Ha! I'm glad that you're inspired :) And yes, feel free to re-use it. --Abbas.
> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:39:01 +0300 > From: oslim...@gmail.com > To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Fwd: [Internal-l] Congratulations to > Wikimedia Kenya! > > LoL Abbas Mahmood > > Your speech is awesome and i love it. Your diligence and personal > commitment helped steer WMKE to its current state. Cheers to all your > effort and all the members who hang on through the hard times, the > tough times and the ugly times too. Cheers to all of us... > > BTW Abbas, allow me to borrow you speech? for maybe a blog and staff? > Sire to Cite :-) > > Hello, > > This is such wonderful news. > > We have come a long way. This chapter has been two years in the making. I > > remember our very first meet-up in July 24, 2010 at Java House, Loita Street > > along with Oliver, Oscar and Dennis. Out of the ~20 winners of the Google > > challenge that I had notified about the first meeting, only the four of us > > attended. Despite our failed efforts to proselytize our fellow participants, > > we still had hope. Despite the criticisms, we still moved on. Despite the > > many failed projects, we've still managed to succeed in little projects, > > with high impact. Despite the chaos in this mailing list, the energy amongst > > us still prevails. Despite the fact that we're not yet legally recognized, > > we have managed to impact the community and partnered with several > > legally-recognized entities. Despite the huge gender gap in the global > > Wikimedia movement, we have managed to get a fair number of (awesome) ladies > > on board. Despite our differences, we are bonded by camaraderie. > > And yes, I would like a cake too. Or a bash. Or going back to Java where it > > all started. Whatever. > > Warm regards, > > Abbas. > > > > Lastly, Can we start now asking for Membership Contributions? > -- > Limoke Oscar, > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaKE mailing list > WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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