for the relatively new members: OGR several years ago had a dilemma - the forum was starting to consume too many financial resources of theirs. There was serious discussion about having to buy-in to a membership to use it.
4 businesses stepped up and offered their financial support. I can only remember 2 of them so instead of 'insulting' the 2 that I can't remember I won't mention any of them. two of them are permanent selections at the top of the sponsor icons. We were at the OGR forum Grandstand gathering in York and one of those 4 presented OGR with a huge (dimension-wise) check with an impressive amount.
So I have thanked them everytime that I go to York as the original free-forum saviors! now there are too many to thank but I still feel an obligation of sorts to thank the original guys that came up with the idea of sponsoring.
- walt
