So here we are a week later and its time for another Shill and Chill Hangout with the folks from @helpie.

For those of you who aren't aware what "Shill and Chill" is here's a brief explanation.

The idea behind Friday's Shill portion of the event is to raise awareness of other people's posts. Like most other discord channels there is of course a post promotion channel where people can flag their own posts and hopefully get users to go, read, comment and of course upvote. But how many people are really going through every post in their channels promotion section?

#Helpie takes this to a new level with the Shill event. The idea is quite simple but also quite brilliant. Each member who wants to participate in the event must choose another @helpie members posts and present it to the group. No promoting your own post. This gets the participants more involved in what the other members of the community have posted in the last week.

Sounds easy enough right? All you have to do is find a great post and sell others on why it's great or why you believe it is worthy of additional upvotes and comments.

Before the shill part of the night started there was an announcement from @meno. For those who don't know @crimsonclad and @followbtcnews were gracious enough to donate a ticket and hotel fare to @meno so he could attend Steemfest.

You can read his Letter of Appreciation for more details.

Now that still leaves some other expenses such as airfare, other travel exenses, food, souvenirs, etc. That need to be covered. To assist with that I have started a fundition page Send @Meno to Steemfest for anyone who would like to donate or even just resteem that page to help get him there (We'll worry about getting him back later).

It was also announced this week that there would be a change to payouts going forward with the Friday Night Chill and Shill event.

@themarkymark has been working hard on another project called @helpiefanclub (Read the opening post HERE). This is basically another way for those who help @helpie to be shown some love and upvotes outside of the normal methods. It was decided that moving forward instead of being awarded an SP delegation for a week, the winners would shown be extra love in the form of @helpiefanclub upvotes. So thats even more money in your pockets for participating folks.

Once the announcements were over, it was time to get down to the main event.

First up this week was @derangedvisions shilling a post called Hope For SurpassingGoogle. This is a post about a very active member in the community going through some rough times that can use our support, donations and well-wishes. Please take the time to read and comment to @surpassinggoogle. He might not have time to reply with everything that is going on, but I am sure he would appreciate it.

Next up was @zyx066 who shilled a post entitled Should the Death Penalty be Implemented World-Wide, This is a post in response to a question asked on Musing and seeks to open a discussion on a topic most people would probably prefer not to think about. Please feel free to leave your thoughts on this controversial topic in the comments. But remember, be polite and discuss.

Next up this week was @torico and as usual she brought a suitcase of shill worthy posts. This lady always finds the time to go through a ton of posts and shares the best with the group each week folks.

First up Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographs that Changed the World

My Week of Thoughts Day 2 - When the blue butterfly comes for a visit was next

Followed by Why are your post rewards going up even though Steem isn't rising. Recommended reading for everyone to understand how the system is working and calculating rewards

Expectations and Perspectives - Best Considered Standing in a Waterfall In Iceland

and of course, someone had to mention it, the awesome post from @crimsonclad and @followbtcnews A Fun Mid-Week Announcement - Spreading Some Love in the Community with a Steemfest Sponsorship

To finish emptying her suitcase and prepare for next week @torico shilled [Introducing RED // RAW Entertainment with Enginewitty!! Showcasing @Katrina-Ariel Today at 6 UTC](https://steemit.com/steemit/@eaglespirit/introducing-red-raw-entertainment-with-enginewitty-showcasing-katrina-ariel-today-at-6-utc].

While we waited for @torico to catch her breath @eaglespirit was up next with a post entitled My Ecological Project. A look into what one @helpienaut is doing to help his local area return to green.

Nextup @ancientknowled3 first shilled I put 100 Steem into an account - Find It You Take It. An absolutely awesome and generous idea by @themarkymark that got a lot of people involved in a treasure hunt for a username and password for the account with 100 steem in it. I really hope more contests like this are run and that everyone can participate and have fun in.

The second post mentioned was The Innefective Verbal Jousters of Steem by @meno. A post to remind us how to treat and see others on the platform. A reminder of the etiquette to be used and not to jump to harsh or critical labels of those who don't agree with you.

Next up was @isaria shilling @soundwavesphoton latest contest New Initiative = #PromoteAPost. Creating Win-Wins on the Steem Blockchain.. This is one generous guy folks, always running contests and giving away great prizes. Well worth a follow.

A second worthy post was also shilled by @isaria from our very own @torico entitled dead flowers and insects

@staceyjean jumped into the fray with a fundition project from @clayboyn Steem Monsters RPG, If you only check out one post from this article, make it this one folks. AWESOME project in the works here folks.

Last up was @katrina-ariel who due to a timing conflict missed being included in the replay. She shilled a rather moving post by @staceyjean called [WTF Wednesdays - Under Cover Psychopaths Do You Know One?] https://steemit.com/psychology/@staceyjean/wtf-wednesdays-undercover-psychopaths-do-you-know-one

We finished off on a strong note here folks. That's for sure

This weeks winner was @torico

Followed by @eaglespirit and @katrina-ariel

Enjoy your upvotes you 3.

Congratulations to all our participants this week and to all who had their posts shilled.
Don't forget to show your love and appreciation and upvote and comment on the shilled posts.

Until next week everyone. Stay chill and Steem On

As always you can watch the full replay below

Want to be part of helpie?

We are always looking for new members, people that understand the value and power of communities. Givers, not takers. If that sounds like you, then we want to get to know you too. Know that we always have scouts out there, looking for people who make awesome content, who are kind to others and believe in this blockchain.

Here's an incomplete list of scouts: @paintingangels @eonwarped @zipporah @socent

There plenty more, and many of them hangout in the mothership Peace Abundance and Liberty Network. So, if you are on discord, this is the ocean you would want to be swimming in.