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Greetings!

On behalf of Wikimedia Philippines, the Philippine local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (responsible for websites such as Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia), I would like to invite everyone to come participate and/or volunteer in Wikipedia Takes Manila!

Wikipedia Takes Manila is a Wikipedia Takes the City-style photo scavenger hunt, where teams will go around the City of Manila and take photos of landmarks, sites and places throughout the City of Manila.  This event, the first of its kind in the Philippines and Southeast Asia, is being organized as part of Wikipedia X, events being held throughout the world in commemoration of Wikipedia's tenth anniversary.  Everyone, Wikipedians and non-Wikipedians alike, are invited to participate in this contest. If you can form a team of up to three people and have a camera plus a love of the City of Manila, come join us!  Prizes await the top three teams.

Wikipedia Takes Manila will be held on Wikipedia Day, January 15, 2011, at 9:00 am PST (tentative).  The meeting place for the event will be held at Paco Park, San Marcelino St., Paco, Manila, while the awards ceremony for teams and a party for participants and guests will be (tentatively) at Max's Restaurant, Maria Orosa Ave. cor. United Nations Ave., Ermita, Manila.

For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Takes_Manila.  Registration for participants is now open; you can do so at https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFk0UVBXeXFnZFFUVUFYd1JfQ2JaV2c6MQ.  If you wish to volunteer, you can also send an e-mail to us at info@wikimedia.org.ph.

Thanks and we hope to see you at Wikipedia Takes Manila!

Regards,

Josh
JAMES JOSHUA G. LIM
Block I1, AB Political Science
Class of 2013, Ateneo de Manila University
Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

President (2010-2011), Wikimedia Philippines
Assistant Vice-President for Sponsorship and Sales (2010-2011), The Assembly
Varsity Member, Ateneo Debate Society
Member, Ateneo Lingua Ars Cultura

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