Game & Event Hosts

I just want to add that some hosts host A LOT, including Gia………… and believe me, that is very much appreciated by players and event hosts alike!! I don’t want to minimize the effort put in from that angle because it does mean that by helping others you aren’t able to play for prizes yourself. My question is…….. how do we encourage others to participate by hosting games? I know some people that would be willing to host a game randomly but cannot commit the time to hosting weekly, nor do they necessarily want/need to be part of the regular host forum. Maybe call them “Mini-Hosters”… I know I’ve mentioned before about hosts mentoring/sponsoring others in order to teach them about hosting.

For instance, say Penny decides she would like to host a game at an event…….. she could be sponsored by a regular host that would make sure she knows how to run the program and overseeing a couple of test runs in a turf to make sure all runs smoothly. If all goes well, regular host can post in our forum that they will sponsor her to host _________<game> at the ______________ <event name>. The obligation would also be that if the sponsored host for the event were a no-show, the sponsor would host in their place. The sponsored host would be limited to hosting ONE game per day during the event. This way, they get to contribute to hosting <maybe even something different>, not obligated to host weekly to be able to host at an event, and sponsored by another host who would get the event prizes to them. This would be a ONE-time sponsorship meaning that the regular host would submit that they would like to sponsor someone to host at an individual event, not all events.

Any thoughts? Just trying to think of ways to encourage others to contribute without major commitment.