This sounds like a lot of fun, but I already have plans this weekend.
Next time, please give us more notice!

Thanks,

Derek


On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 1:37 AM, Jennifer Marsman<[address removed]> wrote:
> Hey guys,
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> I haven’t been to a PHP meetup yet (crazy schedule this summer), but I look
> forward to meeting more of you soon!  I’m reaching out to this list because
> we really need php developers for the Give Camp.  I participated in Give
> Camp last year too and it was a truly rewarding experience…it would be
> awesome to geek out hardcore for a good cause with you this year!
>
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> The local software development community is throwing a Give Camp in Ann
> Arbor!
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> A Give Camp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers,
> and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for
> non-profit organizations. This custom software could be a new website for
> the nonprofit organization, a small data-collection application to keep
> track of members, or a application for the Red Cross that automatically
> emails a blood donor three months after they’ve donated blood to remind them
> that they are now eligible to donate again. The only limitation is that the
> project should be scoped to be able to be completed in a weekend.  In
> addition, Verio is offering to donate free website hosting until January
> 2010 to non-profits who need it.
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> During the Give Camp, developers are welcome to go home in the evenings or
> camp out all weekend long!  There will be food and drinks provided at the
> event.  There will also be XBOXs set up for when you need a little break.
> It should be a lot of fun, for a great cause!
>
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> At the Give Camp, there is an expectation of “What Happens at Give Camp,
> Stays at Give Camp”.  Therefore, all source code must be turned over to the
> charities at the end of the weekend (developers cannot ask for payment) and
> the charities are responsible for maintaining the code moving forward
> (charities cannot expect the developers to maintain the codebase).
>
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> The Ann Arbor Give Camp will be held the weekend of July 17-19 at Washtenaw
> Community College in Ann Arbor, MI.
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> Call to action: We are looking for developers, designers, and DBAs!  If you
> are interested in participating and writing some code for charity, register
> at http://michigangi....  Early registration really helps
> us, as we are deciding the number of charities we can help by the number of
> developers that are interested.   (Again, we really need PHP developers!
> Multiple non-profit organizations are requesting Joomla solutions.)
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> For more information, please check out the event website at
> http://michigangi... or contact me.
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> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Jennifer Marsman
>
> Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation
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