I first heard a podcast with the founder of charity: water a few years ago and he discussed donating his birthday to raise money for the organization. I fell in love with the idea and have donated my birthday the last two years. This year I felt it was only right to donate my birthday to the charity I first learned about it from.

What I love about charity: water is that 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.

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.

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.

Please donate to my campaign -- anything you can give is a huge help.

To learn more about charity: water and the founder, Scott Harrison, listen to this podcast: https://overcast.fm/+I80cLNqug