{"id":61734,"date":"2009-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2009\/09\/21\/last-call-for-service\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T20:30:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:30:38","slug":"last-call-for-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/last-call-for-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Call for Service!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.<\/em> Anne Frank<\/p>\n<p>Today marks the last day of <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaservice.org\/home\/index\/en_US\">Mozilla Service Week<\/a>.\u00a0 We hope you&#8217;ve had an amazing time this past week, getting out in your communities and helping organizations and individuals better use the Web.\u00a0 You don&#8217;t have to miss out on Mozilla Service Week &#8212; there&#8217;s still plenty to do!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On your lunch hour or after work host a Web help desk at a local cafe, at your company or at school.\u00a0 All you need is a laptop,\u00a0 a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/82445883@N00\/3872375742\/\">sign<\/a> and wireless wireless!<\/li>\n<li>Conduct an Internet Health Audit for a few friends or colleagues.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve made the audit even easier, just <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/causes\/serviceweek\/internethealth\/\">visit our Health Check page<\/a> and you&#8217;ll know if you need to update your browser.<\/li>\n<li>Find a service opportunity on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idealist.org\/if\/mozservice09\/en\/AdvancedSearch\/VolunteerOpportunity\/default\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Idealist.org<\/a> or on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.betterplace.org\/mozilla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Betterplace.org<\/a> (if you&#8217;re in Germany) and start helping a non-profit when you have the time. You can also scroll through some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaservice.org\/activity\/stories\/en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stories and projects<\/a> posted on the Mozilla Service Week website.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you need some inspiration check out how other community members have heeded the call:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.niponwave.com\/2009\/09\/20\/mozilla-service-week\/\">Nipon Haque<\/a> of India has set up a website for the The Uttar  Banga Anath Ashram orphanage.\u00a0 The founder Uma Mallick scrapes by to care for, feed and educate 28 girls.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/akdcts.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/uttar-banga-anath-ashram-north-bengal.html\">Anjan Kumar Das<\/a>, one of their supporters, felt the need for a\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/uttarbangaanathashram.org\">website<\/a> to raise funds and awareness for this cause.\u00a0 Great work!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nonproftech.info\/index.html\">Joe McLaughlin<\/a> has helped bring the <a href=\"http:\/\/mozillaservice.org\/activity\/story\/407\/en_US\">Millvale Library<\/a> (near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) to life by refurbishing computers and getting the library online.\u00a0 Nice job!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/all-n-sundry.blogspot.com\/2009\/09\/world-wide-web-more-commonly-referred.html\">Abhinav Kishhore<\/a> of India has taken the Web help desk idea online,\u00a0 creating a help request <a href=\"http:\/\/free.allforms.mailjol.net\/u\/85e41e1c.php\">form<\/a>.\u00a0 He&#8217;s volunteering to follow up and help you with your specific tech needs!\u00a0 Creative take on the Web help desk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have a great last day of Mozilla Service Week and get ready to celebrate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/causes\/onewebday\/\">OneWebDay<\/a> on September 22nd!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1191\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1191\" title=\"yale free culture\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2009\/09\/yale-free-culture.jpg\" alt=\"Yale Students for Free Culture help spread the word about the Open Web for Mozilla Service Week\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2009\/09\/yale-free-culture.jpg 375w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2009\/09\/yale-free-culture-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yale Students for Free Culture help spread the word about the Open Web for Mozilla Service Week<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. 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