You amazing people raised $1,851 for water in Ethiopia and Rwanda for my 4 previous birthdays. This year for August 13th let's raise another $600 to bring life changing clean water to 20 more people.

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

100% OF DONATIONS FUND WATER PROJECTS. None of it ($0) goes to overhead, it all goes to the water project. That's why I love charity:water.

Why I started doing this:
So I was at an email marketing conference listening to numerous speakers go on about how to connect with customers when something completely unexpected happened.

Scott Harrison, founder of Charity:Water told us about the amazing shift his life took. He went from a successful but indulgent nightclub promoter to a dedicated, compassionate leader working tirelessly for the benefit of people across the planet.

After hearing the passion in his voice, and the huge impact that a simple resource like water can have on the quality of life of so many people, I had to get involved.

PLEASE instead of buying any gifts, send the same amount or more to a water project. 100% of your donation goes to the water projects!

You can see the results of my 4 previous birthdays:
https://my.charitywater.org/james https://my.charitywater.org/james35
https://my.charitywater.org/james-carleton/james-birthday-2
https://my.charitywater.org/james-carleton/james-birthday-4

Learn more about the mission: http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/

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Many of us have no idea what it's like to be thirsty. We have plenty of water to drink -- even the water in our toilets is clean!

But many people around the world don’t have that luxury. Every day, about 1,400 children die from diseases caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are simple solutions like drilled wells, spring protections and BioSand filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

I started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for anyone who can help me.

Please donate to my campaign -- anything you can give is a huge help.

100% of the money will be used to build clean water projects, and when they’re complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.