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.

If you didn’t know, DV's past spring dance was a charity dance and 100% of the proceeds went towards this charity. We raised over $9,400 through ticket sales, fundraisers, donations, and profits from Mr. Wildcat. We reached 94% of our overall goal.

Back in September, I️ was able to attend an event at the Presidio with Rahul, Rameen, Nathan and Christine. Charity: Water showed their audience a video from last years ball and re-capped the night with a video of the well being built, live at the ball. This brings me the point of this post, I️ am pledging my 18th birthday and I️ am asking YOU to help me raise $600 to complete the $10,000 goal we had in the spring to build a well.

Please join me and help complete the well in honor of Dougherty Valley -- 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.

I appreciate anything, thank you for your love and support!

Love,
Denise Ma