Yep. Boobies. Second Life is having its fifth BoobieThon and VAUGHAN’S is happy to participate! The event is running October 1 to the 13th! Here’s the TP to my stand: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell%20Laudanum/214/208/22
100% Proceeds go to FEEL YOUR BOOBIES!
Here’s more about Feel Your Boobies from the founders:
The Feel Your Boobies Foundation focuses on one simple mission (and we have since 2004): using media and other unconventional outreach to remind young women to ‘feel their boobies’. Over the past few years, provocative breast cancer slogans have become more popular…and while we’re all about a good chuckle, we’d like to make sure our supporters know that we’re more than a funny slogan. Feel Your Boobies® is a call to action that reminds you about a habit that can increase your chances of early detection and potentially save your life.
Why focus solely on the use media to spread or message? That’s simple. Since 2004, this campaign has run out of our Founder, Leigh’s, home in a small town in Pennsylvania. With a shoestring budget and a few dedicated volunteers and workers, Feel Your Boobies has reached an international audience with its message and saved lives (read our testimonials!). Media (social media specifically) makes this possible. With over 300K “likes” on facebook and more than 1 Million Cause supporters…we’re certainly making waves from this tiny PA town.
Why focus primarily on young women? For women who are pre-mammogram age (under 40), “feeling your boobies” is one of the primary ways to get to know your body and detect changes in your breasts. Even as you get older, this habit can help in making sure you identify a change in your breast as soon as it occurs and bring it to your doctor’s attention. Should the change be breast cancer, early detection is the primary way to increase your chances of surviving this disease.
Their focus on the use of social media and unconventional methods as well as their focus on education and prevention makes this a perfect charity for a community of people who come together from all over the world in a virtual space.
We hope that you will join the fun – and the hard work – again this year to raise money for BoobieThon in SL 2012. Please notecard either Serra (Serra Anansi) or me (Eva Bellambi) in world if you would like to volunteer to create or host an event during this week of fund-raising. Whether you can volunteer in that capacity or not, please do plan on attending several of the fun events during the week (a preliminary list of events may be found below), bring friends, and bring your spirit of giving.
Let’s educate men and women about breast cancer and about how they can save their own lives by the simple act of feeling their boobies at least once a month.
See you there!!
Eva Bellambi and Serra Anansi
Here’s a FULL listing of all the events:
October 1st through October 12th
Two week long Merchant Market
October 7th through October 12th
Art Auction
Monday Oct 1st, 7-9pm
Opening Night Party @ Heart of Skye (Gaia and the Fae theme – music by Icarus Ghost)
Wednesday Oct 3rd, 7-9pm
BoobieThon at the Blue Mermaid, Caledon (Salmoe’s Dance of the Veils theme – Music by Magdelena Kamenev)
Thursday Oct 4th, 5 – 7pm
Poetry Slam at der Hut
Friday Oct 5th, 6-7pm
Placement of last year’s art consortium piece in New Toulouse
Friday Oct 5th, 7-9pm
BoobieThon at the Steelhead weekly dance (Pink theme – Music by Fuzzball Ortega)
Sunday Oct 7th Time to be determined
Art auction opening event, RoHaus
Sunday Oct 7th, 1-2pm
Chess Match @ Chess Garden
Friday Oct 12th Time to be determined
Art auction closing event
Saturday Oct 13, 12-2pm
BoobieBall (Theme: Garden of Eden – Music by Mistress of Ceremonies Gabrielle Riel)
Saturday Oct 13, 6-8pm
BoobieBall (Theme: Garden of Eden – Music by Mistress of Ceremonies Gabrielle Riel)
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE! Remember to FEEL YOU BOOBIES every month!
Love and Nipple Kisses,
Marls
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