Kai (13) and Logan Vicari (10), are two young boys who recently started a new journey in their lives. A skateboarding company, Bad Apple Skateboards. Kai and Logan wanted to start a company where everyone could skate together despite their differences and just be themselves. Over the course of almost two years, the boys have created a group of people of all ages that are part of their team. Girls and boys from ages as young as 3 to grown adults have all supported their team. Bad Apple Skateboards hold skate competitions, skate for fun events, and much more. They offer skateboard decks with all kinds of designs, shirts, sweatshirts, jerseys, and almost anything you could think of. You can find their merchandise in almost any small skate shop around the Lehigh Valley. The boys have been featured in podcasts, on small shows, and many shops and companies have sponsored them. One of their designs mimics the sign that's put up every year for the Nazareth Carnival. They did this because the Nazareth Skate Park is where their journey ultimately began.
Growing up, Kai was always more into skating that Logan was. From the time he was born he always had a skateboard with him. His father Robert Vicari skated in his younger years too, and passed it on to Kai. Ever since he was a young boy, Kai always has a natural talent, and skating came easy to him. He would skate in the backyard of his home, in parking lots, and anywhere he could find. Over his life he has gotten extremely good. Kai is super shy and seems quiet when you first meet him, but the more you get to know him, you come to know the caring, dare devil, outgoing boy he is. He has had some injuries and failures, but he never quit. He pushed through all the challenges, all of the mistakes, and all of the people telling him he wouldn't make it. All of these confrontations have helped shape him into the talented young boy he is now.
Logan has always tagged along with Kai on his trips to the skate park. Just like Robby passed his passion down to Kai, Kai has passed it down to Logan. Logan has been learning from Kai, and picking up on the way Kai skates. Similar to Kai, Logan is a caring boy who would do almost anything for anyone. Logan is super into the Japanese lifestyle and collects almost anything to do with it. He loves cartoons and is a super big sponge bob fan.
Logan and Kai are my younger brothers. Nothing makes me more proud, than being able to watch them grow and become the charming young men they are. Being able to see them turn their company from a thought into something real, has inspired me in so many ways. They have become something so much greater than I could ever be, and being able to say they're my little brothers, makes me the happiest big sister in the world. I hope one day I can accomplish something as great as they have. They truly are the most important thing to me.
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