One family · one road · a little good left behind
A family road trip built around community, connection and showing up.
In spring 2027 we're driving from the southernmost point toward the northernmost point, meeting people already doing good, helping where it's useful and sharing their stories.
Adventure, purpose, people, and a little good left behind.
The mission
Each stop connects our family with local people and organizations already doing meaningful work. We listen, pitch in and help tell their story.
This is not a road trip at communities. It is a road trip with them.
How it works
01
We connect with local people and groups already doing good in each place.
02
We roll up our sleeves and help where it's actually useful, kids included.
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Honest photos, video and words that shine a light on their work.
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Every stop gets a little something left behind, then we keep driving.
The 2027 journey
Start
The southernmost point
Key West and the Florida coast
Along the way
Up the East Coast
Coastal towns and the communities in them
Finish
Toward the northernmost point
Maine
The impact
The goal is to amplify the people already making their communities better.
Lift up the people already making their towns better.
Share their work with an audience that cares.
Our boys learn kindness by doing it, mile by mile.
Link neighbors, causes and visitors who belong together.
Our story
Two parents, two little boys and a lot of "someday." So we stopped waiting until we had more to give and decided to just go, together, with our hands open.
"What if the memories we made also left something behind for someone else?"Read our story
Partners
Nonprofits, schools and local groups who'd welcome a few extra hands and a story told well.
Be part of a chapterCampgrounds, inns and towns that want to welcome a real family and be shown honestly.
Host a stayFamily-minded brands that want to help fuel the journey and the good done along it.
Partner on the journeyThe camera roll
A cause, a classroom, a small business or a whole town. Tell us and we'll reach out. Or email nettlesfamilyadventures@gmail.com.
