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+# Welcome to Code for Boston
 
+## 
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+Code for Boston is a volunteer community that brings together technologists, designers, researchers, public servants, students, and community members to work on projects that benefit the public.
+
+## New Member Checklist
+
+- [ ] [Join Slack](https://communityinviter.com/apps/cfb-public/default-badge)
+- [ ] [Attend a Tuesday Hack Night](https://www.meetup.com/code-for-boston/)
+- [ ] [Explore our projects](https://codeforboston.org/projects/)
+- [ ] Attend New Member Orientation, held every First and Third Tuesday of the month
+
+## Quick Links
+
+- Website: https://www.codeforboston.org
+- Projects: https://www.codeforboston.org/projects
+- Slack: https://slack.codeforboston.org
+
+## Is this the right place for me?
+
+You don't need to be a software engineer to contribute. Successful projects need product managers, designers, researchers, writers, subject-matter experts, community organizers, and testers alongside developers. 
+
+Code for Boston is a project of [Civic Tech New England, Inc.](https://civictechnewengland.org/) We are not sponsored by or affiliated with Code for America.