From 085ce95103c8b5a2b1404fef9628dbaa73037173 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brendan Samek <brendan@brendansamek.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:56:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Drop the volunteer page's closing band and "close race" copy

The closing blue band duplicated the sign-up call to action, so its
button moves to the bottom of the Questions section in the same dark
blue. "Close race" is gone from the steps card and the shared invite
message, which now speaks to the friend being invited ("your values").

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 src/app/toronto/volunteer/page.tsx        | 38 ++++++-----------------
 src/app/toronto/volunteer/thanks/page.tsx |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/toronto/volunteer/page.tsx b/src/app/toronto/volunteer/page.tsx
index 98849cb..5fb0648 100644
--- a/src/app/toronto/volunteer/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/toronto/volunteer/page.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ const STEPS = [
   },
   {
     title: "Show up on October 26",
-    body: "Join your candidate’s team for as little as two hours and help win a close race.",
+    body: "Join your candidate’s team for as little as two hours and help them win.",
   },
 ];
 
@@ -420,33 +420,15 @@ export default function VolunteerPage() {
               </div>
             ))}
           </div>
-        </section>
-
-        {/* ── Closing (Toronto-blue band, full bleed) ──────────── */}
-        <section className={`${GUTTER} bg-[#003086] text-bg py-14 md:py-24 text-center flex flex-col items-center`}>
-          <p className="mb-8 font-serif italic text-[1.1rem] leading-[1.5] text-bg/70">
-            &ldquo;Whatever our errors are otherwise, we shall not err for want of
-            boldness.&rdquo;
-            <br className="sm:hidden" /> &mdash; Sir Wilfrid Laurier
-          </p>
-          <h2 className="font-sans font-medium leading-[1.05] tracking-[-0.035em] text-[clamp(2rem,5vw,3.75rem)] max-w-[22ch] text-balance text-linen-100 mb-10">
-            Two hours. A close race. Your call.
-          </h2>
-          <a
-            href="#signup"
-            className="group/btn inline-flex items-center gap-3 type-button text-accent bg-bg px-7 py-4 transition-colors hover:bg-linen-100"
-          >
-            Sign up to volunteer
-          </a>
-          <div className="mt-14 max-w-[60ch] space-y-2 font-serif text-[0.95rem] leading-[1.5] text-bg/70">
-            <p>
-              Build the Vote is a Build Canada&nbsp;&ndash; Toronto volunteer
-              program. Volunteers choose the candidates they support.
-            </p>
-            <p>
-              Turnout and race margins are from official City of Toronto 2022
-              municipal election results.
-            </p>
+          <div className={`${GUTTER} py-6 md:py-8 border-t border-border-light`}>
+            <Button
+              as="link"
+              variant="auburn"
+              href="#signup"
+              className="px-7 py-4.5 bg-[#003086] border-[#003086]"
+            >
+              Sign up to volunteer
+            </Button>
           </div>
         </section>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/app/toronto/volunteer/thanks/page.tsx b/src/app/toronto/volunteer/thanks/page.tsx
index 43ceda9..a0d512c 100644
--- a/src/app/toronto/volunteer/thanks/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/toronto/volunteer/thanks/page.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export default function VolunteerThanksPage() {
   const { siteUrl } = getSiteConfig();
   // Tagged so sign-ups from friends' invitations show up as their own source.
   const inviteUrl = `${siteUrl}${VOLUNTEER_PATH}?utm_source=volunteer_invite&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=build_the_vote`;
-  const inviteMessage = `I'm volunteering in Toronto on Election Day, October 26, with Build Canada's Build the Vote. Two hours can help a candidate who shares our values win a close race. Join me: ${inviteUrl}`;
+  const inviteMessage = `I'm volunteering in Toronto on Election Day, October 26, with Build Canada's Build the Vote. Two hours can help a candidate who shares your values win. Join me: ${inviteUrl}`;
 
   const steps: { title: string; body: React.ReactNode }[] = [
     {