This is very cool! The @pifc community has a couple free accounts that it can help you to sign up new members if someone can't get started via steemit.com for some reason. Typically the issue is proving who you are.
Think we have 2 tokens for free accounts right now and will be claiming at least 2 or 3 more before your event.
@pifc might be a good community for you to check out as you will be able to feature some of the new people in the curation contest who come onto steemit assuming they are writing quality content. Actually everyone can get involved in the curation contest and it's a great way to learn how to seek out content. Even a brand new person can benefit by taking part in the contest. It forces people to go out and engage with others while they are trying to find posts to feature. Then they will also get votes from @pifc and other community members on their entry post.
Overall it's a very positive way to be introduced to steemit as the community is focused on helping others. PIFC stands for Pay It Forward Contests, so that should tell you the mindset of the community.
Anyways we can chat more on discord tomorrow.