Every day, 1,400 kids under the age of 5 die from water-related illnesses. We can help change that!

My birthday is almost here. I'm not usually excited about getting older, but this year I'm really thankful to have lived another happy, healthy year. At Hootsuite's 2015 kickoff event, I was moved by Scott Harrison's talk about his organization Charity Water where I learned that millions of kids around the world don't live to see their fifth birthday because they don't have access to clean, safe drinking water. We can help change that.

I'm asking for half my age in dollars (or whatever you feel comfortable donating) from everyone I know. Every penny of the money raised will directly fund clean water projects in developing countries. Even better, charity: water will show us exactly which projects we funded once they've been fully completed (which takes about 21 months). That means we'll know the locations and names of the communities we helped.

Help me reach my goal. Please donate to my birthday campaign!