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Virginia Tech…we mourn with you.
By Jaydei Benmergui | April 17, 2007
Unless you live under a rock, you likely know about the horrific shootings that happened Monday.
This incident, considered the most deadly shooting in US history, was a horrible shock to our nation…it seems only natural that our SL community pull together to help just as in RL.
In that vein, caLLie cLine (whom, you may remember, created shirts in memorial of Steve Irwin last year) created these shirts to raise money to donate to the school. They come in a two pack with a mens and womens version in each pack, and three different prices (100L, 500L, and 1000L), so you can donate whichever amount you want to receive the shirts.
Also, as with the Steve Irwin memorial, caLLie intends to put together a collage of us residents to send along with the donation.
The shirts are available in caLLie’s main store.
caLLie mentioned in the FashCon post that Tenshi Vielle is also working on some stuff in memory of the students…possibly an event? I (or one of us ladies) will keep you all posted.
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due to the tremendous outpouring of love and concern for this tragedy, i have had a number of people inquire about selling the shirts in their location.
i have made a full perm version of the same kiosk in my shop, available to anyone who has a shop that wants to sell them. if you drop me a notecard, i will be happy to send one to you. the more we can support these families and the school and everyone effected by this the better.
some have requested my “key number” to put in a script that will pay me directly, others will keep a tally and pay in a week or so.
either way is fine with me. or if you have any other ideas.
i’d love to get tons of photos to make the collage like we did for steve, so many of you were so creative in that project.
i’m pretty busy all week, but if you drop me a notecard, i’m happy to send a vendor. (just remember to change the perms before selling) i find it hard to imagine anyone would want to profit from something like this, but one never knows.
as with steve, after all the funds are collected, i will either make a donation directly to VT, or pool the money with the event tenshi is doing or whatever works. i really didn’t think this all out, just wanted to do something.
thanks for posting this, and thanks to everyone who is doing things to encourage, and help those in this tragedy heal.
respectfully,
caLLie
Posted by: caLLie cLine on April 17th, 2007 at 8:01 pmMy respect for you caLLie grows with each day. This Friday VT has declared “Hokie Hope” day where they want anyone who supports VT or mourns with them to wear Burnt Orange and Chicago Maroon, their official colors.
http://forums.secondcitizen.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=6872&d=1176858504
Any memorial gifts, payable to the “Virginia Tech Foundation,” designated specifically for the “Virginia Tech Family Fund,” may be mailed to University Development, 902 Prices Fork Road (0336), Blacksburg, VA 24061
Posted by: Thunderclap Morgridge on April 17th, 2007 at 9:24 pmi m sorry to tell .. and i feel sorry for the families of the victims..
but i wont give a centime to this college.. they didnt do their best for telling the student to escape .. and monney wont change nothing to the fact that , that happened again, and will surely happen again..
and this is just another proof of the decadence of the usa .. allowing the weapons is a shame and i hope the americans gonna understand it quite soon ..
Posted by: Sandrine Beauchamp on April 18th, 2007 at 2:02 amYes, there was a big tragedy on the 16th. Over 60 Iraqis (children, women, med) died that day– so did many american soldiers. But, it was just an average day there, so no big deal…
But, I’ll happily buy this t-shirt. It’s not the student’s fault that the school administration didn’t do anything to protect them. But I’m going to keep their deaths in perspective with other US tragedies in the world that are happening for no reason.
Posted by: Always Remeber on April 18th, 2007 at 7:35 amSandrine is so right, sending any money will not change a thing. This is just another way for Callie to promote herself. Yes we all mourn and feel for the victims and there familes. Sighs at yet another attempt to make a name in SL.
Posted by: Good Grief on April 18th, 2007 at 7:42 amIf you’ve nothing good to say, don’t say anything at all.
Posted by: Astry on April 18th, 2007 at 9:06 amGood Grief you have some serious dillusions of grandeaur , make a name for herself ? Callie Cline has a name for herself 2 in fact her RL one and her SL one, and her SL one is high on the Held in High Regard meter of Many Many SL Residents, not just for her overwhelming generosity to good causes but for the designs and work she does with not only her own label but many others in SL , she writes for something like 4 different publications in SL she has a huge following of loyal customers and FRIENDS how dare you claim that she is making a name for herself by doing something that every single day others in SL do for either Relay for Life , Locks of Love , Animal Rescue to name a few of the charities that are being collected for in SL as I type, there are hundreds of ways of promoting ones self in SL and by shoing you have heart is not one of them , because unfortunatly people like you show the shallowness in the world both worlds and heart isnt on the top ten list of why people shop , dont donate its your choice but provoking hate is you should be ashamed of yourself , but you know what I forgive you because like most of us we type what we feel at a moment….I just hope that you reflect on it and realise that what you said could have pot3entialy caused Callie to pack up the boxes and not continue with what she needed to do to Help, because that is what this is HER way of showing she cares, HER way of dealing with the tragedy and if others join her in that endeavour thats a bonus if not she has nothing to lose but only respect for herself to gain and not only am I proud of Her but the parents that instilled such good virtue in her .
Posted by: Sasy on April 18th, 2007 at 12:31 pm>
As mentioned above, there is an official memorial fund set up to help the victims and their families, as is usually the case when something like this monumental tragedy occurs. (Hurricane Katrina, 911, remember?) Money actually DOES make a difference - to those who thinks it does not, you are wrong. It helps to provide counseling, memorials, and other items that the survivors may need financial help with.
You know, if you have a problem with trusting Callie Cline or anyone else’s intentions in SL, regarding collecting money for charity, then just give directly to the charities that are established and keep all your negative energy to yourself. Damn.
Oh and that little comment about “this is just another proof of the decadence of the usa .. allowing the weapons is a shame and i hope the americans gonna understand it quite soon”…Please. It’s SO much more complicated than that. Get over it with the US bashing.
Posted by: Solanghe Sarlo on April 18th, 2007 at 12:51 pmI second and third Sasy’s remarks, with an emphatic nod th her last phrase-
“(…)not only am I proud of Her but the parents that instilled such good virtue in her .”
Grieving and philanthropy are extremely personal things. It is a shame that in a time when we should be celebrating people’s differences and honoring those who have lost their lives in ANY part of the world, we are met with such short-mindedness and negativity.
Be safe, all of you.
Posted by: BooBooKittie Haight on April 18th, 2007 at 12:54 pmA few things that occured to me since I’ve calmed down , firstly and what I think is one of the realy important things is that WE aren’t the only ones in second life, whats the bet that there are people from Virginia and even from Virginia Teck itself that have ‘Second Lives’ or Family of those people hurting right now …those people may need to see in big IM’s and Notices and Blogs and Posters in stores that we DO GIVE A SHIT, when I was involved in Hair Fair and when we set up tshirts for Breast Cancer at my work I had so many Ims from people telling me that they had suffered or a family memeber had and what helped them was escaping into SL but seeing the support and the extra lengths people of SL go to to show compassion they were overwhelmed and proud and it made them feel less alone in this big world , the other thing was that I myself dont have a RL income as such I dont have money I can donate to charity in america because for a start the conversion and fees would take most of what I could give if I could give at all, but here in SL I can give something and no fee’s no conversion my L’s have the same Value as your L’s I wish I could give more as do many but things like this allow people like me to give time and energy and as much as I can and that is worth something too and SL gives us that oppurtunityso again dont be so quick to bash and think about what others need to do for others as being something of value in itself
Posted by: Sasy on April 18th, 2007 at 1:56 pmCallie is very busy irl and sl yet she makes time to do this, she doesn’t need to do this to make a name, she has had one for a long time, I have nothing but respect for her and I’m proud to call her my sister.
Posted by: Tuli on April 18th, 2007 at 2:27 pmSandrine: Charity sees the need not the cause
Good Grief: The character of a man is known from his conversations.
Callie: People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. XOXOXO
Posted by: Maddie on April 18th, 2007 at 6:11 pmsolanghe i know this is more complex than only the weapons stuff :)
but yet , weapons shld nt be allowed in a democratie :)
and i never critized callie for what she is doing, actually i think its quite good if she feels concern about it, its all for her honor!
plus i gave donations for the breast cancer( in sl as in rl) even if i dont know anyone with that, i’m a woman and i could have it too someday, i gave for aids, for africa and quite a lot of thing..
but what happened in va cant be compared to breast cancer, to Hurricane Katrina, or 911, to aids, to a tsunami..
but yet i feel really sorry for the victims who never deserve it. and i tink the stateand the university has to pay for that not the people :) ( well then after its ur right to donate and this is all good for me too!)
Posted by: Sandrine Beauchamp on April 18th, 2007 at 11:40 pmBeautifully put, Maddie.
Posted by: Lucas Lameth on April 19th, 2007 at 2:57 amSandrine:
I wasn’t referring to you when I was talking about giving money. That was directed at another poster.
Your comment I didn’t really appreciate was the one you made about “the decadent USA”… If we appear ‘more decadent’ than other countries, that is simply a subjective matter of opinion and frankly I am TIRED of other countries constantly bashing us for the way we live especially since most of the bashers have never lived here and don’t know what they are talking about.
And as for as “guns should not be allowed in a democracy” The whole basis for a democratic society is about the ability of the people to make their own choices - the ‘right to bear arms’ is written into our (USA) constitution. This is what democracy means.
I personally dont own a gun nor do I have a desire to. However, because I live in a democratic society, I do not begrudge someone else’s right to do so.
Sadly, an example of the negative aspect of this is what happened in Virginia. BUT, no one can predict that someone mentally unstable will do something so awful.
It has NOTHING to do with my country supposedly being “decadent”. I was offended by your statment.
Posted by: Solanghe on April 19th, 2007 at 9:47 am*I* think it’s a horrible day when someone tries to do something good and gets put down for it.
And Callie Cline, of all people? Shame on you that put her down.
Posted by: Tenshi Vielle on April 20th, 2007 at 7:58 pmIt speaks volumes about some people’s miserable existences that they have to put others down who are trying to do at least something to show they care about those in pain. It also speaks volumes that these people hide behind fake names to spew their vituperative, hateful and misspelled comments.
Callie, Tenshi, Thunderclap, and all others who remember and mourn, and DO something…. we thank you.
Those who can’t say anything positive, you should learn to keep quiet and go on about your business.
Posted by: Ally Geer on April 21st, 2007 at 5:25 amI can’t believe that I have read such negative comments on this thread. Callie’s gesture was a kind and sincere one for something which obviously touched a chord with many people all over the world.
To those of you taking of self promotion and other negative remarks, I really don’t this is the place for that, all you do is make yourself look negative and mean spirited. Put your pettiness aside and have some respect for the situation, if you can’t say anything nice then why not simply say nothing and keep it to yourself.
This is not about the middle east, nor military action, it is not about your petty jealousies or personal dislikes of any second life designer. This is about the loss of young people in a school, a place where they should be safe, it is about the loss of mothers and fathers who must be aching with grief. Shame on you to bring your negativity to stain a kind gesture.
Posted by: sachi Vixen on April 21st, 2007 at 8:52 amgosh, i really didn’t know what to say when i read all this…
ty for the kind words…
sasy you said one thing i want to comment on…
“I just hope that you reflect on it and realise that what you said could have pot3entialy caused Callie to pack up the boxes and not continue with what she needed to do to Help,”
that never for one moment crossed my mind, yes the words stung, for a brief moment, i won’t lie about that… but the scope of this event is so much worse than “good griefs” comment… especially in light of the stories folks have shared about people they actually knew or friends children who were killed, and GONE FOREVER…
that is what the real deal is and what this was about, and a comment like “gg’s” is so trite in comparision to the very real things ppl are dealing with as we speak.
so many donations have come in, and this all happened so fast, i think i will probaby (after all the funds come in from the kiosks out there) give the money directly to the fund set up by the school or to the person in SL (a professor) who set up a fund. there are photos of each of the victims there, and it’s quite sobering. whatever i do, i will make sure to let you know.
oh and i’ve gotten more photos, but could use even more for the collage, in hopes that it will offer support when the families and school see it…
thanks again to everyone who’s heart has gone out to comfort these people.
and to everyone who is doing things in SL and RL for many causes, that are helping lift various burdens locally and world wide, thank you as well… i’m blown away by the kindess i see in SL from so many for those effected by the pains of this life.
respectfully,
caLLie
Posted by: caLLie cLine on April 21st, 2007 at 2:50 pmI have read this whole thread and I have to say one thing. Callie Cline is one of the most generous people I have ever met in SL.
“GOOD GRIEF”, you have a lot of guts to go from, “I “so” agree the money will do nothing, to a personal attack on Callie’s character. If my psych 101 classes taught me anything it would be that YOU are trying to make a name for yourself, are highly envious, jealous and a very deceitful human.
I really don’t need to defend Callie, as you can see, she has enough people who have done that, but just so you know. Very recently Callie was the “leader” in a “secret” move to raise money silently and quietly for a person in SL very much in need. There was NO fanfare, no hype, no blogs, nothing. Those who gave upon her very discreet request did so because they respected, admired and trusted her.
Her act which helped change the course of this person’s life will NEVER be blogged about, and you know what, “good grief”? Callie didn’t care. It took her hours and days to do this “good deed” and I was privy to it, so your malicious comment made me want to vomit.
Unfortunately, you sound a bit too much like someone who was overheard the other day bashing Callie. But not to worry, she will be told about who you are, and what you are all about soon enough. If you are the same person.
I just could not believe what you wrote. Quite a leap, from the sweet “I agree” to bashing a respectable woman’s character. And the coolest thing about Callie is, she never has claimed to be a saint, she’s quite keen to her flaws as well, yet despite being human, (like the rest of us) tries to do the best she can.
Too bad you don’t know the “hidden” things and ways she’s given with NO fanfare for the last year I’ve known of her.
And btw, where have you been? She HAS a name, doesn’t need to ‘try to make one’
Posted by: jamie hare on April 21st, 2007 at 9:16 pmCallie,
You rock babe. Never doubt it!
Sol
Posted by: Solange Sarlo on April 22nd, 2007 at 9:39 am