Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ORGANIZE AND PROMOTE SPORTS COMPETITIONS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR NEEDED RELIEF AND SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA
THE OUTER BANKS MARATHON/HALF MARATHON IS OUR SIGNATURE EVENT. THIS EVENT WEEKEND BRINGS OVER 5800 PARTICIPANTS ALONG WITH THEIR GUESTS WHICH TOTALS OVER 17,600. THIS EVENT IS RUN ON VETERANS DAY WEEKEND IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EXTRA LONG WEEKEND AND COOL FALL WEATHER. EVENTS INCLUE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. A FUN RUN, 5K, 10K, HALF AND FULL MARATHONS, AS WELL AS A DIAPER DASH. OBSE PARTNERS WITH GO FAR - AN ORGANIZATION WHICH PROMOTES AND COORDINATES HEALTHY YOUTH RUNNING TRAINING PROGRAMS, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUN RUN AND 5K EVENTS. THERE IS A CARNIVAL, FAMILY FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AROUND THE SATURDAY EVENTS WITH VENDORS AND KID-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES AS WELL. THE POST RACE FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY CULMINATES IN THE TOWN OF MANTEO NC WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS GATHERING TO ENJOY THE MUSIC, FOOD, AND FUN, WHILE WATCHING RUNNERS FINISH THE HALF AND FULL MARATHONS.
OUTER BANKS SPORTING EVENTS ORGANIZED THE INAUGURAL FLYING PIRATE HALF MARATHON AND FIRST FLIGHT 5K IN APRIL OF 2010 FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING VISITORS TO THE OUTER BANKS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DURING A TYPICALLY SLOW PORTION OF THE TOURIST SEASON AS WELL AS TO FOSTER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION.
THE OUTER BANKS TRIATHLON IS A SERIES OF 3 TRIATHLONS WHICH OFFER SOMETHING FOR ATHLETES AT BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED SKILL LEVELS. THE SERIES INCLUDES A SPRINT, OLYMPIC AND HALF TRIATHLON. THERE IS ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE AS RELAY TEAMS WHICH GIVES ATHLETES THE CHANCE TO PAIR WITH OTHERS IN THEIR AREAS OF EXPERTISE/STRENGTH TO COMPLETE A TRIATHLON. THE TRIATHLON ENCOURAGES HEALTHY LIVING AND FITNESS AS A RUNNER, CYCLIST AND/OR SWIMMER. THIS EVENT BROUGHT OVER 800 ATHLETES HERE DURING SEPTEMBER, WHEN TOURISM STARTS TO WANE YET THE WEATHER AND WATERS ARE STILL WARM ENOUGH TO ENJOY. EXPOSURE TO THE BEAUTIFUL OUTER BANKS ENVIRONMENT DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO RETURN FOR A HOLIDAY OR LONGER VACATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jenny Ash | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-OBSE | 40 | $78,000 |
| Tess R Judge | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patty Mckenna | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-OBRF | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Mcginnis | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| James Kranda | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Cortez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Graham | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Amy B Sasscer Iii | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-DEF | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Montgomery | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David M Twiddy | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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