2009 we’re having dinner in Miami my kids my wife and I and I tell them oh
kids my wife and I and I tell them oh
kids my wife and I and I tell them oh whoa I have a new job offer oh nice and
whoa I have a new job offer oh nice and
whoa I have a new job offer oh nice and we’re well Panama Central America so you
we’re well Panama Central America so you
we’re well Panama Central America so you guys are moving so they were like
guys are moving so they were like
guys are moving so they were like shocked so two months later I go down to
shocked so two months later I go down to
shocked so two months later I go down to Panama I start working with a television
Panama I start working with a television
Panama I start working with a television network my past life experience and down
network my past life experience and down
network my past life experience and down the line they come perfect two months
the line they come perfect two months
the line they come perfect two months all three years down the road my wife
all three years down the road my wife
all three years down the road my wife and I said you know what we have to make
and I said you know what we have to make
and I said you know what we have to make something out of this we love to give
something out of this we love to give
something out of this we love to give back to the community and we try to
back to the community and we try to
back to the community and we try to figure out what are we going to do we
figure out what are we going to do we
figure out what are we going to do we see a lot of nonprofits foundations and
see a lot of nonprofits foundations and
see a lot of nonprofits foundations and we don’t find anything that it’s
we don’t find anything that it’s
we don’t find anything that it’s appealing to us so we come to it to the
appealing to us so we come to it to the
appealing to us so we come to it to the idea of creating something to give back
idea of creating something to give back
idea of creating something to give back very naive but what we’re gonna do it
2012 we every year there’s a photo walk
2012 we every year there’s a photo walk that it’s done worldwide by Scott Kelby
that it’s done worldwide by Scott Kelby
that it’s done worldwide by Scott Kelby professionals interpretive hobbyists
professionals interpretive hobbyists
professionals interpretive hobbyists everybody that has a camera wants to do
everybody that has a camera wants to do
everybody that has a camera wants to do something and shoots for one day around
something and shoots for one day around
something and shoots for one day around the world they should the city and you
the world they should the city and you
the world they should the city and you put those pictures up on the web and you
put those pictures up on the web and you
put those pictures up on the web and you get you win prizes for that so we’re
get you win prizes for that so we’re
get you win prizes for that so we’re sitting down with all the people that
sitting down with all the people that
sitting down with all the people that participated in that specific shoot and
participated in that specific shoot and
participated in that specific shoot and we’re having a beer and I tell well what
we’re having a beer and I tell well what
we’re having a beer and I tell well what are we going to do with all this
are we going to do with all this
are we going to do with all this material that we created and I said well
material that we created and I said well
material that we created and I said well why don’t we create a foundation we
why don’t we create a foundation we
why don’t we create a foundation we utilize the images that we acquired and
utilize the images that we acquired and
utilize the images that we acquired and try to sell them or do something and
try to sell them or do something and
try to sell them or do something and give back to the community I said okay
give back to the community I said okay
give back to the community I said okay perfect let’s do
perfect let’s do
perfect let’s do what how we’ll do it well let’s hire a
what how we’ll do it well let’s hire a
what how we’ll do it well let’s hire a lawyer start the foundation but well
lawyer start the foundation but well
lawyer start the foundation but well difficult in Panama being a bunch of
difficult in Panama being a bunch of
difficult in Panama being a bunch of foreigners trying to come up with a
foreigners trying to come up with a
foreigners trying to come up with a foundation because in those countries
foundation because in those countries
foundation because in those countries you hide assets in their tax havens and
you hide assets in their tax havens and
you hide assets in their tax havens and it took us help to create a foundation
it took us help to create a foundation
it took us help to create a foundation took us after a year year and a half
took us after a year year and a half
took us after a year year and a half that we went through every single
that we went through every single
that we went through every single processing scrutiny from the lawyers
processing scrutiny from the lawyers
processing scrutiny from the lawyers from the banks to create the foundation
from the banks to create the foundation
from the banks to create the foundation we were able to do it so what are we
we were able to do it so what are we
we were able to do it so what are we doing different we’re making or giving
doing different we’re making or giving
doing different we’re making or giving back sexy so we provide images very
back sexy so we provide images very
back sexy so we provide images very interesting images of different things
interesting images of different things
interesting images of different things and we do a silent auction Sandlin
and we do a silent auction Sandlin
and we do a silent auction Sandlin auction that with our clientele from the
auction that with our clientele from the
auction that with our clientele from the photography business or from the wedding
photography business or from the wedding
photography business or from the wedding businesses from different of the
businesses from different of the
businesses from different of the photographer’s they we have great
photographer’s they we have great
photographer’s they we have great benefactors they give us the money and
benefactors they give us the money and
benefactors they give us the money and we didn’t have the project to attach it
we didn’t have the project to attach it
we didn’t have the project to attach it to so I tell the board members okay next
to so I tell the board members okay next
to so I tell the board members okay next time you come to the board meeting you
time you come to the board meeting you
time you come to the board meeting you have to come up with two solutions or
have to come up with two solutions or
have to come up with two solutions or two projects that you are passionate
two projects that you are passionate
two projects that you are passionate about and you want to do it so we come
about and you want to do it so we come
about and you want to do it so we come up with a drink cleaning water program
up with a drink cleaning water program
up with a drink cleaning water program what’s this 11 million people in Latin
what’s this 11 million people in Latin
what’s this 11 million people in Latin America die from problems related to
America die from problems related to
America die from problems related to water pollution it’s a lot of people
water pollution it’s a lot of people
water pollution it’s a lot of people 300,000 panamanians households don’t
300,000 panamanians households don’t
300,000 panamanians households don’t have potable water the country has a lot
have potable water the country has a lot
have potable water the country has a lot of water but it’s not clean water to to
of water but it’s not clean water to to
of water but it’s not clean water to to consume so we are ready to for a journey
consume so we are ready to for a journey
consume so we are ready to for a journey in that in that in it’s a province of
in that in that in it’s a province of
in that in that in it’s a province of province and its border with Colombia
province and its border with Colombia
province and its border with Colombia its Colombia and Panama where we are
its Colombia and Panama where we are
its Colombia and Panama where we are there’s no roads there’s no connection
there’s no roads there’s no connection
there’s no roads there’s no connection from Colombia to Panama
from Colombia to Panama
from Colombia to Panama a lot of the drug lords run their drug
a lot of the drug lords run their drug
a lot of the drug lords run their drug business through there and a lot of the
business through there and a lot of the
business through there and a lot of the guerrillas from the FARC
guerrillas from the FARC
guerrillas from the FARC so we adventurer ourselves into the into
so we adventurer ourselves into the into
so we adventurer ourselves into the into the river after driving seven hours down
the river after driving seven hours down
the river after driving seven hours down south in pickups from Panama City and at
south in pickups from Panama City and at
south in pickups from Panama City and at the last checkpoint
the last checkpoint
the last checkpoint they don’t have military but they have
they don’t have military but they have
they don’t have military but they have like type of police military police at
like type of police military police at
like type of police military police at the last checkpoint
the last checkpoint
the last checkpoint they tell us well why are you going whoa
they tell us well why are you going whoa
they tell us well why are you going whoa we’re going to this little town called
we’re going to this little town called
we’re going to this little town called where we’ll be here that it’s the most
where we’ll be here that it’s the most
where we’ll be here that it’s the most developed community the unit guys are
developed community the unit guys are
developed community the unit guys are going to see in the area and and they
going to see in the area and and they
going to see in the area and and they said well are you guys coming back I
said well are you guys coming back I
said well are you guys coming back I said well if I’m not back in an hour
said well if I’m not back in an hour
said well if I’m not back in an hour please go get me because it’s not nice
please go get me because it’s not nice
please go get me because it’s not nice to be there so everything happens in the
to be there so everything happens in the
to be there so everything happens in the river they wash their clothes they
river they wash their clothes they
river they wash their clothes they navigate through the river they all the
navigate through the river they all the
navigate through the river they all the animals take water from there they
animals take water from there they
animals take water from there they utilize the water to cook so they have a
utilize the water to cook so they have a
utilize the water to cook so they have a big problem they did and they have the
big problem they did and they have the
big problem they did and they have the resource but we don’t have electricity
resource but we don’t have electricity
resource but we don’t have electricity that deep live with nothing so we
that deep live with nothing so we
that deep live with nothing so we partner up with a big corporation a u.s.
partner up with a big corporation a u.s.
partner up with a big corporation a u.s. corporation that has business interest
corporation that has business interest
corporation that has business interest about them they run a Latin operation in
about them they run a Latin operation in
about them they run a Latin operation in in Panama and with another
in Panama and with another
in Panama and with another non-for-profit the other number of
non-for-profit the other number of
non-for-profit the other number of profit knows the dialect from the
profit knows the dialect from the
profit knows the dialect from the country they are the right skin color to
country they are the right skin color to
country they are the right skin color to work with the local people and with this
work with the local people and with this
work with the local people and with this company so they produce a little pouch
company so they produce a little pouch
company so they produce a little pouch that has a little powder and it’s a
that has a little powder and it’s a
that has a little powder and it’s a portable like a pot like a water plant
portable like a pot like a water plant
portable like a pot like a water plant but just in a little above pouch so you
but just in a little above pouch so you
but just in a little above pouch so you pour the little packet into the water
pour the little packet into the water
pour the little packet into the water the completely dirty water and
the completely dirty water and
the completely dirty water and you tell them to stir the water for five
you tell them to stir the water for five
you tell them to stir the water for five minutes
minutes
minutes so they don’t have watches what did you
so they don’t have watches what did you
so they don’t have watches what did you do well two songs it’s five minutes so
do well two songs it’s five minutes so
do well two songs it’s five minutes so you just do it and that’s the time that
you just do it and that’s the time that
you just do it and that’s the time that you have to do it so all the gunk goes
you have to do it so all the gunk goes
you have to do it so all the gunk goes down to the bottom and then you put it
down to the bottom and then you put it
down to the bottom and then you put it through a cloth so you can just leave
through a cloth so you can just leave
through a cloth so you can just leave all the impurities there and you let it
all the impurities there and you let it
all the impurities there and you let it sit for five minutes you see although
sit for five minutes you see although
sit for five minutes you see although ugliness that has the pollution that has
ugliness that has the pollution that has
ugliness that has the pollution that has the water there and you just let it sit
the water there and you just let it sit
the water there and you just let it sit for five minutes and you have drink
for five minutes and you have drink
for five minutes and you have drink clean water to consume and they have a
clean water to consume and they have a
clean water to consume and they have a better quality of life and we have a
better quality of life and we have a
better quality of life and we have a saying in the foundation that we have
saying in the foundation that we have
saying in the foundation that we have these are the board members that we went
these are the board members that we went
these are the board members that we went down to take pictures let me include it
down to take pictures let me include it
down to take pictures let me include it with this initiative we helped 127
with this initiative we helped 127
with this initiative we helped 127 thousand people now in Panama a year
thousand people now in Panama a year
thousand people now in Panama a year round so we started on 2013 and we’re
round so we started on 2013 and we’re
round so we started on 2013 and we’re trying to expand the the help so here
trying to expand the the help so here
trying to expand the the help so here it’s I’m gonna translate it it’s agua la
it’s I’m gonna translate it it’s agua la
it’s I’m gonna translate it it’s agua la Vida that it’s water equals life so I
Vida that it’s water equals life so I
Vida that it’s water equals life so I want to make a challenge to all all of
want to make a challenge to all all of
want to make a challenge to all all of you guys and all of you guys in the
you guys and all of you guys in the
you guys and all of you guys in the internet or if you’re gonna see it on
internet or if you’re gonna see it on
internet or if you’re gonna see it on demand I challenge you to think out of
demand I challenge you to think out of
demand I challenge you to think out of the box and think what can you do for
the box and think what can you do for
the box and think what can you do for the people next to you your neighbor and
the people next to you your neighbor and
the people next to you your neighbor and how can you make someone’s life better
how can you make someone’s life better
how can you make someone’s life better thank you very much
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