When the voting took place, I was under the impression that the "Chapter of the Year" Award was for the Free Republic Chapter of the Year -- not the Network Chapter of the Year. As such, I would have thought that the cost of the award would have been paid out of the donations made to Free Republic. I don't understand why the Network paid for the Forum awards. We will be happy to send a check to Free Republic for the cost of the award and Jim Robinson can reimburse you for that cost. Didn't you mention on the thread announcing the winners of the awards that the cost for each was about $80.00 and that you were seeking donations to help cover the costs of the awards? Please let me know if that is the correct amount.
By the way, when Taxman inquired about accepting the Network's generous offer to comp the DC Chapter's representative who would accept the Eagle Award, he was told that the offer had been rescinded.