On Monday, January 14, 2013 12:31:29 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Saturday, January 12, 2013 8:02:54 PM UTC-8, Sean F (F2) wrote: Sponsors? Because we don't try... Sean, Many of us have done lots of trying. BHP shipped 8 US gliders to New Zealand and back for no charge for the 1995 WGC. I now use BHP steel products in my building projects. Network General ( now McAfee) wrote a check for $2500 for my expenses the same year. Peter Deane received a very large donation for his participation in Slovakia in 2010. Richard Walters US Team Committee

And a few others:
The 2001 Club class team was completely sponsored and had a surplus of a few thousand dollars.
The over spending at the Last French WGC was paid off by a sponsor.
One sponsor donated about $75K to help fund the WGC in Uvalde.
That same sponsor contributed a significant amount to the USTC specifically to support the Club Class team and the Junior team.
This generous individual has quietly donated over a quarter of a million dollars to US competition over the last dozen years or so.
This started by asking for a bit of help.
UH