September 12, 2024 — One of my favorite series is called “Inventified” that appeared in AquaNew’s newsletters throughout 2018. Each chapter highlighted a relative, childhood friend or teacher who inspired Rob to become an inventor and a free thinker. For my side of the family, there are product manufacturing roots which make it interesting for …
November 11, 2022 — As we reflect on the selfless service of our veterans today, there is an army of caring individuals who donate their time in raising, evaluating, and matching the abilities and personalities of service and guide dogs to allow veterans to adapt better in their civilian lives. Intuitive dogs that can ease …
September 24, 2022 — The “Watts” name has over a 130-year history in Rob Gourley’s family … all the way back to Edison and Tesla’s time when there were safety concerns over criss-crossing wires connecting homes and apartment buildings to electrical power. Rob talks in his documentary video (Minute 23:39 in the video banner link …
We received heart-warming stories after the 2017 landfall hurricanes. Hurricanes Florence and Michael have recently challenged our neighbors to the north. We realize shared stories of surviving the wrath of Mother Nature while helping others can be uplifting for all of us. AquaNew has decided to renew its request for hurricane recovery stories of helping …
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My father-in-law, Robinson B. Gourley Sr., if he was still alive, would have laughed about what I considered one of his best lifetime accomplishments. He was a World War II veteran, an award-winning cellist, a career engineer for GE and a loving grandfather. In my opinion, his parenting skills, what he called “benign neglect”, actually …
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We talked with Devon of Wildlife, Inc. Education and Rehabilitation Center during the Flight to the North Pole Holiday Party held on December 7, 2017. He rescued the abandoned fawn we found near the AquaNew office last Good Friday. Devon shared with us the good news that she survived, grew and was released back into the …
The weather forecast for the Flight-to-the-North-Pole Holiday Party is clear with a patch of snow. Over a hundred children and their families living in the Sarasota/Bradenton Area are invited to their own private holiday party with special celebrity guest, Santa Claus. He flies in on a Sheriff-escorted helicopter to enjoy lunch with the kids. Santa …
“Water arrived safely! Again, much thanks,” said Patty H., buyer for Basic Foods Market in Beaumont, Texas. AquaNew recently donated over 1,400 Watt-Ahh® bottles for Patty to distribute to those impacted by flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Patty also told us that she studies the ancient Paleo Hebrew language. Patty wrote, “It is believed by many …
Suzanne B. of Sarasota, FL reminds us of the days when folks sat on their front porch and waved to their neighbors. She has her own unique way of greeting her neighbors. She does so by running a bubble machine at the end of her driveway along South Orange Avenue, located south of downtown Sarasota. …
