I have lived to be 25 years old by the grace of God. Over my lifetime, I have been given every resource necessary in order to thrive - an excellent education, a roof over my head, a warm bed each night, three meals a day, and clean water (to name a few).

To celebrate my birthday this year, I am asking for $25 donations from the people I love.

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.

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.

Can you help? Thank you, friend.