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Your thoughts and heart are in the right place. Santos Bro gets it on the true spirit of Christmas .... :D


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If you do end up in the customs system, you may want to have your translator help you with that too. In fact if you had a CR citizen or resident with you to assign the goods to, the process will go a lot smoother.


So far, I'm going to be my translator. That should make this journey even more interesting. :shock: Thanks for tip on having a note in Spanish. I will Babel Fish one and bring it with me. If someone would be so kind as to write a note in Spanish that I could copy, that would be appreciated. Hopefully, if I do get stopped, maybe they would just let me go on.

About the CR citizen or resident; would I assign them when, and if, I have to go to customs? Do they have to be with me, or will a note do it? A local has told me about stores in CR that sell toys for half price. I will try and get more information, and possibly buy local.

The same person that offered information about toys, has offered to call the hospital for me, that will be a big help. My thought about getting the presents to the hospital would be to rent the SL van, and at least have the driver translate to get me in the door. Hopefully after that the hospital has someone who could translate, if not a lot of smiling will work.

What am I forgetting? Any input is greatly appreciated.

Again, thanks to all. I'm sorry to be such a pain in the butt, and have to ask so many questions. :oops:

Happy holidays...

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Thanks Santas Bro :) wish I could be there this year to help you.

Hey good idea about having a donation box at SL or someplace, maybe next year we could set one up a couple months ahead of time and find out what cool US toys they'd like?


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Steve,
Sorry for the late reply but been really busy this week. I've got something to do on the 28-29 but I'd be more than happy to escort you to both toy stores (I know a few now from shopping for some Ch*ldren here myself) as well as the hospital. Your right, it's on Paso Colon and is easy to find.
My Spanish should suffice and perhaps, I can get the girlfriend to go with us. Her Spanish is perfect :lol:
One problem might be the hospital security policies. They are pretty strict here. When the girlfriend was in the hospital, she could only have visitors for one hour a day. After that, it had to be for some reason. I got let in after her sugery for an hour but no more.
Think it'd be a very good idea to talk to the administration FIRST before doing anything like that. Make sure it is possible. From experience here, I'd bet they'd want you to just donate the toys to the hospital or another organization. But who knows without asking??
As for bringing from the US or buying here, I'd say don't trouble yourself with a bunch of huge luggage, customs etc. The difference in the prices isn't much when you go to the bargain stores. My only purchase of such a thing was a great remote-controlled car for $30...well worth that.
Not only do I applaude your Christmas Spirit but you are truly one of the great guys on CRT. Have enjoyed hangin' with you in the past and hope to more in the future!
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About the CR citizen or resident; would I assign them when, and if, I have to go to customs? Do they have to be with me, or will a note do it?


The local would have to meet you at the custom's agent office after the goods get collected at the airport. They need originals signatures and a Cedula.

If you don't have a translator at the hospital, maybe a short note would do there too and a smiling nurse might lead you to the Ch*ldren

I wish I could see their faces. Some day I want to try ths too.


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would someone with fluent spanish "CR style" pm this gentleman and help him with his notes in spanish. If he writes a note from Bable Fish, no K*D in sjo will ever understand him.

BTW SB, a great thing to do. KARMA :wink:


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To all:

Thank you so much for your replies. It means a great deal to me, and I'm sure the K*ds.

It is starting to fall into place now. I think that I am going to buy a few gifts up here that will fit into my suitcase, and then the rest after I land.

I have sent a PM to the SL to ask about leaving gifts, should anyone want to do that. I will let you know. If it is OK with Bill & Johanna, please leave your name on the gift. I would like to thank and recognize all that choose to give.

As Prostoner wrote I'm not sure what it will involve with the hosptial. Thank you so much for your offer of translation, and buying gifts. There is a local who has offered to call the hospital and determine what it will involve to make this happen. If enough want to go, I would be willing to spring for some cakes and punch and have a fiesta, should the hospital allow that. If they don't allow us to give the gifts directly, then we go back to the SL, and have our own Fiesta, knowing that there are some very happy K*ds at that moment.

As for what PocoLoco wrote I agree, but didn't want to start on that now. If every CRT member left just one gift per trip, or per year, we could probably give to all the K*ds at the hospital. My concern now is that I will only be able to give to 50-60 K*ds, and the rest will feel left out. That will be very sad. If nothing else, we may be able to make a difference in one childs life. We have the ability, and resources to start a Toys for Tots in a country that has been very good to me on my three visits. My goal is to have one gift for each Ch*ld in the Ch*ldren's Hospital next year.

Happy holidays...........

Steve - Santas Bro

Again, I am so humbled by the response. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

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Again, I am so humbled by the response. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.


No SB...... Thank YOU ! :wink:

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:44 pm 
SB, I'd be HAPPY to translate anything you want to write, instead of you using babelfish...

I MIGHT be down in CR the 26-28 of dec, but that may be out of your timeframe...


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It is a good thing you are doing Bro. The Ch**drens hospital is right next to San Jaun on Paseo Colon coming in from the airport on your right.

There are other hospitals in San Jose. UP the hill 4 blocks from the sportsmen is hospital Caulderon. You could walk up there and talk to somone in Admin in 10 min's from SL. There are plenty of people at the admin desk who speak english. And Hospital Biblica has lots of english speakers. With a 24hr parmicy for the runs. 50% of the people I met at Biblica spoke some english and 25% of them better than me. But that is not saying much.

I was talking to VB about the street K*ds and he said there is an orphanage in the gulch somewhere and that was where I should go to help the K*ds.

You know you might even meet a lady who would be happy to go with you also. I'd check with Admin dirst though.

And I would contribute to a K*ds fund jar on the bar at SL with no problem and know that Bill would find K*ds in need. Maybe Eddie would be open to the idea and some of the other sponsors. Doing something good in the name of CRT is a good idea to me. But Admin would know if it would cause problems.

YOu see Santa you mite have started something.

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If every CRT member left just one gift per trip, or per year, we could probably give to all the K*ds at the hospital.


I like the spirit Santa's Brother has started here. I have been to CR five times - all in 2007. If there had been a big Toys for Tots sort of a box somewhere I would have gladly dropped at least $10 worth of toys in it each trip and probably a lot more. It would have given me something to do when I wasn’t busy or hungry and didn’t feel like phucking. That times five trips times how many CRT members = a lot of toys.

Someone in a previous post mentioned a Christmas party for Chicas and their K*ds - possibly at the SL. I'd bet most chicas would not feel comfortable bringing their K*ds to work and it would be hard to keep things G-rated...

But what if one of our sponsors was willing to host a toy collection box and then a Christmas party where the chicas are invited for a gift-wrapping party to prepare gifts for orphanages, the hospital, etc. And the next morning all those who are willing would load up in a tourismo van or vans and play Santa.

There are many organizations of gentlemen out there – the Lions, Knights of Columbus, Masons, Rotary Club, and more. All of these groups have a significant bend towards public service. We have a large group of gentlemen and an easy way for us all to communicate. We have the power to do something positive in addition to the selfish pleasures we find in CR.

We might be a bunch of horny bastards but maybe Santa’s Bro’s idea/commitment is something we should all think about and possibly try to springboard this into a public service effort where we can give to those less fortunate. Our dollars go a long way.

Bless you Santa’s Bro. I have two little ones of my own and I am touched thinking about your kind heart.

Let’s add a generous, giving branch to CRT…?


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I was talking to VB about the street K*ds and he said there is an orphanage in the gulch somewhere and that was where I should go to help the K*ds
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Duh, pretty simple of me. :oops: Just because these K*ds aren't physically ill, doesn't mean that they aren't mentally hurting. A majority of the K*ds in the hospital still probably have loving families. The Ch*ldren of the orphanages do not even have that, which is a very real pain in the heart. I'm sure that the receiving a gift would make them happy for at least a moment. I will check when I get there and see if I can't buy a game (maybe a ping pong table) or something that all the K*ds could use. I would hate for any of them to be excluded, by not getting an individual gift. They have already gotten less than they deserve from this life. If someone knows where the orphanage is located, and how to contact them, please let me know.

It is not my intent to gain any glory form this, other than what it means to me personally. I will be PM'ing Admin1, and if given the authorization this will be from the brothers of CRT. If he chooses not to have CRT involved, it will be from Santa, he just got held up by a snow storm up north.

You have all become a part of my life. Thank you for being who you are.

Happy holidays.........

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