 Veterans Day week to everyone. A lot of people are calling us lately and they're asking us what can we do for Veterans Day and there's something very meaningful everyone can do. The DAV 5K presented by USAA. It's a fantastic event. You can do it from anywhere, virtual, in person. Right now we have 2,200 people who will be attending the event in person in Cincinnati at the banks at 9 a.m. on Veterans Day, November 11th. 1,500 have registered to participate virtually and you can too. I'm joined by Katie Deschler, longtime DAV employee. She's been involved with the 5K for almost all, well, yeah, all 11 years Katie's been involved. Katie, what's going on today? What's going on behind us here? So this is our packet pickup. We have volunteers that come in, help our participants pick up everything they need for the race. Our packet pickups are here today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Or you can pick up on race day at the Great American Ballpark starting at 7 a.m. until the race starts at 9. And you don't have to, you don't have to have registered if you're local in Cincinnati or in the tri-state region and you're coming down. You don't have to have registered just yet, right? Correct, they can register online through tomorrow night at 7 p.m. Or they can come down on race morning at 7 a.m. and register there. But like I said, you can participate virtually as well. Visit DAV 5K.org for that. Kani, what role do volunteers play in this big event? To be honest, they play a critical role in this event. Like I said, they come in today and tomorrow and help us do all of our packet pickups. They help all of our participants get the items they need. They came in before race day and helped us pack all of our virtual packets so we could ship those out to the people who are participating virtually. We even have a virtual participant from England this year which I think is pretty cool. And then on race day, they're course marshals. They help us with setup. They help us with tear down. They really do so many different things for us and there's still a chance to volunteer. Again, you can do that online at DAV 5K.org or you can come down on race morning and we'll put you to work. We'll find some place for you. Huge thanks to our volunteers. This is a run, walk, ride and roll in Cincinnati. So you don't have to be an athlete necessarily to do it. And if you decide to do it at home, you can do it in any number of ways. You can dedicate instead of 5K, you're gonna drive 5,000 miles to honor veterans in some special way. Katie, if you are participating in person here in Cincinnati, what can you expect on race day? So one thing that I think is really unique about this race and that I really love is that we are a walk, ride and roll. So this year we have almost a hundred motorcycles that have already registered. So they will ride the course before all of our runners take off. Our hand cyclists take off after them. Then our runners timing is back this year. I know that's been a big thing in the last few years. So it is a timed race again this year. And then our walkers go after that. And we have everything, we have wheelchairs, we have strollers, we have every skill level. We also have a one mile hero. So there is a turnaround point if you don't feel like you can do the full 5K. No shame, no judgment. Trust me, I couldn't do it either. Well, that is great. And for the timed runners, you're gonna get to the front of the line. We're gonna try and get you through there so that you can beat all of us slower people who are gonna be walking. Katie, tell me, what else can people do to get involved this Veterans Day? Well, so we have several partners who are doing different initiatives. Moorline Lager House, which is actually one of our post-party locations for the race as well. They have a special DAV Lager. So a dollar for every beer that you buy goes to DAV. Frisches is doing a roundup at their registers. So you can round up for DAV. Taste of Belgium is also doing a roundup for us. And they did a special DAV cookie this year. So a dollar from every sale of the cookie comes back to DAV to help our programs and services. They will also be, so Frisches and Taste of Belgium will also be there on race day. Taste of Belgium will be making waffles at the race. Frisches is bringing us some pumpkin pie babies, which I know are a big Cincinnati hit. And then Skyline will also have cheese conies like they do every year. So it's gonna be a really fun atmosphere this year. That is awesome. I have tried the Vienna Lager over at Moorline. I have tried the cookies and I definitely need to run a 5K after taking on all those calories. What about the rest of the year? Are there ways to get involved? Oh, also real quick, Golden Corral. Thank you, Golden Corral, our partners there. Chapters throughout the country are going to be volunteering throughout the week. Throughout Veterans Day for Military Appreciation Night. It's a free meal. It's a free way to say thank you. And a lot of people don't realize this, but Golden Corral was really the first company to start kind of the evolution of these Veterans Day giveaways, these Veterans Day appreciation things that we've been doing, seeing throughout the country. So thank you, Golden Corral. Thank you to all our members who are out there doing the important outreach and helping connect people with services there. Katie, what other ways can people volunteer and get involved if they want to help Veterans to DAV every day's Veterans Day? What can they do on every other day of the year, do you think? So we do volunteer days one day a month here at DAV National Headquarters. They come in and have them do our packets. We do convention bags for DAV National Convention, the virtual packets, like I mentioned, for the 5K. If they contact V-A-V-S at DAV.org, our Voluntary Services Department will help them find initiatives. Even if you're not in Cincinnati, in your local area, they can help you find those. We do a cleaning of headstones at the Veteran Cemetery in Williamstown, Kentucky, usually three or four times a year ahead of their big offense. So we can make sure that we have those gravestones looking the best that they can and we keep that cemetery at the sacred place that it is. And similarly, if you were in Washington, D.C., the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, DAV chapters out there volunteering to clean that and keep that operating. And of course, you can visit volunteerforveterans.org for other volunteer opportunities. The DAV Transportation Network, 200,000 plus rides last year, they always need assistance. They always need people to get involved and volunteer for that program, even if you can just do it a day a week. Happy Veterans Day, everyone. Katie, anything else? Just get ready for a really fun race on Saturday. It's actually supposed to be pretty good running weather. Gonna be a little cold when those of us who are setting up get there in the morning and thank you again to our volunteers who are coming in as early as 6 a.m. to help us get ready for this race. We could not do this without them. It's a huge sense of patriotism at the race. You will notice that our veteran participants will be wearing black race shirts and our civilian participants wear gray. So if you see anyone wearing a black race shirt, please make sure you thank them for their service. We should thank them on Veterans Day and every day of the year. Thank you so much, Katie. Like I said, you do not have to be in Cincinnati to participate. Visit DAV5K.org and it's something special you can do to honor the service and sacrifice of our nations of veterans. Thank you.