After being hopelessly outbid by all and sundry on Caoimhe Lionheart‘s auction for 3 hours of her time that she is donating to Love Donna Flora (that I was going to use for styling advice). I shot down to the benefit sim to see what I could muster on my own steam. There are loads of gems down there and there are still a few days to not only pick up some great pieces, but also give to a worthwhile cause.
For those of you who might have lived under a rock since July 25th, Love Donna Flora is a personal fundraiser for raising money to finance alternative therapies and home nursing care for Squinternet Larnia, the creator behind Donna Flora who has been living with advanced stage breast cancer.
Cajsa Lilliehook wrote a touching piece in AVENUE Magazine chronicling Larnia’s story, from hearing the life-changing news, ceasing her work in Second Life as a result of the pain she was suffering, and more recently, defying the expectations of her doctors by taking her care into her own hands, and actually outliving their dire prognosis. She’s nowhere near out of the woods yet, and her necessary care isn’t free. To help, Lillihook set up “Love Donna Flora”, an event that has brought dozens of great designers and entertainers together to give the sales of their wares to Larnia’s care fund.
I picked up a few things today at the benefit sim, including this Vero Modero Wild Dress that I’m wearing above and below. As I was trying it on, surrounded by all of this selfless generosity, I got to thinking: what could I do to help beyond buying a few things? After briefly chatting things over with Cao, it occurred to me that we could be doing something with Romeo + Juliet to help the cause.
So, to help cap off the end of Love Donna Flora this Sunday, August 11th, I’ll be donating all proceeds from this Sunday’s performance of Romeo + Juliet, and matching all tips received by all performers over that performance. I’ve spoken to the other performers, and the ones I’ve heard back from have agreed to also donate their tips.
So, come and watch us do our bit for Squinternet Larnia, this Sunday at noon SLT, August 11th, and don’t forget to bring your purses and pockets, as we put a little extra Linden love into the greatest love story ever written. I hope you’ll join us!
Click here for everything you might ever want to know about our Second Life performance of Romeo + Juliet.
Canary Beck 
Reblogged this on Love Donna Flora and commented:
Wonderful way to see an amazing play AND help Donna Flora at the same time! Thank you Canary Beck for your Thoughtfulness!
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😉 Like you need styling advice, Becky. I can’t wait to see you Sunday! ❤
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Something that I’ve always wanted to do, but haven’t known where to start, is to do a haute couture set of pictures wearing something ultra-glamourous. I have confidence in my everyday style choices, but feel that I could really use some specific advice on what might work for me from that world.
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And I am here for you, scrounge up a pic online, or find an item inworld, and we will try to couture the ‘ell out of it. My weekends are the best times. See you soon 😀
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I’ll be doing the same. I’ll match the whatever tips I receive, along with the other performers, for this cause.
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YAY! Go Harvey!
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Becky, this is fabulous! Arghhh….noon SLT is 5am for me o.O I’m an early riser, but not usually quite that early. I’ll set my alarm, though, and if it doesn’t end up out the window or across the room, I’ll be there!
(And yeah, I got outbid too 😦 )
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