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@@ -44,24 +44,8 @@ This list will be updated according to the [process for removing a maintainer](G
 
 Code owners, as described in the [change approval process](GOVERNANCE.md#change-approval) of the governance, can be found in [`CODE-OWNERS`](CODE-OWNERS) files.
 
-## Friends of Rook
+## Community
 
-This section lists people that are not currently maintainers but have demonstrated value to the community.
-They typically help out with technical, code and design reviews and also with support and troubleshooting.
-Feel free to loop them in as needed.
-
-* Christian Hüning ([christianhuening](https://github.com/christianhuening))
-* Dan Kerns <kerns@pobox.com> ([DanKerns](https://github.com/DanKerns))
-* Dan Mick <dan.mick@redhat.com> ([dmick](https://github.com/dmick))
-* David González <godboole@gmail.com> ([dgonzalezruiz](https://github.com/dgonzalezruiz))
-* Dennis Chen <dennis.chen@arm.com> ([arm64b](https://github.com/arm64b))
-* Divesh ([dangula](https://github.com/dangula))
-* Ganesh Maharaj Mahalingam <ganesh.mahalingam@intel.com> ([ganeshmaharaj](https://github.com/ganeshmaharaj))
-* Huamin Chen <hchen@redhat.com> ([rootfs](https://github.com/rootfs))
-* Hunter Nield ([hunter](https://github.com/hunter))
-* Illya Chekrygin <illya.chekrygin@gmail.com> ([ichekrygin](https://github.com/ichekrygin))
-* John Spray <john.spray@redhat.com> ([jcsp](https://github.com/jcsp))
-* Joseph Jacks <jacks.joe@gmail.com> ([josephjacks](https://github.com/josephjacks))
-* Rohan Gupta <rohanrgupta1996@gmail.com> ([rohan47](https://github.com/rohan47))
-* Sage Weil <sage@redhat.com> ([liewegas](https://github.com/liewegas))
-* Steve Leon <kokhang@gmail.com> ([kokhang](https://github.com/kokhang))
+We are grateful for the countless members of the community who contribute to Rook,
+whether reporting issues in Github or Slack or submitting code or documentation PRs.
+Thank you for helping this project to grow and mature!