112. Minisode: The Mission of the Crayon Initiative: Providing Joy to Millions of Children - Bryan Ware
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Overview
Meet Bryan. After years of helping Fortune 100 companies streamline their manufacturing and products for ultimate efficiency, Bryan combined his manufacturing skills and his love for the arts to help children in need. And thus The Crayon Initiative was born. If you've ever wondered what happens to restaurant crayons after their one use - then tune in. We're talking about an incredible mission story that's benefiting hospitalized children. You'll never look at crayons the same again - guaranteed.
Today’s Guest
Bryan Ware, Founder of the Crayon Initiative
“We get all kinds of stories from the hospitals like that of how many different people a single packet crane actually touches.”
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Episode Highlights
The birth of Crayon Initiative - 3:10
Day-to-day of a nonprofit - 6:48
The impact of the Crayon Initiative - 10:50
Ways to get involved - 12:54
Community Engagement - 14:45
Bryan’s One Philanthropic Moment - 17:10
Bryan’s One Good Thing - 19:00
Becky’s Call To Action - 19:28
Powerful Quotes:
“I love this concept of upcycling, and not throwing things away, we want to be a carbon-neutral organization. It's like, crayons are so joyful.” - Becky
“It touches a lot of people, which has been fabulous, you can find out more obviously on our website to subscribe to the emails once to twice a month. So we're not going to bombard you, but we give you updates of what's going on and how we're doing and where the growth has come.” - Bryan
“I think we can all agree that we want to provide that opportunity to more kids.” - Becky
“there's kind of the two sides of the coin, the good and the bad, but they're both really good stories and whatnots out of it are how much smiling happens basically from crayons.” - Bryan’s One Philanthropic Moment
“If you have an idea, know that that idea is gonna change or morph as time goes on. But don't give up on it. Just keep adapting to whatever you're doing. And don't give up on it if it's really a good idea.” - Bryan’s One Good Thing
“We've been having these conversations on the podcast about everyone just needs to lean into the thing that they're good at, you know, and if you have a passion or you have a particular skill set in one area, apply that to the thing that really moves your heart in this life.” - Becky
“If you feel called or moved by this mission if you have a heart for children, especially children in the hospital space, this is an incredible nonprofit that will allow your gift to touch so many.” - Becky’s Call To Action
