What do I need gifts for when too many people in the world can't even drink a glass of clean water? Why I am not giving everything I can when millions of kids don't even live to see age 5 due to a lack of clean, safe water?

So I'm doing this. The best part: 100% of all donations go directly toward water projects. And about 18 months after this campaign ends, charity: water will show us where and how every dollar we raised ended up helping in the field. We'll see GPS coordinates, photos and more details about the communities we've impacted.

If we can hit $5000, that's 250 people, 50 families, an entire community with access to drinking water they didn't have before. I'd give up a lifetime of birthday presents for that.

EDITED TO ADD: as much as my finances will allow, I'll be matching everyone's contributions at the end of this.

-bri