Hackathon to End Hunger

The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, believes a healthy community starts with food.  We are at the center of a network of more than 700 partner organizations and programs – food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, mobile distributions and other partners – working to bring food, dignity and hope to our neighbors across Chicago and Cook County. The Food Depository addresses the root causes of hunger with job training, advocacy and other innovative solutions.

Greater Chicago Food Depository

Join Chicago's leading technologists for an all-day hackathon addressing hunger in Cook County.
<H3>Participants are invited to a cocktail reception on Friday, September 23 from 5-7 pm. The reception will be held at Tyson Foods, 400 S. Jefferson.</H3>
Follow the hackathon and share your experience on social media: #HackHungerChi
The Hackathon to End Hunger, an event produced by the Greater Chicago Food Depository, is designed for professionals and students passionate about coding, software, mobile apps, web apps, hacking big data or hacking hardware solutions. Join us to hack, build, network, eat and compete for some great prizes for an amazing cause. We will have coaches and mentors who are experts in their field as well as members of the internal GCFD team to assist with advice and development.
What You Bring: Your laptop, skills & ideas. Come with a collaborative, team focused mindset and/or team up in advance on Social Media #hackhungerchi hashtag. Whether you are a backend person, designer, entrepreneur, student, or just interested in tech; you are invited to attend this event. Every group needs a good balance of talent, including developers, designers, QA, researchers, and more.
What We Supply: Introduction presentation and code samples that help to bootstrap your hacking, food to keep you energized, and caffeine to keep you awake. We will have technical resources to assist you in this endeavor.
Prizes Include: 
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<LI>A new 16GB iPad Air 2</LI>
<LI>One hour mentoring session with Jon Morris, Founder and CEO of <A HREF="https://www.riseinteractive.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Rise Interactive</A></LI>
<LI>One hour mentoring session with Matt Moog, CEO of <A HREF="http://www.powerreviews.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PowerReviews</A></LI>
<LI>Six months of shared space membership at <A HREF="http://technexus.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TechNexus</A>, located in the Lyric Opera Building in Chicago's Loop</LI>
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We welcome donations of shelf-stable food items. <A HREF="http://www.myfooddrive.org/uploads/docs/2015%20Most%20Needed%20Items.pdf" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">View the list of most-needed items</A>.
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