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Wine To Water is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit aid organization focused on providing clean water to needy people around the world. Nearly 1 billion people in the world today lack access to adequate water and sanitation. We are devoted to fighting this epidemic. Wine symbolizes fortune in our society. Our goal is to give the fortunate population an opportunity to fight for those who can’t fight for themselves. how we beganWine to Water was a dream that became a reality in the beginning of 2004. We held our first fundraiser in Raleigh, North Carolina in February of 2004 to see if in fact it was an idea that people would respond to. The concept originally was to put on benefit wine events, such as tastings, then use all of the money raised to support water projects around the world. The first fundraiser was a great success. With its success, and others to follow, came a confidence that Wine to Water would continue to grow as an organization. As a result, wine tastings became just one of many ways that we raise awareness and support for the global water crisis. We have worked to provide clean water and sanitation in many countries including Sudan, India, Cambodia, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Haiti.
our name
The very first miracle that Jesus performed was turning water into wine. He was at a wedding party that ran out of wine before the party was finished, which would have made the host look bad. Mary, Jesus’ mother, came to Jesus and told him about the wine running out. Jesus had compassion and told the servants to fill six stone water pots with water. Then they were to draw some water out and bring it to the head-waiter of the party. “When the head-waiter tasted the water which had become wine, and did not know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the head-waiter called the bridegroom, and said to him, 'Every man serves the good wine first, and when the people have drunk freely, then he serves the poorer wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.'” (John 2: 9-10) Wine to Water’s goal is to allow Jesus to turn His miracle around for the needy people of this world. It is our prayer that Jesus Christ will use those of us who have plenty to help provide someone who is less fortunate with the gift of clean water.
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CNN http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/30/heroes.doc.hendley/index.html http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/04/30/cnnheroes.hendley.profile.cnn http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/04/30/cnnheroes.hendley.extra1.cnn http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/04/30/cnnheroes.hendley.extra2.cnn Larry King Live http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/05/01/cnnheroes.hendley.lkl.cnn Take Part (takepart.com) http://www.takepart.com/blog/2009/03/23/world-water-week-qa-with-doc-hendley/
founder - doc hendley
Doc Hendley is the founder and president of Wine To Water. In 2003 he dreamed up the concept of the organization while bartending and playing music in nightclubs around Raleigh, North Carolina. In January of 2004 the first fundraiser was held and by August of that same year Doc was living in Darfur, Sudan installing water systems for victims of the government supported genocide. When Doc returned home in August of 2005 the haunting memories of what he had seen in Darfur drove him to continue building the organization he started two years before. In 2007, after working two jobs and volunteering his time for over three years, Wine To Water became an official 501 (c) (3) and Doc's dream finally became a reality. "When the idea came to me to start Wine To Water the only real world job experience I had was tending bar. I dreamed of building an organization that fought water related death and disease using completely different methods than anyone else. So I started raising money to fight this water epidemic the best way I knew how, by pouring wine and playing music." Doc's dream, and now the goal of Wine To Water, is to quench the thirst of the needy in a way that sets them apart from the rest of the world. "If anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward." (Mathew 10:42)
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