If you’ve talked to me or followed me for any length of time you know that I get pretty passionate about a few things and one of those things is clean water. The fact that 1.1 BILLION people on this planet lack access to clean, safe drinking water is something that still boggles my mind.

Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of diseases in our world today and kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Children are the most vulnerable. Of the 42,000 people who die every week from unclean water and lack of sanitation, 90% are CHILDREN.

I saw first-hand the importance of clean water in a community during my trip to Africa in March.

Enough about the problem. If you’re like me you’re saying, What is the solution? What can I do?

I’ve long known about and been a big supporter of an organization called Charity:Water. They are a non-profit organization that was founded by Scott Harrison on a simple premise: to bring clean water to people who don’t have any.

So when my blogging friend Bryan Allain contacted me last week about joining a group of bloggers raising money for Charity:Water during the month of September I was immediately on board.

I took on the challenge to be one of 30 bloggers to raise $30,000 in clean water over 30 days. I knew that you, my good friends and faithful readers, would resonate with this challenge like I did. I’m confident that together, we’ll blow this goal out of the water and change the life of over 1,500 people by giving them clean water for the rest of their lives.

Here’s a few things you should know:

So over the month of September I’ll be sharing little bits of information about this 30-Day Challenge and update you on our progress (we’ve raised over $1,700 in the first day alone!).

I’m asking you – my faithful blog reader, the early adopter, the generous giver – to step up and give towards this goal. $20 will give 1 person clean drinking water for 20 years and change their life!

Thank you for joining me on this incredibly worthwhile goal!