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.

To celebrate my birthday and another year of good health, I'm asking family and friends to give my age in dollars (30) to charity: water.

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. (Really! Private donors cover their operating costs so that 100% of all public donations can go directly to water project costs.) When the water projects we fund are complete, charity: water will send us photos and GPS coordinates so we can see the exact community we helped.