| 2010 Financial Sponsors |
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Financial donations are one the of primary sources of funding for the festival. The Ocrafolk Festival is housed under the Ocracoke Preservation Society, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. All contributions to the festival are tax-deductible. To find out how to add your support to Ocrafolk 2010, please contact the Ocrafolk Festival Coordinator. Below is a list of the community businesses and organizations that made contributions in support of the Festival in 2010. We sincerely thank all of them and encourage you to show your support of all of these groups for their interest in the Ocracoke community. |
| Golden Oyster Sponsors -- $1000 or more |
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The Ocrafolk Festival is sponsored in part by the Hyde County Occupancy Board, the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association, and in turn by the generous businesses that support this non-profit organization. By supporting the members of the Civic Association you are helping to support us! To find out who they are, visit OC&BA web site at www.ocracokevillage.com
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| Ed & Susan Norvell |
| Greg & Eden Honeycutt |
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This "good idea" has grown into a successful rental company with 4 store locations and a strong desire to help in the community. Ocean Atlantic Rentals was named "2002 Small Business of the Year" by the Outer Banks Chamber of Commerce.
www.OceanAtlanticRentals.com and www.OBXevent.com
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Molasses Creek
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| Together since 1993, Ocracoke's Molasses Creek has toured throughout the United States, released 9 CDs and received worldwide radio airplay. Members of the Southern Arts Federation and award-winners from Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, they have been featured at Our State magazine's “Best of NC,” frequently headline at 'First Night' Williamsburg, opened for Garrison Keillor at East Carolina University's concert series, and recently completed a three-week tour of the Northeast. Band members Gary Mitchell, Fiddler Dave Tweedie, Marcy Brenner, Lou Castro, and Gerald Hampton have released a brand new album, “More Better Molasses Creek,” including new material as well as audience favorites of the last 10 years, just in time for Ocrafolk Festival 2010! For more information on concerts at home and away, newsletters, and albums visit their website at www.molassescreek.com, or catch them live on Ocracoke during the summer and fall seasons at Deepwater Theater. |
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| Silver Scallop Sponsors -- $500 or more |
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Our primary objective is delivering quality financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, and agricultural customers. Additionally, ECB offers a full array of wealth management products, insurance products, as well as a variety of treasury management products targeted to help even the smallest business manage their time and money.
ECB’s passion is service—service delivered efficiently through state-of-the-art technology by talented employees working together as a team. And as ECB looks towards the future, we will continue to explore ways to implement new technology and to seek out new financial partners to offer customers better wealth management or insurance products. We always work with one goal in mind—to better serve customers and the community.
For more information, visit our website at MyECB.com.
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” Enjoy Ocracoke in this unique historical home. The kitchen portion of this home was once a part of the old "Pamlico Inn." Step just outside your door for a stroll through "Springer's Point" Nature Preserve where you'll find a grove of old live oaks, and plenty of "beach" at the edge of the Sound. Many thanks to Finley Austin for this sponsorship! Visit their webpage by clicking on this link to find out more from Blue Heron Realty
Sea air and soft breezes enhance your Captain's Landing stay at Ocracoke, North Carolina, along with spectacular sunsets viewed from your own private deck so close to the water that you may feel as if you are on a boat. Enjoy a memorable Ocracoke Island experience at Captain's Landing, one of the top-rated and most highly recommended lodging establishments on the Outer Banks. Visit their website at www.thecaptainslanding.com
| Performer Sponsorships -- $250 |
| Betty & Dean Russell |
| William Rich |
| Liftoff Leadership Betty Shotton |
| Peter & Mary Vankevich |
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| Additional Financial Sponsors |
Greater Hyde County Chamber of Commerce
Thai Moon Carry
Richard & Anne Joslin
James & Vicki Pierson
Bobby Rondthaler
Melvin Leshner
Whortonsville Yacht & Tractor Club (Nick Santoro)
Ensign Harbor Marina is the home of the Whortonsville Yacht & tracto Club and is located on Brown's Creek in the tiny coastal village of Whortonsville. We welcome fans of the Ocrafolk Festival
Scott Bradley
Pony Island Restaurant
Leonard and Beverly Meeker
Keryl Jensen
Howard's Pub www.howardspub.com
David Senseney
The Lone Cedar Cafe www.lonecedarcafe.com
Leslie & Bill Monticone
T. Nelson Adams
Pony Island Motel www.ponyislandmotel.com
Loretta Fodrie
Art & Maureen Vollmer
Ocracoke Fire Protection Association
We Are Here to Serve and Protect You!
| Auction Sponsors |
Tom Whelan
Wendy McDougal
Mary Ellen Golden www.thegoldengallery.com
Susan Dodd
Ken DeBarth & Ruth Fordon www.islandpath.com
George Brown
Reggie Mosser
Teressa Williams
Cindy Hichens
Margo Babb
Lena Ennis www.artoflenaennis.com
Ann Ehringhaus Photography, 252-928-1311
Merle & Donald Davis www.ddavisstoryteller.com
Ralphy & Vera Buxton
Doc Watson & David Holt
The Women & Men of Ocrafolk www.soundsiderecords.com
Len Skinner
Barbara Hardy & Bob Ray 252-928-2598
Susie Kennedy, Halo Hair, Ocracoke, NC
Debbie Wells
Susse Wright
Mandolin Orange www.myspace.com/mandolinorange
Elizabeth Parsons, Pamlico Gifts, Ocracoke, NC
Jim Goodwin www.carolinasib.com
Marcy Brenner & Lou Castro www.coyotemusic.net
Amy Howard
Sundae Horn & Rob Temple www.schoonerwindfall.com
Judy Perry
BJ Oelschlegel, Ocracoke Slushie Stand, 252-928-1878
Leslie Lanier, Books to Be Red/Deepwater Pottery, Ocracoke, NC 252-928-3936
Ocracoke Coffee Company, Ocracoke, NC
Special thanks to the businesses that made the program possible by advertising in it!
The Ocrafolk Festival would also like to thank all of the individuals and organizations that worked so hard to bring this event together. Additional acknowledgment goes out to the Ocracoke Preservation Society, the Ocracoke Civic and Business Association, the Ocracoke School, the Ocracoke United Methodist Church, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Beaufort County Arts Council, Kati Wharton, Sundae Horn, Ann Ehringhaus, Ralph & Vera Buxton, Paula Schramel, Amy Howard, Karen Lovejoy, Susan Dodd, Merle Davis, Leslie Monticone, The Ocracoke Youth Center/ Family Resource Program, Julie Howard, Philip Howard, Al & Linda Scarborough, Frank & Jude Brown, Gary Mitchell, Marcy Brenner, David Tweedie, Robin Turner, Ocracoke Girl Scouts, Carol Pahl, Jennifer Ware, the community members who helped with performer housing, and all of the other individuals we didn’t name here but who lent their energy, vision, and support. We couldn’t have done it without you!