(Update: Thank you for your donations thus far :') I have received an additional $219 in cash that I will bank in and transfer. I've raised the goal to $580 to help more people!)

My birthday is in 9 days (as of the 17th of March). I'm very excited about getting older, and I'm thankful to have lived another happy, healthy year. However, millions of other children around the world tragically don't live to see their fifth birthday because they don't have access to clean, safe drinking water. We can help change that.

Instead of presents, I'm asking everyone I know to donate a little to charity: to give clean water (from sustainable sources) to 19++ people (I can't . Every penny of the money raised will directly fund clean water projects in developing countries, like drilled wells and rainwater catchments. 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.

Please donate to my campaign and help me reach my goal :) If I don't manage to raise the sum I'll just pay for it because I want to make a commitment to help this cause. Anyway, I hope that you will support this effort to make the lives of these people better. Because it is my 19th birthday, donate $9/$19/$190 or any number with a 9 :) Or any sum of money at all.

Thank you!