Infection: The Game!

Yes- This is our modified game of Assassin, designed especially for GiveCamp through the sponsorship of ThinkGeek. So, how does it work?

•  If you want to play submit your name in the bowl
•  First time draw a target name at the designated time (right after Sat. lunch)
•  That is who you will have to infect.
•  Please do something to your tags to distinguish them as yours.
•  To infect a person you must successfully tag them and have them not notice
• You must document your kills: photographs or have witnesses.
•  Once you have successfully infected a person report that and draw a new target name.

Additional Rules: If contested judges will rule with the killed… but let’s be fair and honest.
and contestants cannot be infected while sleeping… That’s just rude.

Achievements

There will be special achievements awarded through out the remainder of the weekend.

• First Infection
• First Infected
• GiveCamp Infection of the weekend
• Most Infected
• Most Contagious
• Dinner Infection
• Breakfast Infection
• Infected Foot
• 7 in 1 (a.k.a. The Epidemic: 7 infections in 1hr)
• Survivor (not infected at all, but has infected at least 1)

Thoughts before we eat Chowder

Before we break for lunch, here are some thoughts from the crew:

Justin Russell: “Over the course of the 48 hours’ worth of work at New England GiveCamp, the team leaders for each project gather every few hours at a corner of the work floor. The meeting is simple; GiveCamp co-organizer Kelley Muir calls out the name of each of the 30 non-profits represented at the weekend, and the respective team leader lets the group know if there are any barriers they think may stop them from completing their project by Sunday afternoon. They also give a one-word status: green, yellow, or red.” – Read his full post.

Lisa Burris: “In this day and age sometimes we convince ourselves that the good in people has disappeared! Turn Back Time has helped me to believe that is NOT true!! Erik and I are camping out at ….. Erik and I are camping out at …..120 individuals volunteering their time to serve Non-Profit organizations through out New England. Believers by definition “accept something as true or real”…….I’ve decided to surround my self with believers….believers tend to be authentic and support other believers. They make the world a better place! Do you believe? If not find yourself something to believe in, it’ll change your life…… Jim, John, Zak and Erik Thank You for believing!!!” – See her blog.

Confessions of a late night code monkey

It’s 5:30 am and I am wide awake sitting in the Microsoft NERD building and to be honest I am quite fine with that. You might be wondering, “Why on earth is he still up at five in the morning and doing work?” Well let me tell you….

I am attending my first New England Give Camp. I am donating my time and skill set to help non profits update, refresh or build from scratch their web presence. It brings me great joy to be surrounded by like minded people coming together to simply help their fellow man.

I have never done much in terms of charity before, excluding selling candy bars as a kid. I am not a runner, walker, tough mudder (cheers guys) and making cold calls for donations isn’t my strong suit either…. However what I eat, sleep and breath is code. Finally a chance to apply my skills and use my time to help others. Now that’s a cause I can get behind!

We were greeted with a bag of swag, filled with food and kept running by coffee. And all of these wonderful treats provided by our gracious hosts and sponsors. Day one has been fantastic! We heard from all the non profits in attendance and got broken down into our project groups. All of the non profits are incredibly grateful and excited to have so many people here to help them with their mission.

It’s amazing to be surrounded by so many talented like minded people. Tech conversations are abundant here, well maybe not right now most people are littered around our floor trying to catch some sleep before jumping back into their projects. This code monkey is getting back to developing!

Can’t wait to see what Day #2 brings!

-Brandon Henricks

New England Give Camp 2012 +0800

From Dave Seah: “I’m at I’m at New England Give Camp 2012 right now, a “coding for charity” weekend where around 100 volunteers help 29 non-profits improve their websites. This is my first year, having been roped into it by my friend Kelley Muir, who is one of the organizers. I’ll be writing periodic blog posts about the experience as I have the time.”

Read his full blog post on his blog.

Follow his Stream-of-Consciousness Notes.

Tonight’s Perspective

From Amanda Narcisi: “I am sitting in the Microsoft NERD center, it is 11:00 at night. The place is still full; of people and tents.” Read her full post on her blog.

From Evelyn:  “Then we met the wonderful people from Covenant Shelter… ate dinner, learned more about them, and began coloring with Crayolas…  yes, coloring…” Read her full post on her blog.