diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 3498cfa..b776e36 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Usage is as follows; it's designed to be open-ended enough that you can adapt it
 streams. This also exists in large part (read: pretty much in full) thanks to the excellent **[python-requests](http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/) library by
 Kenneth Reitz.
 
-**Example Usage:**
+**Example Usage:**  
 ``` python
 import json
 from twython import Twython
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ You can also follow me on Twitter - **[@ryanmcgrath](http://twitter.com/ryanmcgr
 
 Twython is released under an MIT License - see the LICENSE file for more information.
 
+Want to help?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Twython is useful, but ultimately only as useful as the people using it (say that ten times fast!). If you'd
+like to help, write example code, contribute patches, document things on the wiki, tweet about it. Your help
+is always appreciated!
+
+
 Special Thanks to...
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 This is a list of all those who have contributed code to Twython in some way, shape, or form. I think it's
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 3498cfa..b776e36 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Usage is as follows; it's designed to be open-ended enough that you can adapt it
 streams. This also exists in large part (read: pretty much in full) thanks to the excellent **[python-requests](http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/) library by
 Kenneth Reitz.
 
-**Example Usage:**
+**Example Usage:**  
 ``` python
 import json
 from twython import Twython
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@ You can also follow me on Twitter - **[@ryanmcgrath](http://twitter.com/ryanmcgr
 
 Twython is released under an MIT License - see the LICENSE file for more information.
 
+Want to help?
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Twython is useful, but ultimately only as useful as the people using it (say that ten times fast!). If you'd
+like to help, write example code, contribute patches, document things on the wiki, tweet about it. Your help
+is always appreciated!
+
+
 Special Thanks to...
 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 This is a list of all those who have contributed code to Twython in some way, shape, or form. I think it's