{"id":61677,"date":"2009-06-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2009\/06\/15\/be-the-difference-mozilla-service-week\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:27:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:27:50","slug":"be-the-difference-mozilla-service-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/be-the-difference-mozilla-service-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Be the Difference:  Mozilla Service Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2009\/06\/avatar_web.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-667 aligncenter\" title=\"avatar_web\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2009\/06\/avatar_web.jpg\" alt=\"avatar_web\" width=\"200\" height=\"260\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today Mozilla launches the very first <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaservice.org\/\">Mozilla Service Week<\/a>. During the week of September 14-21, 2009, we&#8217;re asking people to step up and make a difference by using the Web to better their community. Mozilla is a global community with a firm mission to make the Web better for everybody. When members of our community decide to take action, they have the power to make a serious difference.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re looking for people who want to share, give, engage, create, and collaborate by offering their time and talent to local public benefit organizations, non-profits and people who need their help.  Our goal is to help empower people to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teach senior citizens how to use the Web.<\/li>\n<li>Show a non-profit how to use social networking to grow its base of supporters.<\/li>\n<li>Install a wireless network at a school.<\/li>\n<li>Create Web how-to materials for a library&#8217;s computer cluster.<\/li>\n<li>Refurbish hardware for a local computer center.<\/li>\n<li>Help a non-profit update its website or database.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everyone should have the opportunity to know how to use the Internet, have easy access to it, and have a good experience when they&#8217;re online.  So if you have a talent for writing, designing, programming, developing, or all-around technical know-how, join Mozilla Service Week.   In Mark Surman&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/commonspace.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/16\/mozilla-service-week-give-the-gift-of-an-open-web\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">words<\/a> (executive director of the Mozilla Foundation), &#8220;We&#8217;re inviting people to get involved with Mozilla in an active way, even if they can&#8217;t code, test or localize. It let&#8217;s anyone and everyone feel like they are contributing to the cause of building a better internet.&#8221; Together we can make the Web a better place for everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Over the coming weeks you can look forward to Mozilla Service Week being available in many languages and with additional partners thanks to the Mozilla community&#8217;s help.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more on how to make a difference by either volunteering or listing your organization&#8217;s needs, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaservice.org\/\">mozillaservice.org<\/a>. Your Internet skills, no matter how novice or advanced, can change people&#8217;s lives and make the Web better for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mozservice09\">twitter<\/a> for updates and news!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/tech_news\/Mozilla_Service_Week_Be_the_difference\">Digg this post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today Mozilla launches the very first Mozilla Service Week. During the week of September 14-21, 2009, we&#8217;re asking people to step up and make a difference by using the Web to better their community. Mozilla is a global community with a firm mission to make the Web better for everybody. 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