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10-25-2013, 8:29am | #121 | ||||||
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If you send it as a gift, not payment, then the fee is very small. 50 cent fee to send $100. You can opt to pay the fee on your end so the net sent is 100 (or whatever you want to send), so your balance will go down $100.50. Cheaper than a stamp to the Philippines.
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Despite hitting the goal, I am in... I remember the pictures that Island has posted over the years of his adorable kids, and it breaks my heart to hear that others in the village don't get anything. |
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My check is on the way to Dixievet. I have been to S.E. Asia several times and I know first hand that a lot kids over there get nothing for Christmas.
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The total is now is $1633 I want to say Thank You! again to all of the Guys & Gals that have donated to the Kids Christmas fund, and making this possible for the kids. Dixie for getting this thread... and idea going, and also for his donation. (In order received) DAB Kingpin simpleman68 JRD77VET Chris Fowler Thomas dwjz06 Zed16 99 pewtercoupe wwomanC6 simpleman68 (again!) Gentle Ben Craig Z06David SYF350 Fastguy BSmith Dan Dlabay |
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Just saw this thread. Made a donation for my brother and me.
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PP send. Nice work, people...
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Paypal sent Thanks for remembering Dixie!
Tim, have great fun being Santa |
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In case you missed the thread.... Dixie will be Santa this year (we hope) https://www.thevettebarn.com/forums/o...en-thumbs.html I will be Tim..... the Rhum nose Reindeer. |
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Thread just seen due to sticky status bestowed. PayPal sent. Good on you, Rob and Isladrhumdude14!
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Do you now have sufficient funds to rent a truck, if necessary, to pick up the kids toys at Cebu City (a) presuming that you need a minimum of 33% more than you had originally anticipated (rumors must have started by now) and I think you should plan on having a minimum of 400 kids, and (b) would you still have the gifts for the various contests that you guys want to run? Also, if you buy candy, won't that take over the German and his wife's deal? If you don't have enough money to rent a truck and buy the 400 odd gifts, let us know and we could probably come up with a few more bucks. Last edited by GentleBen; 10-27-2013 at 2:42pm. |
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Dixie, PM sent.
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The Toys here are pretty much just import stuff from China, but to the best of my memory it is about the same quality and price as I will find there unless we go to an upscale Mall. At this level I'm not going to make the decision just on the freight expenses as we are over the planned budget. We will have extra so might do our own candy give away on Christmas Eve, separate from the German and his wife. (more is always better) Should we start a separate thread for Christmas games ideas, and give aways? Last edited by island14; 10-28-2013 at 5:54am. |
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Hey Guys and Gals, I have a few more thoughts but want everyone here to let me know what you think and add your own thoughts and ideas.
By the time we get done doing the shopping, (and I plan to do it carefully so it goes as far as possible) there is going to be extra left over. The generosity here has far exceeded any expectations I ever had. A few ideas I have. I'm thinking we also do a smaller Toy give away on my old street back in Mandaue City Cebu, as Dixie and I will be there anyway a few days earlier when I go to pick him up at the airport. (Maybe 50 kids I'm guessing that would love to see Santa and get some Toys) We don't know how much extra funds there will be until the shopping is almost done, but other thoughts I have that I mentioned are games and contest with Cash and Toy prizes, also maybe Rice packages... Not all of the kids in our village will know to come, but we will get the word out the best we can, I'm thinking it would be fun to drive to the upper part of the village and try to go house to house some looking for the kids that miss the party, I have a neat tricycle/truck lined up for us to borrow that day. Also if there are extra Toys left, we could drive to the next village over (only about a mile away) and drive around some through that village until we run out. What do you all think? any ideas? |
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I like the little cart idea.
I need to take my Santa suit to the dry cleaners so it is all cleaned up for the trip.
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Go to wallymart, get cheap Santa suit, leave behind?
Tim, you're the local expert. Do what you think is best. And get a replacement digital camera. Maybe keep a few bucks in reserve for a snowy day? |
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Back from Tucson and at work today. Will make my donation this evening via Paypal.
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