The Starfish
Chronicles
Impact Tour
Placing Healing and Hope Into Hands and Hearts
This outreach initiative is more than a book tour.
Led by Coast Guard veteran, author, trauma-informed coach, and fly fishing instructor Sue Kerver, the tour combines strategic book distribution with conversations focused on healing, resilience, and post-traumatic growth.
HUNDREDS OF BOOKS. MANY CONVERSATIONS. COUNTLESS RIPPLE EFFECTS.
Veteran-Led
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National Reach
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Direct Impact
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Veteran-Led 〰️ National Reach 〰️ Direct Impact 〰️
WHAT YOUR SPONSORSHIP MAKES POSSIBLE
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Puts Books into the Hands of Veterans and First Responders
Up to 100 copies of The Starfish Chronicles are donated on your behalf to VA and First Responder locations in the sponsored geographic area.
Providing a resource veterans and first responders may return to again and again creates a lasting ripple effect.
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Strengthens Community Connections
Your sponsorship helps foster belonging, reduce isolation, and connect veterans and first responders through shared experiences and meaningful conversation.
A stronger sense of connection contributes to healthier individuals, stronger support networks, and more resilient communities.
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Elevates Voices
Your sponsorship creates opportunities for veterans, first responders and others whose experiences are often underrepresented to be seen, heard, and acknowledged.
Inclusive communities are stronger communities.
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Supports Well-Being
By creating space for conversations about trauma, resilience, identity, and healing, your sponsorship helps veterans and first responders access perspectives and tools that may encourage continued recovery and growth.
Healthier individuals contribute to stronger families, workplaces, and communities.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE IN RETURN
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Community Leadership and Impact
Support programming that directly serves veterans and first responders in the communities where you live, work, and do business.
Sponsors receive event photos, distribution reporting, and impact stories that may support community impact, CSR, ESG, annual reporting, and employee engagement efforts.
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Meaningful Recognition
Sponsors are recognized in ways that align with each host organization's policies and guidance, which may include sponsor bookplates, website recognition, social media acknowledgments, and event materials.
Your support becomes a visible investment in the people who keep our communities moving and thriving.
PROPOSED EVENT SCHEDULE
MOUNTAIN WEST REGION: Colorado Springs, CO
EVENT ANCHOR SPONSOR: TBD
Location TBD
Colorado Springs, CO
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Tuesday, August 18, 2026
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION: Austin, TX
EVENT ANCHOR SPONSOR: TBD
Location TBD
Austin, TX
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Monday, August 24, 2026
SOUTHEAST REGION: Charleston, SC
EVENT ANCHOR SPONSOR: TBD
Location TBD
Charleston, SC
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Monday, August 31, 2026
SOUTH REGION: Cary, NC
EVENT ANCHOR SPONSOR: TBD
Location TBD
Cary, NC
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
MID-ATLANTIC REGION: Hampton Roads, VA
EVENT ANCHOR SPONSOR: TBD
Location TBD
Hampton Roads, VA
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Thursday, September 10, 2026
MIDWEST REGION: Cleveland, OH
EVENT ANCHOR SPONSOR: TBD
Location TBD
Cleveland, OH
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Friday, September 25, 2026
PACIFIC NORTHWEST & SOUTHWEST REGIONS to be planned for SPRING / SUMMER 2027
THE RIVER KNOWS
by Sue Kerver
The river knows. She knows of the darkness and of the light. Of my windswept tears that she has carried through rocks and crags and the crevices that too hold my secrets. She knows of gentle and voracious power and the cadence that my soul needs to feel safe once again.
The river knows. She knows of time and patience and persistence. Of forging new paths in place of old routes. She knows how to find a way where none exists.
The river knows. She knows of the bird songs that are carried on gentle winds and the flow song that is carried with the steady movement of her waters.
The river knows. She knows how to navigate through the unyielding passage of time and how to persist and adapt with the changing of each season.
And it is in this knowingness where I heal. Where I yield to her vastness and let her waters take away the heaviness of this world that is weighing on my soul. Because the river knows. And she knows there is triumph in letting it go.
MAKE AN IMPACT
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
“I’m about ½ way through. It’s really, really resonating with me...”
“A bold invitation to trust one’s deep knowing and embody the Warrior Woman within.”
“It’s honest. So thank you for that.”
“Your story has me in tears, as I can relate!!! Hands down! I have been there!”
“Honestly should be required reading for women getting out of service.”
“There is power in disclosure, in talking about our struggles and realizing we are not alone as we go through our own struggles.”
“I just wanted to tell you that it’s so well written. Thank you for sharing your story with the world!”
“It's honestly such a beautifully written story and fascinating and heart wrenching and light hearted and all the things that make us resonate with you.”
Frequently Asked Questions
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All funds are directed to The Sondering Starfish, LLC. and will be used to underwrite aspects of book donations, an event and associated costs.
Please consult with your tax professional to determine deduction options.
A W-9 is available upon request.
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The Sondering Starfish is registered with the State of Montana and has an established EIN.
A W-9 is available upon request.