In two days — Dec. 4, 2004, from 6-10 PM PST?– it hits. One time, many places, all on Second Life. I'll paste this pretty picture first:

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And then quote what annie Lily said on this informative SL Forum?thread:

DJ Shokra Patel and annie Lily are holding a big Toys For Tots Event!!!!!!!!! Lets all pull together and make this Christmas great for alot of kids!!!!!!!!!!!!

**There will be an SL wide raffle of 45K and over 150K in prizes raffled on Dec 4, 2004 from 6-10pm PST!**

All proceeds from raffle ticket sales will go to The Toys For Tots Charity!!!
There will be many clubs participating and DJ Shokra will be streaming live to all participating clubs!! There is also a hefty L prize for the club that sells the most raffle tickets!!!!!

If you are interested in holding an event at your club/location, and want a raffle box there…..contact annie Lily or Shokra Patel.

This is going to be a fantastic event and big thanks go to our many many designers and creators who have donated L and items for this worthy cause!

That's the info you need to know. And let me say this: YAYZERAMA… look at the list of prizes posted on there. It includes some of my fave SL masterminds, and not only that, it's for a good cause. This is especially close to my heart because my sweetie, Jade Lily, and Robin Huber have put a lot of intense, 'round the clock work on the gPiggy raffle system.

Showing that SL is part game?AND can transcend and go far beyond that to enrich very real — and young! –?lives on Planet Earth matters a lot to me.?While toys?to brighten up the?holidays of the children can be bought, a smile cannot, and thus,?happiness is priceless.?So it ain't just virtual,?and we're crossing over this Saturday!

I asked Shokra how she came up with the idea, and basically, she had been doing Toys For Tots offline for a number of years, and wanted to use Second Life as an additional method of helping those in need.?I have long been fascinated by how advancing technology can help us to be more human.?As we travel into the future together, there'll be lots of fun partying while we raise Linden Dollars, which will be converted to realworld US dollars and donated accordingly. More info about?Toys For Tots is on their official?website.

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…I'll be there. How about you?