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This is done through the installation of permanent sources of clean water, which are then maintained by trained community members. Live Well Water depends upon the generosity of people like you to fundraise support for these projects.
These people have gone above and beyond to support our cause.
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From surf trip to building wells.
Live Well Water all started from a surf trip in 2014 when Randy Hepworth, a Pensacola local, got an invite to go surf a relatively off-the-radar spot down near Chinandega, Nicaragua. On this trip, Randy met a woman staying at the same surf camp who was there to distribute clean water filters. After hearing how extreme the need for clean water was in the region, Randy went home and shared with his family how he thought they could help. The Hepworth family began garnering support from the Pensacola/Gulf Breeze community and got to work.
Their first effort aimed to support small segments of communities, one at a time. Through a fundraising letter-writing campaign, $2500 in funds was brought in to purchase 50 water filters. In 2016, the Hepworth's returned to Nicaragua to deliver these filters for use on open-water wells. Though these filters were of great help, it was clear that the communities really needed deep water wells that would provide cleaner water in both the dry and rainy seasons. Since then, Live Well Water has grown abundantly to better meet the needs of the Nicaraguan people. Live Well Water now sources and funds the construction and maintenance of deep water wells that provide clean drinking water for entire communities.
Live Well Water has been entirely funded by the generosity of those in our local area and now spreading to businesses and other individuals world wide. Our staple event is a community fish fry each summer, but we also have seen great support through regular donations, silent auctions, and more. Though the city of Gulf Breeze is far away from these Nicaraguan communities, a trusted community leader in Nicaragua - Yerling Tercerro-Ramos - helps to link these two distant communities. Yerling is a full-time employee for Live Well Water who is local to Nicaragua. He has the important task of determining which community is next to receive a well, locating the site of drilling, attaining estimates for the projects, and setting up a board in each community to maintain and regulate well usage. Yerling remains an indispensable part of the original Live Well Water team that has now expanded into a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit.
With our small team, we strive to maintain transparency and share the results of as many projects as possible.
