Doc Hendley

Dickson Beattie "Doc" Hendley
Doc pumping water from a well in Trujillo, Peru
Born	March 19, 1979(1979-03-19) Augusta, Georgia
Nationality	American
Other names	Doc
Known for	Wine to Water

Dickson Beattie "Doc" Hendley (born March 19, 1979 in Augusta, Georgia) is the founder of Wine to Water, an American charitable organization focused on providing clean water to people around the world.

Biography

Known in the field by the name Doc, Hendley was born to Jeff and Libbi Hendley. He is the second of four children, with one older sister and two younger brothers. Doc is currently married with two sons and resides in Boone, North Carolina.

Graduating from Ragsdale High School in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1997, he later received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from North Carolina State University in 2004.

Wine to Water

Doc Hendley is the founder and current president of Wine to Water. Wine To Water is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit aid organization focused on providing clean water to needy people around the world.^[1] Doc Hendley and Wine to Water have worked to provide clean water and sanitation in many countries including Sudan, India, Cambodia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru, South Africa, and Kenya^[2]. Doc responded to the 2010 Haiti earthquake by bringing a water purification system to be implemented within disaster areas.^[3]

Doc first envisioned the concept of Wine to Water in 2003 while bartending and playing music in nightclubs around Raleigh, North Carolina^[4]. In January 2004, the first fundraiser was held at a local bar in Raleigh. With the funds raised during the event, Doc traveled to Darfur, Sudan and began installing water systems for victims of the government supported genocide^[5]. Doc resided in Sudan for approximately one year. Upon his return to the United States, he began to focus all his energy on developing Wine to Water programs in other countries and has received a great deal of attention in the local and national media.

CNN Heroes Selection

In May 2009, Doc Hendley was selected as one of CNN Heroes of the 2009 year out of nearly 9,000 submissions.^[6] In October 2009, a panel of judges including Gen. Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Turner and Sir Elton John^[7] announced Doc Hendley as a Top 10 Finalist for CNN’s Hero of Year.^[8] As of 2009, Wine to Water had implemented sustainable drinking water initiatives to over 25,000 individuals.^[9]

Activities Outside Wine to Water

Doc is very active individual and likes to live life to the fullest. He is an enthusiastic motorcycle rider and has owned Harley-Davidson motorcycles since 1997. Doc also enjoys playing his guitar and still routinely plays at local bars and pubs. Whenever time will allow, he enjoys assistant coaching for the high school wrestling team in Boone, NC.

References

1. ^ http://winetowater.org/
2. ^ http://winetowater.org/projects
3. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/29/heroes-of-haiti-cnn-tells_n_442306.html
4. ^ http://winetowater.org/about-us
5. ^ http://winetowater.org/about-us
6. ^ http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/index.html
7. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/09/30/heroes.brp/
8. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/10/01/top.10.cnnheroes/index.html
9. ^ http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cnn.heroes/archive09/doc.hendley.html

• http://www.highcountrypress.com/weekly/2009/10-29-09/wine-to-water-founder-doc-hendley.htm
• http://www.news-record.com/content/2009/10/17/article/turning_wine_to_clean_water
• http://www.tonic.com/news/article/tonics-50-most-beautiful-people-1-10/
• http://www.takepart.com/blog/2009/03/23/world-water-week-qa-with-doc-hendley/

External links

• http://www.winetowater.org
• http://articles.cnn.com/2009-04-30/us/heroes.doc.hendley_1_water-projects-clean-water-wine?_s=PM:US
• http://www.cnn.com/heroes
• http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/30/heroes.doc.hendley/index.html
• http://www.tonic.com/news/article/tonics-50-most-beautiful-people-1-10/
• http://www.takepart.com/blog/2009/03/23/world-water-week-qa-with-doc-hendley/

Persondata
Name	Hendley, Dickson
Alternative names	Doc
Short description	Founder of Wine to Water
Date of birth	March 19, 1979
Place of birth	Augusta, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death