The idea behind The Chad started with a few summer get-togethers at my best friend’s home in Moses Lake.

A few times every summer, his half-acre property would fill with friends, families, kids, food on the grill, cold drinks, and games everywhere — volleyball, cornhole, ladder ball, ping pong, water pong, a kids' waterslide, and a pool.

And everyone participated.

Nobody was buried in their phone. Nobody was sitting around staring at a TV. Parents looked out for each other's kids. People competed, laughed, had real conversations, shared ideas, and built friendships.

What stuck with me most was how I felt when I left: I always felt better than when I arrived.

Eventually, my friend took a promotion and moved to Idaho, and those Moses Lake summers came to an end. My family genuinely missed them.

That's when the idea hit me: Why not recreate that experience and bring it to other people?

That's the mission behind The Chad. We're not just delivering a trailer full of games. We're creating an environment that gives people a reason to put down their phones, get involved, laugh, compete, talk, and connect with each other.

I miss those summers in Moses Lake. The Chad is my way of bringing that feeling back — and sharing it with my community.

Because at the end of the day, people need people.