.get-involved-hero {
  background-image: url('../images/get-invo-hero.png'); /* replace with your actual image */
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  height: 60vh;
  position: relative;
}

.get-involved-hero::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0;
  width: 100%; height: 100%;
  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  z-index: 1;
}

.hero-text {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  color: #FFD700;
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 12rem;
  font-size: 3rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.6);
}

.join-section {
  background-color: #1C1C1C;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 2rem;
  padding: 4rem 2rem;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.join-section img {
  width: 350px;
  height: 250px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 8px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.2);
}

.join-text {
  max-width: 600px;
}

.join-text h2 {
  color: #FFD700;
  font-size: 2rem;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  text-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.5);
}

.sub-heading {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: #EDEDED;
}

.small-text {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  color: #BBBBBB;
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.small-text a {
  color: #FFD700;
  text-decoration: underline;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .join-section {
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .hero-text {
    font-size: 2.3rem;
    margin-top: 8rem;
  }
}
.apply-button {
  background-color: #FFD700;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.4rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: #000;
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.7);
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease, transform 0.3s ease;
  margin: 1rem 0;
  display: inline-block;
}

.apply-button:hover,
.apply-button:focus {
  background-color: #e6c200;
  outline: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.8);
  transform: scale(1.04);
}
.apply-button:active {
  transform: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 215, 0, 0.5);
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .join-section {
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 2rem 1rem;
    gap: 1.5rem;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .join-section img {
    width: 90vw;      /* responsive width */
    height: auto;    /* keep aspect ratio */
    max-width: 350px;
  }

  .join-text {
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .hero-text {
    font-size: 2.3rem !important; /* adjust hero text on smaller screens */
    margin-top: 8rem !important;
  }

  .apply-button {
    width: 80%;
    max-width: 300px;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    padding: 0.8rem 0;
    margin: 1.5rem auto;
    display: block;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .apply-button {
    width: 90%;
    font-size: 1rem;
    padding: 0.7rem 0;
  }

  .join-section {
    padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
    gap: 1rem;
  }
}
.join-section {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateX(-100px);
  transition: opacity 0.8s ease-out, transform 0.8s ease-out;
}

.join-section.slide-in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateX(0);
}