SmartSlaps™ was built by our family, my wife, our two kids Ricky and Ava, and me, to help restore civic ownership, community responsibility, and real support for the services families depend on.
That question came from my daughter at the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas after seeing a little girl crying. It was one of those moments that hits you in the chest because a child saw something adults stopped questioning.
She wasn’t asking about business. She was asking about values.
What if instead of teaching children to chase a machine, we taught them to care about their schools, libraries, first responders, and communities?
A decentralized youth civic engagement and community ownership program designed to turn curiosity into real support.
Kids receive fun educational stickers featuring mascots tied to schools, libraries, first responders, and civic heroes.
Each sticker can connect families to learning content, mission pages, and real community support pathways.
Word searches, anagrams, mascots, safety lessons, and civic education help kids learn while they engage.
Families can directly support the services they actually depend on, with transparency and no hidden cuts.
SmartSlaps™ is built so communities can support what they truly use and care about.
We are launching this work to help protect Nevada families and support preparedness across the state.
No employees. No bloated operation. No corporate playbook. Just a Nevada family that saw a problem, asked a better question, and started building a real answer.
If communities care for the services they rely on, we can solve problems together.
Ava & Ricky, the spark behind SmartSlaps™
Born in Xiamen, China, Ricky is an animal-loving, high-energy future pilot who loves sharks, bugs, learning, and helping others. He brings leadership, imagination, and a big brother’s heart to the mission.
Born in Tucson, Arizona, Ava is the creative spark behind SmartSlaps™. She’s sweet, artistic, sharp, and full of heart, with a love for creativity, cuddles, and asking the kind of questions that change everything.
For too long, too many have been trained to depend while fewer are taught to lead. SmartSlaps™ is about bringing responsibility, community care, and civic participation back, America style.
Nevada can lead the nation in restoring civic ownership and responsibility.
Take a look at what we’re building and help us show Nevada, and eventually the nation, what kids can do when they’re trusted to lead.