All of my birthdays have always been about stuff.

So this year, I want to save lives.

I'm asking for $20 (more or less) from everyone I know. It's not going to me, though. All of it is going to build freshwater projects for people in developing countries.

Almost 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. And while I'm celebrating another year of life, 30,000 people will die this week alone. I'd like to change that.

My birthday wish this year is to give clean and safe drinking water to some of the billion people living without it. I want to make my birthday matter this year.

The best part: 100% of all donations go directly toward water projects. And about 18 months after this campaign ends, charity: water will show us where and how every dollar we raised ended up helping in the field. We'll see GPS coordinates, photos and more details about the communities we've impacted. Pretty cool, huh? How's that for a birthday gift!

Please join me in having a fabulous birthday. Let's save lives together. ♥