Hi friends!

21st birthdays are special, and I want mine to be the same. Therefore, I am giving it up, to charity: water. 21 days until my 21st birthday, please help me give it away!

In Vietnam, I needed to boil water before drinking. Now in the US, I can simply drink from tap water. Walking a few steps to my school cafeteria, I can get any kind of coke or juice. I even have long waited for my 21st birthday to get some alcohol drinks.

But there are almost 1 billion people in the world who live without clean water. There are women and children who trade education, health, and work with hours of walking each day just to get contaminated water for their families.

So for my 21st birthday, I’m asking nothing but a small donation from everyone I know to help SOME of those people. Don't be scared of my goal - it's mostly symbolic - any amount, $21, $10, $5, or $2.1, is deeply appreciated! $20 is not enough for us to buy a 7-day MetroCard in NYC, but it is enough to give one person in developing countries access to clean, safe drinking water.

100% of all donations will go directly toward water projects, and in 18 months we'll see proof of the completed projects we've funded using GPS and photos.

If you're having access to water and believe everyone should have this basic need of life, please join me and make my 21st birthday a special day - even better, a special Friday the 13th - for a few less fortunate people.

Join me. And smile. Because you're awesome! :)

Thanks!!
Thu