Pacific Sands Names Peggy Stover Vice President of Marketing and Sales

RACINE, WI--(Marketwire - Oct 10, 2011) - Pacific Sands, Inc. (OTCQB: PFSD) (PINKSHEETS: PFSD) (www.pacificsands.biz), which manufactures environmentally friendly, non-toxic liquid and powder cleaning, laundry, and water treatment products, has named Peggy Stover as their new Vice President of Marketing and Sales.

Ms. Stover, prior to joining Pacific Sands, was the Director of Marketing and Sales for Soy Basics for four years. She grew the Soy Basics brands from start up into the largest manufacturer of soy candles in the USA. In her new role, she will be in charge of brand development, marketing strategy and creating a sales representative network for the brand portfolio that includes EcoOne™pool and spa products and Natural Choices™ cleaners.

"The expansion of our brands to meet growing national customer demand of environmentally sound and nature-inspired products for the pool, spa and cleaning industry makes this an exciting time for Pacific Sands," noted Michael Michie, CEO. "Peggy's extensive experience in consumer products, and her success in developing brands, is an exceptional fit with our company's growth strategy."

Prior to Soy Basics, Ms. Stover worked as a senior executive of marketing and sales for Kraft Foods, SC Johnson Wax and Coors Brewing Company. In 2008, she was named "Top Rising Star in the Consumer Package Goods Industry" by Progressive Grocer Magazine. Ms. Stover holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance and marketing from St. Mary's University, San Antonio, Texas and a Master of Arts, Professional Studies from the University of Denver, where she graduated with honors.

About The Company
Pacific Sands, Inc. (www.pacificsandsinc.com) is a rapidly growing company that develops, markets and sells unique non-toxic, earth-, health- and child-friendly products for cleaning, personal hygiene, and water maintenance applications. The company's ecoone® Spa Treatment system was named a "Top 50 product for 2008" by Pool and Spa News. Wal-Mart's Innovation Network awarded one of the company's products the highest "Success Likelihood Score" ever granted in the program's 22-year history.

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