Thank you for visiting my fund-raising page! This is a special opportunity to help children and families around the world who are in desperate need. Please join with me by giving gifts that bring life-changing help and hope. Your support will demonstrate compassion and offer hope to a poor child, family, or village. Did you know …? - Nearly 30,000 children die every day, most from hunger or preventable diseases - A child dies every 15 seconds due to water-related illnesses. - More than 1 billion children suffer a lack of proper nutrition, safe drinking water, decent sanitation facilities, health-care services, shelter, education and information. World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization, works in nearly 100 countries to help children and families tackle the causes of poverty. With the partnership of people like us, they are making a real and lasting difference for millions of people-and that's why I wholeheartedly support their work. When you donate to the Maximum Impact Fund, your gift will help the following: With your gift to the Maximum Impact Fund, you'll enable our experienced and dedicated field staff to answer specific needs that might otherwise go unmet. Since 96 percent of the World Vision staff work in their own countries, they have an unrivaled understanding of how your gift can best serve the children and families in their area. Your gift will provide just what a child, family, or community needs for a brighter tomorrow. This is a wonderful way to express your support for the world's poor. Thanks for joining me in this effort.