If you know me well you know I love gifts. I love giving gifts and I love receiving gifts. So it won't come as a surprise that I look forward to my birthday every year. My family and friends are great gift givers! This however, I would like to ask for a different sort of gift.

This past November I listened to a three-part podcast series on suffering in our modern world. You can find the series here http://www.theliturgists.com/podcast/2016/11/1/suffering-part-1

As a part of this series I was challenged to pledge my birthday to elevating suffering in some small way. So instead of giving me a birthday gift this year, please donate to this life giving charity. You can find out more about how your gift will help others below.

Love,
Nick

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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.