On June 27th, I'm turning 40!

At first, this seemed surreal, even daunting.

But millions of people don't live to see their fifth birthdays because they don't have access to clean, safe water.

So I'm not scared of turning 40 anymore. In fact, I'm celebrating my birthday like never before.

I'm asking for $40 from everyone I know -- and every penny of the money raised will go directly to fund clean water projects in developing nations. Even better, charity: water will show us exactly which projects we funded once they've been fully completed (which takes about 18 months). That means we'll be able to see the communities we've helped!

My goal is to raise $5k by June 27th.

Please join me to make this birthday count.