This year, I'm giving up my birthday.

You know I'm not the type to do a bike-a-thon, or a walk-a-thon. So call this a birthday-a-thon, or a water-a-thon, or a whatever-a-thon.

I'm turning 37 years old, and in-lieu of something for myself, I'm asking for clean water for someone else.

A billion people in the world are living without clean water? Millions contract deadly diseases from contaminated water. 45,000 people will die this week alone. The lucky ones won't, but still walk hours each day to get dirty water to give to their families.

My birthday wish this year is not for more gifts I don't need; it's to give clean and safe drinking water to some of the billion living without it. I want to make my birthday matter this year.

Please join me.

please note: Because of charity: water's unique model, 100% of all donations go directly to direct water projects costs, and each donation is "proved" and tracked to the village it helped when projects are complete.