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Civic Geek Catalog Update 2/8/2015

February 8, 2015 by Steven Savage

The latest Civic Geek Catalog update is here – with our first Horror charity! As always the Civic Geek Catalog is categorized by Geekery and Category.

Computing

Female Geeks
- Girls Teaching Girls To Code – A Bay Area program where women in CS teach Bay Area high school girls to code.
- Grace Hopper Celebration – Produced by the Anita Borg institute, this is a celebration of women in computing.

Horror

Charitable Work
- Haunts Against Hunger – Works with Halloween events to have food drives.

Writing

Female Geeks
- Girls Write Now – Supports future female writers with mentoring, advice, and more.
Literacy
- Worldreaders – Brings digital books to those in need, with a focus on Africa.
Military Support
- United Through Reading – Connects US military personnel with their children by video-recorded book readings.

Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
http://www.musehack.com/
http://www.informotron.com/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/

Civic Geek Update 1/25/2015

January 25, 2015 by Steven Savage

Sorry for the delays, but I’ve been busy. But here’s a new Civic Geek Catalog Update! Don’t forget I’ve got this sorted by Geekery and Category. 210 entries and counting (and yes, I have to make subcategory pages).

Cosplay

Charitable Work
- Cosplay For Charity – A belgian cosplay group that attends and helps with charitable events
- Costumers With A Cause – Costumers who lend their talent and presence to various charitable events
- Pausle For a Cause – A singaporean cosplay group involved in charity events as well as other ventures.

Technology

Citizen Involvement
- 100 Resilient Cities – Focuses on helping 100 cities develop resilient policies.

Writing

Books
- Bridge Of Books Foundation – A New Jersey charity that gets gently used books to underpriviledged children.
- Darien Book Aid Plan – Accepts and donates books, including to specific charities like the Peace Corps
- Procect Cicero – An annual New York City public school book drive.
Literacy
- Words Travel – Scholastic’s national literacy program for incarcerated parents and their children.

Respectfully,

– Steven Savage
http://www.musehack.com/
http://www.informotron.com/
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/.

Meet Zach Wigal of Gamers Outreach

January 23, 2015 by Steven Savage

If you’ve ever been in a hospital, you know what a drag it is. When you’re a kid, it’s even worse. However as most of us know a good video game is a real boost – and Gamers Outreach makes accessing good games easier for kids in the hospital. However they don’t stop there – they also do marathons and send game care packages to the troops. I talked to Zach Wigal the founder who was happy enough to let me ask him about his attempts to make the world a better place.