So I know my 24th birthday isn't until June 10th of next year, but I wanted to get a head start on something that has been on my heart.

I decided to join this amazing outreach called mycharitywater. Essentially instead of receiving gifts for my birthday, I wanted to raise money for people around the world who do not have clean water.

All of it will go to build freshwater wells for people in developing nations.

I, like many of us am blessed with clean water every day...In fact, we often take it for granted, while a billion people in the world who 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. Maybe you can only give a penny, a dollar...that's ok! It all will make a difference.

"Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat upon them, nor any scorching heat." -Jesus

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.