Fun Fact: I've been sharing my birthday for years now. I contend that September 26th is one of the most popular birthday's in the US. I share it with my stepmom, who shares it with her twin brother (of course), and I've come across a dozen more people in my life that put 9/26/.... down for their DOB. September babies are special indeed, but us 26ers? We're awesome.

I've carried the spirit of sharing my birthday into my adult life by asking for donations in lieu of gifts these last few years. Two years ago, I asked you to help me build an elementary school in rural Cambodia to help fight human trafficking there. Last year, I asked to you help families like mine find equality by giving to the Human Rights Campaign.

This year, I hope you'll join me in recognizing the importance of clean water for everyone. It's a simple concept that's so simple, it's easy to take for granted. But we know that every good thing we do, we can do because we have the basic building blocks to live each day. Without clean water, nothing we do would be possible.

$5,000 - a fully funded water project - it's an overly-outrageously-crazily ambitious goal. I've always let myself dream big and I have no intention of letting that quality go as my clock ticks around the 24-year mark.

So let's do it for the 24-year-olds and the September 26ers; for the big dreamers; but most of all, for the people it will help every day. $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years.