Background
Hendley was born to Jeff and Libbi Hendley.
Hendley was born to Jeff and Libbi Hendley.
He is the second of four children, with one older sister and two younger brothers. Amber is well known in the Boone area for the Clogging studio she owns and operates in downtown Boone. After graduating from Ragsdale High School in Jamestown, North Carolina in 1997, he later received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from North Carolina State University in 2004. has worked in Sudan, India, Cambodia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Peru, South Africa, and Kenya.
The organization responded to the 2010 Haiti earthquake by bringing a water purification system to be implemented within disaster areas.
Hendley first envisioned the concept of in 2003 while bartending and playing music in nightclubs around Raleigh, North Carolina. In January 2004, the first fundraiser was held at a local bar in Raleigh.
With the money raised during the event, Hendley traveled to Darfur, Sudan, and began installing water systems for victims of government-supported genocide. He then lived in Sudan for about a year.
Upon his return to the United States, he began to focus his energy on developing programs in other countries and received local and national media attention as a result.
In May 2009, Hendley was selected as one of the Cable News Network Heroes of the 2009 year out of nearly 9,000 submissions. In October 2009, a panel of judges — including General Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Turner, and Elton John — announced that Hendley was a "Top 10 Finalist for Cable News Network’s Hero of Year." In 2009, had implemented sustainable drinking water initiatives in half a dozen countries and over 25,000 individuals, by 2014 those numbers have rocketed to 18 countries and over 300,000 people.
Doc does public speaking engagements across the United States and has spoken at several international venues including South Africa, Spain, Turkey and several others
Doc gives talks to a wide range of venues including non-profits, global conferences, corporate retreats and universities. He also appeared on the TedX Stage in Asheboro in 2010.