WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:00.300 --> 00:00:07.200 I found out about this award about three years ago and I tried the first year 00:00:07.260 --> 00:00:08.970 I couldn't meet up with a deadline. 00:00:09.510 --> 00:00:11.040 I applied again last year. 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:15.300 We didn't make it then we applied this year and thankfully we made it. 00:00:15.540 --> 00:00:19.620 I was encouraged to keep trying because I realized that the 00:00:19.620 --> 00:00:23.760 award is special compared to what we've been doing over the years. 00:00:24.030 --> 00:00:25.330 And then the questions. 00:00:27.479 --> 00:00:32.489 The questions themselves are inspiring and gives give us the opportunity to reflect. 00:00:32.910 --> 00:00:37.920 I found the award really, really interesting and an opportunity for us 00:00:37.920 --> 00:00:43.890 to keep improving our work each time we apply, because some of the questions 00:00:43.890 --> 00:00:47.610 kept us thinking, oh, probably these are things we weren't during, right? 00:00:47.610 --> 00:00:49.739 These are areas we need to improve ourselves. 00:00:50.010 --> 00:00:51.540 And each year we tried to apply. 00:00:51.540 --> 00:00:56.170 We kept improving based on the feedback, and it's help our organization to. 00:00:56.790 --> 00:01:02.144 You know, could up a, a more thorough application. 00:01:02.625 --> 00:01:04.664 And thankfully we made it this year.