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[*] posted on 1-6-2014 at 01:47 PM


This is the final stretch, the toy drive is on Sunday January 19, please help us make it possible.

There are 2 drop off locations, one in San Diego, Baja Bound Insurance, and you can send toys to"Toy Drive c/o Baja Bound Insurance Services, Inc."
750 11th Avenue #101
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone (619) 702-4292

Also if you are in the Rosarito area and want to donate, the drop of location there is Cindy's Mexican Insurance, they are conveniently located on the main Blvd, at the Rosarito Beach Hotel Shopping Center
Blvd Benito Juarez #31, Suite 9
Phone (661) 612-2641



If you would like to donate toys or food but do not know what to get, there is a Paypal account, fernando@vivabajacalifornia.com



Note; We have a lot of soccer balls, we now need toys, bikes, dolls, etc.




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[*] posted on 1-7-2014 at 11:24 AM
It seemed like a good idea at the time


Yesterday was January 6th, officially “Dia de Reyes” and many, many people bring gifts from the USA to México for friends, family, orphanages, shelters were abandoned children live and more. They cross the border with no problems.
Well, we received for the Baja Nomad Dia de Reyes Toy Drive a large donation of soccer balls from a secret santa. You have all probably noticed that I’ve been posting that we have enough soccer balls. It was a shipment of 480 soccer balls.
The good idea (I had) was to go to Baja Bound and get them all and since it is Dia de Reyes, just load them up in the family van and bring them across all at once.
What can go wrong? We (the girls and I) just drive across with all those soccer balls and if we get a red light, well we just say the truth, it’s a donation for Dia de Reyes and done.
Well, we went to BajaBound, loaded up the van with the soccer balls and headed south towards Good Old México. As we crossed, we got a Green Light, Wow, Great! This is something we have never done, every year we do the “Contrabando Hormiga” that is when we smuggle gifts across in small quantities by making many trips, getting friends involved in getting toys across in small quantities. This is probably the most time consuming part of all the toy drive, getting the toys to México.
After getting the green light we continued but we got flagged down by one of the Mexican customs agents and pulled to a secondary inspection and to make this story shorter, even thou there were 3 of us, it was just way to many balls so after 3 hours there they confiscated the balls and our van and we were sent on foot.
They said that the balls are confiscated; I need to pay the fine for the merchandise that they figured at a value of $35 pesos each X 482 = $16,870. 15% IGI tax $2,530.00 + 16% IVA tax $3,104.00 for a total of $5,634 pesos in taxes. Above that there is a fine to get the car back which they did not know the amount, I will have to go to Otay so they can tell me but they estimated about $5,000 pesos.
So, we are without a car and secret santa, I am so, so sorry we lost the soccer balls. This is what really hurts or were I feel terrible, because of the gifts that were lost. As for the car, well they gave me 10 days to pay and I can’t afford that so we will start walking.
I asked the girls if maybe we shouldn’t do a toy drive and they both gave me a mean look and said I was crazy, we have to do a toy drive. Danielle said that there is a silver lining here; we just don’t know what it is yet.
I guess we need soccer balls again.




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[*] posted on 1-7-2014 at 11:28 AM


OMG Ferna, that is terrible... is there not some authority who knows about your program and history of what you have done for so many years that can release your vehicle, at least... if not return the donated soccer balls?



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That is what I'm going to do at noon, a friend who has some connections at aduanas is going with me to Otay, better yet I'm going with my friend since I don't have a car :(



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[*] posted on 1-7-2014 at 12:00 PM


Good luck Ferna! Sorry to hear about this...



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Well, we're not getting the balls back at this time. We are getting an invoice from secret santa were it shows that the true cost of the balls is much lower than what mexican customs figured so this should bring down the cost of the taxes and fines to about half of what they are asking for. This is only to get the van back. In a separate instance, since the balls are embargoed / confiscated, we are going with a charitable organization and request from the customs administrator that they, customs, donate those balls for the children. this might take a while and will probably not happen by the date of the toy drive but if it works, we will have them for the next event.
I guess that without all this exitement it would be very dull organizing this toy drive




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You cannot do Santa's work without your van... or sleigh and 8 reindeer!



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You cannot do Santa's work without your van... or sleigh and 8 reindeer!


It's going to be a few days before we can get it back, but in any case there are many kids expecting presents so we can't stop now.




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[*] posted on 1-7-2014 at 07:48 PM


SH!TTY of them to do this. i guess that aduana will be handing out soccer balls in his hood for Dia de los Reyes....



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Hopefully the plan to ask them to donate the balls will work.



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[*] posted on 1-7-2014 at 09:47 PM


Fernando,

Sara and I feel just sick about these problems, and the loss of your van. We hope it is only a temporary loss. Your hard work has always been admired by us, and we hope your efforts to get this all corrected work in your favor.

Will see you soon, please keep us all updated.

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Hopefuly the lawyer will be able to get the fines lowered now that we have an invoice that shows a lower price on the soccer balls. Thank you Scot.



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We still need more toys, no children were confiscated and they are all expecting toys



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...no children were confiscated and they are all expecting...


...and appreciating...

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[*] posted on 1-8-2014 at 09:14 PM


c'mon folks! even a simple paypal donation will help to get the goodies to the needies! read back 4 pages and there are MANY ways to help!!!

it will feel good, i promise!




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We only have 7 available delivery days left to do this, Baja Bound is closed saturdays and sundays.
Please wait no more, feel free to send all the toys you have now.




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From two years ago.... thank you to Ken Cooke for producing this video:






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Please give what you can. I have participated several years, and my daughter is flying in from Colorado to attend. She and her boyfriend joined me a couple years ago and agreed that this is an outstanding event to attend and support.

We look forward to seeing everyone and thank you for your support.

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