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Wikimedia District of Columbia awards its 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award to Kristin Anderson and Jim Hayes for their dedication to the development of public knowledge and the collection, development, and dissemination of educational content. |
Wikimedia District of Columbia awards its 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award to Kristin Anderson and Jim Hayes for their dedication to the development of public knowledge and the collection, development, and dissemination of educational content. |
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| − | + | Kristin and Jim have demonstrated exemplary commitment, regularly devoting their time to attend and enhance our events. They are enthusiastic, friendly, and welcoming to newcomers to Wikimedia. They eagerly help others learn about the Wikimedia projects. |
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| − | + | Jim serves on our Public Policy Committee and presented on Capitol Hill about Wikimedia. He is an active editor on Wikisource and posted many images on Wikimedia Commons. He trains others on Wikimedia at almost every event. |
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| − | + | Kristin has recruited new members has been attentive to drawing in diverse editors. She has edited in several languages, and specifically studied the Native American language of [[w:Salishan languages|Salish]] and reached out to potential editors in Native American languages. She organized our first edit-a-thon at the Library of Congress. |
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We thank them for their service to Wikimedia District of Columbia and to the Wikimedia movement, and look forward to their continued participation in our volunteer programs. |
We thank them for their service to Wikimedia District of Columbia and to the Wikimedia movement, and look forward to their continued participation in our volunteer programs. |
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Revision as of 22:48, 17 October 2014
Status: Draft Wikimedia District of Columbia awards its 2014 Volunteer of the Year Award to Kristin Anderson and Jim Hayes for their dedication to the development of public knowledge and the collection, development, and dissemination of educational content.
Kristin and Jim have demonstrated exemplary commitment, regularly devoting their time to attend and enhance our events. They are enthusiastic, friendly, and welcoming to newcomers to Wikimedia. They eagerly help others learn about the Wikimedia projects.
Jim serves on our Public Policy Committee and presented on Capitol Hill about Wikimedia. He is an active editor on Wikisource and posted many images on Wikimedia Commons. He trains others on Wikimedia at almost every event.
Kristin has recruited new members has been attentive to drawing in diverse editors. She has edited in several languages, and specifically studied the Native American language of Salish and reached out to potential editors in Native American languages. She organized our first edit-a-thon at the Library of Congress.
We thank them for their service to Wikimedia District of Columbia and to the Wikimedia movement, and look forward to their continued participation in our volunteer programs.