On 09/11, I'm turning 36.

At first, this seemed surreal, even daunting.

But then I found out that millions of people don't live to see their 5th birthday. And why? Because they didn't have access to clean, safe water.

So I'm not scared of turning 36 anymore. In fact, I'm celebrating my birthday like never before.

I'm asking for $36 from everyone I know - and every penny of the money raised will go directly to fund freshwater wells in developing nations. Even better, every dollar is "proved" when the projects are complete, and photos and GPS coordinates are posted using Google Earth.

My goal is to raise $10,000 by my birthday, 09/11. But the wonderful thing is I have till 11/30.
Last year I raised enough for one well, which gave clean drinking water to 250 people. This year my goal is two, that's 500 people with clean drinking water.

Please consider helping me.