Inspiration

Who doesn't like free swag?!? That's the only reason I attend hackathons...

(seriously though): Every day, new headlines and events tear people and communities apart; socially through differing political views, and even physically through an increasing frequency of natural disasters. Freebie Magnet hopes to bring communities back together through the one thing no one can turn down: free stuff. By tracking events with free swag near you, Freebie Magnet hopes to "attract" communities back together through the power of freebies.

See it in action at FreebieMag.net

What it does

Freebie Magnet allows users to enter their location and find events with free stuff near them! Freebie Magnet also allows organizers to sign up and add new events they are hosting.

How we built it

We built the website with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and we used Firebase for our database.

Challenges we ran into

Trying to read and write from Firebase from our website, learning JavaScript, learning Firebase.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Not losing our minds.

What we learned

JavaScript and Firebase!

What's next for Freebie Magnet

In addition to adding more features, including a rating system for each organization, we hope to begin porting the web application into Android and Swift for iOS.

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