I'm on a year long journey to raise $4,000 for charity: water in honor of my year end 40th birthday. I've been asking everyone to donate $40 (for the big 4-0) and so far we've raised over $2,602 dollars! This is my 4th and final quarter and am excited to hit my goal at the end of December and start my 40's knowing that we have helped changed the world.

Last summer, I had the privilege of hearing Scott Harrison speak. His messaged moved me: we have power as individuals. We can affect change just by trying. And just because the worlds' problems are big (enormous) doesn't mean we shouldn't be putting in the work to change them.

"Do not be afraid of work that has no end."

I bawled.

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.