{"id":19736,"date":"2018-09-17T09:10:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T13:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filtersfast.com\/blog\/?p=19736"},"modified":"2020-04-15T09:11:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T13:11:11","slug":"wine-to-water-summit-conference-2018-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filtersfast.com\/blog\/wine-to-water-summit-conference-2018-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Wine to Water Summit 2018 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi FiltersFast.com blog readers, my name is Katie Hodges and I am the author behind most of the blogs that you read. I was honored to be asked to attend the Wine To Water Summit and am extremely excited to share my recap with you.<\/p>\n

A little over a week ago, we had the incredible opportunity\u00a0to attend and be a sponsor of the Wine To Water Summit in beautiful Blowing Rock, NC.<\/p>\n

Wine To Water is committed to supporting life and dignity for all through the power of clean water. They’re also our amazing charity partner! As soon as we found out they were planning a summit, we jumped at the opportunity to be a sponsor.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the conference was to gather the Wine To Water community and help change-makers better understand the global water crisis, learn how they can help fight this crisis with Wine To Water, and help them walk away equipped to make a difference in their own community and around the world.<\/p>\n

Here’s a recap of our time at the summit:<\/p>\n

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Thursday afternoon we checked into the conference and mixed and mingled with other attendees before heading to Appalachian State University to continue meeting movers and shakers in the Wine To Water community.<\/p>\n

After some scrumptious hors-d’oeuvres and a little too much wine, we made it to the Schafer Center for the premiere of the short Wine To Water Film Mountains to Mountains<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Mountains to Mountains<\/em> short film was about the work that Wine To Water has been doing in Nepal since the earthquake back in 2015 and how much of an impact it they have made in\u00a0Dahakhani, Nepal. After the end of the film, a few members of Wine To Water and an App State student and professor who helped Wine To Water bring clean water to Nepal sat on a panel and amazed us all with their stories and heartfelt vision for this community. Hearing how just one person can help thousands of people gain access to clean water is mind-blowing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After the panel, we watched another short video about how a few simple taps have helped this community in\u00a0Dahakhani flourish. As soon as the video wrapped, Wine To Water’s founder, Doc Hendley, came out to say a “few” words. He spoke with so much passion and emotion, that it left everyone in the room with tears streaming down their face.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hearing everything that Doc had to say and what they’ve been able to do in Nepal, made me so incredibly thankful to be part of such an amazing community of people who are changing the way people think about clean water.<\/p>\n

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The evening ended with a few drinks and great conversations at Wine To Water’s newly renovated\u00a0bar, Ransom, in Downtown Boone, NC.<\/p>\n

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Early Friday morning we grabbed our coffee and settled in for a day of learning and inspiration. First, we heard from Wine To Water’s CEO,\u00a0David Cuthbert. He talked to us about where Wine To Water started, the impact that they’ve made thus far and where they plan to be in the future.<\/p>\n

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Here are some amazing stats he shared:<\/p>\n