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River Valley Orchidworks - OrchidTalk Forum is an orchid discussion board run by people who simply love orchids. However, like everything, there are costs associated with operating this forum.

RVO OrchidTalk was funded from late 2003 through November 2005 by River Valley Orchidworks, INC., a commercial venture. That business has ceased operation and since that time, the OrchidTalk forum has been funded for the most part by its owners, Louis and Bruce. As our community has grown, costs associated with running it have also increased. Our current cost per month is 449.00 (US) for our dedicated server. You can help keep the forum on-line by becoming a "Friend of RVO". Read on for details:

How can I donate? (click the button below)

• PayPal - If you have a credit card or PayPal account, the easiest way to make a supporting donation is by clicking the button above and sending your contribution online.
• Money Order/ Personal Check - You can also send a money order by mail. The address is listed on the Donations page of our site. Money orders should be in US dollars, and if you are sending from a country other than the US, you will need to send an international money order.

For all contributions, please be sure to include your forum username if you have one, so we will know who you are.

How much should I donate?

Donations of all kinds are welcome, no matter how small [or how large]. Every bit counts and it all adds up to helping keep OrchidTalk in operation.

What the money will be used for?

Contributions will be used for the following:

• Continuing payment of dedicated server fees, bandwidth charges, etc.
• Purchase of forum software licenses, upgrades & renewals
• Purchase of S.E.O. software licenses & renewals
• Secure certificate and SSL encryption for Orchid-bids.com, our trading and sales area for members.

What benefits are there to donating?

• For a minimum donation of $15.00, you will have a special user profile graphic added to your member name under your avatar in every post acknowledging your contribution!*

• For a donation of $50.00, you will have a special user profile graphic added to your member name under your avatar in every post acknowledging your contribution! You will also have an increase in your PM storage space - (300 messages^), you gain the ability to Deny Private Message Read Receipt Request, you can send multiple people Private messages from a single message, and use Signature Pictures!

What about other donations?

If you feel that you have something else you can contribute, please feel free to contact us.

If I want to do more than a one-time donation, is there an option for a subscription?

Sure! There are currently three subscription levels available to members of the OrchidTalk Community. To learn more about becoming a subscriber, please visit your UserCP and click on Paid Subscriptions. (or click here)

Donations are not required for membership.

OrchidTalk was designed to be free for everyone. Because not everyone has the financial recourses to donate, donations are not required for membership or the use of this site. All of the features of OrchidTalk that have been available will remain available to our members from around the globe. The enhanced features we offer to donating members are our way of saying "Thanks for the help!".

To show your support and make a donation now, please click here!

Cheers,
BD

*To keep donations current, donation benefits are given for three months from the date of contribution. If you donate again before the three month period has expired, your new three months' worth of benefits will begin from the date of latest contribution. Benefits do not accrue beyond three months.

^This feature becomes available for contributions submitted after April 15, 2007. 50.00 donations will have an additional 200 messages.