{"id":5411,"date":"2015-09-24T19:57:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T18:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5411"},"modified":"2015-09-24T19:57:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T18:57:55","slug":"celebrity-auction-to-help-build-more-classrooms-for-a-school-in-kenya-to-be-held-in-second-life-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sl.governormarley.com\/?p=5411","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Auction To Help Build More Classrooms For A School In Kenya To Be Held In Second Life This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Friday September 25th sees the start of a three day celebrity auction in Second Life with the aim to raise funds to help build more classrooms for a school in Kenya. I’m talking about the country of Kenya here, not a region in Second Life!<\/p>\n

The celebrity auction is associated with an official charity, Feed a Smile, Live and Learn in Kenya<\/a>. The charity has been active in Second Life since 2010 and was featured in episode 16 of The Drax Files : World Makers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This weekend’s event is getting some support from other Second Life residents, most notably in the form of MadPea Games who have been blogging about this for some time. A recent blog post explains how the event has been gathering momentum as they announced;\u00a0We\u2019re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat!<\/a>\u00a0:<\/p>\n

Since we released the video<\/a> from the school in Kenya that we\u2019re fundraising for we\u2019ve had even more well known residents sign up to put themselves on the Auction Block for our star-studded Celebrity Auction. We even have 2 Lindens put their brave avatars forward for the challenge!<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll also embed the video at the end of this post.<\/p>\n

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Events will kick of tomorrow at 8am SLT with DJ Kess getting the party started. I hope she has also managed to find time for tuna fish sandwiches. Then a whole host of DJ’s and live singers will be entertaining visitors all the way through to 7pm SLT. Saturday follows a similar pattern, starting at 8am SLT and going through to 7pm SLT.<\/p>\n

Sunday has a slightly different pattern because the celebrity auctions take place between 8am – 4pm SLT. The entertainment though will continue until 7pm SLT.<\/p>\n

On top of all the singing, music and auctions there will also be a special screening of Canary Beck’s Paradise lost<\/a> during the weekend. Full details of the entertainment schedule can be found here :\u00a0https:\/\/madpea.wordpress.com\/2015\/09\/23\/charity-auction-entertainment-schedule-announced\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The following residents and Lindens have so far announced that they will be taking place in the celebrity auction, so let’s give a round of applause to :<\/p>\n

Canary Beck,\u00a0TeenaMarie Bressig,\u00a0Sina Souza (Sinalein Resident),\u00a0Caitlin Tobias,\u00a0Mericat Ireland,\u00a0Anderian Sugarplum,\u00a0Roman Godde,\u00a0Lisa Brune,\u00a0Bcreative Wilde,\u00a0Dusty Wasp,
\nAeonix Aeon,\u00a0Maggie Mae Bhaktiguru (Any1 Gynoid),\u00a0Toxic Darkmatter,\u00a0Arduenn Schwartzman,\u00a0TerryLynn Melody,\u00a0Inara Pey,\u00a0Isla Gealach,\u00a0Freestar Tammas,\u00a0Garnet Psaltery,
\nChloe Seljan,\u00a0Sabbian Paine,\u00a0Synitry Resident,\u00a0Leetx Resident,\u00a0Gabrielle Riel,\u00a0Imre Bellic,\u00a0Tzaryna Gracemount,\u00a0Kiana Writer,\u00a0Trinity Yazimoto,\u00a0Levio Serenity,\u00a0Kess Crystal,
\nayla Barzane,\u00a0Draxtor Despres,\u00a0Jo Yardley,\u00a0Kush Zepp,\u00a0Octagons Yazimoto,\u00a0emery milneaux,\u00a0katharine mcginnis,\u00a0irrie Ember,\u00a0Yelena Istmal,\u00a0Panda (Pandagroov Windstorm),
\nTab Tatham, EvanKeel Resident,\u00a0Saffia Widdershins,\u00a0Brique Topaz,\u00a0Kara Trapdoor,\u00a0Jessica Lyon,\u00a0Sufferingfrom Lockjaw (Leannan Wolfgang),\u00a0Dita Lamour(DitaLamour Resident),\u00a0Poulet Koenkamp,\u00a0Deepert Resident,\u00a0Tracy Redangel,\u00a0Johannes1977 Resident,\u00a0Twostep Spiritweaver,\u00a0Josie Anderton,\u00a0PinkRayne,\u00a0christope magic,\u00a0Esme Capelo,\u00a0Jenica Penucca,\u00a0Harper Beresford,\u00a0Callie Cline,\u00a0Alexa Linden,\u00a0Xiola Linden,\u00a0Cacilia McMasters, Ava Jhamin,\u00a0winteru9 resident and\u00a0RacerX gullwing.<\/p>\n

So that’s merchants, machinima makers, region owners, roleplayers, community managers, people who race giant snails and more. Alexa and Xiola are my two second favourite Lindens so I’m glad to see that they will be making an appearance.<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time that\u00a0MadPea Games have been involved in a celebrity auction for this cause, as they explained :<\/p>\n

Last year MadPea, with the help of high-profile Second Life Residents raised 1.1 million L$ for the Feed a Smile appeal at their SL Celebrity Auction and this year we want to help complete one of those classrooms and get those kids into education.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s pretty impressive and I’m sure this year Second Life residents will also dig deep to support this cause.<\/p>\n

So, where is all this taking place? Well it’s at the !Exodus Rock Club in Second Life, which as you might expect, is an entertainment venue in Second Life!<\/p>\n

SLURL To !Exodus Rock Club :\u00a0http:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Stargazer%20Bay\/39\/91\/21<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ll finish this blog post by embedding a video from a representative for LLIK who thanks Second Life residents and the organisers of this event for their help, it’s only about five minutes long but it’s well worth watching.<\/p>\n