Halloween at Common Ground

We had a wonderful Nonprofit Commons Halloween Party at Common Ground! Fab Boo costumes, friends, and awesome tunes spun by DJ LilTank! I continued my disco theme for costumes in Second Life by creating "Shining Star" to remind everyone that are one no matter who they are! ArminasX made my custom particle Nova to match my dress! You just can't have enough orange on Halloween!

2009 Second Life Community Convention

I attended the 2009 Second Life Community Convention and was honored to meet the people I have been working with in Second Life, as well as, be introduced to several new friends. I taught a workshop called Inspire Engagement through Appearance and Branding and was on a panel called Common Good - Common Goals - Common Ground - Effective Immersive Social Networking with Coughran and Ethelred. I enjoyed helping out with the other Nonprofit Track events like Transitions: A Place for Dreams - Case Study of Collaboration and Networking in Virtual Worlds with Ozma, InK, and Buffy. So many wonderful volunteers made this a successful and effective event. Thank you all! http://slconvention.ning.com/

Second Life 6 Birthday Exhibit for NPC

Thanks to the help of some friends and several orgs, I built the exhibit for the Nonprofit Commons for the SL6B. It is about the future of immersive social networking effectively connects people and creates cooperative support by generating Common Good with Common Goals meeting on Common Ground at the Nonprofit Commons by encouraging participation, promotion, and positive results.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/SL6B%20Titan/139/207/23

Looking for Orgs for the Nonprofit Commons Exhibit for SL6B

Linden Prize goes to Virtual Ability

Virtual Ability won the Linden Prize of $10,000 USD to further their mission of providing resources to help people with real-world disabilities start using Second Life for them to enjoy the medical and psychological benefits offered by virtual environments. Virtual Ability Island is an amazing place with orientation resources and they have an office at Nonprofit Commons as well. Nonprofit Commons was a Finalist for the Linden Prize, something we are all honored about. Congrats to Virtual Ability!

Fundraiser for Project Jason and Garden for the Missing

Another successful fundraiser for Project Jason, an organization that assists the families of the missing, and The Garden for the Missing, a project to create awareness, was held at LoveLi Mall and earn over $200 to the cause. Kelly Jolkowski, Jason's mother and founder of Project Jason, spoke about the disappearance of her son and how they support famillies with missing people. This Second Life event is a great example of how virtual worlds have real world results. Thank you to all who created and supported the event!

Reviewing University of Auckland in New Zealand Students' Projects

Nonprofit Commons and the University of Auckland Architecture Students have been working together to gather ideas for the NPC sim. We reviewed several projects tonight and were thrilled with some of the ideas. All the students did a great job!

The Sierra Club Sponsors Common Ground

A "green" themed night was full of celebration as The Sierra Club sponsored Common Ground to include the grand opening of their office on the Eco Commons. Gabby shared with everyone their mission and great freebies like the chance to plant trees!

The Common Ground Photo Op continues to be a fun element of the evening!

Grand Opening of the Treasured Isle Mall

We had the Grand Opening of the Treasured Isle Mall with live music and dj dancing produced by Merc and Jarhead! It was a happy affair with oldtime pals and new friends. My shop, "hue are you?" was blessed with visitors and sales. Thank you all for your support and kindness!
Afterwards, I rested in my new chair and chatted with my friends. So much more color to come!

Shiny New Year

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing
Everyone around, love them, love them
Put it in your hands
Take it, take it
There's no time to cry
Happy, happy
Put it in your heart
Where tomorrow shines
Gold and silver shine
- REM

We had a very Happy New Year party at Common Ground with our Shiny theme! Everyone enjoyed our new Photo Op, Photobooth, and Slideshow! Let's Shine in O9!

Sunrise at Common Ground

Our color theme was Sunrise at Common Ground and everyone rose to the challenge. Par and Penguin enjoyed our new Tinies Dance Ball donated by Rhiannon to Common Ground! Ricken spun lots of great sunny songs for us! And, Mel came as one - "House of the Rising Sun"! Such creativity abounds!

Midnight at the Party Plaza

Our color theme for Common Ground was Midnight, so everyone came as the night sky! It was lovely to be surrounded by so many stars!

Seeing in Second LIfe

Ethelred, Ozma, and I myself spoke at the Nonprofit Commons Friday Meeting to encourage different orgs to sponsor Common Ground each week. It is a great setting for groups to share their mission and what real world impact they have outside of Second Life.
Then we had an amazing guest, the first blind avatar in SL! The folks from Virtual Ability were there to explain the tech to assist the blind in Second Life with a seeing eye dog. It was inspiring and thrilling!