Hey Family and Friends,

As some of you may know, its my birthday next week. I'm turning 23...and lets be honest, thats a boring birthday. So this year I have decided to give up my birthday...Now before I begin, I totally don't expect any of you to ever give me presents just because I get older. But with that being said, instead of gifts I don't need, this year in honor of my b-day, I'm asking for a couple of bucks from friends and family to help build freshwater wells for people in developing nations.

For those who don't know, Charity:Water builds wells all over the world to bring clean drinking water to those in need. I believe everyone has that one issue that drives them. For those of you who know me well, know that water is that issue for me. Water is the one key element for life and I think its amazing how many people in this world have no access to clean water at all. This is a great website that explains what Charity:Water does and why it is an important issue... http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/

There are a billion people in the world that are living without clean water - but how much are they really living? Millions contract deadly diseases from contaminated water. 45,000 people will die this week alone. The lucky ones won't, but still walk hours each day to get dirty water to give to their families.

Because of charity: water's unique model, 100% of all donations go directly to water projects costs, and each donation is "proved" and tracked to the village it helped when projects are complete.

Pretty awesome huh? So please join me in bringing clean water to people all over the world and empowering villages.

Like I said, I totally don't expect anyone to give me gifts and if you cannot give thats totally cool. It would be a gift enough if you took some time to look over some of the stuff that Charity:Water does and remember those in without water next time your taking a 20 minute shower or grabbing a bottled water.

Thanks everyone, I really appreciate the support!

Much Love,
Ted