with a bed net she came up with a plan. >> here's a bed net certificate, and we decorate them and then we sell them in honor of someone. we usually decorate them with markers, glitter, and like crayons. and then we usually sell 1,000 a year. >> i was bowled over that really here was this young woman who has raised about $150,000 for nothing but nets since she was 5 years old. >> reporter: in the last five years, nothing but nets has distributed more than 3 million bed nets to africa, potentially reducing overall childhood deaths by malaria by 25%. >> it feels good to be a hero. once you send a couple of nets you'll try to keep going and try to change the world. >> and that again was dr. richard besser reporting. we want to remind you to watch the abc news special "be the change, save a life." it will air this friday at 10:00 p.m. eastern. the series is sponsored in part by the bill and melinda gates foundation. >> good work, mandy moore, a great cause.