Outer Banks Legacy—Looking Back on 40 Years with Frank and Lynda Hester
Frank remembered a quote his mother used to say, “We may not always see eye to eye, but I hope we can see heart to heart…”
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Outer Banks Road to Recovery Fund Created
“Our job is to grow this fund with support of our entire community, and to provide funding for new solutions to the tragic crisis of addiction…”
$10,000 Grant Awarded from SAGA Donor-Advised Fund to Water’s Edge Village School in Corolla
“It is a privilege to invest in the lives and education of local children by offering a donation toward the expansion of the new academic building…
NC Symphony Music Grant for Dare Students
Our grant to the NC Symphony Society provided Dare County students with their first orchestral performance since COVID….
Community Foundation Awards $80,948 in Grants to Four Nonprofits
Second quarter Community Enrichment grants to four nonprofits fund performing arts, addiction treatment services, summer camp tuition for children…
Pauline Wright Endowment for Currituck Animal Shelter Helps 60 Dogs Rescued In Moyock
It was the largest seizure in the shelter’s history. Many of the animals were malnourished, neglected, and in desperate need of medical attention…
Local Philanthropist Establishes Endowments for Scholarships, Housing
Two new endowed funds that will support Outer Banks students and workers have been established by Nags Head realtor and philanthropist Karen DelVacchio…
OBX History Weekend: Searchers for New Horizons
“The primary strength of the symposium was the roster of pre-eminent presenters whose recent research, new discoveries, and challenging questions excited attendees,” said lebame…
Community Foundation Awards $191,100 in Scholarships
The Outer Banks Community Foundation awarded $191,100 in 76 scholarships to 56 students this spring, in a year of firsts for the Community Foundation’s expanding scholarship program…
VRMA Stewart Couch Golf Tournament Grows Memorial Scholarship Fund
Doug Brindley recently delivered an $8,000 contribution to the Community Foundation from VRMA for the R. Stewart Couch Scholarship Fund…
