This campaign closed on Dec 31, 2015 Shawn Smith brought clean water to Mai Tmket 3.

Shawn Smith

Shawn's Birthday/Graduation Celebration

organized by Shawn Smith

Help Shawn give the gift of clean water. 100% of every donation raised will fund charity: water's work providing access to clean water projects around the world.

$400

raised

$2,500

goal

Why Shawn Smith is fundraising for clean water

Here's the deal boys and girls. I like water. You like water. Our bodies are mostly water. Clean water is vital to our health. Most of us take it for granted. But, did you know, that about a billion people in the world do NOT have access to clean water. That's crazy! Here's where we come in.

As I have done in the past, I do not want gifts, or for you to buy me a drink at a bar. Nope. I want you to do something so much cooler instead. The $5 you would have spent on a Fireball shot, I want you to spend it here instead. You help me give someone clean water, and in a few months you'll even be able to see the EXACT well we are fundraising for. How cool is that?!?

Folks, 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, 1,400 kids die from water-related illnesses before they reach their fifth birthday. 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 fundraising five years ago, and I continue this campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and I'm looking for anyone who can help me. (Psst: That's YOU!)

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.

I turn 31 this year. To me, it's not a birthday. It's a celebration to come together, put some good in the world, and help bring access to clean water to everyone. As a basic human need, this should be important to everyone.

I love yo faces.

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This campaign brought clean water to Mai Tmket 3, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia
Spring Protection
188
Top Donors

  • 1
    Amr Gharseldin
    $50
  • 2
    Mohamedzanati
    $50
  • 3
    Victoria Chow
    $50
  • 4
    Krista Forni
    $25
  • 5
    Anonymous
    $25
Shawn’s reported impact to date

Shawn has partially funded 5 projects.

Past campaigns
Shawn's 32nd Birthday
Ended Dec 31, 2016
Raised $220
Shawn's Birthday/Graduation Celebration
Ended Dec 31, 2015
Raised $400