There are 800 million people in the world living without access to clean water.
Please join me in changing that.

My birthday is coming up in a little over a month and while I haven't asked for presents since I was 8 years old, this year, I'm going to change that. I’m asking all my friends and family to donate to charity: water and give clean water to people who need it.

I'm not sure if you know this but every day, 5,000 kids die from water-related illnesses before they reach their fifth birthday. But with your help, charity:water and their partners can build drilled wells and install BioSand filters help provide clean water to communities around the world. In this case, 100% of your donations go to helping families in Ethiopia. Seriously, 100%!

Since I'm turning 28 years old I found it fitting to raise $2800. That means I need 100 of you to donate $28 (less than an average NYC brunch) to reach that goal!

Please donate any amount you can – $2, $28 or $280.

It may not seem like a huge amount of money but every dollar counts and goes to helping real people. charity: water funds their operating costs separately through a group of private donors, so all of your donations will go directly to people in need. When the projects that we fund are completed, charity: water sends GPS coordinates, photos and stories so we can see how our donations changed the world. I hope you'll help.

Cheers,
Jesse // @srcasm