The first Bridging the Knight was sponsored by various Forever Knight affiliated fan clubs and made possible by the generous donations from Nicholas J. Gray and a number of the show's actors and crew. Participating celebrities connected with Forever Knight included Nigel Bennett (LaCroix), John Kapelos (Schanke), Natsuko Ohama (Capt. Cohen), Jon Cassar, Gary Stephen Rieck, and Gillian Horvath. Others attending included Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and P.N. 'Pat' Elrod.