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{{cquote|I pretty much use Wikipedia on a daily basis. From looking up musicians/actors to reading about genomes, rockets and anything else my mind can think of or dream up. I also use it to prove my girlfriend wrong from time to time when we have disputes about our own knowledge! Honestly, without it, I don't know where I would turn to to find out information on so many topics that I have questions about every day. Literally, there is almost nothing I can look up that Wikipedia doesn't have information on. I can't believe it's a free service with no advertising. I could never figure out how this was possible until I read the script from Jimmy Wales stating how Wikipedia is composed of volunteers. Truly amazing work. My donation to help keep this marvel going is certainly money well spent. Not only does it benefit me to keep using Wikipedia, but also benefits the millions of other who use this site as well. I'm glad I can be a part of something so amazing.}}

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{{cquote|I never knew what Wikipedia was at first. It was some website with some unknown purpose to my knowledge, and I shoved it aside as a useless resource, that could not help me. Soon, I found links regarding Wikipedia, and I was intrigued. What was this mysterious website which appeared frequently in search results, yielding a full article of glorious cited information on the topic at mind? After that, I used, and continue to use, the Wikipedia Encyclopedia. From information on bands, to summary's on my favorite books. Wikipedia was there to help out, and I was thrilled to contribute to this (almost) limitless fountain of knowledge compiled by earnest volunteers.
{{cquote|I never knew what Wikipedia was at first. It was some website with some unknown purpose to my knowledge, and I shoved it aside as a useless resource, that could not help me. Soon, I found links regarding Wikipedia, and I was intrigued. What was this mysterious website which appeared frequently in search results, yielding a full article of glorious cited information on the topic at mind? After that, I used, and continue to use, the Wikipedia Encyclopedia. From information on bands, to summary's on my favorite books. Wikipedia was there to help out, and I was thrilled to contribute to this (almost) limitless fountain of knowledge compiled by earnest volunteers.



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Wikipedia is Changing Lives

Here are just a few of the amazing stories that our users shared with us. We thank them for their willingness to tell their story about Wikipedia.

From our 2010-2011 Fundraiser

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From our 2009-2010 fundraiser

A story from Romania:

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Adama Diop from Senegal

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You can find the article that Adama started in the French Wikipedia: Agnam-Goly.


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