There are 800 million people in the world living without access to clean water. Let's change that!

My birthday is almost here. Millions of people walk hours everyday to retrieve water from puddles of mud filled with parasites and diseases. Help me bring in another year as I turn 26 and donate my second birthday to charity: water in hopes to bring water to those in need. I'm not usually one to be stoked on getting older, but this year I'm very thankful to have lived another happy, healthy year. I have so much to be thankful for and I can't think of a better cause to help support for my birthday. Everyone deserves access to clean water. Millions of kids around the world don't even live to see their fifth birthday because they don't have access to clean, safe drinking water. Together, we can make a difference.

I'm asking for my age in dollars from everyone I know. With even just $20, we can provide clean drinking water for 1 person. 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. As we raise money for water projects, the effects ripple into more than just having clean drinking water. Clean water benefits health, hygiene, sanitation, education, as well as the economy, and it restores lost time back to the women and children and their families. Simply put, water changes everything.

Help me make a difference. Please donate to my birthday campaign!