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| View of Relay For Life Kick-off stage from the sim line. Wish they'd bring this road texture back to the track. |
But Starbucks sufficiently dresses up coffee with flavours so that one is not subjected to the betrayal of a bitter beverage when it is finally partaken.
I've done most of my blogging here or sitting in some coffee shop or diner while watching people pass. Before an entire team was let go and I lost my job of 14 years the subway was where thoughts were collected. Before blogging the subway was a place to compose fiction or plan a homepage on a Windows CE pocket PC.
You have to give New Yorkers credit: most of us spend our commutes reading books, newspapers or magazines. Or writing. It is a mandatory timeout most of our nation is deprived of. It could be what's wrong with it and why human civilization has reached a sorry crossroads.
At any rate, philanthropy has become THE method of support nowadays, and not just for specialty groups. Mainstream needs such as basic healthcare resources for women or upholding basic rights have gone crowdfunder.
With our country causing a domino effect globally and basic human well-being hanging in the balance, it's hard to imagine Relay For Life of Second Life will end on a high. They should expect anything and without passing judgement on their benefactors.
Most of all, as they attempt to put their reputation back together, they must never EVER lose sight of their number one audience to win back respect: The Relayer.
As mentioned previously my own reasons for not captaining a team this year is strictly a time factor. If life works out favorably - or even passably - in 2018 Hearts & Souls will not only return to Second Life but I may resume fundraising. It all depends on what transpires, and that indeed includes how RFLofSL perform.
Sunday 5 March is their season's kick-off, and once again they've provided booths for teams (last year the committee only thought of themselves and a handful of sponsors).
The first fail is in and it is the fact that teams won't really be able to kick-off.
The tools won't be ready in time for Sunday. No kiosks, no vendors... No, it doesn't make sense, and yes, it IS a major fail. The whole point of having a kick-off is to hit the ground running with collecting donations. Your team's kiosk as you DJ, the traditional BYOK on Sunday night. What's the point of having a fundraising event without fundraising?
What could possibly hold up team tools with SEVEN MONTHS to prepare them? Absolutely no excuse within reason. If there were restrictions preventing the use of past team kiosks and vendors? If someone was taken on as just some friend, teammate (nepotism AGAIN?) or in answer to a favor but isn't capable of the job then replace them. This is ludicrous.
There's another fail unfortunately, and it's right there in the image at the top of this blog post.
One of the sticking points of last year were poor planning for ceremonies. A third of available attendee space difficult to access on Relay Weekend. The Halfway There Fair, in which ceremonies were placed on one sim with most attendees AND some committee members forced to cam in from a distance. Back in RFLofSL's heyday it appeared that Relayer access was paramount, with everything planned around that.
Looks like someone needs retraining. The Kick-off stage is situated in the middle of one sim. I am on the sim line in the image. Why oh why wasn't the stage at this border? Because someone did not consider the Relayer a priority, and that needs to be addressed ASAP or they'll never crawl out of the hole they've dug themselves. It's hard to believe this even has to be brought up, but that's where they are with priorities.
They have a long way to go to remove the bitterness. I wonder at this point if they even have it in them?
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