---
title: "Community Giveaway"
description: "Contribute to OpenSRE, get recognised, and win prizes every two weeks."
---

Contribute. Get recognised. Every two weeks, the maintainer team picks **three winners** from active contributors in the current window.

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  style={{ borderRadius: '0.5rem', width: '100%', maxWidth: '960px' }}
  src="/images/bi-weekly-giveaway.png"
  alt="OpenSRE bi-weekly giveaway: what counts, rules, and tiered prizes"
/>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="What counts" icon="check">
    - Merged PRs and resolved issues
    - Code reviews and documentation
    - Consistent activity over the window
    - Quality contributions over rushed ones
  </Card>
  <Card title="The rules" icon="scale-balanced">
    - Must contribute within the active window
    - Winners chosen by the maintainer team
    - Both volume and quality are tracked
    - One win per person per month
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Prizes

Tiered by place. Each winner receives an **Amazon gift card** and an **OpenSRE merch bundle**.

| Place | Reward | Value |
| ----- | ------ | ----- |
| 1st | Amazon gift card + merch bundle | $50 |
| 2nd | Amazon gift card + merch bundle | $35 |
| 3rd | Amazon gift card + merch bundle | $25 |

## How to participate

1. Contribute during the current two-week window — **merged PRs**, **resolved issues**, **code reviews**, and **documentation** all count toward eligibility.
2. Stay active consistently through the window; quality matters more than rushing many small changes.
3. Join [Discord](https://discord.gg/opensre) for winner announcements each cycle.

New to the repo? Issues tagged **`good first issue`** or **`help wanted`** are a good entry point, but they are not required — any qualifying contribution in the window counts.

| Resource | Link |
| -------- | ---- |
| Good first issues | [Browse on GitHub](https://github.com/Tracer-Cloud/opensre/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22) |
| Help wanted | [Browse on GitHub](https://github.com/Tracer-Cloud/opensre/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22) |
| Good First Issues guide | [Contributor guide](https://github.com/Tracer-Cloud/opensre/blob/main/docs/good-first-issues/README.md) |
| Winner announcements | [OpenSRE Discord](https://discord.gg/opensre) |

## Past winners

| Date | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| ---- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 15, 2026 | Kevs | AniketXD | cerencamkiran |
| May 2, 2026 | muddlebee | Davidson | Yash Saini |

<Note>
Winners are selected at maintainer discretion based on contribution quality and activity in the active window. If you win, the team will reach out on Discord to arrange your prize.
</Note>