a long weekend but a great cause…
Morri here and I’m dropping all IC context for this post. About 2-3 weeks ago while I was totally exhausted when Kyle W Forrester (our Fire Chief) says to me “Doc, I want to do a fundraiser for Toys for Tots.” I had just gotten out of oral surgery IRL and was feeling pretty “not low” at the time and told him “Do I have to do any work for it” – I was burned out, had a bunch of rl things on my plate and was just mentally and physically exhausted.
Kyle told me “Nah, we got it all covered” and to his credit, he and Kira (His fiance and an amazing Hostess and all-around wonderful lady) did just that.
As I write this late on Dec 20, the total raised over this weekend is hovering over 112K Lindens and it may actually get higher than that. The display is adorable and folks keep paying this kiosk. (There’s still time to do so if you’d like to come down and contribute but missed the chance this weekend.) We’re all touched and there’s a good chance a few of us have torn through our box of kleenex each over the last two days. From 10am Saturday and Sunday mornings to 10pm each… with it have some little 1 linden donations up to one particular individual donating 30K Lindens because it’s ‘the right thing to do’ to paraphrase.
Now Kyle likes to come across as abrasive and hard-nosed, but the reality is he is one of the kindest-hearted fellas you’ll ever come across. Now as I type this – I can hear him telling me to hush and not ruin his reputation, but honestly, our community was really fortunate the day he went looking for a home for the Liberty Fire Department.
He and his lady are an amazing team, and we are thankful that they organized this.
Along the course of the weekend, new folks have found us, and an unexpected consequence was LC may have new citizens and has definitely made new friends. We’re pretty happy about those too, but our overwhelming delight has been our little rustic town and saloon being able to make a positive difference. The regions of Lincoln County and Montana North are all about positivity and having fun – because frankly if you don’t do that you are wasting time in Second Life.
Next year – we’ll do it all over again, and we’ll do it in the same place. We’ll just start planning it earlier and seeking more sponsorships and prizes. We want to thank everyone who’s donated or given their time – or even the amazing sponsorships – those prizes will be announced later when the winners are announced.
Merry Christmas, we’re so honored to have been able to do this and we will jump at the opportunity next year too.
We at the Children’s Home want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the happiness and prosperity in the coming year.
St. Brendan’s is Consecrated
Neighbors on Church Street heard an awful lot of noise this week, as with the new orphanage, and the renovations on the old church building, our Community church got a new building and Parsonage as well.
Cloudcroft gets it’s first fire station!
Construction has completed and Cloudcroft has it’s own orphanage.
Recently returned from abroad, Dr. Echo Berry has come to Lincoln County after adding on to her medical studies with a speciality in Vetrinary Care.
With large boots to fill, we wish the new Chief of the US Marshal Service well in his job. Vice Chief Billy Talon is remaining in service and Chief LaidBack Celt was noted as planning on recruiting for the US Marshals while maintaining as steadfast in his leadership as his predecessor did.