Lake Highlands High School 2003 grad Meredith Davis is turning 27 soon, and she has a pretty ambitious birthday wish – clean, safe water for every child on earth. Same old, Mere. No goal too big.
Meredith, who now lives and works in New York City, recently spent time volunteering there at a fundraising ball for a group called charity: water. She learned that millions of people don’t live to see their fifth birthdays because they lack access to clean, safe water. For her Valentine’s Day birthday, she’s inviting friends and family to skip mailing her a card or a gift, opt out of buying her a birthday drink or meal, and donate $27 to charity: water. Every penny raised will go directly to fund clean water projects in developing nations.
If you’d like to give, click here to make an online donation and wish Meredith a happy 27th. In return, charity: water will report back on the specific projects your money funded somewhere around the globe.
“My goal is to raise $540 by my birthday,” says Meredith, “giving clean water to 27 people, representing each blessed year.”
