Contents tagged with Charity
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What Could Easily Be Your Most Rewarding Weekend in 2012
How many times have you thought to yourself that you want to help those less fortunate than yourself but you just can't seem to get past the inertia to get involved. What do I do? Will my skills be useful to any charities? Is it a big commitment? What if I can't stand it; will I be stuck having to work on it for the rest of my life? Maybe it's just easier to do nothing...
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Give Back at GiveCamp!
What? Seattle GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations.
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Give Back at Give Camp, Oct 21-23!
Let's be frank...Most of us developers have it pretty good. We happen to have hung our hats on an industry that has plenty of work, even in the midst of a protracted recession. (Okay, this might not be true for every developer but as a general rule, employment for software professionals is better than many other sectors. If you are currently unemployed, I wish you the best in locating a job.)
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Couple of Very Cool Things to Do at the Upcoming Microsoft MVP Summit
If you are coming to town for the Summit, I want to suggest you get involved in doing some good while you are here. In this post, I outline two such options. I mean how often do you get to do charitable work? Well, we've made it easy for you.
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Put Your Money Where Your Pillar Is!
Recently, I blogged about the Four Pillars of ASP.NET:
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Riding to Conquer Cancer
Okay, I just signed up to participate in a bike ride to help conquer cancer. I am riding about 160 miles over two days (June 20-21) from Vancouver, BC to Seattle, WA (back to where I live) to raise money for cancer research and treatment. All funds raised by myself and other US riders will go (after expenses) to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the world-renowned research center where I have had the privilege to work over the past 5+ years.