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This Professional Sand Castle Builder, 7 Years Old, Is Best Water Advocate Ever

Professional Sand Castle Builder, 7, Is Best Water Advocate Ever
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Business Reporter, HuffPost

Hunter is only 7 years old, but he’s already quit conventional schooling to pursue his calling of building sand castles at Venice Beach.

Fine. We’re pretty sure this dreamer hasn’t really given up on academics yet, but he does star in a very sweet PSA in which he puts the finishing touches on sand structures and stresses the importance of pursuing passions and providing water for kids in need.

The precocious kid points out that thousands of children die every day because they lack clean water. It’s a disheartening statistic that People Water –- the company behind the video –- is helping to reduce by providing an equal amount of clean water to developing countries for every bottle purchased. The company, co-founded by season eight "Bachelorette" winner Jef Holm, has sponsored wells in Nicaragua, India, Ghana and Haiti.

Hunter explains: “4,320 die every day because they don’t have clean water, so why not just help out where we can?”

Well said, Hunter. Well said.

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Before You Go

World Water Day 2013
(01 of09)
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An Indian girl reacts to camera as she returns after collecting water at a slum area on the eve of World Water Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) (credit:AP)
(02 of09)
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Indian women collect water at a slum area on the eve of World Water Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) (credit:AP)
(03 of09)
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People return after collecting water at a slum area on the eve of World Water Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) (credit:AP)
(04 of09)
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An Indian girl drinks water from a roadside tap at a slum area, on the eve of World Water Day in Allahabad, India Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh) (credit:AP)
(05 of09)
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An Indian farmer fetches water from a pond to irrigate his cucumber plants on the eve of World Water Day in Allahabad, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh) (credit:AP)
(06 of09)
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An Indian woman fills drinking water from a public tap, on the eve of World Water Day in Allahabad, India Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh) (credit:AP)
(07 of09)
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A Pakistani woman, carrying bowls filled with water on her head, walks back to her home through a field on the eve of World Water Day, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen) (credit:AP)
(08 of09)
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An Indian farmer carries water to irrigate cucumber plants on the eve of World Water Day in Allahabad, India, Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) (credit:AP)
(09 of09)
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A young Indian boy bathes under a public tap at a slum area, on the eve of World Water Day in Allahabad, India Thursday, March 21, 2013. The U.N. estimates that more than one in six people worldwide do not have access to 20-50 liters (5-13 gallons) of safe freshwater a day to ensure their basic needs for drinking, cooking and cleaning. (AP Photo/ Rajesh Kumar Singh) (credit:AP)
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