Donations to the league fee, would be nice...since you can afford to give more.
Seriously though, that's how the other league I'm in operates. If there is someone who'd like to donate to the league, they do.
There is NO league fee (one of the things I like about it). To compensate, they ask every league player who places, to send 10% of their winnings (and/or donate whatever they like).
They, in turn, get more interested players to join and the tournament turnout is impressive.
Invigilator: would it be possible to change the Stud H/L for a different date? Christmas time isn't a good time for me and I do enjoy playing Stud h/l, but I understand if you can't make changes.