diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/.nvmrc b/samples/react-birthdays/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb52a169c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v18.18.2
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/README.md b/samples/react-birthdays/README.md
index 948adf197d..c0cb4ecbff 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/README.md
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ email | Text | true
 * [João Mendes](https://github.com/joaojmendes)
 * [Sajal Maity](https://github.com/smaity)
 * [Valeras Narbutas](https://github.com/ValerasNarbutas)
+* [Gretchun Kim](https://github.com/gretchunkim)
 
 ## Version history
 
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ Version|Date|Comments
 3.0.0|April 7, 2022 | Upgraded to SPFx 1.14.0
 4.0.0|March 6, 2023 | Upgraded to SPFx 1.16.1
 5.0.0|October 2, 2024 | Upgraded to SPFx 1.20.0
+5.1.0|January 13,2025 | Edited SPService to ensure current year is used to pull upcoming birthdays
 
 ## Minimal Path to Awesome
 
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/assets/sample.json b/samples/react-birthdays/assets/sample.json
index b0af837183..6dab47cd6e 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/assets/sample.json
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/assets/sample.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "The Web Part Birthdays shows the upcoming birthdays in the company, the web part reads birthdays from a list located on the tenant\u0027s root site with title \u0022Birthdays.\u0022"
     ],
     "creationDateTime": "2019-07-23",
-    "updateDateTime": "2024-10-02",
+    "updateDateTime": "2025-01-13",
     "products": [
       "SharePoint"
     ],
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@
         "company": "JP Morgan Chase",
         "pictureUrl": "https://github.com/smaity.png",
         "name": "Sajal Maity"
+      },
+      {
+        "gitHubAccount": "gretchunkim",
+        "pictureUrl": "https://github.com/gretchunkim.png",
+        "name": "Azores"
       }
     ],
     "references": [
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/HappyBirthdayCard.tsx b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/HappyBirthdayCard.tsx
index f961fbcabd..4345f2eaf3 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/HappyBirthdayCard.tsx
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/HappyBirthdayCard.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class HappyBirthdayCard extends React.Component<IHappyBirthdayCardProps,
           <div className={styles.documentCard}>
             <Image
               imageFit={ImageFit.cover}
-              // @ts-ignore: Object is possibly 'null'.
+              // @ts-expect-error: Object is possibly 'null'.
               src={imageTemplate[this.props.imageTemplate]?.imageUrl}
               width={IMG_WIDTH}
               height={IMG_HEIGTH}
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export class HappyBirthdayCard extends React.Component<IHappyBirthdayCardProps,
                 actions={[
                   {
                     iconProps: { iconName: 'Mail' },
+                    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
                     onClick: (ev: any) => {
                       ev.preventDefault();
                       ev.stopPropagation();
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/IHappyBirthdayCardProps.ts b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/IHappyBirthdayCardProps.ts
index 9e3b73fb05..4a992e701f 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/IHappyBirthdayCardProps.ts
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happyBirthdayCard/IHappyBirthdayCardProps.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export interface IHappyBirthdayCardProps {
-  userName?:string | undefined;
-  jobDescription?: string;
+  userName: string;
+  jobDescription: string;
   birthday: string;
-  anniversary: boolean;
-  userEmail:string;
+  anniversary?: boolean;
   congratulationsMsg?: string;
-  imageTemplate:string;
-}
+  userEmail: string;
+  imageTemplate: number; // Change this to a number to represent the index of the imageTemplate array
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/HappyBirthday.tsx b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/HappyBirthday.tsx
index 601023cece..d92878eacb 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/HappyBirthday.tsx
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/HappyBirthday.tsx
@@ -12,23 +12,21 @@ export class HappyBirthday extends React.Component<IHappyBirthdayProps, IHappbir
     return (
       <div className={styles.happyBirthday}>
         {
-          this.props.users.map((user: IUser) => {
-            return (
-              <div className={styles.container}>
-                <HappyBirthdayCard userName={user.userName}
-                  jobDescription={user.jobDescription}
-                  birthday={moment(user.birthday, ["MM-DD-YYYY", "YYYY-MM-DD", "DD/MM/YYYY", "MM/DD/YYYY"]).format('Do MMMM')}
-                  anniversary={user.anniversary}
-                  congratulationsMsg={user.message}
-                  userEmail={user.userEmail}
-                  imageTemplate={this.props.imageTemplate}
-                />
-              </div>
-            );
-          })
+          this.props.users.map((user: IUser, index: number) => (
+            <div className={styles.container} key={user.key || index}>
+              <HappyBirthdayCard
+                userName={user.userName}
+                jobDescription={user.jobDescription || "No Job Description"}
+                birthday={moment(user.birthday).format('Do MMMM')}
+                anniversary={!!user.anniversary}
+                congratulationsMsg={user.message}
+                userEmail={user.userEmail}
+                imageTemplate={Number(this.props.imageTemplate)} // Ensure this is a number
+              />
+            </div>
+          ))
         }
       </div>
     );
   }
 }
-export default HappyBirthday;
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/IUser.ts b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/IUser.ts
index bc4a3bc4ec..a3e306ea33 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/IUser.ts
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/controls/happybirthday/IUser.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export interface IUser {
-  key: string;
-  userName:string;
-  jobDescription?: string;
-  birthday: string;
-  userEmail: string;
-  message: string;
-  anniversary: boolean;
+  key: string; // Unique key
+  userName: string; // Name of the user
+  message: string; // Birthday message
+  anniversary: boolean; // Anniversary flag
+  userEmail: string; // User's email address
+  jobDescription: string; // Job title
+  birthday: string; // ISO string of the birthday date
 }
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/IUser.ts b/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/IUser.ts
index bc4a3bc4ec..434fb37f9d 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/IUser.ts
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/IUser.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export interface IUser {
   key: string;
-  userName:string;
-  jobDescription?: string;
-  birthday: string;
-  userEmail: string;
+  userName: string;
   message: string;
   anniversary: boolean;
+  userEmail: string;
+  jobDescription: string;
+  birthday: string; // ISO string of the birthday
 }
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/SPService.ts b/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/SPService.ts
index 79db20cf5f..13b2ef3d84 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/SPService.ts
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/services/SPService.ts
@@ -1,64 +1,56 @@
 import { WebPartContext } from "@microsoft/sp-webpart-base";
-import { MSGraphClientV3  } from "@microsoft/sp-http";
+import { MSGraphClientV3 } from "@microsoft/sp-http";
 import * as moment from 'moment';
 
 export class SPService {
-  // private graphClient: MSGraphClientV3  = null;
   private graphClient: MSGraphClientV3;
-  private  birthdayListTitle: string = "Birthdays";
-  constructor(private _context: WebPartContext) {
+  // private birthdayListTitle: string = "Birthdays";
 
-  }
-  // Get Profiles
-  public async getPBirthdays(upcommingDays: number): Promise<any[]> {
-    let _results, _today: string, _month: number, _day: number;
-    let _filter: string, _countdays: number, _f:number, _nextYearStart: string;
-    let  _FinalDate: string;
+  constructor(private _context: WebPartContext) {}
+
+  // Get Birthdays ignoring the year
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+  public async getPBirthdays(upcomingDays: number): Promise<any[]> {
     try {
-      _results = null;
-      _today = '2000-' + moment().format('MM-DD');
-      _month = parseInt(moment().format('MM'));
-      _day = parseInt(moment().format('DD'));
-      _filter = "fields/Birthday ge '" + _today + "'";
-      // If we are in December we have to look if there are birthdays in January
-      // we have to build a condition to select birthday in January based on number of upcommingDays
-      // we can not use the year for test, the year is always 2000.
-      console.log(_month);
-      _countdays = _day + upcommingDays;
-      _f = 0;
-      if (_month === 12 && _countdays > 31) {
-        _nextYearStart = '2000-01-01';
-        _FinalDate = '2000-01-';
-        _f = _countdays - 31;
-        _FinalDate = _FinalDate + _f;
-        _filter = "fields/Birthday ge '" + _today + "' or (fields/Birthday ge '" + _nextYearStart + "' and fields/Birthday le '" + _FinalDate + "')";
-      }
-      else{
-        _FinalDate = '2000-';
-        if ((_countdays) > 31) {
-          _f = _countdays - 31;
-          _month = _month + 1;
-          _FinalDate = _FinalDate +_month + '-' + _f;
-        }else{
-          _FinalDate = _FinalDate +_month + '-' + _countdays;
-        }
-        _filter = "fields/Birthday ge '" + _today + "' and fields/Birthday le '" + _FinalDate + "'";
-      }
+      const today = moment();
+      const todayMMDD = today.format('MM-DD'); // Get today's date as MM-DD
+      const futureMMDD = today.add(upcomingDays, 'days').format('MM-DD'); // Calculate future date
 
       this.graphClient = await this._context.msGraphClientFactory.getClient('3');
-      _results = await this.graphClient.api(`sites/root/lists('${this.birthdayListTitle}')/items?orderby=Fields/Birthday`)
+
+      // Fetch all birthdays without filtering
+      const response = await this.graphClient
+        .api(`sites/root/lists('Birthdays')/items?orderby=fields/Birthday`)
         .version('v1.0')
         .expand('fields')
-        //.top(upcommingDays)
-        .filter(_filter)
         .get();
 
-        return _results.value;
+      // Filter results locally
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+      const filteredItems = response.value.filter((item: any) => {
+        const birthday = item.fields.Birthday;
+        if (!birthday) return false; // Skip if Birthday is missing
 
+        const birthdayMMDD = moment(birthday).format('MM-DD'); // Extract MM-DD
+        if (todayMMDD > futureMMDD) {
+          // Handle year transition (December to January)
+          return (
+            birthdayMMDD >= todayMMDD || // Later in the current year
+            birthdayMMDD <= futureMMDD   // Earlier in the next year
+          );
+        } else {
+          // Normal case (same year)
+          return birthdayMMDD >= todayMMDD && birthdayMMDD <= futureMMDD;
+        }
+      });
+
+      return filteredItems;
     } catch (error) {
-      console.dir(error);
+      console.error("Error fetching birthdays:", error);
       return Promise.reject(error);
     }
   }
+
 }
+
 export default SPService;
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/BirthdaysWebPart.ts b/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/BirthdaysWebPart.ts
index 070497f458..3b1d4aef26 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/BirthdaysWebPart.ts
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/BirthdaysWebPart.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { IBirthdaysProps } from './components/IBirthdaysProps';
 export interface IBirthdaysWebPartProps {
   title: string;
   numberUpcomingDays: number;
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
   template: any;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/components/Birthdays.tsx b/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/components/Birthdays.tsx
index ee5dc34642..7bd0056f85 100644
--- a/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/components/Birthdays.tsx
+++ b/samples/react-birthdays/src/webparts/Birthdays/components/Birthdays.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import * as moment from 'moment';
 import { IBirthdayState } from './IBirthdaysState';
 import SPService from '../../../services/SPService';
 import { WebPartTitle } from "@pnp/spfx-controls-react/lib/WebPartTitle";
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 const imgBackgroundBallons: string = require('../../../assets/ballonsBackgroud.png');
 import { Image, ImageFit } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Image';
 import { Label } from 'office-ui-fabric-react/lib/Label';
@@ -23,8 +24,8 @@ export default class Birthdays extends React.Component<IBirthdaysProps, IBirthda
     };
   }
 
-  public componentDidMount(): void {
-    this.GetUsers();
+  public async componentDidMount(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.GetUsers();
   }
 
   public componentDidUpdate(prevProps: IBirthdaysProps, prevState: IBirthdayState): void {
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ export default class Birthdays extends React.Component<IBirthdaysProps, IBirthda
   }
   // Render
   public render(): React.ReactElement<IBirthdaysProps> {
-    let _center: any = !this.state.showBirthdays ? "center" : "";
+    const _center: React.CSSProperties['textAlign'] = !this.state.showBirthdays ? "center" : undefined;
     return (
       <div className={styles.happyBirthday}
         style={{ textAlign: _center }} >
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ export default class Birthdays extends React.Component<IBirthdaysProps, IBirthda
   }
 
   // Sort Array of Birthdays
-  private SortBirthdays(users: IUser[]) {
+  private SortBirthdays(users: IUser[]): IUser[] {
     return users.sort( (a, b) => {
       if (a.birthday > b.birthday) {
         return 1;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ export default class Birthdays extends React.Component<IBirthdaysProps, IBirthda
     });
   }
   // Load List Of Users
-  private async GetUsers() {
+  private async GetUsers(): Promise<void> {
     let _otherMonthsBirthdays: IUser[], _dezemberBirthdays: IUser[];
     const listItems = await this._spServices.getPBirthdays(this.props.numberUpcomingDays);
     if (listItems && listItems.length > 0) {
@@ -86,14 +87,14 @@ export default class Birthdays extends React.Component<IBirthdaysProps, IBirthda
       //  first select all bithdays of Dezember to sort this must be the first to show
       if (moment().format('MM') === '12') {
         _dezemberBirthdays = this._users.filter( (v) => {
-          var _currentMonth = moment(v.birthday, ["MM-DD-YYYY", "YYYY-MM-DD", "DD/MM/YYYY", "MM/DD/YYYY"]).format('MM');
+          const _currentMonth = moment(v.birthday, ["MM-DD-YYYY", "YYYY-MM-DD", "DD/MM/YYYY", "MM/DD/YYYY"]).format('MM');
           return (_currentMonth === '12');
         });
         // Sort by birthday date in Dezember month
         _dezemberBirthdays = this.SortBirthdays(_dezemberBirthdays);
         // select birthdays != of month 12
         _otherMonthsBirthdays = this._users.filter((v) => {
-          var _currentMonth = moment(v.birthday, ["MM-DD-YYYY", "YYYY-MM-DD", "DD/MM/YYYY", "MM/DD/YYYY"]).format('MM');
+          const _currentMonth = moment(v.birthday, ["MM-DD-YYYY", "YYYY-MM-DD", "DD/MM/YYYY", "MM/DD/YYYY"]).format('MM');
           return (_currentMonth !== '12');
         });
         // sort by birthday date