I came across Charity:Water over the summer and was blown away with the scope from it. I have a desire to something good and grand. I have enough crap after 37 years, so I am taking up their birthday challenge.

The birthday challenge is simple: I am donating my birthday. Since I am turning 37 this year, I am donating $37. I would love to see people match me so we can team together to do something great. God has blessed me with amazing friends and a huge audience of people through my Purdue blog, so it is my responsibility to return that blessing. That's why I am doing this.

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.

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.