A few months ago, I shared a video on this blog from Scott Harrison of charity: water on the organization's annual September Campaign. The September Campaign encourages anyone with a birthday during that month to donate money/resources to bringing water to those in need that otherwise would have gone to gifts. Though I was born in November, I mentioned that this year I would be donating my birthday to the cause. Well, November is finally here, and it's time for me to put my money (or rather, my birthday) where my mouth is.

In lieu of birthday gifts, this year I am asking for a very special gift on behalf of the one billion people in the world without clean and safe water. My wish is to help others by donating my birthday to charity: water, an amazing organization that in only three years has provided water to over 721,000 people in 16 countries. But they don't want to stop there - they have a goal of bringing clean water to 1,000,000 people this year, and we can help them get there.

Please, help me help them reach their goal by donating as little or as much as you like. Thanks to charity: water's unique nonprofit model, 100% of your donation will directly fund freshwater projects in developing nations. A donation as small as $1 can give provide one person with clean water for an entire year.

In the interest of raising the most money possible, I am hosting a birthday event this week and am donating all drink purchases to charity: water (the more drinks people buy, the more money goes toward helping others - that's where you might come in). If you are in NYC, come by Nelson Blue (on Front St) Tuesday, November 10 (tomorrow night!) at 7:30 p.m. to celebrate for a good cause. If you aren't able to make it, you can visit my donation page and help me help charity: water reach their goal. Or - better yet - create your own donation page and make your birthday (or holiday or any day) gifts this year the kind that keep on giving.