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@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ We welcome contributions from the community. Please read through our
 Included are directions for opening issues, coding standards, and notes on
 development.
 
-🦀 **Important note for Rust developers**: We aim for contributions from the community
+- We appreciate all types of contributions: code, documentation, demo creation, or something new way you want to contribute to us. We will reward every contribution with a Hyperswitch branded t-shirt. 
+- 🦀 **Important note for Rust developers**: We aim for contributions from the community
 across a broad range of tracks. Hence, we have prioritised simplicity and code
 readability over purely idiomatic code. For example, some of the code in core
 functions (e.g., `payments_core`) is written to be more readable than
@@ -264,10 +265,9 @@ pure-idiomatic.
 
 Get updates on Hyperswitch development and chat with the community:
 
-- Read and subscribe to [the official Hyperswitch blog][blog].
-- Join our [Discord server][discord].
-- Join our [Slack workspace][slack].
-- Ask and explore our [GitHub Discussions][github-discussions].
+- [Discord server][discord] for questions related to contributing to hyperswitch, questions about the architecture, components, etc.
+- [Slack workspace][slack] for questions related to integrating hyperswitch, integrating a connector in hyperswitch, etc.
+- [GitHub Discussions][github-discussions] to drop feature requests or suggest anything payments-related you need for your stack.
 
 [blog]: https://hyperswitch.io/blog
 [discord]: https://discord.gg/wJZ7DVW8mm