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 Welcome! 👋🏼
 
-**Good First Issue** is an initiative to curate easy pickings from popular projects, so developers who've never contributed to open-source can get started quickly.
+"Good First Issue" is an initiative to curate easy-to-address tasks from popular projects, so developers who have never contributed to open-source can get started quickly.
 
-Open-source maintainers are always looking to get more people involved, but new developers generally think it's challenging to become a contributor. We believe getting developers to fix super-easy issues removes the barrier for future contributions. This is why Good First Issue exists.
+While open-source maintainers constantly look for new contributors, many developers find the process intimidating. We believe that encouraging developers to fix 'super-easy' issues removes this barrier, which is why Good First Issue exists.
 
 ## Adding a new project
 
-You're welcome to add a new project to Good First Issue, and we encourage all projects — old and new, big and small.
+You're welcome to add a new project to Good First Issue, and we encourage all projects &mdash old and new, big and small.
 
 **[Submit your repository via this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHSt8UHvACokWv8uwiImidTIhuSCAUXnvSGs-TULshdLl9Qw/viewform?usp=header)**