myboymagic
Right now all donations are going through Open Arms Costa Rica but every cent will find it's way into the various businesses and persons involved who are necessary to employ in order to assure that Little Rachel is returned to her family so that she can receive a proper Christian burial close to her loved ones. To leave her remains in a morgue in Venezuela is IMHO unthinkable and I know the dedicated and extremely honest administrators of OACR along with the amazingly kind and generous Woman's World Heavyweight Champion Hanna Gabriel, and several others (including myself) will not rest until Little Rachel is home.
My wife, a Costa Rican National is negotiating with a Funeral Home to recover her remains when they arrive here in Costa Rica. This is necessary and had to done that way by Costa Rican Customs law. From there she will be able to receive a tiny but in it's own way beautiful pure white burial receptacle (casket) and a service at the church of choice of her mother and grandmother followed by burial at a cemetery close enough so that her family can visit her should they choose to.
I am not bringing the subject of Religion into this, as it is totally a matter left up to her family. I do believe like most of Costa Ricans Little Rachel's family are Christians and leave it at that.
Fair warning, I can't thank you enough for your kindness in behalf of this very worthy cause..I will never forget all of you who have selflessly stepped up and displayed a wonderful generosity without which OACR would be hard pressed to accomplish the merciful mission they have chosen to devote everything to until Little Rachel is home. To repeat myself, leaving Little Rachel there is just not an option any of us can live with.
Thanks so very much to all who have helped, even if only by your prayers, I remain forever grateful.
Wilheim.
Right now all donations are going through Open Arms Costa Rica but every cent will find it's way into the various businesses and persons involved who are necessary to employ in order to assure that Little Rachel is returned to her family so that she can receive a proper Christian burial close to her loved ones. To leave her remains in a morgue in Venezuela is IMHO unthinkable and I know the dedicated and extremely honest administrators of OACR along with the amazingly kind and generous Woman's World Heavyweight Champion Hanna Gabriel, and several others (including myself) will not rest until Little Rachel is home.
My wife, a Costa Rican National is negotiating with a Funeral Home to recover her remains when they arrive here in Costa Rica. This is necessary and had to done that way by Costa Rican Customs law. From there she will be able to receive a tiny but in it's own way beautiful pure white burial receptacle (casket) and a service at the church of choice of her mother and grandmother followed by burial at a cemetery close enough so that her family can visit her should they choose to.
I am not bringing the subject of Religion into this, as it is totally a matter left up to her family. I do believe like most of Costa Ricans Little Rachel's family are Christians and leave it at that.
Fair warning, I can't thank you enough for your kindness in behalf of this very worthy cause..I will never forget all of you who have selflessly stepped up and displayed a wonderful generosity without which OACR would be hard pressed to accomplish the merciful mission they have chosen to devote everything to until Little Rachel is home. To repeat myself, leaving Little Rachel there is just not an option any of us can live with.
Thanks so very much to all who have helped, even if only by your prayers, I remain forever grateful.
Wilheim.
Hello Art, I knew you would help out. Judge has an appointment with Ivan the OACR Administrator tomorrow morning in which I believe he is going to make a personal donation. We both know how generous Judge is so I am sure he will help out in a substantial way.
I am looking forward to seeing you when you get back..The whole family sends there regards..
Thanks, wil..
I am looking forward to seeing you when you get back..The whole family sends there regards..
Thanks, wil..
Swastea. thank you very much for your donation, very much appreciated. The Rx is the vehicle we are able use to appeal to you our posters to, only if you wish, help support a worthy cause. TheRx is a 100% free website and depends on sponsorships to stay in business, with the huge expenditure of our annual Bash just a month away I do not rely on revenue for situations like this from The Rx..Our sponsors are a different matter and if push comes to shove I will make an appeal to one or two to help us get to our goal.
I hope that answers your question.
Thank you again for your very much appreciated generosity, wilheim..
I hope that answers your question.
Thank you again for your very much appreciated generosity, wilheim..
Silver7 I won't have a true figure until tomorrow around 1PM EDT as OACR Administrator Ivan is meeting up with Judge Wapner and while I am not sure how much he will donate I do know he is a very generous man and may have donations from others etc..Ivan will be calling me after the meeting to give me as close to an exact total as he will be aware of. The charity treasurer Dana is in the US right now and she is keeping track of the PayPal donations so the two have to be combined to get a grand total. As soon as I get a figure I will update this thread. I am fairly certain we have more than $1000 at least now, not counting anything we get tomorrow but don't have an exact figure yet.
wil.
wil.
Silver, I know that and you know how much I appreciate all of your many contributions to The Rx over the years and thank you for your loyalty.
I also want you to know how grateful OACR is for your donation..We need to bring Little Rachel home and with the amazing help from a group of Rxers OACR will accomplish that and also see she is properly laid to rest close to her small but loving family..There is no alternative in this case but to make this happen.
Thank you all so much, wil.
I also want you to know how grateful OACR is for your donation..We need to bring Little Rachel home and with the amazing help from a group of Rxers OACR will accomplish that and also see she is properly laid to rest close to her small but loving family..There is no alternative in this case but to make this happen.
Thank you all so much, wil.
G,Money, loyal veteran and one of The Rx's most valued posters, you are truly a mench. Your endless generosity never ceases to amaze me..
Thank you so much for all that you do and a special thank you in behalf of OACR and the family of Little Rachel..
Sincerest best wishes to you and yours, wil..
PS. BadCo, thank you so much...wil..
Thank you so much for all that you do and a special thank you in behalf of OACR and the family of Little Rachel..
Sincerest best wishes to you and yours, wil..
PS. BadCo, thank you so much...wil..
Update - if there is anything that can be considered good news involving this heartbraking story I have some.
Thanks to your generosity Open Arms Costa Rica has been able to finance the return of Little Rachel's body and also fly both her mother and grandmother back home from Caracas. What is left unpaid is the Funeral Director who by Costa Rican Customs Regulations must be licensed to handle in coming deceased persons from other countries. This person will also keep Little Rachel until tomorrow when there will be a church ceremony followed by the burial.
The family needs to pay for the tiny cemetery plot, and the total fee of the Funeral Home for transporting the casket (which your donations paid for) from the airport to their funeral home overnight to the church in the morning and finally to the cemetery for burial.
Bottom line is OACR is still around $850 short as one of our sport forums posters who wishes to remain anonymous made his second $150 PayPal donation this morning. Judge Wapner also made a generous donation that was used for a batch of miscellaneous expenses.
We are almost there but The family of little Rachel still needs a little more help.
Thank you very much, wilheim
Thanks to your generosity Open Arms Costa Rica has been able to finance the return of Little Rachel's body and also fly both her mother and grandmother back home from Caracas. What is left unpaid is the Funeral Director who by Costa Rican Customs Regulations must be licensed to handle in coming deceased persons from other countries. This person will also keep Little Rachel until tomorrow when there will be a church ceremony followed by the burial.
The family needs to pay for the tiny cemetery plot, and the total fee of the Funeral Home for transporting the casket (which your donations paid for) from the airport to their funeral home overnight to the church in the morning and finally to the cemetery for burial.
Bottom line is OACR is still around $850 short as one of our sport forums posters who wishes to remain anonymous made his second $150 PayPal donation this morning. Judge Wapner also made a generous donation that was used for a batch of miscellaneous expenses.
We are almost there but The family of little Rachel still needs a little more help.
Thank you very much, wilheim
