:root {
      --maroon: #4b1720;
      --maroon-dark: #2b0d13;
      --gold: #c49a4a;
      --cream: #f6ead3;
      --tan: #d6b777;
      --river: #437f9d;
      --ink: #1d1717;
      --white: #fffaf0;
    }
.supporters-banner {
  position: relative;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1;
}
 .supporters-banner div {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
}   
.supporters-banner::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;

    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);

    width: clamp(300px, 45vw, 750px);
    height: clamp(300px, 45vw, 750px);

    background: url("../assets/images/VUFCLogoCrest.png") center/contain no-repeat;

    opacity: 0.25;

    z-index: 0;

    pointer-events: none;

    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 20px rgba(196,154,74,0.25));
}

.supporters-banner div:first-child {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  color: rgba(196, 154, 74, 0.8);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.supporters-banner div:not(:first-child) {
  font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 900;
  color: rgba(246, 234, 211, 0.82);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

    * {
      box-sizing: border-box;
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
    }

    html {
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    body {
      font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
      color: var(--cream);
      background: var(--maroon-dark);
      line-height: 1.6;
    }

    a {
      color: inherit;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    header {
      position: sticky;
      top: 0;
      z-index: 10;
      background: rgba(43, 13, 19, 0.94);
      border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196, 154, 74, 0.35);
      backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    }

    .nav {
      max-width: 1180px;
      margin: 0 auto;
      padding: 16px 22px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: space-between;
      gap: 24px;
    }

    .brand {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      gap: 12px;
      font-weight: 900;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .brand-mark {
      width: 38px;
      height: 38px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: 2px solid var(--gold);
      display: grid;
      place-items: center;
      color: var(--gold);
      font-size: 18px;
    }

    nav {
      display: flex;
      gap: 20px;
      font-size: 0.9rem;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    }

    nav a:hover {
      color: var(--gold);
    }
.hero {
  min-height: calc(100vh - 71px);
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  padding: 72px 22px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(43, 13, 19, 0.62), rgba(43, 13, 19, 0.86)),
    url("hero-bridge-bg.png");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center bottom;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
  .hero-grid {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 1180px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}  

    .eyebrow {
      color: var(--gold);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.2em;
      font-weight: 800;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    h1 {
      font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 6vw, 5rem);
      line-height: 0.92;
      letter-spacing: -0.05em;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      white-space: nowrap;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .tagline {
      font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.1rem);
      color: var(--gold);
      font-weight: 900;
      margin-bottom: 14px;
    }

    .hero p {
      max-width: 660px;
      font-size: 1.1rem;
      color: rgba(246, 234, 211, 0.88);
    }

    .buttons {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: wrap;
      gap: 14px;
      margin-top: 30px;
    }

    .btn {
      padding: 14px 22px;
      border-radius: 999px;
      font-weight: 900;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      font-size: 0.85rem;
      border: 2px solid var(--gold);
    }

    .btn.primary {
      background: var(--gold);
      color: var(--maroon-dark);
    }

    .btn.secondary {
      color: var(--cream);
    }

    section {
      padding: 86px 22px;
    }

    .container {
      max-width: 1180px;
      margin: 0 auto;
    }

    .section-title {
      font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem);
      line-height: 1;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      margin-bottom: 18px;
      letter-spacing: -0.04em;
    }

    .section-copy {
      max-width: 760px;
      color: rgba(246, 234, 211, 0.86);
      font-size: 1.08rem;
      margin-bottom: 34px;
    }

    .light {
      background: var(--cream);
      color: var(--maroon-dark);
    }

    .light .section-copy {
      color: rgba(43, 13, 19, 0.78);
    }

    .cards {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
      gap: 18px;
    }

    .card {
      background: rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.08);
      border: 1px solid rgba(196, 154, 74, 0.28);
      border-radius: 22px;
      padding: 26px;
    }

    .light .card {
      background: #fff8e9;
      border-color: rgba(75, 23, 32, 0.16);
    }

    .card h3 {
      color: var(--gold);
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      margin-bottom: 10px;
      font-size: 1rem;
    }

    .light .card h3 {
      color: var(--maroon);
    }

    .union-grid {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
      gap: 14px;
      margin-top: 34px;
    }

    .value {
      background: var(--maroon);
      color: var(--cream);
      border-radius: 20px;
      padding: 22px 16px;
      min-height: 150px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(196, 154, 74, 0.4);
    }

    .letter {
      font-size: 3rem;
      font-weight: 900;
      color: var(--gold);
      line-height: 1;
    }

    .value strong {
      display: block;
      margin: 8px 0;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    }

    .quote {
      background: var(--maroon);
      color: var(--cream);
      border-top: 6px solid var(--gold);
      border-radius: 24px;
      padding: 36px;
      font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
      line-height: 1.12;
      font-weight: 900;
      letter-spacing: -0.03em;
    }

    .quote span {
      color: var(--gold);
    }

    .two-col {
      display: grid;
      grid-template-columns: 0.9fr 1.1fr;
      gap: 36px;
      align-items: start;
    }

    .promise-list {
      display: grid;
      gap: 14px;
    }

    .promise {
      padding: 18px 20px;
      border-left: 5px solid var(--gold);
      background: rgba(255, 250, 240, 0.08);
      border-radius: 0 16px 16px 0;
    }

    .form {
      background: var(--cream);
      color: var(--maroon-dark);
      border-radius: 26px;
      padding: 28px;
    }

    .form label {
      font-weight: 800;
      display: block;
      margin-bottom: 6px;
    }

    .form input, .form select, .form textarea {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 14px;
      border-radius: 12px;
      border: 1px solid rgba(43, 13, 19, 0.22);
      margin-bottom: 16px;
      font: inherit;
    }

    .form button {
      width: 100%;
      padding: 15px;
      border: none;
      border-radius: 999px;
      background: var(--maroon);
      color: var(--cream);
      font-weight: 900;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 0.08em;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    footer {
      padding: 34px 22px;
      border-top: 1px solid rgba(196, 154, 74, 0.3);
      text-align: center;
      color: rgba(246, 234, 211, 0.7);
    }

    @media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: center;
  }

  h1 {
    white-space: normal;
  }

  .hero p {
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .buttons {
    justify-content: center;
  }

  .supporters-banner::before {
    width: 320px;
    height: 320px;
  }
}
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
  html,
  body {
    overflow-x: hidden;
  }

  .nav {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 14px;
    padding: 14px 18px;
  }

  nav {
    width: 100%;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 14px;
    font-size: 0.78rem;
  }

  section {
    padding: 64px 22px;
  }

  .two-col {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .cards {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .union-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .form {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .quote {
    padding: 28px 22px;
  }

  .section-title {
    font-size: 2.4rem;
  }
}
.form-note {
    margin-top: 18px;
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: rgba(43, 13, 19, 0.65);
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.form-note strong {
    color: var(--maroon);
}
.form-note a {
    color: var(--maroon);
    font-weight: 700;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.form-note a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}