Hello Family & Friends,

I am blessed beyond words to have such warm and caring people in my life. You have all been so generous to me and I am asking you to invest in the gift of life for my birthday this year.

A resource such as clean drinking water is something we all take for granted too often. The average woman in Africa & Asia walks on average 4 miles each day to get drinking water for her family.

Did you know that more deaths have occurred worldwide from diarrhea as a result of unclean drinking water than the lives lost in all military combat since World War 1? In fact 6,000 people will die tomorrow due to the fact that they do not have clean drinking water. 90% of those human lives will be children.

I don’t want to be grim but once we know, we can't claim ignorance. We have a way to change these statistics. In fact, the organization that we are partnering for this water well has provided new clean drinking water opportunities for over 700,000 human lives in just 3 years. That's incredible, almost as incredible as the fact that 100% of your donation goes straight to the water well...

My father was my hero, the first man that was in my life and a gentleman until the day he left this earth. He taught me so much but one of the most important things he gave me was generosity of ones self. He was always there to help out his brother, neighbor or friend in need. He went home to be with Jesus this year after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.

For my 58th birthday I would like nothing more better than for my friends and family to help give the gift of life in his memory. My heart's desire is to travel to this well someday when it is finished and see his name on it and meet the people whose lives were changed through your gift.

If you could give $5, $50 or a $100 I would be grateful for it. I thank you for your time and your support.

your friend,

Susie Merrick