Ponies For Life

  The theme for next year's relay was announced at the Wrap Up Party and the winner is... Wild For A Cure!  And the important dates have been scheduled, so mark your calendars: January 15, 2026 - Team Registration Opens  February 7, 2026 - Season Kickoff June 13-14, 2026 - Relay Weekend! We are so grateful to have achieved our fundraising goal this season thanks to all of you, whether you were a generous someone who donated L$, were a gracious host for an event, and/or were a supportive someone who simply showed up to rally our cause! We are very much looking forward to next year's Relay season with all of you in Second Life. If you're new to Relay and would like to get more involved (And even if you're not new and have ideas for an event or would like to help host one for us next year,) please poke us here on the blog, on Bluesky , on Discord , or in-world in the Ponies For Life group! Next year is going to be WILD!!!

From Stingray, RFL Lead and Media Partner on the ACS Second Life Discord server: WRAP UP PARTY INFO Join us to wrap up the 2025 Relay For Life season on Wednesday at 4pm SLT on RFL Advocacy ! That's right - because we didn't get a chance to spend as much time on RFL Advocacy during Relay Weekend, we decided that we should make up for lost time by partying hard and sinking it back into the ocean, where it apparently likes to spend its time anyway!  So grab your swimming (or floating) gear and chill with your fellow Relayers with DJ Purelife & your ACS Leadership Team as we present awards and reveal the 2026 RFL of SL Theme! TELEPORT:   http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/RFL%20Advocacy/134/123/23

VOTE ON THE 2026 RELAY FOR LIFE OF SECOND LIFE THEME You can vote by identifying your first and your second favorite from the 4 choices. https://forms.gle/uU641matdzPAFYrE6   Congratulations team! We earned both Relay campsite awards this year. The first award is the Cancer Education award given to teams who display important information from Cancer.org all throughout their build. It is important to share this vital information to help encourage everyone to get screened for the most common types of cancer, and to share resources where caregivers and diagnosed friends or family can learn who to call and where to get help for treatment, lodging, and general support. The second award is the Thematic Campsite award given to teams whose build fits the yearly theme and this year's was "Magic of Hope." Big thank you to Baiku (ishizko), Tai (taialia), and team co-captain Nuku Xia for helping out with the build this year! ...

The REMEMBER Ceremony will be held at 9pm SLT on Saturday, June 7, 2025.  It is a very moving time at the Relay. During this hour-long ceremony, the track falls into darkness and silence, with everyone on all of the Relay regions asked to not chat in open text or local open voice chat, for all activities and events to cease, and for all attendees to walk the track in silence or to stand in quiet respect alongside the track. Music will play and names of those we remember will be read.  The Remember Ceremony - also known as the Ceremony of Hope or Luminaria Ceremony - is a reminder of why we Relay. It is a time to remember those we have lost to Cancer.  It is a time to pay tribute to men, women, and children around the world whose lives have been affected by this disease.  It is a time for each of us to reflect on how this disease has touched us personally.  It is a time for us to look inside ourselves with quiet reflection and find hope.  Because no matter w...

  ======= WHAT IS RELAY WEEKEND? ======= Relay Weekend is the annual Summertime, 2-day event that marks the end of the Spring fund raising season for Relay For Life in support of research and services provided by the American Cancer Society. During Relay Weekend, participants run (or walk) around the track to show support for cancer Survivors, Caregivers, friends and family, and to remember those that have already entered into rest. ♥ This year, Relay for Life of Second Life has a 36 region long track, and every hour has a fun theme you are all encouraged to participate in as you make your rounds! Get your outfits ready early if you wish and come join us!! Bonus: There are trophies to be won for how many laps you complete by the end of the event! :D ======= WHEN IS RELAY WEEKEND? ======= Join us on Saturday, June 7 at 10am SLT for Relay Weekend's opening ceremony followed by the Survivors & Caregivers Honor Lap at 11am! Join the group: Relay For Life Volunteers secondlife:///ap...