I can go on and on about why I'm doing this and why I need your help....and I certainly will below if you are interested in reading further. But if you don't have the time, I understand and I will be brief in my request - I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP with my fundraising efforts to provide a village in need with clean water. This is my mission. I am contributing my own funds as well, but I can't do it alone. Any amount will bring me closer to my goal - which is to fund a well project in an undeveloped country (this includes preparations to gain community support, construction of a well, training locals to perform ongoing maintenance and providing the community with hygiene/sanitary education.) To contribute, please click now, or feel free to read on to learn more.

So many things have happened in the past couple of years that have guided me to this place. Having children opened my mind and heart in ways unimaginable before. I'm very aware of the many blessings I have, but it also gave me a newfound understanding of the many families that are constantly suffering. It's something that I just can't ignore, so I'm taking action to help. When I started doing research for a Change Through Giving project (my charity group for the past seven years, if you're not familiar), I learned that there are entire villages of people who will never have a chance at anything better in life than a constant fight for survival. We purchased filter straws, and the statistics were sickening - mothers who will lose their children before age 5 because they don't have access to clean water. Young girls being raped on their days-long journey to the nearest well to get clean water for their families. Clean water to drink is something I have taken for granted. The home I live in, the car I drive, the food I eat each day - they are all luxuries when there are people living in this world barely hanging on to life because they don't have water; the most basic of necessities. My heart aches at this reality. So I continued my research and learned how much a single well can empower an entire village. It's an investment that can actually work to propel people forward. As many of you know, I am very committed to giving back, but it's so easy to feel like my efforts don't have a real impact. This time though, I am certain of the change providing clean water will create. Please join me. I am asking you, I am challenging you, I am begging you. Anything you can spare will bring me closer to my goal and will bring us all closer to making a very important change.

PS - I don't expect to raise money for an entire well overnight, so I am prepared to make a commitment to give attention to this goal on a regular basis. I plan to come up with creative ways that I can personally save money to allocate to this cause or gain support through fundraising and my efforts to create awareness. I realize how much we are all bombarded these days, and while this is something I am extremely passionate about, I understand that might not be the case for many others. If you wish to be removed from further communication about my efforts, please let me know. No hard feelings at all, and I will still contribute to your cause when you send the request my way :)

Thanks for your time, and cheers to success in achieving this ambitious goal!