Sponsor Terms & condition – Mid-Hudson Tres Dias

SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINESFrom the perspective of one of the founders

Sponsorship must be viewed as a total commitment, not just a partial act of selection. Sponsorship means to help someone become more of a leader for Christ through the Tres Dias experience. As a sponsor, consider the following:

Recognition that Tres Dias is not for everyone. Offering Tres Dias to someone comes only after I am willing to make a significant commitment to that person. If I am not willing to make that commitment, I should not sponsor
Am I willing to make significant commitment to my candidate BEFORE, DURING, and AFTER the weekend? If I am a member of the team, have I found a co-sponsor to fulfill the sponsor duties during the weekend? (See Weekend Support below)
Have I honestly looked at my reasons for sponsoring?
Do I know my candidate, or do I just know about them?
Have I prayed for guidance and sought council with other experienced Pescadores, if needed. Is this the right time for the candidate?
Do I feel comfortable about sponsoring my candidate’s spouse? (If possible, the applications for married couples should be submitted at the same time to assure placement of the wife on the next women’s weekend.)
Have I discussed the suggested donation with my candidate? (Sponsors are not required to pay for their candidate’s weekend)

WEEKEND SUPPORTSponsor’s support on the weekend includes:

Provide transportation to and from the weekend	Attending the ‘Sponsor Prayer Time’ at the opening
Provide a general palanca letter to the weekend	Attend the Closing (and Mananita if appropriate)
Provide a personal palanca letter to the candidate and assuring he/she receives sufficient personal palanca	Offer to help the candidate’s family (baby sitting, meals, etc).
If your candidate regularly attends church, it is your responsibility to notify their clergy that they will be attending this weekend
Refer to the website (www.mhtd.org) for further details on the responsibilities of sponsorship.

FOURTH DAY SUPPORT

The sponsor should recognize that a long term commitment is being made to the candidate by sending the candidate to Tres Dias. The sponsor should help the new pescador to live the fourth day as it is presented on the weekend, by encouraging the new pescador to join (or form) a Reunion Group and attend Secuelas and Secretariat meetings. In general, the sponsor should be responsive to the needs of a new pescador until the new pescador is well established in the Fourth Day.