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 # Welcome to CivicTech Waterloo Region
 
-Please stand by—CTWR is coming back to life and taking over.
+We bring together developers, designers, researchers, and engaged residents to build open-source tools that make Waterloo Region work better for everyone.
 
-- Visit our website [CivicTechWR.org](https://civictechwr.org/)
-- Check out what projects are currently happening here: [CTWR Projects In Progress](https://github.com/orgs/CivicTechWR/projects/10/views/6?sliceBy%5Bvalue%5D=In+progress)
-- Join us on [Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/civictechwr/shared_invite/zt-2ldijjy0i-gaGvPkuafPt9Zpn7jml70w)
-- Register for events on [Luma](https://lu.ma/civictechwr)
-- Share your ideas on the [CTWR Feedback Portal](https://feedback.ctwr.org/)
-- Collaborate with the community in [CoLab](https://discourse.ctwr.org/)
-- Schedule: [Community schedule](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hAxstCyiVBdYeSQlIrlkhnSntJLJ3kNnoCuechFJN7E/edit?gid=0#gid=0)
+- 🌐 [CivicTechWR.org](https://civictechwr.org/)
+- 📅 [Upcoming events](https://lu.ma/civictechwr)
+- 💬 [Join us on Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/civictechwr/shared_invite/zt-2ldijjy0i-gaGvPkuafPt9Zpn7jml70w)
+- 🔨 [Active projects](https://github.com/orgs/CivicTechWR/projects/10/views/6?sliceBy%5Bvalue%5D=In+progress)
+- 💡 [Share your ideas](https://feedback.ctwr.org/)
+- 🤝 [Collaborate in CoLab](https://discourse.ctwr.org/)
+- 🗓️ [Community schedule](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hAxstCyiVBdYeSQlIrlkhnSntJLJ3kNnoCuechFJN7E/edit?gid=0#gid=0)