As the first Making Strides Against Breast Cancer in Second Life season draws to a close as the month of October comes to an end, the MSABC Across SL committee have announced a special MSABC Across SL Awards Gala.

This special event will take place at the Rose Theatre, Angel Manor, on Sunday, November 2nd, 2014, commencing at 13:00 SLT and running through until 14:00 SLT, as will feature a special awards ceremony followed by a gala ball in the Rose Ballroom.

The awards being presented at the event have been created to honour those people in Second Life who have provided awareness, generosity, and vision to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Across Second Life movement.

These awards include:

Margery Gould Rath Award: named after the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer movement, this award will be presented to the individual who has embraced the concept, spirit, and message of Making Strides with humility, care, and dedication.

Making Strides Awareness Award: will be presented to the individual who has spread the concept, message, and mission of Making Strides in Second Life the most.

Friends of Strides Award: will be presented to individuals throughout the Second Life community who have contributed to the Making Strides season in Second Life in various ways.

Tickle Me Pink Award: will be presented to who gave funny and laughable moments throughout the 2014 Making Strides season.

Pink Power Award: will be presented to those individuals who took “wearing pink” to an entire new level!

In addition there will also be special Pink Club Sponsor and Pink Striders Awards.

The awards ceremony will be broadcast live by T1 Radio, and the gala ball will commence immediately after ceremony, featuring music from DJ Trader1 Whiplash.

Attendance at the awards and the gala ball is free, although formal attire (black tie for the men, gowns for the ladies) is required.

The first Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Across Second Life season has been a tremendous success, featuring events and activities right across the grid. At the time of writing, over US$16,000 has been raised during the course of the month, and this may well rise even higher by the time of the awards gala.

About Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer or MSABC is the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the United States, uniting more than 300 communities across the country. Every breast cancer walk run during the MSABC’s season is seen as an incredible and inspiring opportunity to honour those who have battled breast cancer, raise awareness on how the risk of breast cancer can be reduced, and to raise money to help the American Cancer Society fight the disease with research, information, services and access to mammograms for women who need them.

About the American Cancer Society

For more than 100 years, the American Cancer Society (ACS) has worked relentlessly to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Together with millions of supporters worldwide, ACS helps people stay well, helps people get well, find cures, and fights back against cancer.

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