The Sahel region is one of the harshest places on earth to live. We can change that!

Have you ever said, “I’m dying of thirst?” If so, I bet you didn’t really mean it.

If you’re like me, you don’t spend too much time thinking about water -- it’s everywhere we go. When we’re thirsty, we flip a handle or push a button. When we’re dirty, we twist a shower knob. When our garden needs watering, when our pasta needs to be boiled, when we use the bathroom -- water is just an arm's length away.

This past March actor Nathan Fillion once again pledged his birthday to raise funds for this amazing charity. His campaign drew my attention to the desperate circumstances faced daily by those who do not have access to clean water.

In many developing countries, women and children walk for hours, up and down mountains, just to collect water that can make them really sick. A 5 gallon jerry can can weigh in excess of 40 pounds! Nearly 1 out of every 5 deaths under the age of 5 worldwide is due to a water-related disease. Yet everyday on my farm, we dump my horses "dirty" water buckets, grab the hose and quickly refill them with little thought to the "cost". This action gives me perspective.

This birthday I turn fifty. Honesty, there isn't much I need. So here's my opportunity to do something that really matters - provide life giving water to someone who needs it.

Help me play a small part in solving the water crisis -- donate to my campaign. If you do, on my special day as I celebrate 50 years of living, I'll pour a glass of clean water and drink a toast to you.

100% of everything we raise will directly fund water projects. And when those projects are finished, charity: water will send us proof in pictures and GPS coordinates, so we can see the actual people and communities we impacted.