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(Originally in Spanish)

December 24, 2000
San Jose

Representatives of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association in Costa Rica

To whom it may concern: I would like to inform you, with my sincere regards, that all the 400 inmates in zone A-1 and A-2, San Jose Prison, are very grateful for your visit during the Christmas season of 2000. We thank you for your concern, for playing the Supreme Master Ching Hai's videotaped lectures, and for bringing gifts for all the inmates. Your love has warmed everyone's heart. We want to sincerely express our thanks to your esteemed Association, and also request that you continue with such noble human acts. Your concern has brought warmth and love to everyone here.

Best Regards,

Jorge Vines Monteagudo	Jorge Arguedas Medina
A-1 Committee Vice Chairman	A-1 Committee Chairman

cc: Lic. Luis Mariano Barrantes A
Director, San Jose Prison

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December 25, 2000
San Jose

Representatives of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association in Costa Rica

To whom it may concern: I would like to express my heartfelt regards to you and thank you for visiting us on Christmas Day 2000. You played videos of the Supreme Master Ching Hai for us and gave each of our inmates and even our children a present! Your actions have filled the hearts of over eight hundred inmates with love. We would like to express our thanks to you once again. We truly admire the humane spirit of your Association and hope that all the people of Costa Rica will learn about your noble donations and social concern. Thank you again for your noble deeds, and best wishes to you for a merry Christmas and happy New Year! We would also like to sincerely wish you all the best in your noble charity work.

Jorge Arguedas Medina
Representative, Management Committee, San Jose Prison

cc: Lic. Luis Mariano Barrantes A
Director, San Jose Prison

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December 27, 2000
San Jose

Representatives of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association

To whom it may concern:

With respect and admiration, I would like to wish you a merry Christmas and happy New Year full of blessings. On December 24, your Association sent over a thousand wonderful gift packages, each containing T-shirts, candies, toothpaste, and soap, to the inmates in our prison who have lost their freedom. I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your generous and charitable act.

In addition, I would like to thank you on behalf of all my co-workers for the presents they received. The charitable acts of your Association truly represent harmony and compassion among human beings. This Christmas seemed more meaningful than ever. The presents you sent to the inmates and the prison staff are symbols of human solidarity, non-discriminative fellowship, and support and encouragement from your honorable Association.

Thank you again!

Regards,

Lic. Luis Mariano Barrantes A.
Director, San Jose Prison

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<Media Report>

Formosan People Bring Gifts for Prison Inmates

(Originally in Spanish)

El Diario Extra of Costa Rica December 30, 20000

 

On Christmas Eve, 2000, a thousand inmates at the San Sebastian Prison receive gifts from the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association.

On Christmas Eve, members of the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association bring laughter and joy to the inmates of San Sebastian prison.

On Christmas Eve, 2000, each of the thousand inmates at the San Sebastian Prison received as Christmas gifts the daily necessities of underwear, socks, candies, toothpaste, soap, etc. from the Supreme Master Ching Hai International Association. Members of the Association first played a videotape of Supreme Master Ching Hai's teachings, generating much joy in the audience. The prison authorities expressed gratitude to the representative of the SMCH Association, a Quan Yin messenger, and requested that he could continue holding such humane activities in the future.

Charitable acts have made the Supreme Master Ching Hai a spiritual Master and a symbol of wisdom, compassion, and universal love. She is highly respected by national leaders and politicians in many countries, and has received many honors and commendations, including the World Peace Award and Honorary Citizenship of the United States. On countless occasions, She has been invited to share Her teachings of wisdom in places around the world, including lectures at the United Nations in Geneva and New York, and has participated in many important international activities, such as the Parliament of the World's Religions in Cape Town, South Africa.