 National Membership Director Doug Wells, Doug, thank you for being here. And we are here this morning for the Recruit-A-Warrior drawing. But first we're gonna talk more about what Recruit-A-Warrior is and all the membership highlights with DAV. We are in the store here at National Headquarters in Erlinger, Kentucky. These items are some of the things that you can use your points on when you recruit members into DAV. Doug, if you can start by talking about Recruit-A-Warrior, the challenge and then just recruiting at large. Yeah, absolutely. So we do a challenge a couple of times a year in the spring and in the fall to, first of all, make people aware of the Recruit-A-Warrior platform and to also incentivize our members to really get out there and focus on recruiting new members. You know, we're stronger together. You'll probably hear me say that a couple of times. So we always need to be replenishing our ranks and growing our ranks to make sure that our voice stays steady and strong everywhere it needs to be. So talk about the recruiting link, the individual links, how those work and kind of best practices and how folks can use those. Sure. So the way a member gets their unique Recruit-A-Warrior link is to go to www.DAV.org slash warrior. All they need to do is put in their membership number and the system will automatically generate their unique link and QR code for their use to recruit. So the wonderful thing about these links and QR codes is that the recruiter automatically gets credit for the folks that they've recruited. So there's no longer a need to put in their sponsor information. You know that when somebody signs up with that online digital application via your Recruit-A-Warrior linker or QR code, you're going to get credit for that recruitment. So people need to remember that it's awesome that we've got the Recruit-A-Warrior challenge going on twice a year, but Recruit-A-Warrior links are active 365 days a year. So it is the easiest, safest way to recruit and to ensure that you get automatic credit for that new recruit. And how do you members redeem the points that they earn and use them at the DAV store? So they can contact the DAV store here at National Headquarters and our team here can help them redeem their points and we'll get their products mailed out to them. Of course, we always take the store with us to National Convention, so if you're able to attend National Convention, there is a huge product line that we offer there, but the easiest thing to do is to take a look at the DAV store catalog online and then give the store a call and let them know how you want to redeem your points. So you started to touch on this, but why is this important recruiting members and how does that help support DAV's mission and helping veterans and their families? So again, we are stronger together. So if we have a great strong membership base, it makes it a lot easier for our folks in DC when they're advocating for disabled veterans and their families, not only to acquire new benefits that they've earned and deserve all of the recent passage of the PACT Act, but to also protect the benefits that we already have in place. It is a constant evolution and reeducation effort that needs to take place. And our team on Capitol Hill does an outstanding job in making disabled veterans' voices heard, but it's a lot more, there's a lot more gravitas to that message when they can look over their shoulder and say, this is what one million plus of your constituents bought. So it's incredibly important for our folks to be out there recruiting folks that are eligible. And we're just trying to give them all the tools to make that successful and easier to do and recruit a lawyer is just one way to do that. Absolutely. Let's talk about membership dues. I know you have an update there, but can you also talk about how membership dues are used? Sure, so for only the third time in my career with DAV, which is nearly three decades now, over 28 years, I've seen just a couple of dues increases. So we've been very conscientious about trying to keep membership prices low, but people may not understand a lot of the machinations that go into this. When we receive life membership dues, they go into what's called a life membership fund and we in part redistribute those dues out to the community in which that veteran lives to help close the gap between the services that were promised and the services that exist in that veterans community. So it's a great mechanism to help support veterans in your local community. So it's a win-win when you become a member of DAV. So for any folks out there who maybe aren't members and interested in membership, what's your pitch and how can they become a DAV member? So absolutely, the easiest way to do it is just to go to joinDAV.org. You can learn all you need to learn about becoming a member in DAV. There's a lot of different resources to include a digital membership application. You can also print off a PDF application if you're more comfortable doing that. We would encourage you to sign up online for a lot of different reasons, but it's very secure. We hope that you do so, but if you have any questions or concerns about DAV membership, please get ahold of us here at National Headquarters. You can email us at membership at DAV.org and we can get you any information you need. Doug, anything else before we jump into today's drawing? Sure, just real quick, I'd like to encourage folks to sign up for the Commander's Action Network. There's no easier way to support the initiatives that DAV is pursuing legislatively. So if you just go to DAV.org, click on Get Involved and then click on Advocate on Legislation. You can find the link to sign up for the Commander's Action Network or can and you'll be kept informed of all the latest and greatest legislative initiatives that's happening in DC that we need your support on. So please, if you can, sign up for the Commander's Action Network, if you haven't done so already. Also add to that, I think veterans are the best people to advocate for other veterans. So we really need your support and your voice there. All right, so to today's drawing, what's in here, Doug? So we have the names of all of the recruiters who recruited members during the recruiter warrior challenge. So you get one entry for every new person that you recruit into the organization. So if you're a recruiter and you recruited 10 new members, you have your name in here 10 times. So I encourage everybody to participate in future recruiter warrior challenges. But again, please don't hesitate to use your recruiter warrior link or QR code as often as possible. And remind us of the prize today. $1,000. That's good stuff. Especially during the holiday season, that's great. All right, well, let's get into it. Okay, let's give it a few cranks here. We'll make sure we mix them up and we'll go backwards. And we'll get a close shot of the drawing here. I'll reach in and grab the name. My hand. Monica Lam, you are the winner of this recruit a warrior challenge. Congratulations, Monica. Thank you so much, Doug. Again, congratulations to Monica. What does Monica need to do to claim this prize? I'll reach out to her and she just needs to respond when I reach out to her, but we'll get you that ASAP. Great, thank you all for tuning in. Thank you to all of our members for your continued support and your recruiting efforts. Again, DAV.org slash warrior to learn more about recruit a warrior. As Doug said, it's a year round effort and have a happy holiday.