diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cd60056..dba3d69 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 # Ignore branded content
 app/views/branded/*
-app/assets/**/*
+#app/assets/**/*
 config/locales/static_pages/*.yml
 app/assets/stylesheets/*-branded.scss
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b036de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/overrides.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* This file contains overrides to the core Bootstrap 3.x styling */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/* Footer Section */
+footer {
+  margin-top: $footer-margin-top;
+  background: $footer-background;
+  color: $footer-color;
+
+  a { color: $footer-color; }
+	
+}
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