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. It doesn’t have to be that way.

Lydia and I teach Zane and Haley to value the world's natural resources, and remind them how fortunate they are to have the things they have. Every year, instead of birthday gifts, we ask friends/family to contribute to charity:water, an organization that helps build water projects that provide clean water to communities around the world. It is our small way of being the change we want to see in the world. We would be so very grateful for you to contribute to this birthday campaign.

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.