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+# Hacktoberfest
+
+This challenge is always run during October and was our first-ever monthly challenge. We have three tracks: maintainers will provide issues labeled for Hacktoberfest, contributors will solve issues, and mentors will help contributors and maintainers be successful.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Facilitators Guide During the Challenge](#facilitators-guide-during-the-challenge)
+  - [Make an Announcement to Kick-Off the Challenge](#make-an-announcement-to-kick-off-the-challenge)
+  - [Async Check-Ins](#async-check-ins)
+  - [Sync Check-Ins](#sync-check-ins)
+- [Slack Channels](#slack-channels)
+- [Past Challenges](#past-challenges)
+- [Past Blog Posts](#past-blog-posts)
+
+## Facilitators Guide During the Challenge
+
+---
+
+✏️ Post month, please update this guide by:
+
+- Adding new script templates and things we did for the challenge.
+- Adding [the month and year of the challenge](#past-challenges).
+- Adding the [blog post(s) for the challenge](#past-blog-posts).
+
+---
+
+### Make an Announcement to Kick-Off the Challenge
+
+⏳ **Timeline**: On the 1st day of the challenge.
+
+✅ **Tasks**:
+
+Announce the challenge in the `#announcements` and crosspost to the `#hacktoberfest` channel on Slack.
+
+📃 **Script Templates**
+
+[**Initial announcement**]
+
+TBA
+
+[**Preptember repo opens during Hacktoberfest**]
+
+```text
+🥁🥁🥁
+
+We are delighted to share that our Preptember repo is still open for our members until the end of Hacktoberfest! 🎉
+
+📢 Please note that this repo is **not** participating in Hacktoberfest and we only accept PRs from our existing members. <br>
+
+If you want to practice open source or are a maintainer and want to list your repo(s) in our recommended repos for Hacktoberfest, you can still do so until Oct 31!
+We also encourage our mentors to use this repo to practice open source for their mentees! 🙌
+```
+
+### Async Check-Ins
+
+⏳ **Timeline**: Fridays, 9:00 AM ET
+
+📃 **Script Templates**
+
+**2023**
+
+```text
+Let’s do an async check-in!
+
+Who’s looking for issues? Tell us what you’re looking for and we’ll try to get you paired up!
+```
+
+### Sync Check-Ins
+
+⏳ **Timeline**: Weekly, depend on hosts availability.
+
+## Slack Channels
+
+Slack public channels that we use for the challenge:
+
+- `#announcement`
+  - Initial announcement.
+- `#hacktoberfest`
+  - Challenge announcements.
+  - Async check-ins.
+  - Ask for help and support.
+- `#hacktoberfest-co-working-room`
+  - Co-working room during Hacktoberfest.
+- `#help-and-pairing` and `#open-source`
+  - Ask for help and support.
+
+---
+
+## Past Challenges
+
+- October 2023
+- October 2022
+- October 2021
+- October 2020
+
+## Past Blog Posts
+
+- 2023
+  - [Hacktoberfest 2023: Let's Make Positive Impacts, Learn & Grow Together in Open Source!](https://dev.to/virtualcoffee/hacktoberfest-2023-lets-make-positive-impacts-learn-grow-together-in-open-source-52a1)