Instead of giving me a gift for my birthday this year, I'm asking that you instead make a donation to charity:water.

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 my 30th birthday fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for anyone who can help me.

Clean water leads to life altering changes, including increased access to education, the ability for families to work and provide a future for their children and most importantly, it prevents deadly bacteria from spreading and taking the lives of so many.

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.