This year, Jessica Jenkins is giving up Christmas. Not everyone's Christmas, and not the day, just the gifts.

Don't get me wrong -- I love Christmas. It's time for family, for comfort, for relaxing, and for love.
You also know I love a gift as much as the next person (ok, probably a little bit more!!!)

Since moving into our beautiful new home, it has become very apparent to me that I have everything I could ever wish for, and the last thing I need is more stuff..

My plan this Christmas will not only save you having to go to the shops, it will help someone, somewhere in the world, get what can only be described as one of the very most basic needs. Clean Water. 800 million people in the world live without clean water. That's a pretty fundamental need.

So this year, I'm giving up my Christmas. I'm asking everyone who would've bought me gifts to instead donate that money to my project. 100% of all funds raised will go directly to the work on the ground. And when the projects are finished (in about 18 months), charity: water will show us the communities we've helped!

Between now and Christmas, I hope to raise $1000 right here on this page.

I hope you don't find this email presumptuous, and please don't think I am just after your money, but if you would have bought me a gift, I would be more than overjoyed to see that money go towards this fund instead of a gift.

Thank you for supporting me.

xxxx