Feb 23, 2012 Update: THANK YOU ^100000 to everyone (especially you mystery anonymous heroes!!) who made it possible to raise $4000 and serve TWO-HUNDRED people without water. Seriously, every single person behind 36 donations...you have the most awesome heart. THANK YOU AGAIN <3 <3 <3
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I'll be real honest here. All of my birthdays have always been about stuff. Wanting stuff I don't want, getting stuff I definitely don't need, and forgetting about them after a few weeks of having it.

It took 25 years for me to finally change up the pace - I'm turning 26 years old in a month and instead of asking for gifts, I'm asking for $26 or more from everyone I know. It's not going to me so please read on! All (by all I mean 100%) of it is going to build freshwater projects for people in developing countries.

The best part is that 100% of all donations go directly toward water projects. And about 18 months after this campaign ends, charity: water will show the GPS coordinates, photos and more details about the communities we've impacted.

I'm just so blown away by all the opportunity we hold in our hands - and my small wish is that we can all come together to really make a tangible difference in our distant neighbors' lives!