User:Poppy Zabelin

About Poppy Zabelin

I was rezzed on April 6, 2007. I'm a volunteer program director for the American Cancer Society in Second Life, responsible for support groups, and chair/moderator of SL's Cancer Survivors Group. I also volunteer for Relay For Life of Second Life. In 2010, we had participants from over 30 countries and raised over $222,000 real US dollars!

SL Activities

• Volunteer program director for support groups for the American Cancer Society in Second Life
• Owner and Moderator, SL's Cancer Survivors Group
• Founder member and co-owner, SL's Cancer Caregivers Group
• Co-owner and advisor, ACS Makeover Magic
• Volunteer, Relay For Life of Second Life
• Member of Planning Committee for Relay For Life of Second Life
  • 2007: Chair, Survivor/Caregiver Area
  • 2008: Chair, Survivor/Caregiver Area
  • 2009: Chair, International Relations Committee
  • 2010: Chair, PR/Communications Area
  • 2011: Chair, PR/Marketing Area

Skills and Interests

• Languages: English, Dutch, some French
• Don't ask me to build anything. My building skills suck :(

External Links

• http://www.relayforlife.org/relay/secondlife

• http://poppyzabelin.blogspot.com
• Can be found on twitter
• Can be found as Poppy Zabelin on http://www.facebook.com

Real Life

• The human behind Poppy Zabelin is based in the UK and the Netherlands
• >30 years experience as an Acquisitions Editor, Publisher, and Director of an international Scientific, Technical and Medical book and journal publisher
• Edits and writes patient education materials and edits a quarterly newsletter for a UK health charity
• Patient advocacy and committee work for several UK health charities and patient support organizations