After work the boyfriend and I are headed down to OBX Pridefest in the Outer Banks of North Carolina for the weekend. We have dog sitters/house sitters lined up and the weather forecast is great. Last years event was great fun and we expect the same this year. We will be staying at the First Colony Inn (pictured above and below) - a historic inn that was moved to save it - which is at the center of the Pridefest events. The event represents more than just a beach party since net profits will go to support charitable organizations:
After receiving our 501c3 tax exempt status in February, the board of directors of OBX Pride, Inc. has announced our parnership with a local Dare County based HIV-AIDS assistance nonprofit called "Brandon's Beacon of Hope--HIV-AIDS Foundation". BBH will become our 2nd charity recipient (last year it was the Outer Banks Hotline for battered spouses and children). This group will be working with the regional medical professions to offer absolute private services and assistance to victims of HIV-AIDS in the Northeast region of North Carolina. Up until now, those needing assistance had to travel to metropolitan areas to receive care, and thus, the number of victims in Dare County and the surrounding regions has gone unreported. We are trying to change that and we hope you can help. Even though people are living much longer lives with HIV, the average cost to these people is $367,000 for the rest of their lives. Your donation or sponsorship of OBX Pridefest, our biggest fundraiser of the year, will help us help BBH. Any profits made from OBX Pridefest (after we have paid our bills) will be donated to BBH.I hope Hampton Roads readers and readers in Northeast North Carolina will consider driving down and joining the fun. As noted in prior posts, Dare County was the only non-metropolitan, non-university related county in North Carolina to reject Amendment One.
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