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Outer Banks Forever Celebrates Launch to the Public

May 29, 2019Organizational Announcement

This National Park Week, Eastern National formally launched Outer Banks Forever (OBXF), EN’s new philanthropic branch and first-ever Friends Group, to the public. The introduction of OBXF is a step toward diversifying the types of support we offer our park partners and meets EN’s strategic goal of exploring our fundraising role for parks.

Here are a few ways that individuals can support OBXF:

To learn more about Outer Banks Forever, visit www.obxforever.org and follow the Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages for the latest updates.

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