Challenge Coin – Rewarding DLT Solutions’ Employees

The most commonly held view is that the Challenge coin custom began with the Army Air Corps (precursor of the US Air Force) during World War I. Symbolizing the importance of unity and teamwork, it has become  tradition for a group carrying a challenge coin to keep it on them at all times. To ensure compliance, if someone produced their coin and the other person cannot, the challenged would owe something to the challenger (usually a drink). The tradition has evolved over the years, and the coin can now be regarded as an award for achievements and to boost morale. As DLT Solutions celebrates its 20th Anniversary this year, we wanted to thank our employees with a memorable and meaningful token in appreciation of all they do. The idea to reward employees with a Challenge Coin came from Van Ristau, our CTO, who served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Van proposed we provide meaningful recognition to employees in lieu of big prizes like watches or parking spaces. The challenge coins in this case are an improved bottle-opener coin given to prove membership when challenged and to enhance morale of our team. As a member of the DLT community we hope our employees pride themselves in helping the company evolve into one of the top value-added resellers over the past twenty years.   We also shared many with the vendor partners who came to our 20^th Anniversary celebration in August 2011 to thank them for making our success possible. Our hope is employees, customers and vendor partners will keep the challenge coins on them as a memory of the past twenty years while looking forward to continued success in the future. Check out our 20th Anniversary Art Piece and read more stories of how DLT became successful serving the public sector.