Progress in all areas

The grant application for scholarships from the Outer Banks Community Foundation will go in tomorrow. I have support letters from several agencies and from a former OBCF President. Keep your fingers crossed.
I also have spoken with Alice Lutz of Oxygen, a nonprofit consultant and Duke Instructor. She is interested in teaching her class on Marketing in the fall and in presenting a class in Leadership. We are working on the dates. Possibly we will offer the classes on successive days to maximize her time. Both of these topics were high on the advisory committee's priority list.
Finally Village Realty has offered to contribute rooms at the First Colony Inn for the instructors. It is clear, after talking with Alice that this will be a key in bringing instructors out for classes. The fees from Duke simply won't cover travel, lodging and meals. I had planned to supplement the fees with lodging and meals. Now the lodging component is covered. Thanks to Bob Oakes and all the good people at Village Realy.