How to make a bit of money

Goto your station Mission Board
Community Goals at the top
Farewell To Walter Waldo - click and click the Sign Up button

1. Set a course for the system Brians
2. Dock at Newcomb Gateway
3. Buy as much coffee or fish as you can carry (you almost double your money)
4. Set a course for Gyvatices (11.5 ly jump)
5. Dock at Walters Dock (long flight high gravity planet approach)
6. Sell your cargo. Profit.
7. Goto 1 till you get bored.

You can check your standing in the Transactions window (left display - tab 2) - if you are you are in the top 99% you are guaranteed 800k when event ends - top 75% is about 5.5 million atm.