There are 800 million people in the world living without access to clean water. Let's change that!

My birthday is around the corner. And you may have remembered from last year that I asked for the gift of clean water ... And I'm doing it again this year! I’m requesting that all my friends and family to donate to charity: water and give clean water to people who need it, instead of giving me gifts.

Did you know that almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water? Every day, 5,000 kids die from water-related illnesses before they reach their 5th birthday. But it doesn't have to be that way. There are simple solutions like drilled wells, spring protections, and BioSand filters that help provide clean water to communities around the world.

100% of every dollar you donate to my birthday campaign will be used to build clean water projects in developing countries. charity: water funds their operating costs separately through a group of private donors, so 100% of all public donations will go directly to people in need.

As a small thank you, I will be posting personalized thank you pictures to my awesome donors; you can see my pictures from last year here - http://tinyurl.com/annaquyenmycharitywater-thanks. Last year, together with 30 donors, we raised $2,635 to fund water projects in Tigray, Ethiopia.

This year, I want my birthday to have an impact ... so let's do this! Please donate whatever you can - $1, $3, $13, $31, $310. Share this campaign with your family, friends, Facebook friends, Twitter followers, coworkers, workout buddies, hangout crew, your peeps, your posse, your pals.

Let's bring clean fresh water to our fellow human beings!! Thanks for helping to make this my best birthday ever <3