On May 20, 2011 my Dad (Steve Parker Sr) passed away, exactly a week before his 63rd birthday. So for his 64th birthday I'm dedicating it to helping others live. In 2008 my Dad and I took a trip of a lifetime to Africa (it was a trip we will never forget). So, for his 64th birthday, which will be May 27, 2012, I'm asking you to give to save the lives of children and adults world wide that do not have safe drinking water. I'm asking specifically for you to donate $64 or $640 to celebrate my Dad's 64th and if $6 and 40 cents is all you can donate then please do that too. Everything helps.

Have you ever said, "I'm dying of thirst?"

If so, I bet you didn't really mean it.

If you're like me, you don't spend too much time thinking about water -- it's everywhere we go. When we're thirsty, we flip a handle or push a button. When we're dirty, we twist a shower knob. When our garden needs watering, when our pasta needs to be boiled, when we use the bathroom -- water is just there for the taking.

But for almost a billion people on the planet, it's not. Millions of women and children have to walk hours each day to get water from muddy ponds and rivers. And much of that water is infested with bacteria, parasites or leeches.

When I learned that only $20 can give someone access to clean, safe water, I decided to start a campaign to help. My goal is to raise $[GOAL]. charity: water will use 100% of the money to directly fund the water projects in the field. Even better, when the projects are complete, they'll show me just where our money went. That's right -- we'll be able to see the GPS coordinates, photos and other details about the community we've impacted!

I've never actually been dying of thirst. I'm sure we'd all like to see a world where no one does.

Together, we can make a dent in the global water crisis. I hope you'll consider helping.