Some things are essential, like having access to clean drinking water.
Paulla McCarthy undoubtedly feels that way too and as a new owner and operator of a water bottling plant, WaterWorks, in New York she champions this human right and goes above and beyond in doing so, Black Enterprise reported.
McCarthy is also the CEO of Youth Saving Society, YSS, a program created to inspire young people through financial education and awareness.
YSS WaterWorks is McCarthy’s company she gained after several unplanned events took place, according to the article. The company’s website said that McCarthy went on a road trip to taste the water in Poestenkill, New York and she later ended up buying it from an elderly couple.
McCarthy, a nurse and single mother of three, was born in Brooklyn and has taught the importance of financial literacy and entrepreneurship to her twin sons, according to the article.
In an Earn Your Leisure interview, McCarthy told the publication that before her company was visualized, she gave her twin boys $1,600 to sell pallets of water purchased from a store during the pandemic.
The company, named The New York Water Boys, sold off their pallets of water outside and worked their way up to sell them in the supermarkets and bodegas, in addition to doing home deliveries, according to the article. The boys established a contract selling water to 21 supermarkets when water was difficult to find last year due to COVID-19, according to the article.
The interview also showcased that McCarthy was looking at her boys’ progress, while showing interest in finding ways to fund her YSS nonprofit organization. With the growth and operation of her new business, she left her initial job, according to the story.
Per YSS Water Works’ website, McCarthy asked the supermarkets in the boys’ sales network if they would carry a sole label water brand to support YSS. Upon their agreement to sell the water, McCarthy located a water company, then planned a trip to taste the water, “in hopes of locating a water source for the project” according to her website.
When McCarthy and her children met the initial water plant owners, the company’s couple then offered to sell her their 15 acres of land, which included an Aquifer which is also known as “The Spring,” according to the article.
“After five months of her learning about the water bottling industry at the water company, McCarthy eventually became the owner,” Black Enterprise reported.
“I was able to raise $130,000 in two days,” McCarthy also said in the Earn Your Leisure interview.
She also said that family and friends gave her money to loan funds to her for the purchase of YSS Water Works, according to the story. During COVID-19, it was hard for McCarthy to obtain a bank loan. She told Earn Your Leisure that her financial efforts were independent.
McCarthy also created a YSS Water Works 3 Million Gallon Challenge through her nonprofit. Funds from the nonprofit will bring spring water to community members who need high-quality drinking water since natural spring water is becoming scarcer in the marketplace.
“To combat this problem and bring our community the absolute best in natural spring water, YSS Water Works is launching our 3 Million Gallon Challenge to pre-sell 3,000,000 gallons of water within the next 30 days and bring access to the hands of the millions in our community,” the website said. “For every dollar spent or donated you will receive a YSS Token to be used towards future purchases. For every 10 YSS water tokens, you will receive 1 YSS Water Coin which will be traded in for a gallon of water.”
To support YSS Water Works’ challenge, visit https://www.ysswaterworks.com/.
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