All of my birthdays have always been about stuff. Stuff I may not necessary want, stuff I definitely don't need.

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

I'm turning 22 years old, and instead of asking for gifts, I'm asking for $22 or more from everyone I know. It's not going to me, though. All of it is going to build freshwater wells for people in developing nations.

A billion people in the world are living without clean water - but how much are they really living? 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.

今年八月我就22歲了
今年生日我想把生日禮物的錢捐出來
這個世界,有很多不幸的人,連乾淨的水都沒得喝,而我們這些幸福的人要甚麼就能買甚麼
所以今年我拜託大家幫助那些需要被幫助的人
instead of giving me a present, 捐$22美金 (也可以更多) (台幣大概＄650) 讓那些連乾淨的水都用不到的人可以得到那麼小小點的幸福和快樂
全部捐的錢都會去幫注在別的國家建水
我的目標是$5000美元
所以拜託大家ㄧ起幫我做善事吧！
謝謝