My 21st birthday is almost here! Those that know me know that I've always said there are two big birthdays: your 18th, and your 21st. After your twenty-first birthday, you settle down and stop doing the crazy things you spent your teen years doing. So, I figured I would spend my 21st birthday this year doing something super crazy, to end it all off: I'm donating all my would be birthday gifts in an effort to help get clean drinking water to those in need (I know, it's really not that crazy after all, but as you all know, I absolutely LOVE presents!)

While I always knew of the drinking water problem across the globe, I had no idea that millions of kids don't live to see their fifth birthday because they don't have access to clean, safe drinking water. In fact, more people die from lack of clean water and sanitation each year than are killed by all forms of violence, including war. We can help change that.

I am asking for any amount of donation from everyone I know as a birthday present. I don't want gifts - I wan't to raise money for clean drinking water. Every penny of the money raised will directly fund clean water projects in developing countries and what's even better is that mycharitywater will show us exactly which projects we funded once they've been fully completed. That means we'll know the locations and names of the communities we helped.

Help me reach my goal. Please donate to my birthday campaign, every dollar counts!