Chatlog transcript of Nonprofit Commons meeting for March 9, 2012.
NONPROFIT COMMONS MEETING
March 9, 2012, 8:30am PST
Plush Nonprofit Commons Amphitheater
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/88/126/26
AGENDA
• 8:30am Introductions
• 8:40am TechSoup Announcements
• 8:45am Mentors Central
• 8:55am Jazz Paws and the Tiny Community in SL
• 9:25am OpenMic/ Announcements
INTRODUCTIONS
[08:30] alebez: morning! good morning!
[08:30] BELOVEDROX: good morning alll
[08:30] Zinnia Zauber: Good Morning!
[08:31] Sarvana Haalan: Rik… notecard for my Mentors presentation
[08:31] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Ok folks are still rezzing in but we should get started
[08:31] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Welcome everyone to the weekly meetup of the Nonprofit Commons community
[08:31] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I’m yoyur community moderator Rik Panganiban of TechSoup
[08:32] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I’m joined by Bulaklak also of TechSoup
[08:32] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): we are so pleased all of you are here, especially our tiny firneds!
[08:32] Sarvana Haalan: Wooot
[08:32] karmagirl Avro: ~*~ GO TEAM TINY!!!!!! ~*~
[08:32] Etheria Parrott: hi 🙂
[08:32] Teal Freenote: ***Waves***
[08:32] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): we are excited to talk to them later, but we have some community business first.
[08:32] Clover Dezno: Halllooooo
[08:32] bulaklak: Love those beanbag chairs.
[08:33] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): As always we begin with introductions.
[08:33] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Please feel free to type in to the public text chat whatever information you would like to share about yourself.
[08:33] HB Eternal: Harold W Becker, The Love Foundation, Florida, http://www.thelovefoundation.com @lovefoundation
[08:33] Zinnia Zauber: Renne Emiko Brock-Richmond, Sequim Humanities and Arts Alliance, Sequim, Washington. http://www.sequimartsalliance.org http://www.facebook.com/sequimartsalliance @renneemiko
[08:33] Chayenn: monique richert, protect yourself 1, Inc. Baltimore MD , protectyourself1.org , @PY1US
[08:33] Ronnie Rhode: Denise Harrison, The Garden for the Missing, http://www.gardenforthemissing.org/ and SLURL http://slurl.com/secondlife/Remora/203/148/21, Project Jason, assistance for families of the missing, http://www.projectjason.org.
[08:33] Panny Bakerly: Jeanne Booth, Freeport Historical Society & Museum, Freeport, NY www.freeporthistorymuseum.org
[08:33] Sarvana Haalan: Sally Cherry, Baltimore, MD http://Twitter.com/SarVana
[08:33] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): We ask that you share your real life name, organization, location in the real world, website and twitter handle
[08:33] bulaklak: Michael DeLong, Community Manager at TechSoup, www.techsoup.org, San Francisco, CA, USA, @MichaelDeLongSF, @TechSoup
[08:33] alebez: Ale Bezdikian, Online Community Coordinator, TechSoup Global, San Francisco, Ca. @alebez, @TechSoup
[08:33] Anastasios Aurotharius: Ben Linson, EntrepreneurClubBoston.org
[08:34] Teal Freenote: i knows TechSoup 🙂
[08:34] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I’m rik Panganiban, community manger of the Nonprofit commons, oakland CA, www.nonprofitcommons.org @npsl, @betterverse
[08:34] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): Ricky Davis, San Antonio, DJ , Restore center of healthy living @Dyverse_steele www,restorecenterforhealthyliving.com
[08:34] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): hi Glitter, good timing
[08:35] Glitteractica Cookie: Susan Tenby, Online Community and Social Media director, TechSOup, San Francisco, CA USA @suzboop @techsoup www.techsoup.org
[08:35] Glitteractica Cookie: hello
[08:35] BELOVEDROX: Roxy Rocker Boston, MA National Service Inclusion Project Www.serviceandinclusion.org
[08:35] Zotarah Shepherd: BEACH College, Sonoma CA
[08:35] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): wonderful, anyone else?
[08:35] CarynTopia Silvercloud: Caryn Heilman, Topia Arts Center, Berkshires, MA, @topiaartscenter, www.TopiaArts.org
[08:35] Kali Idziak: Jessica Dally, Community Voice Mail, Seattle, WA http://www.cvm.org @cvmnational @jessicadally
[08:36] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Hi Caryn and Jessica!
[08:36] DJ Earnshaw: Don Singleton, Tulsa, OK (DJ Earnshaw, Professor Viper) HelpingTulsa and APCUG, http://snipurl.com/tk41d @donsingleton
[08:36] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): sweet
TECHSOUP UPDATES
[08:37] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Ok first up on our agenda is announcements from the sponsor of the Nonprofit Commons, TechSoup
[08:37] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Bruce Hestley, Transgender American Veterans Association, Akron, OH, http://www.tavausa.org
[08:37] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Bulaklak?
[08:37] bulaklak: Hello, folks! Great to see you this Friday.
[08:37] bulaklak: I want to say that we are really excited by how many awesome Digital Storytelling submissions we got.
[08:37] bulaklak: More than 200!
[08:38] bulaklak: Right now, community voting is open for the Audience Choice Award
[08:38] bulaklak: It runs through Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PT
[08:38] bulaklak: So please visit www.tsdigs.org
[08:38] bulaklak: And if you entered, encourage EVERYONE you know to vote for you
[08:38] Sarvana Haalan: How many times can we vote?
[08:38] bulaklak: The winner of the video prize gets an iPad courtesy of Blazon
[08:38] Sarvana Haalan: so many great ideas
[08:39] bulaklak: Sarvana, there is no limit, but we expect people to use those votes wisely and fairly
[08:39] bulaklak: 🙂
[08:39] Sarvana Haalan: indeed 🙂
[08:39] bulaklak: The winner of the photo set award gets a Lytro camara courtesy of SurveyMonkey
[08:39] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): oh man I want that!
[08:39] Teal Freenote: wowza
[08:39] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): I am going to teach myself machinma and make a video for next year
[08:40] bulaklak: While you are doing your community voting, we have a panel of awesome judges including Acadamy Award winning documentairan Marc Smolowitz and the gals from Story of Stuff among others
[08:40] bulaklak: They will be picking our first and second prize wiiners
[08:40] bulaklak: And you can read more about these folks here
[08:40] bulaklak: http://bit.ly/w0Av1f
[08:40] HB Eternal: Not rain upon the success, but the people vote setup was not the best since you can’t search on org, only by original uploader’s first name – bit disappointing
[08:40] bulaklak: Thanks, HB
[08:40] bulaklak: We do know there were some tech glitches and interface problems
[08:41] bulaklak: It was a new tool for us
[08:41] bulaklak: And many lessons learned
[08:41] bulaklak: We will be writing up a challenge how-to late3r
[08:41] bulaklak: And it will include all of those lessons!
[08:41] bulaklak: Don’t forget that our winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on March 28, live in San Francisco and stremed right here to the NPC
[08:42] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): woo hoo!
[08:42] bulaklak: A few other quick things
[08:42] Glitteractica Cookie: yep! drive in theater like last year
[08:42] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): o/
[08:42] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): || Yaaaaaaaay n Stuff!!!!!
[08:42] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): /
[08:42] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): alwys a fun party
[08:42] Second Life: alebez is online.
[08:42] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Whooooo
[08:42] bulaklak: If your nonprofit or library is elegible, TechSoup now carries Dell smart phones!
[08:42] bulaklak: This is an exciting move for us
[08:42] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Anyone know where I can get a date for the drive-in
[08:42] bulaklak: And could be for your org, too
[08:42] bulaklak: Read more about that here http://bit.ly/wxe2vf
[08:43] bulaklak: Lastly, if any of you use Facebook you know there are big changes rolling out
[08:43] bulaklak: For org pages
[08:43] Sarvana Haalan: Oh, no….. 🙂
[08:43] bulaklak: Our awesome partner in Australia, ConnectingUp, wrote a really handy Super Guide
[08:43] bulaklak: Super smart Ben Teoh put some great work into this
[08:43] bulaklak: So check it out here
[08:43] bulaklak: http://bit.ly/yKSs3Q
[08:43] CarynTopia Silvercloud: great!
[08:44] bulaklak: It’s most of what you need to know, including a downloadble PDF and lots of really clear tips
[08:44] bulaklak: @ConnectingUp if you want to follow them on Twitter
[08:44] bulaklak: Okay, folks! That’s me for today!
[08:44] bulaklak: Enjoy the talk!
[08:44] Second Life: alebez is online.
[08:45] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): thank bulaklak!
[08:45] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): lots of great nonprofit intel
[08:45] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Thanks bulaklak
MENTORS CENTRAL
[08:45] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): and now with more info that’s useful for your group is what we call Mentors Centrakl
[08:45] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you!
[08:45] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Mentors Central that is
[08:45] bulaklak: Yay, Mentors!
[08:45] Glitteractica Cookie: Who are the new tiny kitty cats on tiny velvet bean bags?
[08:45] Zinnia Zauber: First… We will not have Mentors Central next week because several of us are presenting at Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education March 15-17, 2012 http://www.vwbpe.org/
[08:46] Teal Freenote: ~*~ TIGERRRR!! ~*~
[08:46] Zinnia Zauber: Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education is a global grass-roots community event focusing on education in immersive 3D environments. This open “indie”conference is organized by educators to provide an opportunity to showcase the learning that takes place in this community of practice.
[08:46] Clover Dezno: JAZZ PAWS!
[08:46] Zinnia Zauber: The Master Schedule http://vwbpe12.vwbpe.org/
[08:46] Zinnia Zauber: I am presenting on Friday, March 16, 10 AM “The Past, Present, and Future of Virtual World Education”
[08:46] Zinnia Zauber: When and What are you presenting?
[08:46] Sarvana Haalan: Awesome
[08:47] Zinnia Zauber: Please be sure to let us know and share it with the group!
[08:47] Zinnia Zauber: Okay, now we have Sarvana Haalan is presenting “Real to Virtual; Virtual to Real”
[08:47] Carl Solutionary (carlicann): 8am March 16…. Humane Education in Exercises in VW
[08:47] Zinnia Zauber: Great Carl! Thank you!
[08:48] Sarvana Haalan: is there a delay?
[08:49] Zinnia Zauber: You can go for it.
[08:49] Sarvana Haalan: About Me
Hello, I am Sarvana Haalan, SL avatar and “business partner” for a very real life person, Sally S. Cherry, MT(ASCP) based in Baltimore, MD. As an independent consultant and instructor, I work as a social media consultant and the Laboratory Consultant for the CDC-sponsored STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins located in Baltimore.
We have been involved with computer-based projects and internet marketing since 1996. We enjoy learning new technology related concepts and designing web-based projects. We both get excited about visiting, exploring, networking, and building within the virtual world communities. We started our virtual world explorations as a Metaplace beta tester in April 2009 while occasionally visiting Second Life.
[08:49] Sarvana Haalan: In my earlier years, I was a “lurker” because I was very intimidated by Second Life and some of its residents. So while living at the “Between Homes”, a cozy shelter for homeless avatars, I just visited various Second Life destinations and did my “networking” thing.
[08:50] Sarvana Haalan: A Bit of History
During our time in the 2D world of Metaplace, Sarvana became a very active community member and was selected as a featured creator in August 2009 (http://metaplace.posterous.com/metaplace-featured-creator-sarvana-read-t…). So when Metaplace closed down in January 2010, we migrated to Second Life with a small group of Metaplace friends and started to rebuild our various projects. Thus the rebirth of ‚ÄúReal to Virtual; Virtual to Real‚Äù in Second Life and later expanded into OpenSim.
[08:51] Sarvana Haalan: it was a major adjustment
[08:51] Sarvana Haalan: Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was my initial destination of interest, TechSoup’s Nonprofit Commons soon became my favorite community. It was here where Lizzette Zenovka invited me to my first virtual gala (Relay for Life) and I met Brena who invited me to a Thursday evening event. Both actions made me feel very welcome here… so I stayed and You are stuck with me… LOL, LOL.
[08:52] Sarvana Haalan: first impression do last!
[08:52] Brena Benoir: 🙂
[08:52] Sarvana Haalan: Seriously, the positive interaction lead me to want to get more involved in the in-world nonprofit community and to get local nonprofits involved in this amazing collaborative community. When the AIDS service organization where I worked as the Project Manager closed down, I decided to develop a social media capacity building program for nonprofits and business startups.
[08:52] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): I was a dj in metaplace dj’d there a couple of times and did presentation on hiv/aids
[08:53] Sarvana Haalan: cool
[08:53] Sarvana Haalan: I must acknowledge that I got much inspiration and encouragement from my participation in a 2009 Skills Building Institute for HIV Testing and Awareness Day Events and Campaigns: “Mobilized to Succeed” sponsored by AIDS.gov, POZ Magazine, and NAPWA. Kudos to Miguel Gomez, Ian Anderson, and Michelle Samplin-Salgado. (http://blog.aids.gov/2009/04/ready-to-share-napwa-embraces-new-media.html)
[08:53] Sarvana Haalan: Our business concept, “Real to Virtual; Virtual to Real” is embodied in our real life and in-world projects. The primary goal of our virtual building projects is to promote, educate, and network within our virtual world communities as well as our real life community. It is felt that any real life project (part or the entire project) can be integrated into a virtual world community to enhance the mission of the organization.
[08:54] Sarvana Haalan: In 2011, I recommended Chayen of Protect Yourself 1, Inc to join the community and the rest is history. (Protect Yourself 1, was a client at the time.) Recently, we are developing and conducting “Real To Virtual; Virtual to Real Workshops” working with a local university. It is hoped that funding can be obtained to assist more local nonprofits because many organizations are unable to the cover the related cost. Although response has been slow, we totally embrace our mission and vision.
[08:54] Sarvana Haalan: Wooot, PY!
[08:54] Chayenn: yes thank u
[08:55] Sarvana Haalan: they are off and running… so cool
[08:55] Sarvana Haalan: The “Virtual to Real” is the networking component of our concept… the networks established in-world are integrated into our real life networks. This has indeed happened with some many awesome networking partners over the years that we have been in-world.
[08:56] Sarvana Haalan: The virtual business complex, “SarVana Business Centre” was designed, built and established to serve as the virtual headquarters for SarVana Marketing Network.
[08:56] Sarvana Haalan: I look forward to bring more local nonprofits into the NPSL community.
[08:56] Sarvana Haalan: Although it was started in Second Life, components of our Real to Virtual; Virtual to Real Project can be found in Second Life, JokaydiaGRID, and most recently Kitely. Our interactive STD/STI Training Laboratory and Community HIV/AIDS Resource Exchange Center are located in CherNetiva @ jokaydiaGrid managed by Sarvana Cherry.
[08:57] Sarvana Haalan: In Second Life, our focus to getting more nonprofits involved and using the technology to enhance their missions and causes. Thank you for this opportunity to share!
[08:57] Zinnia Zauber: Wonderful Sar!
[08:57] Sarvana Haalan: Please feel free to visit our location and sites online:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Payens/110/143/89/
http://CherryConsultingNetwork.net
http://virtual-sarvana.blogspot.com/
http://Facebook.com/CherryNetwork
http://Twitter.com/SarVana
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarvana/
https://my.secondlife.com/sarvana.haalan
[08:57] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): Wooo Tah Sar!!
[08:57] Jen (jenelle.levenque): ********APPPLLLAAAUUUSSSEEE********
[08:57] Zinnia Zauber: It is great to know you are guiding people into virtual worlds and encourging the pro use of them!
[08:57] Clover Dezno: APPLAUSE!!!!
[08:57] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you very much!
[08:57] bulaklak: woo hoo
[08:58] Sarvana Haalan: I would like to indeed thank everyoe for your support
[08:58] Zayn Till: ~*~ APAWS!!! ~*~
[08:58] Namaara MacMoragh: thank you
[08:58] Brena Benoir: /me claps
[08:58] Sarvana Haalan: any querstions
[08:58] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): (we should probably move on)
[08:58] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): but thanks sarvana!
JAZZ PAWS AND TINIES COMMUNITY IN SECOND LIFE
[08:58] Zayn Till: ‚ô©‚ô™‚ô´‚ô¨ APPAWS! ‚ô©‚ô™‚ô´‚ô¨
[08:58] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): lol
[08:59] Sarvana Haalan: Thanks
[08:59] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): ok you might have noticed our diminuitive guets in the audience
[08:59] Sarvana Haalan: all that time in world… and I still can Not walk. lol, lol
[08:59] Clover Dezno: Halllooooo
[08:59] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I’d like to invite the folks from Jazz Paws up
[08:59] Zayn Till: 🙂
[08:59] Teal Freenote: tiny HOOOOOOOO!!!
[08:59] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I’m afraid our seating is not adequate for you alls
[08:59] Glitteractica Cookie: good thing i have a front row seat
[08:59] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): but feel free to stand or fly or breakdance
[09:00] Zayn Till: i give up
[09:00] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I’ve long been a fan of the tiny community in SL
[09:00] Zayn Till: can be hard being tiny XD
[09:00] Wynx Whiplash: lol
[09:00] 01 Hifeng: 🙂
[09:00] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): So its long past due to have you here!
[09:00] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): You have a particular campaign that you want to talk about
[09:01] Zayn Till: ya 🙂
[09:01] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): But first I was hoping you could give those of us who don’t know some idea of who the tiny community is?
[09:01] Zayn Till: oh yeah!
[09:01] Zayn Till: i have some stuff prepared
[09:01] Zayn Till: this is all new so please bare with us..
[09:01] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): awesome
[09:01] Zayn Till: *ahem* *clears throat*
[09:02] Zayn Till: me me me me me me
[09:02] Zayn Till: kk
[09:02] Zayn: Hello everyone 🙂
[09:02] Namaara MacMoragh: 🙂
[09:02] Zayn: Thank you for asking us to come by this morning! We are the folks from Jazz Paws!
[09:02] Zayn Till: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:02] Zayn: We’re a production company in the real world.
[09:02] karmagirl Avro: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:02] Zayn: Our origins however are rooted here in Second Life and our goals are twofold.. Or is it Threefold.. hmm..
[09:02] Teal Freenote: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:02] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): (snort)
[09:02] Etheria Parrott: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:02] Zayn: Well we have goals! They’re good goals! 🙂
[09:02] Zayn: I’m Zayn and this is Wynx, and we are the creators and founders of The Tinies of Raglan Shire.
[09:02] Zayn: Without going into details, we have years of experience and formal training in graphic design, art, music and other real world skills that lend themselves quite well to what we’re working on as do our friends… *points to friends*
[09:02] Zayn: With us are our friends and real life members of Jazz Paws: Clover, Etheria, Karma and Teal! They fabulously nice and talented folken 🙂
[09:03] Zayn: Since you’re here in Second Life. I’ll tell you in detail where this all starts from…
[09:03] Zayn: Our origins as mentioned above start seven years back. With the creation of “The Tinies”
[09:03] Zayn: in 2005 Kage Seraph was the first to crush a standard Second Life “human” avatar down into a compact size.
[09:03] Zayn: He then overlaid “Prim parts” on the now crushed avatar and created the first “Small” avatar.
[09:03] Zayn: This first avatar was a small robot. He then made the animation overrider/scripts available to anyone wanting to use this method for making small avatars.
[09:03] Zayn: About the same time Wynx here had a DREAM in the real world.. This is a true story..
[09:03] Zayn: TELL EM ITS A TRUE STORY WYNX! 🙂
[09:03] Wynx Whiplash: YES
[09:03] Zayn Till: 😀
[09:03] Wynx Whiplash: it’s all troo
[09:03] Zayn:
[09:03] Zayn: K so Wynx was already creating STUFF in Second Life and was selling her content on the grid.
[09:03] Zayn: So she has a REAL dream one night. In this dream she was surrounded by adorable cute little small and upright animals..
[09:03] Zayn: and they loved her!
[09:03] karmagirl Avro: STUFF!!!
[09:03] Zayn: She awoke with a start and immediately realized that she HAD TO MAKE THESE ANIMALS in Second Life.
[09:04] Zayn: She contacted Kage Seraph who graciously made his crushing method available to her, and over the next month,
[09:04] Zayn: created the prims, painted textures and further animations that would result in the first of many more small animal avatars.. LIKE US…
[09:04] Zayn Till: BAM!!!!
[09:04] Zayn: She dubbed her creations “TINIES” and released them to the Second Life Public where they were gobbled up by the users of the grid with much enthusiasm.
[09:04] Sarvana Haalan: awesome
[09:04] Zayn: The Tinies became an instant hit.. and it was GOOD! 🙂
[09:04] Zayn Till: Hoooo!
[09:04] Zayn: Raglan Shire which was developed as the first Tiny Centric community and series of sims came along a few years later.
[09:04] Teal Freenote: ‚ô©‚ô™‚ô´‚ô¨ APPAWS! ‚ô©‚ô™‚ô´‚ô¨
[09:04] Namaara MacMoragh: yeah!
[09:04] Wynx Whiplash: |o/
[09:04] Zayn: In early 2007, I had been managing several sims that I owned.
[09:04] Zayn: I really had wanted to create a community , and I was already a Tiny avatar myself half of the time.
[09:04] Zayn: A friend who knew Wynx communicated to me that she and her friends who had a shop group together (Extrovirtual) were leaving the sim they had set up their SL business on and were looking for a new Virtual home.
[09:05] Zayn: We set up a meeting and discussed the idea of them moving onto my sims and in April of 2007 Raglan Shire opened its doors as a virtual place and as a COMMUNITY for tinies and friends to explore and become a part of.
[09:05] Zayn: Raglan Shire over the last 5 years has been one of the most dynamic virtual places on the Second Life Grid.
[09:05] Zayn: Spread out over 8 sims, it’s a lush forested setting of varying locales with tiny residential areas, shops and lots and lots of public areas for people to explore and enjoy.
[09:05] Zayn: There are a constant stream of events and activities and the focus from the start has always been about finding ways to bring people together in a friendly and welcoming and fun environment where people can interact, collaborate, be encouraged to create
[09:05] Zayn Till: I repeat, FRIENDLY WELCOMING AND FUN
[09:05] Zayn Till: 🙂
[09:05] Zayn: Its a very fun place. We do a lot of things. People really seem to like it.
[09:05] Zayn: So a few years back we talked and decided that all the things we do on Raglan Shire.. have real life merit.. and the tinies? Well the tinies are just super adorable.. and the backdrop of Raglan Shire? It was a excellent backdrop! We realized that Raglan S
[09:05] Zayn: So Wynx and myself with positive support from our friends formed JAZZ PAWS
[09:06] Zayn Till: oops
[09:06] Zayn Till: lol
[09:06] Clover Dezno: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:06] Zayn: Our goal is to re-imagine the Tinies and the World of Raglan Shire and present it to the rest of the world..
[09:06] Zayn: reach people we can’t ever hope to reach while in Second Life or Inworldz, and be able to do so in a much more fleshed out manner, artistically and story wise …
[09:06] Etheria Parrott: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:06] Zayn: That’s the FIRST of the Twofold Goals.. Lemme elaborate on this one first before going onto the Second.
[09:06] Zayn: So over the last two years we have been doing nothing other then developing new art, new models, new stories and scripts, music… new characters to center these ideas around… as I just mentioned ,
[09:06] Zayn: essentially recreating and re-imagining “The Tinies of Raglan Shire”
[09:06] Zayn: This has been just … just a ton of work. In addition to the creative side, there’s also been the business side. Its just been a tremendous amount of work. But we knew it would be.
[09:07] Zayn: So re-imagine the world, make it better, make it BIONIC.. tell the stories of the Tinies, share them with the world, Entertain people of ALL ages, make them smile.
[09:07] Zayn: That’s what we’re furiously working on as we prepare to sit down with Entertainment Industry representatives and pitch all of this too in 2013.
[09:07] Zayn: Our Second FOLD of our goals… and it’s something we have been trying to make certain that everyone understands AND is the TRUE ULTERIOR Goal of all of this.. is to use “The Tinies of Raglan Shire” to fund our desire to help people with humanitarian and
[09:07] Zayn: Art and Music, ways to help the sick or diabled and developmentally disabled… These are things that have touched us in Our community virtually and ourselves personally in the real world.
[09:07] Zayn Till: Humanitariand and PHILANTHROPIC goals..
[09:07] Zayn Till: k this Text thingy not working so well jhehe
[09:08] Zayn Till: i take over manually from here 🙂
[09:08] karmagirl Avro: ~*~ GO TEAM TINY!!!!!! ~*~
[09:08] Clover Dezno: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:08] Teal Freenote: HELLOOOOOOOo KNEES!!!!
[09:08] Zayn Till: basically we want to use our concept to brand and use as a gateway to fund and make known our desires to start create and maintain Humanitarian organization type offerings
[09:08] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): thats really inspiring you guys
[09:09] Wynx Whiplash: I’ll jump in
[09:09] Zayn Till: 🙂
[09:09] karmagirl Avro: you can see a video of this on our kickstarter link
[09:09] Namaara MacMoragh: love kickstarter
[09:09] karmagirl Avro: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1203270798/the-tinies-of-raglan-shire
[09:10] Teal Freenote: click dis red button 🙂
[09:10] Wynx Whiplash: For years the community of Raglan Shire has raised money for worthy organizations, even helping ot memebers with money when they have been in trouble
[09:10] karmagirl Avro: in the video you can see what exactly we trying to do 😉
[09:10] Teal Freenote: you can see kickstarte project
[09:10] Wynx Whiplash: and it was great, but there’s so much more we can do
[09:10] Wynx Whiplash: and want to do
[09:10] Sarvana Haalan: I was just about to suggest Kickstarter
[09:11] karmagirl Avro: oh we welcome suggestions!
[09:11] Wynx Whiplash: and we felt like we had something we could give to the world to raise money to do the things we wanted to concentrate on
[09:11] Sarvana Haalan: a collegue in DC just got funding for his Social Media magazine project
[09:11] Zayn Till: You can click the links in chat or touch the two objects rezzed to the right of us to get to our web page, our kickstarter page where you can see our fikm we made. all the info is there 🙂
[09:11] Wynx Whiplash: yesh
[09:11] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): How are you drawing attentio nto your kickstarted campaign?
[09:11] Sarvana Haalan: *colleague
[09:11] Teal Freenote: JAZZ PAWS WEBSITE: http://www.jazzpaws.com
JAZZ PAWS @ KICKSTARTER: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1203270798/the-tinies-of-raglan-shire
[09:11] karmagirl Avro: we hoping to get our funding but we not yet at our goal
[09:11] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): what social media are you using?
[09:11] Clover Dezno: I will take that one’
[09:11] Wynx Whiplash: Clover, you want to talk about that?
[09:11] Wynx Whiplash: yay
[09:12] Wynx Whiplash: XD
[09:12] Clover Dezno: we are taking advantage of all social media that we cna get into
[09:12] Zayn Till: http://www.facebook.com/JazzPawsLLC
[09:12] Clover Dezno: and we are using our own personal netowrks to drive friends and family to those site
[09:12] Clover Dezno: and asking them to pass it along if tey find us worthy of support
[09:12] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): that’s often the most effective strategy
[09:12] Clover Dezno: we have no marketing or promo funds, so we are going entirely viral at this point
[09:12] Clover Dezno: and we certaily we come suggestions
[09:13] Clover Dezno: *welcome
[09:13] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I think TechSoup has done some webinars on kikcsarter type fundraising
[09:13] Clover Dezno: we are on facebook andw e are trying to understand Linked In enough to use it
[09:13] Sarvana Haalan: Just posted our lik on m FB page
[09:13] Teal Freenote: WE are using twitter as well
[09:13] Sarvana Haalan: link
[09:13] Zayn Till: yay likes 🙂
[09:13] Glitteractica Cookie: we did one on fundraising 2.0 for onprofits. on our NP live series
[09:14] Teal Freenote: Our base in the tiny community here is out there sharing and liking 🙂
[09:14] Clover Dezno: the social media make it kind of hard to exist out there as a “business”, they want to default to personal sites
[09:14] Wynx Whiplash: (wel, the other peeps are using Twitter – me, not so much. >_<)
[09:14] Clover Dezno: so we are kind of struggling
[09:14] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): My sense is that LinkedIn is not the best platform for fundraising this kind of campaign
[09:14] Teal Freenote: Virtual press releases have resulted in some blog notices, that have drawn attention and donors.
[09:15] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): entertaining YouTube appeals can be really effective if done well
[09:15] Clover Dezno: we have appeared on the blogs of some friends, and oen actually resulted in Zayn being contacted for an interview wiht BBC Radio
[09:15] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): nice!
[09:15] Clover Dezno: and yes we are plannign to go to youtube as well
[09:15] Wynx Whiplash: well, we did do a video. 😀
[09:15] Zayn Till: oh ya , we were intervied the other day on The BBC
[09:15] Clover Dezno: but again, we have to drive traffic there
[09:16] Clover Dezno: and we are a small network right now
[09:16] Zayn Till: a “TINY” network 🙂
[09:16] Clover Dezno: YESH
[09:16] karmagirl Avro: yes you might even say tiny 😀
[09:16] karmagirl Avro: again, our facebook page is this: http://www.facebook.com/JazzPawsLLC if anyone wants to join
[09:17] Clover Dezno: if we cna secure this most immediate funding goal, we cna then continue our production of proof-of-concept materials and demos, and atthat poinr hopefully we cans eek some larger investors
[09:17] karmagirl Avro: like our page! share it!
[09:17] Wynx Whiplash: yeah, wot she said
[09:17] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): are you hoping to launch a traditional broadcast series, or a web series?
[09:17] Wynx Whiplash: hopefully traditional
[09:18] Zayn Till: our main goal in regards to that question… is
[09:18] Zayn Till: we’re trying to put together a successful pitch.. this is what we’re working oin and what the funding is for..
[09:18] Sarvana Haalan: who is your primary target population?
[09:18] Zayn Till: getting to the point where we have 3 Proof of concept short animations.. scrips, bible, stories merchandicing and marketing plan
[09:18] Wynx Whiplash: we’re hoping for a wide demographic but family oriented
[09:19] Glitteractica Cookie: Can you tell us about a particular sucessful fundraising effort you have done?
[09:19] Wynx Whiplash: Yes, Glitteractica – we have sold swag from our website
[09:19] Wynx Whiplash: small to start
[09:20] Wynx Whiplash: we offered 2 kinds of t-shirts and a series of buttons, keychains, magnets
[09:20] Glitteractica Cookie: and how much did you raise? For which nonprofit group?
[09:20] Teal Freenote: money raised from these items helped fund character rigging
[09:20] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): what kind of swag?
[09:20] Wynx Whiplash: we did orders for a few weeks and are about to do a 2nd swag push and will have our shop up for a longer time, if not permanently this time.
[09:21] Zayn Till: as i explained to Rik, we’re not raising money for a non profit group right now and we are NOT a non profit group (oither then having no money jhehe) what we hope to do one day is use our concept as a gateway and if successful be able to use monies raised to FUND our own non profit ideas in the future
[09:21] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): that’s totally cool
[09:21] Teal Freenote: however…
[09:22] Wynx Whiplash: and our swag money we raised was for our productions – the other fundraising things you are probably talking about was the non profits we raised money for was the Raglan Shire group’s thing. Zayn…?
[09:22] Wynx Whiplash: (Zayn has the facts & figures)
[09:22] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I invited you here so we could learn from how you are doing fundraising and spreading your brand across other social spaces
[09:22] Wynx Whiplash: and is typing away. 😀
[09:22] Zayn Till: in the past in Second Life Raglan Shire in our own community we have over the past 5 years raised over $3000 for One.org and various other chairities and orgs
[09:23] Zayn Till: Rik actually covered our very first big event years anbd years ago when we had our first fundraising foray
[09:23] Etheria Parrott: and adopted some animals in zoos
[09:23] Zayn Till: YESH
[09:23] Etheria Parrott: We has a giraffe :))
[09:23] Zayn Till: we have an adopted Tapir and a giraffe
[09:23] Etheria Parrott: and a tapir!
[09:23] Zayn Till: GIRAFFE!!!!!
[09:23] karmagirl Avro: ~*~ TAPIR!! ~*~
[09:24] jacmacaire Humby: Hi everyone.. Sorry to be in late
[09:24] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): oh wow I forgt about that!
[09:24] Zayn Till: fundraising.. again through Kickstarter, word of mouth, friends families and soon in the real world , with approaching angel investors.. working on real life marketing plan and the like to approach business entitities
[09:25] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): can you guys say a bit more about the tinies community in general
[09:25] Glitteractica Cookie: I’m interested in learning how we can learn from your successes as a vibrant community in SL
[09:25] Glitteractica Cookie: yes, Rik, exactly… how many members, how often are you throwing events
[09:26] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Why has it been successful when so many others have died out or fled o other platforms
[09:26] Glitteractica Cookie: what kind of events?
[09:26] Teal Freenote: I think because its FUN primarily 🙂
[09:26] Zayn Till: TIny community… zomg it just amazing, its creative silly, non Status quo.. could right a book on tinyness
[09:26] 01 Hifeng: lol i see you guys love animals… i bought two chinchillas about week ago
[09:26] Teal Freenote: But also has attracted many smart, creative people and encouraged them
[09:26] Wynx Whiplash: maybe instead of a book, we’ll just make an animated show. 😉
[09:26] Zayn Till: yeah!
[09:26] Clover Dezno: yes, we focus on community building, not just come in, have fun, leave
[09:27] karmagirl Avro: we do a book after „ã°
[09:27] Glitteractica Cookie: Talk to us more about the community bldg aspect
[09:27] Wynx Whiplash: chinchillas! so CUTE!!!
[09:27] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): is there a list of events online or at Raglanshire?
[09:27] Zayn Till: best way really.. to see what tinydom is all about.. is to come by the Shire.. especially during one of event months.. and see for yurself!
[09:27] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): how does a newbie gt welcomed for example?
[09:27] Clover Dezno: we try to get people involved in keeping the community fresh and active, they have a sense of “ownership”
[09:27] Etheria Parrott: We have themed months throughout the year such as schi-fi month, steampunk month etc
[09:27] Teal Freenote: http://www.raglanshire.com/
[09:28] Wynx Whiplash: list of events there
[09:28] Wynx Whiplash: on the raglanshire.com
[09:28] 01 Hifeng: xD yeah, chins are amazing
[09:28] Zayn Till: thats raglan shire in second life link there 🙂
[09:28] Clover Dezno: we have a VERY active chat group where tinies gtet to know each other, and cna just be as silly as theyw ant
[09:28] karmagirl Avro: oh we have a welcome center 😀 full of free stuff for new tinies
[09:28] Carl Solutionary (carlicann): Do you have something life a welcome area for new people? Which sim?
[09:28] 01 Hifeng: your avatars look similar… they look a bit like bunnies at some angles, heh
[09:28] Wynx Whiplash: yesh! Gestures, cool stuffs
[09:29] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): thanks! can human avatars visit?
[09:29] Wynx Whiplash: of course!!!
[09:29] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): and be sometimes tiny?
[09:29] Clover Dezno: We have a sandbox area on Raglan Shire also, where tinies can build, play, dance, socialize
[09:29] Wynx Whiplash: I’m a biggie very often
[09:29] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): cool thanks!
[09:29] Clover Dezno: humans are veyr welcome!
[09:29] Teal Freenote: Welcome Center: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Raglan%20Shire/170/124/41
[09:29] Wynx Whiplash: and they hug my knees a lot.
[09:29] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): sweet!
[09:29] Clover Dezno: we won;t bite your ankles
[09:29] Etheria Parrott: and we have Raglan U – tinies teaching tinies
[09:29] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): nice!
[09:30] Clover Dezno: there are also rental parcels on the sims, so the tinies cna live where they play
[09:30] karmagirl Avro: I can’t make that promise about ankle biting or paw chopping. im a squabbit we a bit feral. „ã°
[09:30] Etheria Parrott: We teach building and scripting skills to help people yo build our complicated clothimng and other cool stuff
[09:30] Clover Dezno: fundamentally, we stay totally in character and true to the tinies “brand”, so people feel comfortbale and at home there
[09:31] Clover Dezno: we allow and encourage people thatw e trust to have events or activities
[09:31] Etheria Parrott: Biggies are of course welcome to join in
[09:31] Clover Dezno: it is a very inclusive community
[09:31] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): how often does your average tiny spend in inworld, you think?
[09:31] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): so you should try to have a story for yourself-a persona when you are tiny?
[09:31] Wynx Whiplash: interesting question
[09:31] Zayn Till: i would have no idea myself. probably varies?
[09:31] Clover Dezno: not necessarily Bath, we are not a role play community
[09:31] Teal Freenote: No its not role paly, but if you hang round tinies much, you will see each is unique
[09:32] Zayn Till: oh yes very true.. not a role play group by any means
[09:32] Etheria Parrott: some have disabilities and stay on for many hours every day and others work during the day and come there to chill after work
[09:32] Clover Dezno: when I say “in character”, I mean tiny avis, and as much silliness as makes you happy 🙂
[09:32] Wynx Whiplash: You don’t *need* a persona, but people usually develop them over time. They become attached to their avatars
[09:32] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): /me nods! I get it! I went to one of your dances and had a ton of fun!
[09:32] Zayn Till: ~*~ OSSM!!!~*~
[09:32] Zayn Till: 🙂
[09:32] Teal Freenote: And some culture has developed over the years … language, behaviors, silly jokes.
[09:32] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): so perhaps at a minimum once a day?
[09:32] Wynx Whiplash: WAFFLES
[09:33] Zayn Till: ***Yeap***
[09:33] Zayn Till: could be ..
[09:33] karmagirl Avro: someone said dancing 😀
[09:33] Clover Dezno: it is a place where peopel can truly go and experience a second childhood, get the weight of the real world off thier shoulders for a little bit, and not have to deal wiht much of the drama that we see in biggie sims
[09:33] Teal Freenote: woooohooo
[09:33] Etheria Parrott: yes at any one time you will see a very long list of memebers on our Frinds of Raglan Shire chat group list
[09:33] Clover Dezno: like any other sim, the active population cycles over time
[09:33] Etheria Parrott: typos hell today 😉
[09:33] karmagirl Avro: ::FAINT!::
[09:34] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I think there is a real challenge in bridging the gap between online communities primarily focsed on fun and socializing and the serious issues and causes we ahve represented here.
[09:34] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): we also have fun events and dances, but probably not the kind of constant engagement that you guys sustain.
[09:34] Zayn Till: for an example of community creativeness, involvement and fun.. heres a video of last weeks Raglan SHire Steam Punk Mardi Gras Parade we had.. we invited the community to make parades and be in the parade. we had 25 floats as created by communuity members. it was amazing to see. 🙂 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0RUWsEV240
[09:35] Zayn Till: parade floats 🙂
[09:35] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): nice!
[09:35] Clover Dezno: there is Rik, but we believe that the FUN is one path to helping others
[09:35] karmagirl Avro: /me adjusts her birdnest hairdo and gives the birds a treat
[09:36] Clover Dezno: if we cna put a smile on people’s faces when they come to Raglan,m then we have already done soem good. If we can take that smile and turn it into something real, like in kickstarter, then we will have accomplished something worthwhile
[09:36] Clover Dezno: because if we cna make it throught his difficult period of resource gathering, we feel that we cna really be a force for good.
[09:36] Zayn Till: but the combination of Cute adorable critters, a whimsical backdrop on which to tell stories against, and a goal of using it all to do some actual good beyond just making a buck .. THIS is what we’re trying to do with Jazz apws as we take all of this to the next stage,
[09:37] Clover Dezno: YESH
[09:37] Zayn Till: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:37] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Bringing joy and fun to people’s lives is itself a laudable cause, so we wish you luck with this
[09:37] Clover Dezno: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:37] Wynx Whiplash: Thank you, Rik!!!
[09:37] Teal Freenote: ***Woot Woot ***
[09:37] Zayn Till: Thanks for letting us come and talk with you all today!!
[09:37] Etheria Parrott: thank you 🙂
[09:37] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): and we’d love you guys to come back for some of our events and parties with the “biggies”
[09:37] karmagirl Avro: i feel like tiny vanna white
[09:37] karmagirl Avro: ~*~ GO TEAM TINY!!!!!! ~*~
[09:37] Namaara MacMoragh: (applause)
[09:38] Clover Dezno: and please come ou to play with us in Raglan!
[09:38] Zotarah Shepherd: ‚úø(`’‚Ä¢.¬∏(`’‚Ä¢.¬∏ ‚ùÅ ¬∏.‚Ä¢’¬¥)¬∏.‚Ä¢’¬¥)‚úø
[09:38] Zotarah Shepherd: ♫ ´•.¸¸.♫ *A*P*P*L*A*U*S*E* ♫.¸¸.•`♫
[09:38] Zotarah Shepherd: ‚úø(¬∏.‚Ä¢’¬¥(¬∏.‚Ä¢’¬¥ ‚ùÅ `’‚Ä¢.¬∏)`’‚Ä¢.¬∏)‚úø
[09:38] Zayn Till: Thank Yoo 😀
[09:38] Etheria Parrott: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:38] Clover Dezno: ty
[09:38] Jen (jenelle.levenque): ********APPPLLLAAAUUUSSSEEE********
[09:38] karmagirl Avro: /me points to signage for kickstarter 😉
[09:38] Zotarah Shepherd: Thank y ou
[09:38] Clover Dezno: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:38] jacmacaire Humby: Thanks .. and bravo.. 🙂
[09:38] Teal Freenote: /me curtsies
[09:38] HB Eternal: Awesome!
[09:38] karmagirl Avro: ‚ô©‚ô™‚ô´‚ô¨ APPAWS! ‚ô©‚ô™‚ô´‚ô¨
[09:38] Panny Bakerly: „ã°
[09:38] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): and if you are inspired to explroe Raglan Shire, I believe there is a tiny avatar giver behind me
[09:38] Bathsheba Vizenor (bathsheba.darkfold): Thanks so much!
[09:39] Zayn Till: no jhehe
[09:39] karmagirl Avro: no that was for you
[09:39] karmagirl Avro: ::FACEPAW!!::
[09:39] Wynx Whiplash: ooops, nope
[09:39] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): super fun and inspiring!
[09:39] Etheria Parrott: oops no that was a gift from Wynx to you Rik
[09:39] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): (oh snap)
[09:39] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): ok don’t take that!
[09:39] Zayn Till: OH SNAP!
[09:39] Wynx Whiplash: *facepaws*
[09:39] karmagirl Avro: yes since u said ninja was best u can do
[09:39] karmagirl Avro: ::FACEPAW!!::
[09:39] Etheria Parrott: we has some free ones in the welcome centre
[09:39] Zayn Till: true!
[09:39] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): please delete that from your chat log!
[09:39] Wynx Whiplash: yesh!
[09:39] Teal Freenote: ¬∑^¬∑^¬∑””Giggles”” ¬∑^¬∑^¬∑
[09:39] Wynx Whiplash: XD
[09:39] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): (snort)
[09:39] karmagirl Avro: as well as other gifts like clothes and noms
OPEN MIC / ANNOUNCEMENTS
[09:40] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): ok now the time that you have been waiting for…. Open Mic Announcments
[09:40] Etheria Parrott: you will be a handsome tiny
[09:40] Teal Freenote: Welcome Center: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Raglan%20Shire/170/124/41
[09:40] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): who has something to announce for our community?
[09:40] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I know Namaara has something
[09:40] Namaara MacMoragh: I do
[09:40] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): great, anyone else?
[09:40] Zinnia Zauber: me, please
[09:41] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): ok namaara and then Zinnia
[09:41] Namaara MacMoragh: thank you… This is Brain Injury Awareness Month. I have a gift/info giver to share with everyone.
[09:41] Namaara MacMoragh: we have lots of events and presentations of interest
[09:41] Namaara MacMoragh: so please support and join us… thanks
[09:41] Namaara MacMoragh: (that’s it)
[09:41] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Namaara I can put one out here
[09:41] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): And please send taht info to our google group
[09:42] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you Namaara!
[09:42] Namaara MacMoragh: wonderful
[09:42] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): BTW we have a boatload of social media I should annouce that anyone in our community can use
[09:42] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Here are the many ways to can get involved with the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life:
Nonprofit Commons blog: http://nonprofitcommons.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/npsl
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonprofitcommons
Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/TechSoup-Second-Life
Google Calendar: http://bit.ly/2tMEYh
Wiki: http://npsl.wikispaces.com
About TechSoup:
http://www.techsoup.org/stock/howtousetechsoup.asp
http://flavors.me/techsoup
http://flavors.me/nonprofitcommons
Weekly Networking Event: Wharf Ratz, Aloft, Tuesdays, 7-9pm SLT
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Aloft%20Nonprofit%20Commons/168/22…
Monthly Networking Event (3rd Thursday):
Common Ground, Plush, 5PM-7PM SLT
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/128/22…
[09:42] Etheria Parrott: ooh
[09:42] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Thanks Namaara. Zinnia?
[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you!
[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: CommonGround Networking Party is Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:00 – 7:00 PM SLT
[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: Please join us the Third Thursday of the Month for a CommonGround at Aloft Nonprofit Commons with DJ DyVerse Steele!
[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: CommonGround is a monthly, fantastical, color themed networking and fundraising event bringing community and causes together!
[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: Our color theme is GREEN for March! Dress up and join the party!
[09:43] Zayn Till: w00t Green
[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: See you guys there in Green!
[09:43] Sarvana Haalan: CommonGround rocks!
[09:43] Etheria Parrott: ~*~*~HEDGE!!!~*~*~
[09:43] HB Eternal: wear your spinach
[09:43] Zinnia Zauber: lol
[09:44] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you guys!
[09:44] jacmacaire Humby: green… 🙂
[09:44] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): ah my favortite color
[09:44] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): any other announcements
[09:44] Sarvana Haalan: ditto right after teal… haha
[09:44] Teal Freenote: :)) yay teal
[09:45] Zinnia Zauber: You can wear Teal in May when our color is Aqua then.
[09:45] Teal Freenote: 🙂
[09:45] Sarvana Haalan: cool
[09:45] Zinnia Zauber: We love teal, it is a very supportive color!
[09:45] HB Eternal: the rainbow connection in common grounds
[09:45] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): if not, I’ll close this meeting for today
[09:45] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): raises hand
[09:45] Zinnia Zauber: that is right!
[09:45] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): oh Dyverse, go ahead
[09:46] Teal Freenote: Thank you all for having us over. Fantastic place and meeting
[09:46] Sarvana Haalan: it’s my main org color
[09:46] Teal Freenote: applause for all you all do
[09:46] Zinnia Zauber: Thank you guys for coming!
[09:46] Zayn Till: is
[09:46] Zayn Till: ~*~ OSSM!!!~*~
[09:46] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): thanks teal
[09:46] Clover Dezno: BRAVO!!!!!!
[09:46] Clover Dezno: ***** APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE***********
[09:46] Clover Dezno: .;:+*’`’* APPPPPPPLLLLAAAUUUSSSSEEEEEEE *’`’*+:;.
[09:46] Clover Dezno: ‚ô´~~‚ô´~~APPLAUSE~~‚ô´~~‚ô´
[09:46] karmagirl Avro: Thank You!
[09:46] Panny Bakerly: thank you!
[09:46] Wynx Whiplash: Thanks!!!
[09:47] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): wait wit Dyverse has the floor
[09:47] Zayn Till: Thank Yoo 😀
[09:47] Clover Dezno: Thank you!!!
[09:47] Etheria Parrott: thank you 🙂
[09:47] Teal Freenote: tiny HOOOOOOOO!!!
[09:47] Zayn Till: can we river dance?
[09:47] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): in a sec
[09:47] Namaara MacMoragh: hehe
[09:47] karmagirl Avro: WAIT FOR ITTTT…..WAIT FOR ITTTTTT!!!!
[09:47] Zayn Till: oops wait till Dyverse done!
[09:47] karmagirl Avro: ::FAINT!!!::
[09:48] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Mr Dyverse?
[09:48] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): I will be hosting house for health fundraiser to raise funds to become a nonprofit and every friday we wil be having a dance at health commons
[09:48] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): I know you have a fundraiser gig later today
[09:48] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): i am trying to raise 300 us dollars to become 501 c 3
[09:48] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): nice, we need more events over there
[09:49] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): waht time is the dance?
[09:49] Sarvana Haalan: when, Dy? where?
[09:49] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): visit www.restorecenterforhealthyliving.com for more info
[09:49] Sarvana Haalan: great!
[09:49] Zinnia Zauber: Awesome DyVerse!
[09:49] Zayn Till: w00t 🙂
[09:50] karmagirl Avro: dancing?
[09:50] karmagirl Avro: not yet?
[09:50] Sarvana Haalan: Dancing…. wooot!!!
[09:50] Zayn Till: river dance of appreciation!!!
[09:50] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): thanks Dyverse. go ahead and tweet out the info when you can
[09:50] Teal Freenote: ~ Time to Tiny River Dance ~
[09:50] Wynx Whiplash: ~ Time to Tiny River Dance ~
[09:50] Glitteractica Cookie: I’m gonna bounce. We hope you all vote for yr favorite digital story and we really hope some of you can make it to the march 28th screenign event
[09:50] Zayn Till: ~ Time to Tiny River Dance ! ~
[09:50] Etheria Parrott: ~ Time to Tiny River Dance ~
[09:50] Clover Dezno: ~ Time to Tiny River Dance ~
[09:50] karmagirl Avro: ~ Time to Tiny River Dance ~
[09:50] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): o/
[09:50] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): || Yaaaaaaaay n Stuff!!!!!
[09:50] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): /
[09:50] Zayn Till: Hoooo!
[09:50] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): ok I think we are done here
[09:50] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): Tiny river dancing
[09:51] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): you can only keep the tinies contained for so long
[09:51] Zayn Till: thanks Rik, thanks all! Happy Friday!
[09:51] Wynx Whiplash: rofl, yep
[09:51] Teal Freenote: omg. yus
[09:51] Zotarah Shepherd: Wonderful!
[09:51] Namaara MacMoragh: thanks all… have a great weekend
[09:51] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): thanks for coming everyone!
[09:51] karmagirl Avro: this is true 😉
[09:51] jacmacaire Humby: Have a nice week-end Rik..
[09:51] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Great meeting Rik
[09:51] Teal Freenote: happy to see you all today 🙂 thankyou
[09:51] karmagirl Avro: fueled by waffles and clamato
[09:51] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): and thanks especially to our new tiny friends
[09:51] Zinnia Zauber: Okay! Mentors Meeting in 5 minutes!
[09:51] Jen (jenelle.levenque): Thank you Tinies for coming
[09:51] Zayn Till: ~*~WAFFLE!!!!!!~*~*
[09:51] karmagirl Avro: JAZZ PAWS!
[09:51] Zotarah Shepherd: Thank you Rik
[09:51] Wynx Whiplash: Thanks for having us!
[09:51] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): please stick around if you have questions about SL or need help
[09:51] Zayn Till: *wave&
[09:52] Zotarah Shepherd: Thank you Tinies!
[09:52] alebez: Thank you all, and thank you tinies!
[09:52] DyVerse Jeffery-Steele (dyverse): feel free to send friendship requests
[09:52] Rik Panganiban (rik.riel): Hingfeng, I’m looking at you
[09:52] jacmacaire Humby: Bye everyone.. and have a nice week-end too..
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