My mission is to provide clean water for 30 people in my 30th year of life.

The number 30 has had significance in my life for some time:

30 was my first basketball number when jerseys were handed out in 5th grade.

30 became my favorite number and continued to be my number for high school sports.

30 is still my go-to number for random things, such as my email address.

So when I recently heard about charity: water on a podcast and how you can pledge your birthday for the cause, I don’t think it was a coincidence that I’m turning 30 this year. I thought it would be pretty cool if I could raise money to provide clean water for at least 30 people for my 30th birthday.

I was gripped by the fact that 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.

So I’m challenging you to consider giving $30 to support my fundraising campaign. Think about it...that’s only a dollar per day for 1 month to transform someone’s life. If you can’t afford $30, 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.