72157621820133126/ Hope Beach venue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sockscatt/sets/72157621820103564/ General RFL photos

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