1KHO 225: Carrying Dreams: A Journey of Friendship | Kevan Chandler and Natalie Peterson

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Embark on a heartwarming journey with Kevan Chandler, the visionary behind We Carry Kevan, and illustrator Natalie Peterson, creators of the newly launched children's book, "We Carry Kevan." Kevan opens up about the initial concerns he faced when first trying the life-changing backpack and the ongoing challenges he confronts. At the core of the episode is a discussion about the book's essence—a tale crafted for all children, irrespective of abilities, who yearn for genuine friendships. Kevan shares his aspiration to both be that friend and find that friend. The episode unveils the inspiring collaboration between Kevan and Natalie and offers a glimpse into their 2024 tour, promising a journey filled with courage, trust, and reliance on others—the central themes of this captivating children's book. The narrative explores the profound impact of Kevan's journey, triggering two recurring questions: "Where did you get that backpack?" and "Where do you get those friends?" The answers unravel the magic of the backpack and extend an invitation: "Can you help me get this backpack so I can have an adventure?" Join us as we delve into the deep messages of fear, trust, and friendship woven into "We Carry Kevan," a book transcending boundaries and inviting every child to embark on an extraordinary adventure. ** Learn more about We Carry Kevan and order his brand new kids book here >> https://wecarrykevan.org/ Check out Natalie Peterson's etsy shop here >> https://www.etsy.com/shop/AedanPeterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, well here we go.
0:02.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast.
0:04.6	My name is Jenny Erich.
0:05.7	I'm the founder of 1,000 hours outside.
0:08.0	And I am so excited that Kevin Chandler is back with us again and also a new guest Natalie Peterson
0:15.6	welcome to the both of you.
0:17.6	Thanks.
0:18.6	Hello, thanks for having us.
0:20.6	Kevin is the founder of We Carry Kevin, a nonprofit organization that is getting
0:26.2	backpacks connected with families to help with accessibility and to help kids
0:31.0	who might be in a wheelchair or are less mobile to go places where they might
0:36.8	not have been able to go before. There's so many amazing stories on the
0:41.2	website we carry Kevin.org of families that are saying this would help us to
0:45.2	visit this person to go to this place all of these different stories and you can
0:49.4	listen to Kevin's story on our last podcast where we talked about your amazing adventures, the
0:56.2	things that you've done in your backpack, but you have a brand new project out.
1:01.6	I love that you just used the word we were talking beforehand. It's a bridge. It's a brand new project out that is bringing in the kids. It's this beautiful kids book. we carry Kevin absolutely stunning
1:13.9	Natalie is the illustrator Kevin the author Kevin can we start with you can you
1:19.5	tell us when this dream was birthed? Oh man, I would say it probably came about the idea for it maybe four years ago, four or five years ago,
1:31.0	and you know I had the grown-up book that we talked about last time and it was out and
1:40.3	families who used to backpack enjoyed it and adults with with with disabilities enjoyed it as well even teenagers but there
1:49.5	was something that was not sitting right with me which, even though it's a great book to read out loud, and kids could enjoy it, I wanted
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