* Congrats to kellysdream, who won the 1 Million NP raffle!! We hope to catch an interview with her very soon!! =)

* Sub-Council will be announced tomorrow or the next day. Not all positions have been filled, so feel free to apply!

* Congrats to redwizahd, who won the Lost Desert Paint Brush, from last week's raffle. This week's raffle is for a Fire Faerie and a Orb of the Fire Faerie!

* Also, this week saw TWO Sandstorm members promoted to the position of Storm Dancer - yanna_3000, and bubblesfairy22. =D

June 30

* Don't forget about the 4th of July Bash! It's fast approaching, and soon one very lucky Sandstorm member will be a millionaire!

* The raffle for the Silver Job Coupon was held today! The winner was indianbabeii. A big congrats! Next week's raffle is for a very special item...

* Our very first chosen Storm Dancer is blondiechick1, who won a cute little Anubis, one of the new desert pet-pets! =)

June 26

* In celebration of Ducky's birthday and the 4th of July, Sandstorm is having a 500 Item Giveaway and an absolutely free raffle for 1 Million NP! To find out more, just click here!

* The guild has just opened! Be sure to check here for important news and updates, so you don't miss out on anything! =)

* Welcome all new members, and a special welcome to old members of Starfire (that was our old guild, which was closed due to freezing.)

* Not all links may be working just yet...please be patient as we try to get all features up and running! More features are sure to come, too!

* Don't you dare forget to join the guild NeoCircle! ;)

It's great for business, and shows off your Sandstorm pride! Just click here to join!

* Every week Sandstorm will hold an absolutely free raffle! You don't have to do anything--every single member of the guild will get one entry into the drawing. This week's raffle is something special, in celebration of our opening =)

* And please don't forget to donate to your guild! It really does cost bunches of np to fund everything, and if everyone gives just a bit, we'll have tons! You can donate np by purchasing an item from our guild shop, or any items can be sent to sf4ever (just NeoFriend that account, then send them on over!) Also, this week we are having a special Pet-Pet drive! Donate any and all pet-pets to sf4ever. The person who donates the most pet-pets will win 30,000 np!!

* And finally, if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please send me a NeoMail at sandstarre, or feel free to drop an email to northernwynds@hotmail.com. Thanks!

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