Make a Birthday Wish for Children

Donate Your Birthday

Make your birthday extra-special this year! When you donate your birthday by fundraising for Save the Children, you are actively changing the world and helping us give more children the opportunity to reach their next birthday.

It all starts with your birthday wish. Do you wish to transform futures and make the world a better, brighter place for the children who need it most? Then let's do this!

It's incredibly easy to donate your birthday to benefit the world's most vulnerable children. Simply click on the Register Today button and let your friends and family know you prefer donations instead of gifts this year — those donations will give children in the United States and around the world a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.

Want an upcoming birthday reminder or have questions on how you can dedicate your birthday to children in need? Email us at birthday@savechildren.org

Here's to more meaning, more celebrating and more children reached on YOUR special day!

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$209,591.97

Way to go! Thanks to your amazing dedication, girls and boys around the world will have a brighter future. You and volunteers like you are making a difference for children around the world, by providing nutritious food, lifesaving medical care, school supplies and so much more.

Top Fundraisers

  1 -  Nicole Zlotnikov ($18,808.33)
  2 -  Taran Killam ($4,728.10)
  3 -  Malcolm Barnes ($3,979.20)
  4 -  Alessandro Maselli ($3,617.98)
  5 -  Barbara K Barnes ($2,810.51)
  6 -  Jasmine Rao ($2,158.21)
  7 -  Vaneesha Patel ($1,962.23)
  8 -  Rahil Das ($1,730.32)
  9 -  Faye Wetzel ($1,670.00)
  10 -  Mina Pettit ($1,667.50)

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Top Teams

  1 -  Nicole for children of Ukraine ($20,330.33)
  2 -  Cobie and Taran turn 40 ($4,728.10)
  3 -  Alessandro M ($3,917.98)
  4 -  Beacon of Hope/BKB ($2,820.51)
  5 -  Corinne Turns One! ($2,199.79)
  6 -  Vaneesha's 30th Birthday ($2,116.23)
  7 -  Cumple de Fermin ($2,053.20)
  8 -  Feed Kids for Eugene's Birthday ($1,795.00)
  9 -  Rahil's Wish ($1,730.32)
  10 -  Archie's 4th Birthday ($1,666.00)

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Why we fundraise

The Rossetti Brothers in the groove during their Guinness World Records<sup>®</sup> recognized longest pickleball volley fundraiser.

Pickleball World Record

Angelo A. and Ettore Rossetti, known as The Rossetti Brothers, have set a new Guinness World Records® title for the "Longest pickleball volley rally." The identical twins hit more than 10,000 consecutive volleys without a bounce in exactly two hours. Their record attempt was part of a special event dedicated to raising awareness and funds for Save the Children.

Christian Li supported children in crisis with his fellow volunteer students from the Hong Kong International School.

Musical Inspiration

Christian used his musical talents to inspire, bring awareness and raise funds for children who are living in crisis and lacking access to music education. He dedicated over 120 hours to produce, direct, organize, and perform in conjunction with fellow volunteer students from the Hong Kong International School. Together they raised nearly $4,000!

Beth donated her baby shower to fundraise for $3,500 for Save the Children.

Baby Shower for Others

Beth is dedicated to helping children. She ran a marathon and raised more than $10,000 and used her baby shower to fundraise more than $3,500.

Beth shares, "seeing children suffer around the world has made me want to help in whatever way I can…I hope that every child will be able to feel that they have somewhere safe to go and I truly believe Save the Children is that place for them."

The students of the Lycee Francais de New York school created a mural to memorialize children affected by conflict and also raised money for the cause.

Children in Crisis Mural

A mural fundraiser was held by students of the Lycee Francais de New York school. They raised $11,000 in one day! The students were worried about the dire situation of the kids in Gaza with the ongoing violence, but the intent was to memorialize all children affected by conflict. They sold paper hands and flowers to be placed on the mural. They sold out and rushed to make more. It was a heartwarming success!