Skip the presents this year, give a gift that will save lives and enable villages to prosper - clean water. 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.

My daughter Ava (8) along with her uncle, aunt, parents and 15month old brother Eli have decided to give back vs. getting more "stuff". We have started this fundraising campaign to help charity: water build these types of projects around the world, and we're looking for anyone who can help me.

Please donate -- 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.