West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin (right) speaks with CRISPE Founder Larry Kerkman on the CRISPE Bus about equal shared parenting.  Over 35 State Legislatures from West Virginia had personal tours of the CRISPE Bus!

CRISPE -- Sea to shining sea

 Mid-August, hot and muggy, yet family advocates came from many states for the first annual Bringing Children and Families Back Together rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the Washington Mall. The CRISPE coach was there, but not CRISPE-1 AKA Mr. CRISPE, Larry 3,000 miles west in San Diego, CA. As CRISPE-1 flew west to be with his son. CRISPE-2, Harry Crouch, flew east to be with the CRISPE Bus and rally.  Kevin Young Vice-President of the National Coalition of Free Men San Diego, happen to be in Boston on business stopped by to help out.

The evening before the rally was truly exciting. At a social event to view trailers of the upcoming feature film SUPPORT, System Down, Harry had the good fortune to meet many advocates with whom he had over the years met only by telephone or e-mail. The National Rally was a great success with powerful, wonderful speakers talking about the problems of family court and the changes needed for the real "best interest of our children". Kevin Young set up a tent at the rally , handed out Crispe brochures and sold a fair amount of those absolutely  gorgeous, purple Crispe t-shirts.