Happy September to all of us! In addition to ushering in a new season, this is also the time of year in which charity: water launches their famous September campaign. The organization's founder, Scott Harrison, launched this campaign two years ago after deciding that instead of receiving gifts and parties for his birthday, he'd like his friends and family to donate his age in dollars and provide clean water for people in underdeveloped countries.

Here's the story:

In addition to choosing charity: water as your Cause on SocialVibe, we are encouraging all September babies to give up their birthday gifts this year and instead ask for your friends and family to donate your age in dollars using their new and improved fundraising website, so you can help provide millions of people with safe, clean water.

Here’s how you can get started:

1. Watch the short video at www.borninseptember.org
2. Click Start Fundraising Now to get your page on the new website! This year, with our new website, 100% of your donations will be tracked directly to the projects they funded.

This is a great campaign by an innovative, creative, and generous group of people. Become a part of the movement, because giving the gift of clean water is so much more rewarding than getting yet another sweater, anyway!