This campaign closed on Sep 30, 2012 Ryan McRae brought clean water to Medazikuya and 1 other project.

Ryan McRae

Giving up my 40th birthday and care packages!

organized by Ryan McRae

Help Ryan give the gift of clean water. 100% of every donation raised will fund charity: water's work providing access to clean water projects around the world.

$2,750.17

raised

$2,500

goal

Why Ryan McRae is fundraising for clean water

All of my birthdays have always been about stuff. Stuff I don't want, stuff I definitely don't need. And to be honest, I hardly even remember what I got last year.

So this year, I'm giving my birthday up.

I'm turning 40 years old and instead of asking for gifts, I'm asking for $2500 or more from everyone I know. It's not going to me, though. All of it is going to build freshwater projects for people in developing countries.

Almost a billion people in the world are living without clean water -- but how much are they really living? Millions contract deadly diseases from contaminated water. 30,000 people will die this week alone. The lucky ones won't, but still have to walk hours each day to get dirty water for their families.

My birthday wish this year is not for more gifts I don't need; it's to give clean and safe drinking water to some of the billion people living without it. I want to make my birthday matter this year.

The best part: 100% of all donations go directly toward water projects. And about 18 months after this campaign ends, charity: water will show us where and how every dollar we raised ended up helping in the field. We'll see GPS coordinates, photos and more details about the communities we've impacted.

Please join me.

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This campaign brought clean water to Medazikuya, Ethiopia and 1 other project.

Ethiopia
Drilled Well
1,500
Top Donors

  • 1
    ELIZABETH TORREZ
    $100
  • 2
    Jeanette Bradeen
    $100
  • 3
    Tom and Heather Bentley
    $100
  • 4
    Bruce Olson
    $100
  • 5
    Dennis Reitz
    $100
Ryan’s reported impact to date

Ryan has partially funded 4 projects.

Past campaigns
Where We All Thirst: Afghanistan Haiku Book
Ended Apr 17, 2013
Raised $2,830
Giving up my 40th birthday and care packages!
Ended Sep 30, 2012
Raised $2,750.17