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Together, I’m hoping we can contribute $32,000 that goes directly to building new wells for the 1 billion people living without access to clean water every day.</p> <p><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110410215758if_/http://player.vimeo.com/video/6202666?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="540" height="304" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p>To donate, go to my personalized Charity:Water page, <a title="Tammy Camp on Charity Water" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110410215758/http://mycharitywater.org/tammycamp">Tammy Camp on Charity:Water</a>. Over the past year, I’ve come to understand that happiness comes through experiences, not desirable objects. I hope you’ll join me to help creating a better experience for all the people that need it most. Afterall, we are all Facebook friends right?</p> <p>Thank you in advance for giving,</p> <p>Tx</p> <p>PS. If you insist on giving me a desirable object, the iPad 2 is a good place to start. 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