This is a true story of endurance by two women at the helm of their respective family’s legacies in the shrimp industry located on the inlet waters of Fort Myers Beach. The surge of monstrous Hurricane Ian made pickup-sticks of most of the aging fleet of 40-some shrimp boats and some were pushed onto land. …
November 4, 2022 — Back in 2007, Co-owner of Morton’s Gourmet Market, Eddie Morton with a twinkle in his eye, told Melinda and me “yes, we will carry Watt-Ahh”. We celebrated that such a premier store is the first one to offer Watt-Ahh to its discriminating customers. His son, Todd, and others back in his …
Gourmet Incubator – Eddie Morton of Morton’s Gourmet Market Read More »
April 30, 2022: April is Child Abuse Awareness Month. In Childhelp’s April 2022 newsletter edition, AquaNew’s Rob and Dana were identified as two of the “Faces of Childhelp”. Here is the interview: How long have you been involved with Childhelp? Since December of 2011. our Watt-Ahh customers have donated over $33,000 as of the end …
Faces of Childhelp – Interview with Rob and Dana Gourley of AquaNew Read More »
January 28, 2021—Katherine Jouan of Simply Organix is a “lighthouse” for immunity products … years before the COVID-19 pandemic. She has greeted at her farmers’ market booth hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the World who come to Sarasota, FL. to enjoy the sunshine and healthy living. Katherine’s customers patiently wait in the long …
Lest we forget the lessons of this time, we started this list. It is our sincere hope that we never need to recall this list in the future due to another impending epidemic or worse, another deadly pandemic. We will never forget the essential workers who worked the front lines in assisting patients and those …
Back by popular demand … 7 tons of snow covering a tube slide plus a snowy play patch for children with severe medical challenges and their families! Lee’s Ice gave us a 60% discount for seven tons of snow plus the slide. The annual Flight-to-the-North Pole invitation holiday party will be held this year at …
2019 Flight-to-the-North Pole Holiday Party – Looking for One More Snow Angel Read More »
Who takes care of the children who are victims? …. The worse that can ever be experienced by children? Violent crimes committed by one or both parents? Our nation is obsessed with abortion these days. Maybe we should shift focus more to the developmental growth and welfare of children who are born into this world? …
Since 2008, every Watt-Ahh bottle sold contributes two cents to non-profit organizations that help children. Our banner organization is Childhelp that gives both counsel and shelter to at-risk children . The total donation from our customers to specifically Childhelp is close to $15,000.00. Through the years, Childhelp Founders Sara O’Meara and Yvonne Federson have found …
Janie McLure is the owner of McLure Oil Company. She currently has approximately 35 fuel tankers and employees stationed at the closed Panama City Airport to fill utility repair trucks. Last Friday, she carried in her RV over 30 cases of donated Watt-Ahh bottles when they traveled from Venice, FL. to the Florida Panhandle. Janie …
Hurricane Michael Recovery – McLure Oil Dispatchers Read More »
Rob Gourley’s paternal grandfather, Lyle Gourley, owned a lumber yard in Highland Park, Illinois, located north of Chicago and part of the North Shore Area of Lake Michigan. He was one of the leading business owners in Highland Park. One of Rob’s memories of his grandfather is during the Depression, he met payroll both for …
Ahh-Mazing “AHA!” Discovery for November 2018 – Time for a Change Read More »
