Generous Donators :
little_miz_sillyness (300 np!), scrophula (bd, faerie, petpet!!), phx_moon (books, 5,000 np!!!), nicole777888 (1,300 np!!), vtsdragon (bought from shop!), moongoddess332 (1,000 np!!), and air_faerie264 (fuzzles!). Happy Holidays!

The Turmaculus awaketh! At the hour of this posting, I woke the great petpet (rung a bell and he restored my pet's HP). You have about half an hour left to go wake him up, but beware, he may eat your petpet.... Good luck! Feel free to post what you results you got.

Secret Santa reminder! If you want to be a part of the Secret Santas, please send any gifts you can afford between 500 NP and 5,000 NP (anything you can afford, but no Tombola prizes please) to any of the following coordinators: kitcat_101, blue_fyre_dragon, n3k0grrl, money_tree_happiness, and nicole777888 with a neomail saying that they are for Secret Santas. They will redistribute the gifts to all who participated on December 27th (because not many will be here on or just before Christmas). Get in the spirit and send away!

Member Birthday! Happy birthday to darksky27! Remember to wish her an awesome year before the day's out! If you're Glad to Help, list yourself on our Guild calendar of birthdays to be recognized, or find a bday buddy. :)

NEW Pet Personals! Thanks to leslieskitten (and her many other Neo-usernames, hehe), TNO has the Personals back, and they're better than ever! Now, not only will matched couples be listed on the site, but you'll also get a little congrats gift. The site looks extra spiffy with some nice music and an easy-to-use form. Don't forget to thank Lara for her hard work and sign her guestbook.

UPDATE: The Pet Personals are now called Soulmates. Thanks for the heads-up, Lara. ;)

Don't forget to recommend someone: Congrats to kitcat_00 on being the latest to receive the prestigious Golden Member Award! You deserved this ages ago, kiddo -- what happened?! o.O This is a reminder for everyone to start recommending from now on! A lot of people have been doing some very worthy things for the orphanage and they deserve a recommendation. Please take a moment to think of those who have contributed so much to the Guild and submit a good word towards a Golden Award. :) And yes, you can add a reccy even if someone's been awarded -- you can never say enough nice things about someone.

Prizes to be won! Contests will be coming to another week's end soon, so get your votes, entries, and raffle fuzzles in ASAP! Winners are all posted in the Winners' Circle and they get a nifty trophy too. ;)

Welcome Committee almost ready: Thank you to those who have volunteered to be the new support bone of TNO! We're currently in the process of getting each other introduced and me the info I need to make a contacts list. We'll keep you posted, though!

Member Birthdays! Happy birthday to t_i_gerr2! Don't forget to wish her a great one! Incidentally, it's also Adam's birthday (Borovan Day) -- pretty close to Donna's, don't ya think? ;) Sit back and enjoy a Hot Cup of Borovan.

Neopets wants our Guild pics! The marquee on the Picture Contest now says:

Upcoming Specials - Guilds (yup publicise your guild)

Support the orphanage by sending in your best artwork about saving the orphans, having fun with friends, and more! If your pic makes it in, post in my Council blog (click on my name on this page) and you'll win 10,000 NP!

Don't forget to sign up to win a Christmas Paint Brush! What is believed to be the final wave in the war has appeared, so your chance to win a Paint Brush and a special TNO trophy is drawing to a close! Good luck. If you're interested, Darigan is now losing 6,732,432 points to 6,762,158 points. :O

Advent Calendar: Don't forget to visit every day during the Month of Celebrating!
You find 400 Neopoints!!!
You find a A Faerie Christmas!!!
You also find a Two Dubloon Coin!!!

Plushie Petpet Pb: This just discovered by my friend, Rose; the new, fantabulous, uber-cool, plushie petpet paint brush! Thanks to angelicdogz for resizing the image, click the link to see the real one. No, it hasn't been announced in the news yet...

Neo-Birthdays!: Yay! Happy Birthday goes out to cupidzcrush and neonadvanced, who both celebrate today! Send some hugs their way in the forums, neomail, or even send some gifties if you're feeling generous!

Advent Calendar:
You find 500 Neopoints!!!
You find a Cherry Brandy Truffles!!!
You also find a Christmas Chia Plushie!!!

Darigan pulls ahead! As of this moment, the score is 5,975,571 points to 5,957,469 points for Darigan -- it's finally happened! The tables have turned on Meridell... but is it for the better? Let's hope good triumphs over evil in the end.

Need Welcome Committee volunteers: I know I've already posted this ages ago, but now I'm actually going to assemble it. :P Those who already volunteered last time, I'll contact, but it would help if you posted here again to re-affirm you still want to do it. :) The Welcome Committee will be replacing the TNO Mailbox because the mailbox in the past was always hacked or abandoned by the people. :\ This way, there will be lots of members to lend a helping hand instead of one central account. The committee will get their own page on the site with contact links. Your responsibilities:

Basically, you'll just be introducing yourself to newcomers to the Guild and answering a bunch of questions for them before they ask, like sending them links to the main parts of TNO, inviting them to chat in the forums, etc. You'll be that newbie's lifehold from the start! Most of all, you'll be there to let them know if they're lost, they've got someone to talk to, and even if they decide TNO isn't the Guild for them, there are no hard feelings and they're welcome anytime. :) So if you're into meeting a lot of new people, you're friendly and online a lot, and you know lots about TNO, please sign up (or ask questions)!

B-day Buddies: Please take a look at our updated birthday page! Once you are there, see if you can find yourself a birthday buddy! Best of wishes to those celebrating in this coming month, be sure to send in your birthdate so we can add you to the page. :-)

Generous Donators :
brinck14 (1,000 np!!), pinkgrapefruit66 (food, bd, 235 np!), dreamy_princess_soul (tombola items!), snowfairyz (500 np, bought from shop!!), n3kogrrl (fuzzles!), krnangel631 (fuzzles!), divisor (fuzzles!), and nicole777888 (fuzzles!). Thanks for being so magnanimous! ;-)

Contest winners: n3k0 has posted tons of winners for different contests, so find out who won what last week to give them congrats! If you're a winner, don't forget your trophy. ;) Grats to ya, and don't forget to enter this week.

Marrow's on! Yay! I keep hitting the Marrow lately.... Unfortunately, it's not 448 again. ;) Good luck, all.

Marrow's on! Good luck! It's not 448. :P What was your guess? If anyone finds out when the Marrow's on or the Turmaculus wakes up any day, please put your hand up on any news post or post in the forums, so we can add it here for everyone else. :)

Need Guild Mall Request Team: Okay, this is a tough job. Are you ready? Each week, you'll have to go around the Guild Mall (or a certain group, depending) and request free items. :O I know -- what a difficult job! That's not all, though, you'll also have to let the Council know if any of them are no longer active (no response after 3 days without a 'CLOSED' sign). Put up your hand if you want to be on this team. :)

JAZZMOSIS SINGS JINGLE BELLS: If you missed their last Christmas concert, catch Jazzmosis at their seasonal best today. I have 3 tickets for 3 people who put their hands up (since they're sold out at the Ticket Booth by now). :)