Every day, 5,000 kids under the age of 5 die from water-related illnesses. I'm gonna help change that!

My birthday is almost here. I'm not usually excited about getting older, but this year I'm really thankful to have lived another happy, healthy year. Millions of kids around the world don't live to see their fifth birthday because they don't have access to clean, safe drinking water. We can help change that. Last year for my thirtieth birthday I decided to perform 30 random acts of kindness for 30 years. Well, it's going to be a yearly tradition. This year I'll be performing 31 and I'm so happy to be helping charity: water for my 31st act.

I'm asking for my age in dollars from everyone I know. Every penny of the money raised will directly fund clean water projects in developing countries. 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.

Help me reach my goal. Please donate to my birthday campaign!