My birthday is coming up soon. I don’t particularly need any gifts. So instead, I'd like to provide something essential for people who do need a very special, essential present- a route to obtaining clean drinking water. So I am asking friends and family to donate to charity: water and give clean water to people who need it.

Almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water. Every day, 5,000 kids die from water-related illnesses before they reach their fifth birthday. 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 every dollar (yes every drop, so to speak!) that you donate to my birthday campaign will be used to build clean water projects in developing countries. charity: water funds their operating costs separately through a group of private donors, so 100% of all public donations will go directly to people in need.

Help me make this birthday a meaningful, impactful day for a child, adult, family, or village.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!