On November 5th, I will complete my first full IRONMAN Triathlon.

That’s 140.6 miles of swimming, biking and running. All in one day. All without stopping.

As you would image, I spend a lot of time training for this event. Which leaves me a lot of time to think and reflect. I can’t help but be overwhelmed with gratitude for the many blessings God has poured out on me…my family, my friends, my health. But there are other blessings that don’t even cross my mind. I take them for granted…like clean and safe drinking water.

Every day, millions of women and children have to walk miles to retrieve water for their families. Most of that hard-earned water isn't even clean and can infect them with deadly diseases. I think about how 45,000 people die each day from waterborne illnesses. And there's nothing they can do to change it.

So, what can I do to help?

My mission is to raise $5,000 to provide clean and safe drinking water. I want every step to matter. I'm asking for pledges per meter, per mile or flat out donations to help achieve my goal. All donations are tax deductible. Would you consider:

$38.62 for the 3,862 meters (2.4 miles) I will swim in the ocean;
$112 for the 112 miles I will bike;
$26.20 for the 26.2 miles I will run;

Or even $140.60 for the total miles I will travel?

Because of charity: water's unique model, 100% of all donations go directly to water projects, and each donation is "proved" using Google Earth when projects are complete. I aim to raise $5,000 in the next three months. That's enough to build one well large enough to support a community of 250 people.

I hope you'll join me in helping them now.