We wanted to give everyone a quick update about the processing of our donations to ILGA-Europe and BCEFA. Unfortunately, Tilia (Linden Lab’s financial arm) added a rule around wire transfers at some point between March 2022 and the last few weeks. This rule has caused us to have to contact ILGA-Europe and BCEFA for an additional piece of documentation (account numbers on bank letterhead) before the wire transfers can be sent. We wish we had been notified of this change sooner, so that we could have been ready for it, but since that didn’t happen, we have an additional delay. The request for the document(s) have been sent, and now we wait for the charities to provide the info to Virtual Hope, our donation “clearing house”, and then pass them on to Tilia. At that point the wire transfers should be sent. Our best estimate at this time is approximately 30 days.

This has also put us into a quandary about what charity to support for Glitter & Gore, Holidaze, and Mardi Gras, since whoever we choose will also need to provide the same documentation and we won’t have it before those events begin. All of the charities we had on an “approved and ready to go” list are back in limbo until we request and receive the additional information. We will likely still use one of the charities we have worked with before and simply work on the documentation while we fundraise for them.

We will continue to keep you apprised of the process as we go. Please feel free to reach out to any of the Board members if you have questions.

Lee McKay
Chairman
Second Pride…

Total raised so far: L$ 3,135,100
USD to each organization: $6,504.36

Kiosk donations will continue to be added to this total through June 30th!

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Total raised so far: L$ 3,032,832
USD to each organization: $6,292.18

Remaining to reach L$ 3,100,000: L$ 67,168
Remaining to reach USD $ 6,500 for each organization: L$ 100,168

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Just a reminder, there will now be TWO performances of Britney Spears – STRONGER – A Live Experience on Sunday, June 26th at 2pm and 5pm SLT! The audience will be limited to 130 at each performance, but since the audience will be on Second Pride West, you’ll still be able to enjoy the amenities of Second Pride East, like Dim Sum Gardens, even during the performances…so make an event of it…bring a date, a friend, a group, and hang out before or after the performance of your choice! The entrance to the performance is the Bijou Theater as always! You must accept the Experience and walk through the theater doors to enter. ALSO… to celebrate the day, Dim Sum Gardens will match the first L$ 30,000 in donations (not tips) coming in ON THE 26th in SLT. If you want to hold your donations until during one of the Britney performances, that’s perfectly fine and we’ll be counting as we go…if we hit the 3,000,000 sooner, then those concerts will be celebrations and you can continue to donate (all the way until June 30th)! Let’s not only hit the goal, let’s BLOW IT AWAY!

Bijou Theater Entrance – Britney Performances

Dim Sum Gardens at Second Pride…

$6,000 USD each for ILGA-Europe and BCEFA!

Total raised so far: L$ 2,892,000

Remaining to goal of L$ 3,000,000: L$ 108,000

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Harlow’s Dance and Party Club had a benefit party tonight and raised L$ 5,950. Thank you so much!

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[IN]dustry Nightclub’s Pool party raised a total of L$ 30,328 and put on fantastic show! Thank you to Mordecai, the staff, and all the performers!

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Our friends at [IN]dustry Nightclub are throwing a Pool Party this Saturday and Sunday, 12 hours each day! All donations to the kiosks will be coming straight to Second Pride, and adding to our total for ILGA-Europe & Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS! Stop by their event and show your support…our bot will be sending out the notices in the Second Pride groups so you know what’s going on!

Schedule (all times in SLT):

Remember, we are still taking donations that count into our total through June 30th, with a goal of L$ 3,000,000.

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AND, Britney Spears – STRONGER – A Live Experience returns for a second ENCORE on June 26th at 5pm SLT!…

Remember! Second Pride 2022 ends today, but Second Pride does not! There will be additional parties this month by some of our partners, continuing the fundraising for ILGA-Europe and Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS through June 30th. AND, our Second Pride regions are open year-round, every day, for you to enjoy. All the stores and attractions will be here, AND we have more BIG events coming (and some smaller ones too)! 

Glitter & Gore – 10 full days of Halloween fun in October – dates to be announced

Holidaze – our Wintertime Festival – dates to be announced

Mardi Gras 2023 – Feb 17th-21st, 2023…