in less than a month, i will turn 26. for anyone who has known me over the past 5 years and has spent time with me between happy hour and bedtime, you know that i like wine. so much in fact, that i sip now as i type. normally, my typical birthday celebration would include wine for everyone. you know this well enough that you might show up to my party with a bottle to be shared (and if so, thank you).

but this year, my story is a little different. i’m not thinking about me so much these days, and i think that comes with age and a developing faith, and in my case, travel. today and often i’m thinking about the people i met in liberia, who struggle to find clean drinking water, much less a nice pinot noir from willamette valley.

instead of receiving gifts this year, in addition to donating my one day’s wages for a water cause, i’m asking you to to donate to my birthday campaign the same dollar amount you would normally spend on a bottle of wine for a celebratory occasion (don’t be shy if your go-to fave is three buck chuck!). and if you don’t drink wine, substitute it for a beverage you do enjoy. every dollar will go toward a water project overseen by one day’s wages and implemented in an area where clean water is greatly needed.

it doesn’t have to be a lot. i’ve seen enough of liberia to know that a small dollar amount goes a surprisingly long way. how much do you value your own life? giving even a few dollars will validate someone else’s value too, someone across the globe that without a doubt needs your help, and would thank you directly if he or she could.

$2,600 for 26 years! we can do it. i love you all and thank you for being passionate alongside me.

click here to donate: http://onedayswages.org/rebecca