Debby Ryan: Thirst Project Gala 2012

Debby Ryan heads into the 2012 Thirst Project Gala held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday night (June 26) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The Thirst Project is a growing movement aimed at building fresh water wells in communities suffering from the global water crisis.

Started by college students, the Thirst Project now reaches out to colleges and high schools to educate their students on the nearly 1 billion people who still do not have access to clean drinking water and proper sanitation.

In less than 3 years, its members have reached over 500,000 students and in turn raised $1.3 mil. This money has provided 50,000 people with drinkable water. In these communities, disease, child mortality and AIDS drop dramatically thanks to the clean water wells.

FYI: Debby is wearing a dress from Katharine Kidd.