{"id":61719,"date":"2009-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2009\/09\/03\/mozilla-service-week-the-challenge-is-on\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:30:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:30:42","slug":"mozilla-service-week-the-challenge-is-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/mozilla-service-week-the-challenge-is-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla Service Week:  The challenge is on!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1059 alignnone\" title=\"110x32_WEB\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2009\/09\/110x32_WEB.jpg\" alt=\"110x32_WEB\" width=\"110\" height=\"32\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We&#8217;re now just 11 days from the start of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wVQefplTFKA\">Mozilla Service Week<\/a> and momentum continues to build!\u00a0 The community has stepped up to pledge over 7,300 hours of service and our localization community just rolled out the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Ql0en\">Korean<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/lJHCV\">Polish<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/km3HA\">Shqip<\/a> <span><span>versions of <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaservice.org\/\">mozillaservice.org<\/a>.\u00a0 We also now have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idealist.org\/if\/mozservice09\/en\/AdvancedSearch\/VolunteerOpportunity\/default\">volunteer opportunities<\/a> posted in 79 countries.\u00a0 Great work everyone!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">While showing people how to better use the Web is fun, throwing in a challenge or a little competition makes it even more fun!\u00a0 We&#8217;ve set up &#8220;service challenges&#8221; or dares on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pledgebank.com\/\">PledgeBank<\/a> to inspire more participation:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\" http:\/\/www.pledgebank.com\/mozservsocial\">Social Media Seminars<\/a>: Put your experience on Facebook &#038; twitter to good use and teach NPOs how to connect with their community, donors and the general public \u2013 for free!\u00a0 We&#8217;re <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pledgebank.com\/mozservsocial\">calling for at least 50<\/a> of these sessions!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pledgebank.com\/mozserviceweb\">Host\u00a0 your own Web Q&#038;A session:<\/a> Channel your inner Lucy from Charlie Brown and set up shop at a library, coffee shop and Internet cafe.\u00a0 Offer\u00a0 to answer questions and show folks how to use the Web.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve even created a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82445883@N00\/3872375742\/\">flyer<\/a> for you to attach to your computer showing you&#8217;re a volunteer.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pledgebank.com\/mozserviceweb\">Help us rally 100 people<\/a> to do this!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pledgebank.com\/internethealth\">Conduct Internet Health Checks:<\/a> Volunteer your time and perform <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/causes\/serviceweek\/internethealth\/\">Internet Health Checks<\/a> on computers owned by people or organizations that need your help to be safe online.\u00a0 Just follow four easy steps to make sure your friends, classmates, a NPO, etc are safe on the Web. 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