As some of you who have been reading my articles on WLCR might recall I wrote about my ‘eureka’ moment that led to my working relationship with the world class dentist Dr Mario in Escazu, just outside of San Jose.

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I concluded that article by writing that it takes only one person to change your life. Well, it happened again!

I was conducting an initial interview with a new dental client when I asked him when he would be coming to Costa Rica.

He told me that he was coming in early March to participate in the annual Costa Rica Classic Billfish Tournament in Quepos at the beautiful new Marina Pez Vela.

Sponsored by the Boomer Esaison Foundation, located in Manhattan, New York City, which is dedicated to finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis (CF), the benefits of the tournament go to children in Costa Rica with CF through the local CF chapter Asociación Costarricense de Fibrosis Quística (ACOFIQUI.)

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If the name Boomer Esaison rings a bell its because Boomer was an All-Pro quarterback with the Cincinnati Bengals. Shortly after Boomer’s son Gunner was born he was diagnosed with this currently incurable genetic disease that strikes at birth. Responding to this personal family challenge Boomer started the BEF.

As any football fan knows behind… check that… in front of every great quarterback is his center. For Boomer that was University of Nebraska All-Star, Lombardi Trophy winner and seven year NFL All-Pro center Dave Rimington. Boomer tapped Dave, who had just completed his Masters in International Business at Wisconsin, to head up the BEF in 1994.

The mission of the BEF is to raise money to fund ongoing research that is having remarkable success defeating the genetic code for CF, funding college scholarships for young adults with CF and providing transplant grants.

After concluding my initial consultation I decided to find out more about the BEF. I called the Manhattan number expecting a phalanx of gate-keepers to ascertain the reason and worth of my call but to my surprise Dave answered himself. From talking about his college football and NFL careers, to his Super Bowl pick, to ‘the call’ from Boomer to head up the foundation Dave treated me like he was my center in the NFL.

Without making me a bit self-conscious about his time Dave explained the mission of the BEF and how they use the Costa Rica Classic Billfish Tournament to raise money for children in Costa Rica with CF and invited me to join them when they came to Costa Rica! After we concluded he had me call Mark Cooper, aka ‘Coop’ a former NFL offensive lineman with the Denver Bronco’s, who to this day takes credit for making Hall of Fame Bronco quarterback John Elway the great scrambler he was, give me background info on the past CRC tournaments.

I don’t know about you but I sensed this to be another ‘eureka’ moment brewing. I wanted to contribute somehow and I approached Dr Mario about what we could do. We decided that when a patient comes to his office for dental work that if they used Boomer’s foundation as a referral we would donate 5% of the dental fee to the Costa Rica chapter for children with CF. One person does make a difference!

So about 36 guys arrived from the US and we took a luxury bus to Quepos where we stayed at the beautiful Hotel La Mariposa that sits on a mountainside overlooking the Pacific Ocean with an absolutely stunning view.

Now I want to be clear on this point… Everybody pays his own way and in spite of the venue, the camaraderie, the state-of-the-art Marina Pez Vela, the world class deep water fishing and sumptuous outdoor BBQ’s the overriding goal was to make a difference in the lives of boys and girls with CF.

I have to say in those three days I made some great friends, especially with the Nebraska guys who have a special affinity for what Dave does and a couple of guys from the Big Apple that kept this Georgia boy entertained.

I’m not much of a fisherman but these guys are dead serious competitors and about 18 boats went out 40-50 miles everyday to enjoy some of the most pure blue water deep sea fishing found anywhere in the world and to see how many video trophies they could catch and release.

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If you are reading this and you are not connected with a worthwhile charity I encourage you to go the the BEF website and check out the many events they sponsor remembering as you read it that Boomer has one ultimate goal… for Gunner, and every boy and girl with CF, to outlive him.

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Written by VIP Member Charlie Dennard. Charlie is a native of Georgia, born in Columbus, growing up in Savannah and working professionally in Atlanta. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a pre-law degree. Shortly after graduating he met the actor Burt Reynolds and later managed his restaurant at The Omni in Atlanta.

In 1984 he was offered an opportunity to live and work with local communities in Monterey, Mexico and Lima, Peru which he did for several years. Upon returning to Atlanta, Charlie worked a national sales rep and after being invited to address a local men’s group became a highly sought after motivational speaker. Charlie is the proud father of three beautiful girls Carson, Galilee and Emma.

In 2008 Charlie started his current business whose mission statement is to provide world class dentistry at affordable prices.

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