Final follow up : hobbiest/providers I need your advice

Some good news at last for the board. I posted an incident over a week ago where a well known and reviewed provider from LA failed to show up for a 6 hour dinner date after a large donation was requested and given. That provider has returned all the money and offered an apology. Even though I felt humiliated at the time I have accepted this apology in full and have moved onwards. Many lessons learned. Have faith in the well reviewed providers and make no assumptions right away. Remember that people are people and things can come up. Lastly I was lucky that this provider has a heart. I was also quite fortunate to have the many hobbiest and providers send me advice....thank you.