Edema Ruh, you all mean so much to me as a community and I thought this would be a wonderful way for us to make a positive impact on the world. You guys are a second family to me and I know that we can make a difference. I choose Charity: Water because of their practicality and transparency.

I don't want you to give because of guilt or a sense of duty to me. But if you agree with their vision, I would love for you to consider donating in order to help us reach our goal.

In talking with my family and friends, every dollar you guys donate will be quadrupled, meaning if we can raise the $2,500, we will hit the $10,000 goal!

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.

Please donate to our 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.