Open Source Community Raffle - Exciting Prizes
Tags: community, opensource, news, machinelearning
Published: 2024-01-18 00:21:06

Hello, dev community! If you are interested in learning more about ML in production - [Union](https://www.union.ai), the team behind [Flyte](https://flyte.org), the open source AI orchestration platform, is hosting a raffle to inspire new contributions and enhance your AI skillset. This raffle will give you a chance to win an exciting prize every time you contribute to Flyte’s codebase and community.

## Flyte Community Raffle
Union’s Flyte Community Raffle will run weekly until Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Each Friday, the Union team will contact the week’s winner to claim one of the prizes below.

Raffle prizes (Please note: Prizes may vary depending on location):

- [Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Industry Leading Noise Canceling Headphones](https://electronics.sony.com/audio/headphones/headband/p/wh1000xm5-b)
- [Garmin Venu 2S Smart Watch](https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/707572/pn/010-02429-00)
- [iPad 9th Generation](https://www.apple.com/ipad-10.2/)

## Entering the raffle
**Step 1:** Here are ways to earn raffle tickets: 

- Star the Flyte repo and/or refer a friend to [star the repo](https://github.com/flyteorg/flyte) = 5 tickets
- Write a blog about your experience with Flyte or share a success story with how Flyte has helped your project(s) = 5 tickets
- [Contribute to Flyte](https://docs.flyte.org/en/latest/community/contribute.html) through code or docs = 5 tickets
- [Join the Slack community](https://slack.flyte.org/) and/or refer a friend to join the Slack community = 3 tickets
- Tag Flyte/Union and a friend on an [X](https://twitter.com/flyteorg) or [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/union-ai/) post to check out Flyte = 3 tickets
- Assist community members with issues in Slack = 2 tickets
- Follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/union-ai/) and/or [X/Twitter](https://twitter.com/flyteorg) = 1 ticket

**Step 2:** Fill out the [submission form](https://forms.gle/rwLMPjdUD1CkzwG78) to enter formally. You’ll receive a personal confirmation email from the Union team.

**Step 3:** You’re done!

More actions = more tickets. You can collect up to 10 tickets for the length of the raffle. After you complete a qualifying task, add it to your [submission form](https://forms.gle/rwLMPjdUD1CkzwG78).

Note: All entries are eligible every week of the raffle, so each week is another opportunity to win. The winner will be chosen via random draw and announced at the end of the week on Union’s social media and the Flyte Slack channel. If you are chosen, you must claim your prize within 14 days of being notified or you will forfeit.

## FAQs
Q: If I have already completed an action in the past, can that count as an entry? 
A: No. To be eligible, you must complete the action within the timeframe of the raffle.

Q: Can I enter multiple times for the same action (e.g., writing two blog posts, making multiple social posts and tagging Flyte, or referring multiple friends to star the repo)? 
A: Yes, you can enter multiple times through the same action — up to the 10-ticket limit.

## Reaching new heights
Let’s continue to build a vibrant and inclusive community that empowers individuals and organizations alike to create impactful AI-powered solutions. We look forward to your support in reaching new heights this year! 

If you have any questions about the raffle or how to enter or contribute, feel free to reach out to our team on [Slack](https://slack.flyte.org/). Best of luck!

About Union: Union enables data professionals and AI experts easily to manage, automate, and scale their data and AI workflows.

About Flyte: Flyte is an open-source workflow orchestration platform for building data, ML and analytics workflows with ease.