--- title: Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day description: Today we celebrate our amazing Ubuntu Community and show our appreciation for all the hard work put into making Ubuntu what it is today. Ubuntu is not just an operating system, it is a whole community in which everybody collaborates with everybody to bring to the life a wonderful human experience. When you download the […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-community-appreciation-day?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 20 November 2015 # Ubuntu Community Appreciation Day [Community](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/community) [Design](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/design) [Ubuntu](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu) --- Share the article Today we celebrate our amazing Ubuntu Community and show our appreciation for all the hard work put into making Ubuntu what it is today. Ubuntu is not just an operating system, it is a whole community in which everybody collaborates with everybody to bring to the life a wonderful human experience. When you download the ISO, burn it, install it and start to enjoy it, you know that a lot of people made magnificent efforts to deliver the best Ubuntu OS possible. To show our appreciation, the Community Managers and Designers have nominated several community application developers to receive a special thank you for their outstanding work: * Dan Chapman (dekko) * Boren Zhang (dekko) * Kunal Parmar (calendar) * Stefano Verzegnassi (docviewer) * Riccardo Padovani (calculator, notes) * Bartosz Kosiorek (calculator, clock) * Roman Shchekin (shorts, docviewer) * Joey Chan (shorts) * Victor Thompson (music, weather) * Andrew Hayzen (music, weather) * Nekhelesh Ramananthan (clock) * Niklas Wenzel (terminal, dekko/platform) We’ll send everyone an official Ubuntu keychain and sticker pack. --- We also got hold of some other special Ubuntu items and because it is impossible to pick favourites, names were drawn out of a hat: The following folks will be receiving a special Ubuntu gift from us: --- **3rd prize:** An official Ubuntu hat – **Niklas Wenzel** **2nd prize:** An official Ubuntu pad from Castelli – **Andrew Hayzen** **1st prize:** An official Ubuntu wireless mouse from Xoopar – **Joey Chan** Well done guys! *Models not included.* --- ### Show your appreciation: * Ping an IRC Ubuntu channel and leave a thank you * Send an email to a mailing list; you can do it to a [LoCo](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCo) mailing list * On social media: + UCA Day [Facebook](http://fb.com/UCADay) + [Google Plus](http://gplus.to/UCADay) + Hashtag [#ucaday](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ucaday) on Twitter * Or if you see a community member in the street, go up to them and give them a well-deserved pat on the back 🙂 For everyone who works out of passion and love for Ubuntu: we thank you, and hope it will encourage more contributors to join and make Ubuntu even better! ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Canonical becomes Gold Sponsor of Trifecta Tech Foundation](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-becomes-gold-sponsor-of-trifecta-tech-foundation) Canonical is pleased to announce it is now a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, a non-profit that creates open source building blocks for critical infrastructure... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 30 June 2026 [### Arduino® VENTUNO™ Q is available for pre-order with Ubuntu pre-installed](https://canonical.com/blog/arduino-ventuno-q-is-available-for-pre-order-with-ubuntu-pre-installed) London, UK – August 25, 2026 – Following our initial collaboration announcement in March 2026, Canonical and Arduino (a subsidiary of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) are excited... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 25 August 2026 [### Challenges designers face in open source (and how to fix them)](https://canonical.com/blog/challenges-designers-face-in-open-source-and-how-to-fix-them) Open source powers up to 90% of modern software, yet many projects lack usability. Canonical’s Design team surveyed 115 cross-functional professionals to uncover the 4 core... [Kola Ojoodide](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kola-ojoodide) 26 June 2026 [### Ubuntu Summit 26.04: connected by open source](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-summit-26-04-connected-by-open-source) What an incredible experience! Ubuntu Summit 26.04 has officially drawn to a close, but the energy from our global community is still buzzing – in the comments section, on... [ilvipero](https://canonical.com/blog/author/ilvipero) 22 June 2026