For most, if not all, of you, a drink of water is as close as your kitchen faucet. But imagine being one of the more than 1 billion people who don't have access to clean drinking water.
In many underdeveloped countries, people must resort to drinking water from unsafe sources, such as open ditches and swamps, where sewage runoff contaminates the water.
Unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation causes 80% of all sickness and disease, and kills more people every year than all forms of violence, including war. Further, 90% of those deaths are of children under the age of five.
Here's how you can help and it won't cost you a penny:
Just go to www.socialvibe.com/matthewlush and fill in the Sign Up information. For everyone who signs up, $ 1.00 will be donated to Charity: Water. That dollar will provide safe drinking water to one person in Africa for one year.
But here's the cool thing. If we can get 12,000 signups, $12,000 will be donated and that would pay for a new well in Africa that would provide enough clean drinking water for 100,000 people!
So our goal for the month of May is to get 12,000 signups and earn $12,000. Here's your chance to actually save lives. I know you want to do it and I know you can do it.
omgg, that's horrible people are suffering like that. =[ but it's great we can help! this is so awesome and so easy. i posted a bulletin =] and i'm toteffly telling everyone i know about it! you're so sweet to take all this time to help and promote such a good cause <3
So now, what is this? Oh great, another site Matthew Lush is on. Is that what you see? Do you not see the big picture? Why can't you see what I see? Oh wait! Maybe it's because you're not me. But you know what? You still have the opportunity to do something with your life with what I've been trying to show you.
Now is the time to really take control of your life and not let others make decisions for you. Only you can fulfill your own destiny.
Do you look down upon me because I'm not perfect? If you're looking for anything near perfect, you're looking in the wrong place. Stop looking for for perfection; it doesn't exist.
We have a tendency to look down on things that don't fit in our ideal world. But this shouldn't be an automatic reaction. Even those things that don't fit your idea of perfection should be cherished at least as potential... the potential to change... the potential to open up to new things and explore life's many horizons.
When I came out of the closet I had no one to turn to. Not even one close friend. Do you know what it's like to have no friends? I was never the popular one in high school. I struggled through years and years of pain, loneliness and heartbreak.
Eventually I turned to the internet, my hideout from the real world. There I found an opportunity to do something with my life. The internet became my tool for change. My poor aching heart found its passion.
So ask yourself: What empowers you to succeed, and why haven't you done anything about it yet? Here's another tool to do the same thing I'm doing, only the way you want to do it. Think about the endless possibilities you have, and use this space to start writing the story of your life.
My book is far from being published. It won't be a book you can see or touch. Rather it will be something that you can "feel" within you. It will be for those looking for guidance... guidance that one day I shall bring. As I grow, I hope you'll grow with me.
And finally, be positive. As my mother taught me... "Think before you speak!" If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything. Your negativity will not only affect others, it will affect you as well. So be good to yourself.
"They say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." -Andy Warhol
Hey Matthew!! I send you comments on myspace and you never get back to me! =[ Are you going to warped tour pomona?? Comment me back at myspace.com/joehollywood
I was wondering wether there is any possibility to get an autographed poster from you..because I live in Germany and therefore it's impossible for me to come to any event like bamboozle and stuff...
AND I did a video supporting your "Charity: Water"-donations..I postedt it as a response to your video... ^^
Please take some time to read this Matthew :D Have you ever being to the UK? If so, myself and my friends were thinking about starting a petition to bring you over to Britain!? Please message me back on uber or myspace [www.myspace.com/cpolivia - your already a friend] Thank you! Lush Youu x
So I got onto this site because you always make such a big deal about it on myspace and I've been looking for a new place to blog...But this site confuses me so much. haha.
hey im srry about the haters u have to deal with u are a wonderful person and i love u too teehee uuummmm i look up to you cause ur the one who opened up my eyes about animal cruelty and all that stuff and just to let u know i am vegatiarian now because of you and what you do .......sooo much love
awww hun it's ok...your still the most awesomest guy i have ever had the plesure of "knowing" and i say it like that cuz i rly dont know you in persone just on here...but anyways you are an amazing persone trying to help the world, you have done so much and you have such a big heart so what if people think you have changed, your still the same guy to most of your friends and we are always here for you and i will laways be your internet friend. dont worry about what people think of you, you are who you are and thats all you can be if they dont like it then thats there prob. you cant please everyone. you have done your best and you have come a long way and had a gr8 time and hopfully it will continue..i will always be here for you no matter what anyone says....i say this for every1 that cares when i say I love you. dont beat your self down cuz a few people think you have changed just keep "trucken" along and you will be alright. :D -mwahs-
i cant belive that people have been saying that uve changed. i honestly dont think u have at all except for that hair oboviously.no matter what happens i'll always love yu.<3
This site is pretty cool. I'm glad I finally got around to seeing the youtube videos for the first time in a few months. Haven't been able to get on my computer until just recently.
THE VIDEO TOTALLY MADE MY DAY!!! I WAS SAD AND IT ACTUALLY MADE ME SMILE YAY!!! NOT DEPRESSED ANYMORE THANK YEW SO MUCH!!! THE BEST SWEET AFTER ALL THE SOUR!! THANK YEW ONCE AGAIN!!!!! LOVE YEW MATTHEW!!!!! ======JENNY/JUICEY JUICE========
do u have a nickname?????mine is S.T. for silent treatment...because im emo and i have to go to a phsyco place for treatment...but i won't talk 2 ne1.can u guess y???
watching your bamboozle videos, you should come to one if there's in kansas or close to missouri. haha c: and my veryvery first paycheck i'm buying one of your necklaces, that's a promise. :) faggerfo'life.<3 haha.
Love you always!
Hayden