diff --git a/share/xml/news.xml b/share/xml/news.xml
index fecc70030e..a190909c18 100644
--- a/share/xml/news.xml
+++ b/share/xml/news.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,41 @@
   <year>
     <name>2016</name>
 
+    <month>
+      <name>3</name>
+
+      <day>
+	<name>1</name>
+
+	<event>
+	  <title>FreeBSD Project to participate in Google Summer of
+	    Code 2016</title>
+
+	  <p>The FreeBSD Project is pleased to announce its
+	    participation in Google's 2016 Summer of Code program,
+	    which funds summer students to participate in open source
+	    projects.  This will be the FreeBSD Project's twelfth year
+	    in the program, having mentored over 180 successful
+	    students through summer-long coding projects between 2005
+	    and 2015.</p>
+
+	  <p>Past successful projects have included improvements to
+	    Linux ABI emulation, NFSv4 ACLs, TCP regression testing,
+	    FUSE file system support, and countless other projects.
+	    Many students go on to become FreeBSD developers, as well
+	    as participating in FreeBSD developer events around the
+	    world through continuing support from the FreeBSD
+	    Foundation.</p>
+
+	  <p>Prospective participants are invited to apply; more
+	    information is available, including proposal and deadline
+	    information, on the <a
+	      href="&enbase;/projects/summerofcode.html">FreeBSD
+	      Summer Projects page</a>.</p>
+	</event>
+      </day>
+    </month>
+
     <month>
       <name>2</name>