Relay for Life 2015: The Sunbeamer Camp

After about a month of building the exhibits off-site, and with a couple weeks to build on the sim, the Sunbeamer camp was completed this week.

Besides Team Captain Rita Mariner (the uniform was for a video unrelated to the Relay), Shockwave Yareach and Dusk Griswold pictured here were two of the main builders, as was Cynthia Farshore. Others who helped out included Becky Shamen and Skylark LeFavre.

Upon entering, one of the first things one sees is a pink fox statue, a memorial to Artistic Fimicloud, a well-known Relayer of Team Passionate Redheads (the predecessor to the Sunbeamers), and resident of the Sunweaver Estates.

The main part of the camp was inspired by "Space Mountain" of Disney World, though was made a bit different to avoid any possible unwanted attention from the company.

Inside are some awards and pictures from the team's past, as well as those from the days of the Passionate Redheads.

And of course there's this year's Gold Level award.

 All around "Not Space Mountain" are displays of information related to cancer, such as detecting and treating it. Some you can click on for a notecard for more details.

This includes a promising new form of treatment: Proton Therapy.

There's a Crystal Quest game one can play, with a few places one can pick up a basket needed for it.

The game was designed by Shockwave, pictured here with the basket. Get all eight crystals for a prize.

There are two towers here. One is the Prayer Tower, which launches balloons with names of those people wish to honor.

The balloons go up and into the air, floating to Heaven.

The other tower, called the "Space Needle," or at least someone did, by Becky Shamen, the tallest point of the exhibit.

One can get inside through this green triangular teleporter at the bottom, and get a good view of the surrounding sims (after adjusting one's preferences in the viewer).

For an even higher view, there's a rocket ride one can take.

Take-offs and landings are fairly frequent, once it lands giving a little less than a minute for people to get off and in.

Besides an even greater view of the sims, there's information one can read about how NASA and the space program have helped in the struggle against cancer.

 Both the rocket ride and the space needle are towards the more wooded part of the camp.

 Besides the trees, there are a few critters wandering around.

The southeast corner of the camp is more parklike, with hedge decorations and sprinkers, in addition to benches one can relax on.

And so that's our close-up of this year's Sunbeamer Relay camp. Take time to visit the others as well

RFL Strength (35/135/21)

Bixyl Shuftan

Sneak Peek at the RFL Track

The Relay For Life Weekend is almost here, and the buiders have been busy at work across the forty-plus sims. I was able to get an early look at the track, and take a few pictures.

 The completed "Sunbeamers" plot at RFL Research, which was written about a couple days ago when mostly complete. Now, the new team's flag has been added, and proudly flies over the exhibit.

Read more about the Sunbeamer plot (here).

Still in RFL Research, at the Breedables plot, with one of the critters playing about before curling up for a nap.

 Just south of the Sunbeamers was "Team Lag's" build, a 50's bowling alley.

Inside, one can do a game of bowling, and stop at the soda joint for ice cream.

To the north was the designer sim RFL Screening, by Photon Pink.

The space had been empty just a couple days earlier. The builders worked fast. As I saw a couple avatars flying around, they might not have been finished.

RFL Spirt was also a designer sim, a forest with lots of lanterns, by Lemondrop.

Well, not just lanterns, but also some noodle bowls.

One corner of the sim had a marina by "Sail For Life." There, one can bid on a boat for charity.

 Or you can take one out into the RFL Reflections water sim.

And where there's water, there's sometimes a lighthouse.

In RFL Strength was the Knights of Avalon plot.

The "Rocky Beer Brigade" plot. The holographic sign says, "Sanctuary Rock proudly presents The Track Into The Future to live long and free of cancer."

The Goreans For Life plot. Somewhat infamous for their community's mature roleplays, the team consistantly ranks among the top fundraisers every year. Their build is made of amusement park rides and wooden ships.

The "Teletus Titans for a Cure" build, the fourth plot in RFL Strength.

A quick trip to the RFL Hope sim in the southeast corner of the track revealed this gearwork build.

To the north in RFL Hero was this exhibit, "Knowledge is the Key."

That's it for now with the Relay plots. If you want to see more, the sims will be open to all members of the Relay For Life Volunteers group tomorrow at 2PM SL time. And after the Opening Ceremonies tomorrow at 10AM, the sims will be open to all for the Relay Walk.

Bixyl Shuftan