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 ## Contributing
 
-We welcome contributions from the community.
+We welcome contributions from anyone and everyone. Please see our [guidelines for contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## License
 
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 ## Acknowledgments
 
-We would like to thank the ArcGIS community and all the contributors who have helped make this project possible.
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+We would like to thank the ArcGIS community and all the contributors who have helped make this project possible.