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+Adopt a Hydrant
+===============
+Claim responsibility for shoveling out a fire hydrant after it snows.
+
+Screenshot
+----------
+![Adopt a Hydrant](https://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/raw/master/screenshot.png "Adopt a Hydrant")
+
+Contributing
+------------
+In the spirit of [free software](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html), **everyone** is encouraged to help improve this project.
+
+Here are some ways *you* can contribute:
+
+* by using alpha, beta, and prerelease versions
+* by reporting bugs
+* by suggesting new features
+* by writing or editing documentation
+* by writing specifications
+* by writing code (**no patch is too small**: fix typos, add comments, clean up inconsistent whitespace)
+* by refactoring code
+* by closing [issues](http://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/issues)
+* by reviewing patches
+* [financially](https://secure.codeforamerica.org/page/contribute)
+
+Submitting an Issue
+-------------------
+We use the [GitHub issue tracker](http://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/issues) to track bugs and
+features. Before submitting a bug report or feature request, check to make sure it hasn't already
+been submitted. You can indicate support for an existing issuse by voting it up. When submitting a
+bug report, please include a [Gist](http://gist.github.com/) that includes a stack trace and any
+details that may be necessary to reproduce the bug, including your gem version, Ruby version, and
+operating system. Ideally, a bug report should include a pull request with failing specs.
+
+Submitting a Pull Request
+-------------------------
+1. Fork the project.
+2. Create a topic branch.
+3. Implement your feature or bug fix.
+4. Add specs for your feature or bug fix.
+5. Commit and push your changes.
+6. Submit a pull request. Please do not include changes to the gemspec or version file. (If you want to create your own version for some reason, please do so in a separate commit.)
+
+Copyright
+---------
+Copyright (c) 2011 Code for America
+See [LICENSE](https://github.com/codeforamerica/adopt-a-hydrant/blob/master/LICENSE.md) for details.
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