 When the pandemic hit, I had probably my biggest opportunity for service and I wanted to do something to kind of help relieve the stress that COVID was causing. Evan is a very responsible young man. When he sees something that needs to be done, he just steps up and makes it happen. And what started out as me making masks and some friends wanting to join became this whole volunteer network of people wanting to help and make a difference. And that has exploded nationally. At this point, we have over 10,000 volunteers. We've donated 800,000 pieces of PPE with 300,000 pieces of that PPE going straight to veteran communities. With COVID and everything being locked down, Evan found a way to overcome the obstacle and get out and remain involved. He built PPE in his basement, organized online activities, building PPE and donating them to veterans, taking food to homeless veterans in their pantries, and finding ways to remain engaged with individuals. Makes him an absolutely remarkable young man and very deserving of this scholarship. The DAV scholarship is huge for me. Not only just the monetary award, which will be huge for help funding my education, but also for the network that it provides of being able to connect with so many different people at a national level. I'm hoping to go to college. I want to study computer science, business, learn all the skills that I need to be a player in this digital world. I would say some of the biggest things I've learned are both the power of a kind of united front of being able to bring so many people together, as well as, you know, the positive feeling of volunteering, of the warm feeling you get when you're able to give and help someone else.