Justin Bieber Makes a Charitable Birthday Wish

The timeline of
Justin Bieber's rise to fame may be one for the record books, but the young star isn't letting success go to his head.
Bieber, who recently
auctioned off his freshly shorn hair for charity on 'The
Ellen DeGeneres Show,' is getting into the philanthropic spirit again, this time asking Beliebers for some help along the way.
The 'Never Say Never' star, who turns 17 on Tuesday, is asking fans to donate to
Charity: Water for his birthday in an effort to raise $17,000 for clean water in developing nations.
On his
Charity: Water page, Bieber writes, "Together, we've made a big difference for many causes. Did you know that about 4,500 kids die each day from waterborne disease? By building clean water projects for villages that need them, we can prevent this!
I want to make my birthday matter this year -- let's make it so more kids can grow up to have a 17th birthday like me. Join me to make a change."
The singer, who
stepped out at last night's Academy Awards with rumored girlfriend
Selena Gomez, asks fans to donate $17 to the non-profit in honor of the number of years since his birth.
"I'm really so grateful for my family, friends and fans -- and I believe we can do something big to help bring clean water to people in need," writes Bieber. "Even if you don't have $17 to give I just ask you to go out in your community and try and make a positive difference. Even the smallest act of kindness can go a long way. Thanks and God Bless! #makeachange."
Perhaps Bieber's relationship has inspired his altruism. His gal-pal supports a number of humanitarian and animal rights causes, becoming
UNICEF's
youngest goodwill ambassador in 2009.
Check out Justin's page at
Charity: Water.
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I have read several times that Jessica Simsons boyfriens told her he would not marry her unless she loses the extra pounds she has packed on. He reportedly told her, "Lose the weight. or the wedding is off." It doesn't appear to me that she has lost any. He better make another condition. Gain back the weight and I"ll leave you, because she always gains back her weight. If he is ashamed of her weight now, he better move on!!!!! Or better still, she better move on.
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Justin really seems to be a down to earth kid with a good heart. A lot of older people could learn a lot from him.
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For real? Really?
There is NOTHING older people can learn from a 16 year old kid. JB can only learn from those older than him. It does not work the other way around.
My wish is that he'd go away... for good.
ahh....Justin is copying an older star...He is copying Adam Lambert's birthday charity drive to same organization that he did a month ago for his 29th bd...which raised over 293K in a few weeks and now is over 250K...Adam has had charity projects since he became famous on Idol and afterwards...this is not an original idea from Bieber...
Adam Lambert requested this for his 29th birthday a few weeks ago, but it didn't make headlines. Justin is copying.
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Yawn.....
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If Selena Gomez is an adult, why is she dating a minor and the police don't ask questions ? If that was John Q. Public. they would be in jail. Can anyone explain this ?
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Justin for President!
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I did not think that it was possible....but it is....the Biebs looks more like a pansy boy than he did previous to the haircut......what a girlie boy.
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Sure his voice is a bit high-pitched and he is really into girls, but you gotta admit that he's a good sport.
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Stop hating on Justin just because hes one of the biggest stars in the world right now and hes an 8th ur guyses age!!! he is prolly the sweetest, most adorable, most talented person in the world. Oh and may i mention that when michael jackson was little no one made fun of him or called him gay or made jokes about his hormones? please shut it... I LOVE JUSTIN BIEBER SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH IT HURTS!
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Juliet you missed your bed time.
Juliet....1;learn how to spell
2;pansy boy is not the most talented person on the planet
3;there is a big difference between this girlie boy and M J
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mouthpiece: 1) learn to punctuate!
2)uh yeah he is
3)shut the f_ck up