Community Foundation Announces New Leadership
The Outer Banks Community Foundation is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has voted unanimously to hire Christopher Sawin as President and Chief Executive Officer…
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Community Foundation Awards $174,900 in Scholarships
The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $174,900 in scholarships to 51 students this spring, helping students from across the Outer Banks achieve their educational dreams…
Community Foundation Prepares for 2021 Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1 and runs through November. Outer Banks Community Foundation is making plans to support our community in the event of a 2021 landfalling hurricane…
Cape Hatteras Secondary School Graduating Seniors Awarded $31,000
2021 Community Foundation scholarship recipients from Cape Hatteras High School are (clockwise from top left): Eliza Quidley, Johan Briones, Laya Barley, Maria Bradley, Andrew Austin, Laura Hooper, and Victor Caldera…
Marine Corps Commandant General Paul “P.X.” Kelley Memorial Fund Established
A new fund honors General P.X. Kelley, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran who served his country for 37 years and rose to become Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1983 – 1987…
Manteo High School Scholarship Recipients Announced
We congratulate 2021 Manteo High School scholarship recipients (clockwise from top left) William Harmon, Ragan Twiford, Cathryn Daniels, Wallace McCown, Hannah O’Neal…
“Our State” Article Features Iconic Frank Stick Flat Top Cottages
The house was built in 1953, in the then-new residential area of the Town of Southern Shores. At the end of World War II, Frank Stick and two partners purchased a 2,600 acre tract of land north of Kitty Hawk for $30,000…
First Flight High School OBCF Scholarship Recipients Announced
These happy faces are going places! More than $31,000 in first-year scholarship awards from your Community Foundation were presented at First Flight High School’s Awards Night on May 17…
Thanking Fund Establishers and Lorelei Costa for COVID-19 Grants
COVID was a ‘disaster’ few saw coming or were prepared for. Many nonprofits were faced with daunting challenges, including more requests for services, curtailed programs, cancelled fundraisers, closed offices and more. We’re going to shine a light…
Renewable Scholarships Fund Four Years of School for Deserving Local Students
Here are four stories that describe where Community Foundation scholarship recipients are in their school careers—and on their paths through life. As you will read, renewable scholarships have made a profound difference…
