Please help bring clean water to the people of the world!

My birthday is coming up, and I've decided to make it really easy on all of you who would get me gifts. Instead of wondering if you should get this, or that, or that other thing, I just want you to donate to charity: water.

I'm asking for my age in dollars 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 18 months). That means we'll know the locations and names of the communities we helped.

I did this last year, and it was a great success! We raised $500 and it went to help people in Ethiopia drink clean, fresh water! This year I want to do better. So please donate what you can spare, even $10, to help bring clean water to people in developing countries.

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