Because We Support President Obama

We support Saturday's National Day of Service and Volunteerism, and I'm sharing with you a press release I recently received announcing Helen Keller Day in Second Life. The 24-hour event PDT will be held all day Saturday, June 27 at the four The Ye, Olde, Supporte, and Faire sims. ((http://slurl.com/secondlife/Faire/20/222/38), and it is a community event exploring how and why to employ, educate, entertain, and engage through virtual worlds like SL.
Check out the details on the Wiki @ https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Helen_Keller_Day
Linden Lab is collaborating with and assisting Virtual Helping Hands and a coalition of community volunteers who are proud to announce Helen Keller Day in Second Life. Helen Keller Day is a community-event exploring how and why to employ, educate, entertain, and engage everyone through virtual worlds. Helen Keller Day is a day that is set aside for information acquisition, education, exploration of employment opportunities, social engagement, and enjoyment of arts and entertainment. There will be vendors, employers, presentations, and pure, unbridled fun. It’s a day dedicated to raising our level of awareness for our fellow Second Life residents who cope with disabilities. At some time in our lives, we’ve all felt what it feels like not to be able to participate, not to be included. Knowing how to include someone with a disability, and make them feel welcome, is an important social skill, and a small but significant kindness that we can all benefit from and feel good about.
Participants will meet people, learn things, get freebies, and be entertained for their efforts.
You will hear keynote speakers Keller Johnson Thompson, the great grandniece of Helen herself, and Linden Labs Education and Healthcare Developer, John Lester, aka Pathfinder Linden. You will hear from experts in the fields of virtual education, employment, social engagement and entertainment. There will be building contests featuring skilled builders doing accessible builds before our virtual eyes. There will be a world premier “movie” featuring “Max,” the virtual guide dog developed in Second Life for SL users who are blind or sight impaired. Also featured will be an exhibition of Max's abilities, a fashion show, chess, a Braille chat display, dancing, singing quests and storytelling, and even a virtual goldmine!
There will be experiences designed to spark the imagination and “see” and “hear” the world with all the senses in new and thought provoking ways. Join the pioneers in virtual worlds who are inspired by the spirit of Helen Keller to explore ways in which everyone can participate and create a world that is richer for all.
Please come and learn, connect, explore, be entertained, and pick up freebies while sharing this positive and uplifting experience with us. Contests including Vision QuestPoster, Building, Scripting, Flickr, 3D Wiki categories and more are open now; some close on the 24th. Get involved now! More information about contests, contacts and other forms of support and participation, including a schedule of performers, are available on the wiki, or contact Saxet Uralia.