Helping Veterans Build Meaningful Careers In WordPress

At WP Engine we have always been proud supporters of our military veterans. Some ways we support our veterans is by holding unique happy hours, partnering with organizations that provide career training, and providing them jobs.

With that support of veterans in mind, we are super excited to sponsor free attendance for the first 30 veterans who sign up for WordCamp Tampa and WP BootCamp, day-long workshop designed to teach WordPress to U.S. military veterans. WP BootCamp will be held during the first day of WordCamp Tampa, which runs from September 25 to September 27. Additional WP BootCamp tickets are available for $15 for vets and non-vets.

To present WP BootCamp, WordCamp Tampa has partnered with Happy Joe, a non-profit that works with military veterans to help them find meaningful and sustainable careers through WordPress.

We’re always excited and inspired by initiatives like WP BootCamp that give back to the community, and we look forward to more ways support our veterans and the greater WordPress ecosystem.

WP BootCamp will be held Friday, September 25, the first day of WordCamp Tampa, which runs September 25 through September 27 at USF’s Marshall Student Center in Tampa, Fla. Veterans interested in attending can sign up now.

For more on WP BootCamp and an interview with Happy Joe founder James Dalman, check out this Torque article.

Shayda Torabi is a storyteller, digital marketer, and lover of all things WordPress. From the people to the platform, she’s been using WordPress since 2004 and hasn’t looked back. Working at WP Engine as part of their Marketing team, Shayda focuses on building authentic relationships with the amazing people who make up the WordPress community. Having been to over 30 WordCamps all over the world from Sevilla to Chicago to San Francisco, one thing has remained constant, the generosity of the people of WordPress. She likes loud music, iced coffee and chronicles her life adventures through her food blog.