I am running 40 miles on my 40th to fund a water project. 5,000 kids under 5 die EVERY DAY due to dirty water!

Ever had the feeling that you were dying of thirst?

What if I told you that in many developing countries, women and children walk for hours, up and down mountains, just to collect water.

Water they desperately need. Water that can make them really sick, perhaps even kill them.

If you’re like me, you don’t spend too much time thinking about water -- it’s everywhere we go. When we’re thirsty, we flip a handle or push a button. When we’re dirty, we twist a shower knob. When our garden needs watering, when our pasta needs to be boiled, when we use the bathroom -- water is there when we need it.

But this isn't true in some of poorest areas of the world. And it can be fixed.

Help me play a small part in solving the water crisis -- please donate to my birthday campaign.

PS - If you want more information on how you can participate in the run itself, please head over to my blog here: http://pmccrann.posthaven.com/40-miles-on-my-40th-birthday-to-raise-money-for-clean-water

I am running 40 miles on my 40th birthday, March 8th 2014, to raise funds and awareness for the clean water cause. I am asking for donations instead of gifts -- just $40, or $1 for every mile I run.

100% of everything we raise will directly fund water projects. And when those projects are finished, charity: water will send us proof in pictures and GPS coordinates, so we can see the actual people and communities we impacted.