Why I Relay ~ Tahisha Fairplay

Hi, I'm Tahisha Fairplay, an entertainer and performer on Second Life. I joined Second Life in August 29, 2004 and have been helping people on SL for years. I don't know how long that is in cyber time, but it's been a long time. Let me tell you how I got to where I am as a Relay For Life member.

On February 18, 2001 (I believe), the grandmother of a good rl friend died of the aggressive small-cell cancer from smoking. It was in 2008 that I found that Relay For Life had come to SL and saw what they were about. I ought some of the RFL member-made items, which gave them donations that the American Cancer Society uses for tools, supplies, and research against cancer.

In early 2009, I felt the drive and decided to become an RFL volunteer, so I asked an official how to join up and she gave me the stuff I needed to get started. So that year, I hit the ground running, forming a team and planning events like SL's first-ever Casket Match and the DJ Blast. The Guardians For Life had a big supporting crew backing us up, making our first year our greatest. You'll find out why i say that as you read on.

In late 2009, the tech troubles started. My PC's monitor started blacking out for unknown reasons. The tech troubles continued into 2010, keeping me and a disorganized GFL out of the 2010 RFL season and keeping me off SL.

In early 2010, I created a Facebook account that I was planning on using for RFL purposes, but the issues soon affected my time on the social network site before the PC died in late 2010.

In early 2011, an SL friend hand-built a custom new system, with Windows 7. It wasn't too long after returning to SL that one of the RAM sticks went bad, playing havoc on my preparations for my return to RFL. After finding and removing the bad RAM stick, the primary hard drive died. The same SL friend sent me a new hard drive and there have been no issues since.

I got a late start in 2011, but it takes a lot more than that to stop a dedicated member of the RFL. It's now the night before the GFL's first event of this RFL season, American Decades, the first-ever club event with a storyline. I hope it'll have a great turnout.

I will say that the RFL's start in 2012 will be an early one.

Tahisha Fairplay
Captain
Guardians For Life