All of my birthdays have always been about stuff. Stuff I don't want, stuff I definitely don't need. And to be honest, I hardly even remember what I got last year.

So this year, I'm giving my birthday up.

I'm turning 40 years old, and instead of asking for gifts, I'm asking for $40. or more from everyone I know. It's not going to me.

100% of your contribution is applied towards building wells for those around the world who can't get the most simple of needs, a clean glass of water when they're thirsty.
0% of your contributions go towards overhead.

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.

-lisa

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.