Relay for Life Event Weekend Recap!

This weekend, the Relay for Life Weekend Event was held! Many Relay for Life Teams joined the celebration to fight cancer!

If you missed the opening ceremony, you can catch it via the video link below:

DJ Anakin and yours truly were honored to present one of the one hour DJ sets at the RFL weekend:

You can still visit the Flying Tigers' campsite and the design campsite that was created by MG Giano, Anakin Crystal, and Rob Fenwitch. All campsites will be up until the end of next week. There is also still time to donate, you can donate to the Flying Tigers' Relay for Life Team, which has raised over 340,000 Lindens this relay season. To donate look for the kiosks all over the WW2 Tribute Sim or tp into Amelias' Pilot Lounge.

Thanks to everyone who has supported our team and of course Relay for Life this season!

Flying Tigers at Relay for Life Event Weekend!

This weekend is the Relay for Life Event Weekend, where the campsites and design sims will finally be open to the public! The weekend will feature 48 hours of fundraising, events, and campsites! If you attend any of the events, visit the Flying Tigers' WW2 themed campsite, which asks you to join the war against cancer:

If you go past the Flying Tigers' campsite you will see the design campsite, which was created by Maj. Gen. Giano. The theme of the design campsite, honors caregivers and is named the Caregivers Airfield. The terminal features a huge clock, which on the top of each hour will shout "Caregivers for a Cure!" Special thanks to Amelias' GM Anakin Crystal and Rob Fenwitch for their contributions to the design site:

You can also catch myself and DJ Anakin on Saturday, from 4pm to 5pm slt for a special one hour performance on the RFL Volunteer sim DJ Stage. You can learn more about SL Relay for Life by visiting their official website and keep donating! Team kiosks will not disappear until July 31st!

Flying Tigers Raise Over 6,000L's at the RFL 1950's Weekend Fundraiser!

Today the Flying Tigers held a 2 hour fundraiser at Relay for Life's 1950's Weekend Fundraiser, which is the last fundraiser sponsored by Teams R Us! Amelia's Pilot Lounge's DJ Cath and yours truly, were on hand today in our bobby socks and poodle skirts, as we danced near the 1950's carnival! Guests had fun twisting and playing carnival games, with all proceeds going to RFL! The Flying Tigers' RFL team raised over 6,000L's throughout the two hours pushing our team's grand total to over 342,000 L's! Check out photos from the fundraiser today:

You can still donate to our team by paying one of the many donation kiosks on our sim and check out the SL RFL website for upcoming events and to find out how you can get involved:

SL RFL Official Website

Home and Garden Expo Events Recap!

This year the Flying Tigers and Nexgen Aviation are at the Relay for Life's Home and Garden Expo! This event is held yearly and raises money for SL Relay for Life.  The Flying Tigers have been participating and of course having fun at this great event!

Last Sunday, DJ Anakin and yours truly hosted a 2 hour DJ event, at the Home and Garden Expo Stage! DJ Anakin kept the crowd dancing to a rock and 1980's set! You can check out photos of this event below:

Yesterday Flying Tigers CO, Major General Giano and yours truly were guests on the live Prim Perfect show at the Home and Garden Expo. MG Giano spoke about aviation and flying in Second Life, while I touched on event planning. Special thanks to all Flying Tigers that were guests in the audience! Below are photos of this event:

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Catch the Flying Tigers at the Prim Perfect Pavilion!

Join Major General Giano and myself today at 2pm slt, as we join Prim Perfect and Designing Worlds at their special Pavilion, which is located at the RFL Home and Garden Expo! We will be discussing a variety of topics! Prim Perfect has a great preview article of the event today, you can read this article by clicking the screen shot below:

Flying Tigers Raise over 8,000L's at the SL RFL May Day Event!

On Saturday night, the fundraising spirit of the Flying Tigers continued, with DJ Anakin and yours truly donning medieval gear and raising money for the Flying Tigers' SL Relay for Life May Day event! For the 2 hour event we raised over 8,000L's and pushed our team's total to over 334,000 Lindens or over $1300 in USD! Below are photos of our great fundraising night (courtesy of Maddy Maskelyne):

Flying Tigers SL Relay for Life Team Reaches GOLD Status!

The Flying Tiger's SL Relay for Life Team, has achieved GOLD Status, by raising over 300,000 lindens for SL Relay for Life! SL Relay for Life is part of the real life Relay for Life, which is the fundraising arm of the American Cancer Society! For more information about SL Relay for Life, please see their official website below:

SL Relay for Life Website

Thanks to everyone who is supporting SL Relay for Life and the Flying Tigers' SL Relay for Life Team! Let's keep flying for a cure!

Flying Tigers' at the Relay for Life Mardi Gras!

While Mardi Gras is in February, Relay for Life is keeping the spirit going and is holding a 3 day Mardi Gras event for teams! The Flying Tigers' Relay for Life team has been very active in today's events! Colonel Whitewuff Mumfuzz was the builder of the official Relay for Life mentor's fl The Relay for Life mentors invited Col Mumfuzz on board the float today and made him an honorary mentor:





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Later Amelias' Pilot Lounge DJ Anakin, played a special set at the Flying Tigers' fundraiser at the Bourbon Street location. Yours truly was the host and the Flying Tigers' Relay for Life team raised 10,000 lindens throughout the two hour fundraiser! Below are photos of the event:




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You can still donate to Relay for Life and the Flying Tigers' team by paying any of the kiosks on our sims!

Flying Tigers Chosen to Build RFL Mentors Float!

Kudos to the Flying Tigers! The Relay for Life Mentors have chosen the Tigers to build their parade float! Special kudos to Col. Whitewolf Mumfuzz for being lead builder and to Brig. Generals Devyn Smythe and Deidre Faulds for offering usage of their sim for building space for parade floats for Relay for Life! The float will be for the Relay for Life Mardi Gras event, which will be held on the American Cancer Society island from March 30 to April 1.

The Flying Tigers also has a Relay for Life Team for this year's relay.  You can donate by paying any kiosk you see on our sims or you can donate via online at the team's page online:

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY12SL?team_id=1144306&pg=team&fr_id=42558

Please also spread the word as we work hard to find a cure for cancer! Check out the official SL Relay for Life page below:
http://rflofsl.intuitwebsites.com/ 

Flying Tigers are Part of 2012 SL Relay for Life!

We are pleased to announce the creation of a 2012 SL Relay for Life Flying Tiger's team! SL Relay for Life mirror's it's real life counterpart and raises money for cancer research in Second Life! To read more about SL Relay for Life, please visit the official website and blog.

SL Relay for Life also holds an annual  Home & Garden Expo to raise money for SL Relay for Life! We were honored to have our application chosen to be part of this five year event and to be the very FIRST Aviation themed sim to participate! Look for more information on our blog about our exhibition at the Home & Garden expo and check out the website.