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Wikimedia is a living, digital repository of information, media, and knowledge, and we wouldn’t be here without the contributions of thousands of volunteers, countless Wikimedians, like you,  sharing their sum of human knowledge for more than twenty years. 

We are excited to celebrate one particularly exceptional volunteer this month, Penny Richards. Finding joy in what she contributes to Wikimedia and how she accomplishes that is fundamental for her, it’s what keeps her going. Visit WikiCelebrate to learn more about Penny and congratulate her. [2] 

Penny has a passion for learning about people and leafing through old newspapers, yearbooks and journals. No surprise that she contributes a lot of biographies, especially to her favourite project WikiProject Women in Red. She loves that she can make connections with folks around the world and join efforts with a large global project like Wikipedia all the while from home and in her pajamas. 

Each month we will celebrate a different Wikimedian, acknowledging the great people that have contributed so much to bringing us to where we are today, and continue to do so. We warmly invite you to write about the people celebrated each month. If you know them, share some wiki love. If there’s an outstanding Wikimedian that you think should be celebrated, recommend them. [3]

Happy celebrating, 

Natalia and Mehrdad 

[1] Diff post: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2023/03/17/celebrating-penny-richards/

[2] Introducing WikiCelebrate: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications/WikiCelebrate 

[3] Nomination box: https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/WikiCelebrate