Hello everyone!
This post is just to let you know the current standings for the Housing Contest as of close of day on April 30, 2017.
For those who may not know, the Royal Academy is looking to upgrade from a Medium House to a Large Mansion when the Shirogane Housing district is releasing in the Stormblood Expansion, likely sometime during the month of July. Our goal is 50 Million Gil in the FC chest for this purpose. Any member who matches or exceeds Headmistress Kela’s total contribution by the time the house is purchased will receive free crafted furniture from Kela for life.
Here are the current standings:

Currently Kela leads the standings by a threshold of less that 100k gil with a total contribution exceeding 10 million gil. Professor Ponyo is practically neck and neck and is a very good candidate to win the prize offered. Prefect N’tojh is third, encroaching quickly upon 6 million gil contributed.
Considering that we have likely over two months until the contest ends, it really is anyone’s game still. Any money exceeding the goal will be applied towards the building permit and furnishing the yard and commons space or, if in excess of that, will be returned to those that donated money proportional to their contribution. So please don’t be afraid to go over the 50 million gil goal if you’re trying to win the prize, your generosity is welcomed and Kela has no problem making furniture for all!
Thank you for your generosity and good luck Stabbies!

Does Ponyo become grandmistress if she wins?