About
Lavender Field and the impact it makes
Lavender Field hosts Live music events, art shows and a
place to come and meet people and relax .The special thing that makes a
difference at the Lavender Field is that it is purely a charity sim. It exists
in order to feed over 400 poverty stricken children living in the slums of
Nakuru, Kenya on a daily basis with the proceeds and donations. 100 Linden pays for a warm meal for a child, additional donations provide health care,
education and school supplies for these children in need. The entire sim - and
everything on it has been donated.
Entertainment
Lavender Field has some of SL's finest musicians
performing on a charity basis and many of SL's leading venues and clubs
organize Feed a Smile events. Many venues and shops have Feed a Smile donation boards
set up in order to support the cause.
Donations
Donations can be viewed on the donation site, which has
been set up by G&N Quality Design: http://goo.gl/ceuy4
Talented
Supporters
Names like Marky Helstein, Russell Eponym, Lisa Brune,
Shannon Oherlihy, Xander Nichting, Tamra Sands, FunkyFreddy, Voodoo Shilton,
James Coracheo, Aminius, Dragonfly, TwinGhost, Samm Qendra, Thera D, Anek
Fuchs, Viviana Houston, Seamore Wildehart , TwoStep Spiritweaver, Bat Masters -
and many, many more super talents are constantly on the event boards at the
Lavender Field.
What
is Feed a Smile?
Feed a Smile is a project that is a real world registered
non-profit organization - Live and Learn in Kenya Int'l. (LLK Int'l) For more
information visit www.llk-selb.de
Who
brought it to Second Life?
Brique Topaz -
(Zeiner) is the RL Chairwoman of the organization in Kenya and in Germany.
What is Leben und Lernen in Kenia?
LLK Int’l is in its 13th year and
has sent hundreds of children to school. That is what LLK Int'l is all about -
providing needy children with an education so that they can find their way out
of the vicious circle of poverty.
Our motto
'Education is the
key to the future'.
This explains exactly what is important. We help the
children find a way to be all that they can be - and we provide everything
necessary for them to go to school -
including daily warm meals, medical and dental care, school materials,
uniforms, fees, extracurricular activities, etc.
We also
have a sponsorship program
Many SL residents
have decided to sponsor one of our 400 LLK Int'l children in RL. A sponsor provides everything that a child
needs to go to school for only US$30 per month. The child writes letters to the
sponsor, send photos and report cards to the sponsor as well.
Donation
impact from Second Life
The donations from Second Life provide about 1/3 of the
daily meals for the children. We are able to take in between US$ 1000 - to 1700
monthly - depending on the amount of events and the performers.
4th
Anniversary in Second Life
Feed a Smile celebrated its 3rd anniversary in Second
Life on July 13th. Lavender Field is hosting other events on September 27th
& 30th.
Goal
Our goal is to become a household name in Second Life - We want to grow and become a name that people
know and trust. It would be a huge help if an ever-growing number of venue
owners and store owners decide to support Feed a Smile by having donation
boards set up and/or having fund-raising events. Another goal is to have more
direct support from Linden Lab. We must pay large transfer fees - and although
the sim rent is being donated - those funds could be used to feed the children
if LL were to donate a sim to Feed a Smile for example.
Getting
Useful Information
Brique Topaz will provide all necessary information,
photos and promotional materials to the venue owners for Feed a Smile events.
Take
part in this fundraiser
Brique Topaz is always looking for musicians, performers,
and artists and we have shops for rent . The rent money goes solely to feed the
children. It is also possible to donated objects - especially clothing - at our
charity shop - all proceeds go towards the children.
Next
Big Events are September 27th and September 30th at
Lavender Field.
These events will
help raise funds to build a school and feed children in Kenya.
If you need any other information, contact Brique Topaz.
Important
links
SL Group
Join Live and Learn
in Kenya Int. NGO Group and make a difference.
SL group
link: secondlife:///app/group/c64ccfe7-bae1-6fef-39f7-45be27b2b42d/about
Interview
with Brique Topaz on The Drax Files
Calendar
of Events
Location
Feed
a Smile Website*
* Any photos on the
website photo gallery can be used for promotional reasons - as well as photos
of the Lavender Field.
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