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livin the pura vida: February 2011

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Monday, February 28, 2011. In my initial fundraising blog I posted that I would update you every few days on the fundraising. Well this time there's not much to report except my last week babysitting job brought the total to $258.27. I'm almost halfway to the $600 goal! Thanks again to my generous supporters from last week:. Once again, here's all of the info, including the link to donate:. The extra money will go in a check mailed to the clinic). I appreciate your support! Friday, February 25, 2011.

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livin the pura vida: March 2011

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Friday, March 25, 2011. Honduras Trip, By the Numbers. Number of patients served during entire brigade: over 600. Final Cost: 6 days @ $30 insurance = $204 ( $450 flight = $654). Medical supplies total: $157.43. Donor support: $318.01. Babysitting funding: $296.00. Number of patients I helped fit for new glasses: over 120. Number of patients I personally registered: over 200. Amount still to raise: $197.42. Days left to fundraise: 7. Diseases I contracted: 0 (that I'm aware of right now). As I said, thou...

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livin the pura vida: Well NOW we're really getting somewhere

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Thursday, March 3, 2011. Well NOW we're really getting somewhere. Four more donors and one babysitting job later, we're looking at a new total of $484.48! Amazing. There are still three more weeks of fundraising, and this bear is practically ready to go out in public already. Thanks, new donors! Marie D (and thanks for the bear's earring request). And of course, I must recognize all the previous donors:. You all are fantastic, and I truly appreciate your help. Once again, the information:.

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livin the pura vida: April 2011

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The deadline has been extended! Due to some promised donations still arriving, I'm going to extend the deadline to May 1st to allow for the possibility of sending a surplus to the clinic. (Plus, I still have a babysitting job this week.) I'll send a check that day if I've surpassed my goal. Because of these donors, our ugly little bear was gifted some rad Spiderman gloves* this week:. I really can't thank you guys enough. New total: $707.98. Amount left to reach goal: $103.45.

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livin the pura vida: June 2010

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Who Put Ham in My Pants? I think I get much more of a workout defending myself from the devil-possessed guard dogs that populate Costa Rica's local villages than I do from the shoot-me-now rainforest jogs around base that are meant more for rock climbing than jogging. I'm still not sure exactly how I begin to become so winded when the attack is taking place. Regardless of how the unfortunate inception happens, I'm going to argue that the combination of. 3) my high-pitched screams.

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livin the pura vida: June 2009

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Saturday, June 27, 2009. Almost every day I hear new phrases in Spanish that I hear from a Tico, the newspaper, or the people on TV. But only once or twice a week do I hear words or phrases that make me laugh thinking about their literal translation. My favorite one this week? Now that's getting right to the point. Saturday, June 20, 2009. 3:15am: Scratching the tops of my feet. 3:42am: Scratching my left ankle. 3:58am: Scratching the back of my left calf. 4:45am: Alarm is ringing. But it's not always re...

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livin the pura vida: Fundraising Update

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Monday, February 28, 2011. In my initial fundraising blog I posted that I would update you every few days on the fundraising. Well this time there's not much to report except my last week babysitting job brought the total to $258.27. I'm almost halfway to the $600 goal! Thanks again to my generous supporters from last week:. Once again, here's all of the info, including the link to donate:. The extra money will go in a check mailed to the clinic). I appreciate your support! Pura vida" is the Costa Rican ...

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livin the pura vida: July 2009

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Saturday, July 11, 2009. I Live in the Happiest Place? I just wrote a blog for work called " Voted the Happiest Place. Saturday, July 4, 2009. Stuck at Bally's Total Fitness. You know those crazy Bally's commercials where everyone looks like they stopped by the gym to spray themselves with water before heading to a modeling shoot? While no Bally's Total Fitness exists down here, I unknowingly joined its Costa Rican equivalent. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Follow me on Twitter.

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livin the pura vida: Honduras Trip, By the Numbers

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Friday, March 25, 2011. Honduras Trip, By the Numbers. Number of patients served during entire brigade: over 600. Final Cost: 6 days @ $30 insurance = $204 ( $450 flight = $654). Medical supplies total: $157.43. Donor support: $318.01. Babysitting funding: $296.00. Number of patients I helped fit for new glasses: over 120. Number of patients I personally registered: over 200. Amount still to raise: $197.42. Days left to fundraise: 7. Diseases I contracted: 0 (that I'm aware of right now).