Doc Hendley

Doc Hendley is the founder and president of Wine to Water, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing clean water to people in need worldwide.

He conceived the idea in 2003 while bartending in Raleigh, North Carolina, and held the first fundraiser in 2004.

Hendley then spent a year in Darfur, Sudan, installing water systems for genocide victims.

Upon returning to the U.S., he expanded Wine to Water's programs to other countries.

The organization has worked in various nations, including India, Cambodia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru, South Africa, and Kenya.

Hendley also responded to the 2010 Haiti earthquake with water purification systems.

His efforts have garnered significant local and national media attention.