You know how I feel about my birthday, if you’re reading this. I love birthdays because they give us a chance to reflect and celebrate with the people we love. Over the course of this year, I have been privileged to travel and learn and be enriched by my interactions with people like YOU! That got me thinking... I have so much more than I could ever ask for - maybe this year I could turn my birthday into an opportunity to put a worthy cause in the spotlight.

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. 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.

I started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for anyone who can help me.

Please donate to my campaign -- anything you can give is a huge help.

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.