Merge pull request #269 from rails-girls-summer-of-code/SR-volunteer-gifts

add blog post for volunteer gifts and sponsors

Author: sareg0

blog/_posts/2014-10-07-volunteer-goodies.md

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+title: Being a Volunteer Definitely Has Its Perks
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+created_at: Tue Oct 07 2014
+permalink: blog/volunteer-gifts-2014
+current: blog
+author: RGSoC Team
+twitter: RailsGirlsSoc
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+On the last day of the Summer of Code, we presented a special surprise to our [six volunteer teams](http://railsgirlssummerofcode.org/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-volunteer-teams/).
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+If you remember, volunteer teams are teams that showed great potential and support, but couldn't be offered a sponsored spot in the Summer of Code.
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+Working on an Open Source project for 3 months without any pay is a huge feat, and one which didn't escape us, as we observed them over the Summer.
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+With the help of O'Reilly Verlag, and Code School, we were able to send the Volunteer Teams of 2014 something special to thank them for being a part of the program, and spur them on as they dig deeper into code.
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+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p>Thank you for the CodeSchool subscription <a href="https://twitter.com/RailsGirlsSoC">@RailsGirlsSoC</a> !!I can&#39;t wait to try out their node.js and javascript courses! Love you guys!! &lt;3</p>&mdash; Akshata Mohan (@AkshataDM) <a href="https://twitter.com/AkshataDM/status/517347127639285762">October 1, 2014</a></blockquote>
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+From [O'Reilly](http://www.oreilly.com/), each volunteer team member was given a free e-book of their choice from the German or English online stores. This should help our volunteers find some terrific reading material.
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+[Code School](https://www.codeschool.com/) kindly gifted volunteer participants each a three-month subscription, for full access to the Code School library of videos and tutorials.
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+How amazing, is that?!
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+When we let O'Reilly and Code School know we would be writing this blog post to thank them, they let us know how happy it made them just to contribute.
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+We hope this small gift makes a lasting impression on our volunteer teams as they finished up the Summer/Winter, and that they will enjoy some tools for extra learning.