I've always wanted to change the world, but sometimes it's hard to know the best avenues to take. Introduced to this charity through friends, we now assist in providing people with access to clean water each month. Clean water means better health and more time for farming or starting small businesses. This charity introduces such a practical way to help people take charge of their lives. For my birthday this year, I'm asking my peers to donate to a great cause, in my honor. Here's more info...

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.

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.