I had the luck of coming into a small windfall this year. I had a long conversation with my wife, and we decided that we were fortunate enough to be able to donate that money rather than keep it. With the help of Dominion Energy's (my employer) matching gift fund, I was able to fund an entire water project in Malawi! I hope that our generosity might help inspire yours. Help out in any amount you can!

Now a little bit about Charity:water, and why we chose them:

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.

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.