I saw students step into leadership roles, showcase compassion and empathy, and communicate effectively. It was transformational for everyone… including me.
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL STAFF MEMBER
Our 55th year of changing lives through challenge and discovery proved to be one of rebuilding and reaching new heights.
On the heels of a worldwide pandemic, workplace disruption and the escalating social-emotional needs of young people, it is clear that North Carolina Outward Bound School’s (NCOBS) mission-driven programs are needed now more than ever. Since our founding 55 years ago, we have committed to the School’s core values and creative adaptations to the needs of the times. Fully aligned with principles and traditions, we go forth now to develop strategic, innovative, and dynamic plans to serve in these challenging times.
We envision a world where the next generation of servant leaders will have the skills to navigate the complex problems of the day with confidence, perseverance, and collaboration. Building on the School’s legacy and rooted in our course curricula and Four Pillars - self-reliance, physical fitness, craftsmanship, and compassion - NCOBS alumni will take what they learn on course to navigate internal and external adversity with courage and effectiveness.
In pursuit of our vision to serve more students and increase program quality and relevance, the primary goal this past year was to strengthen staff. With a focus on staff recruitment, training, well-being, diversity, equity, inclusion, and retention, we have successfully begun to rebuild our pipeline of instructors. These staff retention efforts are paying dividends in creating a positive and thriving culture and increasing the number of students we can serve year over year.
In FY 2023:
• We saw a 20% increase in the number of students we served from FY 2022, and a 306% increase since FY 2021.
• There was a 10.5% increase in tuition growth from FY 2022.
• We saw a 21% increase in the retention of Assistant Instructors since 2022.
• 24% of our students received scholarships totaling $768,204.
I greatly value the ethos of creating and implementing a shared vision for NCOBS. In FY 2023, we convened staff, alumni, community partners, donors, and board members in a collaborative strategic planning process to chart the course for NCOBS’ next 55 years. Our new, three-year strategic plan outlines a bold vision for impact, with measurable outcomes that will strengthen our programs.
Our key focus is to diversifying our program offerings and course portfolio that will increase mission impact and serve more students. We will accomplish this through a curriculum progression with clients, schools, and community partners of muliple touchpoints that have a measurable impact over time. You can see how these measured impacts are quantified on page 12 of this report. This strategic approach to growth and change future-proofs our brand, establishes sound forecasting metrics, and provides three-year financial models to ensure our sustainability.
We invite you to join us in this vital work. Your support and involvement has been instrumental in our success, and we are deeply grateful for your commitment to NCOBS. We will keep the flame strong as we pass it on to future generations. Thank you for being a part of our community and ensuring we continue to have an impact in the years ahead.
Bea Armstrong Executive Director
MARCH - MAY 2022
Mountain New Staff Training
The primary purpose of New Staff Training is to ensure that prospective field staff have the proper technical, teaching, and facilitation skills, as well as a solid understanding of Outward Bound philosophy and methodology. Twenty-two prospective instructors completed New Staff Training in 2022.
JUNE 2022
All Staff Training at Cedar Rock Base Camp
Our field, base camp, and administrative staff gathered in June for trainings and workshops that focused on NCOBS curricula, vision, and mission while building camaraderie and community. This annual experience results in a high level of program quality, a strong staff culture, and a positive student experience.
JULY 2022
55th Anniversary Event at Smoky Park Supper Club
In July 2022, NCOBS marked 55 years of “changing lives through challenge and discovery” with a celebration attended by local staff, board members, and donors. A month-long fundraising campaign in honor of the School’s 55th anniversary raised over $80,000 in unrestricted funds to support operations.
SEPTEMBER 2022
Everglades Base Camp Damaged by Hurricane Ian
Sunset Island, home to our Florida Programs, sustained significant damage when Ian made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane in Everglades City. A number of former and current staff, board members, and friends of the School came together to repair and rebuild the base.
OCTOBER 2022
Fall Board Meeting at Table Rock Base Camp
The NCOBS Board of Directors gathered, as they do multiple times a year, to provide oversight and support for the School. We are deeply indebted to each of our former and current board members for their enduring service to NCOBS.
FEBRUARY 2023
Annual Unity Project Breakfast
This annual fundraising event provides funding to support the Charlotte Unity Project and scholarships for students from Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools. One hundred fifty people attended the 2023 event and raised over $100,000.
APRIL 2022
BIPOC FELLOWSHIP KICKS OFF
NCOBS students, staff, and partners are as diverse as our courses and program environments. To meet the needs of all stakeholders, NCOBS offers innovative and focused trainings, curricula, and programs for its staff.
As an example, NCOBS has developed leadership opportunities to further develop its staff pool from underrepresented and marginalized communities. In 2022, with the launch of the Fellowship for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Staff, the School provided professional development for select individuals who seek to pursue or further their careers in the outdoor education industry.
The BIPOC Fellowship aims to increase diversity in the professional outdoor community and to provide an affinity space for training and development. NCOBS hopes to retain as many of these Fellows as possible so that the students we serve are better reflected in our staff. Eight individuals completed the BIPOC Fellowship in 2022, its first year, with five Fellows returning in 2023 to join the School in various roles.
In FY 2023, we served 2,737 participants on public wilderness courses and through our custom contract programs for schools and professionals, from the Florida Everglades to the mountains of North Carolina. Our students range from school-age students to educators, adults, veterans, and professionals. No matter their age, they discover that they are capable of more than they know.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Charlotte Unity Project, Educators Program, Group Education Programs, Outward Bound Atlanta
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS
Outward Bound Professional, Veterans Program
PUBLIC
Open Enrollment Wilderness Program
Community Prgograms
Specialized Programs
Public Programs
24 RECEIVED A SCHOLARSHIP
$768,200 was awarded!
Our scholarship program is guided by a single principle: every person, regardless of means, should have the opportunity to go Outward Bound.
That’s 12,705 days of changing lives through challenge and discovery!
When I arrived at base, I was in awe of how happy I felt. For the first couple days, I was so scared that that feeling would fade away - but it never did. I have been intensely challenged in numerous ways, but through it all, that bliss never left me. Lila, Age 19, Alumna
Leading the Way
Outward Bound is at the center of a fundamental shift in the nation’s educational model. We are helping students become more engaged, compassionate, and confident. By teaching critical social and emotional skills, our programs are helping students outgrow their comfort zones and learn to lead together.
In order to continuously improve the student experience and enhance professional development for staff, Outward Bound USA launched the Outward Bound Professional Learning Lab in 2017 with the generous support of the S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation. At the center of the Lab’s work is defining and measuring the social and emotional skills students develop on Outward Bound and the practices staff use to support this growth.
Why does Social Emotional Learning matter?
Outward Bound is often known for its commitment to teaching technical outdoor skills like rock climbing, orienteering, and risk assessment in the backcountry. Equally, if not more important, has been Outward Bound’s unwavering commitment to teaching inter/intra personal skills like compassion, leadership, and perseverance. Today, these skills are referred to as socialemotional skills and are at the center of an educational shift within U.S. Schools. Teachers are discovering that academic outcomes are often dependent on these social-emotional skills.
OUR EDUCATIONAL TOOL Domains of Thriving
Social and Emotional Learning is an integral part of education and human development. It is the process through which we acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage our emotions, and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy to others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.
THE COLLABORATIVE FOR ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING
To measure our impact, Outward Bound has combined its 60 years of experience facilitating life-changing experiences with the latest research on socialemotional development to create The Domains of Thriving (DoT) educational tool. The tool highlights the four areas of human development that are impacted on an Outward Bound course: Courage, Belonging, Reflection, and Physical Engagement. Surrounding all of this are our Conditions for Learning, which provide the foundation for transformative learning experiences.
Measuring our Social Emotional Learning Impact
The Outward Bound Outcomes Survey (OBOS), designed and validated by the Partnerships for Education and Resilience (PEAR), measures self-reported change in key areas critical to developing the Domains of Thriving’s four domains. Participants fill out the survey after their course and reflect on their skills when they started the course compared to after the course. The OBOS measures this data for young people ages 10-23 on courses three days or longer.
We analyze the results and leverage the learnings to improve programming, staff trainings, and ensure we are providing equitable outcomes for all students.
PERCENT POSITIVE CHANGE
The graph below represents the percentage of students that reported a positive change on each social-emotional skill.
Assertiveness
Perseverance
Teamwork
Group Relationships
Physical Confidence
Emotion Control
Self Regulation
Empathy
Responsibility
Self Awareness
Learning Interest
The data represented is from the Outward Bound Outcomes Survey. Permissions to use the Outward Bound Outcomes Survey was obtained from PEAR.
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
In FY 2023, students reported the greatest magnitude of change in Group Relationships, with the average score increasing .77 from before course to after course on a 4 pt scale.
“This group of people would otherwise never interact-but a shared challenge brought us together and we all have a very specific connection that cannot be matched.”
AGE 17
By making an honorary or memorial gift to NCOBS, donors can offer valuable support to the School while honoring the lives of people they love and respect. We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for gifts made in honor or memory of specific individuals in fiscal year FY 2023.
In Honor of Bea Armstrong
Sonji Jacobs
In Memory of Rebecca Barber
Jonathan McMenamin-Balano
In Memory of William A. Battey III
Susan Simmons
In Honor of James Belikove
Elliot Gersh and Lynne Foltz
Scott Golden
Steve and Lisa Schwat
In Honor of Farlin Black
David Slade
In Honor of Holly and William Blanton
John Huie
In Memory of Lloyd J. Borstelmann
Thomas Borstelmann
In Honor of Thomas Bower
Tom Nystrom
In Honor of Richard Boyd
Patricia Boyd
In Memory of Bob Box
Katrina Abbott
Aram and Linda Attarian
Joseph Beckham
Peter Bryant
Marjorie Buckley
Kitty Calhoun
George and Lynda Corn
Perry Esterson
Mike and Nina Fischesser
Michael Follo and Deb Caughron
Judy Futch
Christina Geithner
Clyde Harris
Catherine Johnson
Charlie and Virginia Jones
John Logsdon and Dodie Maxted
Dan Madden
Scott McGovern and Peggy Brown
David Moriah
Conrad Nelson
Margo Nottoli and Paul Bartels
Zoe Rabinowitz
Kent and Linda Satterfield
Arlene Ustin
Nettie White
In Memory of Cody Bradford
Joann and David Dalley
In Memory of Martin L. Brackett Jr.
Heyward Bouknight
Stephen and Stacy Lynch
Robert and Caroline Sink
In Honor of Marjorie B. Buckley
Rhea Cooper
In Honor of Deb Caughron and Michael Follo
Stephen and Elizabeth Whisnant
In Honor of Chris, Mark, and Guy Loretta Peterson
In Honor of Maricoleman Cooper
Rhea Cooper
In Honor of Rufus M. Dalton
Gwin Dalton
Sarah Dalton Graham
John A. Tate III
James T. Williams Jr.
In Honor of Sabrina Delk
Anne Kelley
In Honor of Katherine Dunn
Barbara Dunn
Trisha Lynn Haitz
In Honor of Cynthia Fioretti
Niko Miguel Strauss
In Honor of Mike Fischesser
Jim and Janice Gravely
In Honor of Erik Fox
George and Catherine Fox
In Memory of Bruce W. Fox
Bruce R. Fox
In Honor of Eric B. Friedberg
Julie Friedberg
Gordon Grant
Patricia Woodson
In Honor of Trish Haitz
Susan Sablan
In Honor of Stephen C. Hassenfelt
Terri Ross
In Memory of James G. “Pop”
Hollandsworth
Peter Lutken
In Honor of Peter and Meg Kassen
Lawrence Simms
In Honor of Clay and Weetie Kennedy
Caroline Davis
In Honor of Jan Letendre
Scott Letendre
In Honor of Alice MacKay
Fred Lowrance
In Honor of Dan and Diane Meyer
Arlene Ustin
In Memory of Ed Mikusa
Marjorie Buckley
Catherine Galida
Michael Follow and Deb Caughron
Lynn and Tom Mangino
Kenneth Peeples
Carlton Pendley and Teri Reddick
In Memory of Snell A. Mills, Jr.
Sharon Mills
In Memory of Bruce Nofsinger
Susan Campbell
In Honor of Tom Nystrom
Thomas Bower
In Memory of Jacob Peach
Tricia Sheldon
In Honor of Scott and Susan Puritz
Susan Baron
In Honor of Ray & Jody
Cathy Wright
In Honor of Shawn Robins and Amy McCuin
Lisa Fierman
In Memory of Nancy Cray Scammon
Edward Cray
In Memory of Allan Z. Schwartzberg
Rob Schwartzberg
In Memory of Michael Shoptaw
Stephen Williams
In Memory of Ginger Simms
Carol Bernstein-Eckstein
Joseph Jaccarino
Noah Thomason
Lorraine Waters and Peter Nadler
Lauren Westbrook
In Honor of Charles Thomas
Justine Busto and Jarod Brown
In Memory of Josh Toomer
David Hardy and Zina Oliver-Hardy
In Honor of Lex Warmath
Peiffer Brandt
In Honor of Stewart Waymire
Sharon Waymire
In Honor of Tom Whelan
Lauren Whelan
In Honor of Jody Whitehurst
Trisha Lynn Haitz
In Memory of Charles Leigh Wickham Jr.
Amos and Kimberly Beason
In Honor of Mitchell Wickham
Jennifer Kraft
In Honor of Nettie White
Catherine Moore
In Memory of Gray Wolf
Kelly Lyn
In Memory of Herbert Clifford “Woody” Woodward
Robert Albright
ENDOWMENTS
American Veterans Program Endowment
Ann R. Baruch Endowment for Philadelphia Scholarships
Belikove/Piala Family Scholarship Endowment
Cody Bradford Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Richard Bowles Memorial Scholarship Endowment
R.E.F. Buckley Endowment Fund
Kevin Chynoweth Memorial Endowment Fund
Robert M. and Annetta J. and Robert M. Coffelt, Jr. Endowment
Rhea Elliott Cooper Endowment
B. Dalton Endowment Fund
Ecology Wildlife Foundation Scholarship Fund
Field Staff Support Fund
James M. Galbrath Memorial Endowment Fund
GlaxoSmithKline Endowment
Gray Wolf Scholarship for Western North Carolina
Mark E. Headen Memorial Endowment
Hearst Endowment
John C. Huie Educator’s Endowment
Jeanette W. Hyde Scholarship Endowment
Andrew Jitkoff Memorial Endowment Fund
Hugh Jones Jr. Family Endowment Fund
Elizabeth (Libby) Jones Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Ben Lenett Scholarship Endowment
Leydic Endowment Fund
Travis Lizotte Endowment Fund
Louis McGuinn Memorial Endowment Fund
Baxter Miller Memorial Endowment
Mary Adair Phifer Endowment Fund
Royce E. Ratcliff Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Ellie Raynolds Memorial Endowment Fund
Readers Digest III Endowment Fund
Rufus M. Dalton Scholarship Endowment
Gray Schell Endowment Fund
Nelson Schwab Endowment
Schwartzberg Endowment Fund
Marshall Siler Scholarship Endowment
Ginger Simms Leadership Fund
Staff Salary and Enhancements Endowment
Stetson Endowment Fund
Sulzberger Endowment
Thomas James Educators Endowment
Unity Project Endowment
John Webster Four Pillars Scholarship Endowment
Virginia Worden Expeditionary Learning Endowment
Zeke Zeliff Endowment for Leadership through Service
SCHOLARSHIP & OPERATING FUNDS
David and Valerie Adams Scholarship Fund
Atlanta Scholarship Fund
Charlotte Educators Scholarship Fund
Charlotte Unity Project Fund
Florida Scholarship Fund
Nina Forbes Scholarship Fund
Ryan Glass Memorial Scholarship Fund
Stephen Hicks Scholarship Fund
Jubilee Scholarship Fund
New York City Scholarship Fund
Jacob Peach Memorial Fund
Philadelphia Scholarship Fund
Washington, D.C. Scholarship Fund
Western North Carolina Scholarship Fund
Of students feel they are a better person.
Summit Society ($25,000+)
Charlie and Joanne Ackerman
Bronco Wild Fund
Walter W. Buckley, Jr.
James M. Cox Foundation of Georgia, Inc.
Rufus M. Dalton
Sonji Jacobs
John and Michelle McNellis
Sharon L. Mills
Gary Saltz Foundation, Inc.
Brad Stanback and Shelli Lodge-Stanback
Frank and Ellen Svitek
Kate Svitek Memorial Foundation
Mountaineer ($10,000+)
Anonymous
Charles and Ann Baker
Joseph Beckham
Marjorie B. Buckley
Cox Enterprises Inc.
William and Pamela Crowder
Enterprise Mooresville LLC
Gambrell Foundation
The Gate Foundation
The Glass Foundation, Inc.
St. John Family Foundation Trust
Clay and Weetie Kennedy
Ann Miller Livingston
Henry and Edith McHenry
John Peyton
Hannah Rankin
Kent and Linda Satterfield
Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr.
Trane Technologies
Jonathan G. Weiss
Deidra Williams
Navigator ($5,000+)
Anonymous
Ann R. Baruch
Amos and Kimberly Beason
James Belikove and Vanessa Piala
Cathy Bernard
Mitchell Breit
Derick and Sallie Close
Brenda and Dan Crocker
Robert and Barbara Dalton
Kelly G. Dunbar
Henry B. & Jessie W. Keiser Foundation, Inc.
Bill and Suzi Keehn
Matthew and Lee Keiser
Scott Landis
Janet Hatfield Legro and Jeffrey Legro
William and Nancy Leroy
Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
McKissick Family Foundation
Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC
Ridgely Phillips
Scott and Susan Puritz
Megg and Robert Rader
Rolander Family Foundation
Richard and Leigh Schell
Robert M. Schwartzberg
Vintage Oil & Gas LLC
Richard D. Webb
The Winston-Salem Foundation
Caroline and Wade Young
Belayer ($2,500+)
William and Elsie Barnhardt
John and Kimberly Belk
Blue Point Capital Partners
Richard Boyd
Frank and Margery Cooper
Gwin Dalton
William B. Dietrich Foundation
Michael and Susan Fanelli
David and Rosemary Farnsworth
Rich and Laurie Freudenberger
Jeff and Sarah Graham
Zina Oliver-Hardy and David P. Hardy
The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
Linda L. Lawson
W. States and Alison Lee
Catherine Ross Loveland
Fred and Sallie Lowrance
Julianne Marley
Scott McGovern and Peggy Brown
Dave Pawlowski and Caroline Payne
Scott and Anne Perper
Mary Stiles Rader
The Ross Foundation, Inc.
Jeffery Slavin
Stanley Foundation
Glenn G. Tucker, Jr.
Alexandra Buckley Voris and Michael Voris
Greater Washington
Community Foundation
Martha and Owen Whitfield
Mitchell and Leslie Wickham
Explorer ($1,000+)
John and Ripple Alkire
Lynn Allison
Lisa B. Aman
Anonymous
Bernie and Holly Arghiere
Rosemary Batcheller
Battle Family Foundation, Inc.
Betsy L. Battle
Margaret Baxter and Mary Decker
Tim and Sarah Belk
Nancy Benerofe
Carol Bernstein-Eckstein and Martin Eckstein
Franklin and Jan Blackford
Patricia Boyd
Bridget Brennan
Robert and Geraldine Bryan
The Robert E. Bryan, Jr. Foundation
Justine Busto and Jarod Brown
Gordon and Sophia Caudle
Dr. Amy Climer
Robert M. Coffelt Jr.
Julie Coleman
Justin Lord Coleman Foundation
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Rhea Elliott Cooper
David and Jill Dalton
Frances Dasher
The Dickson Foundation
Mike and Nina Fischesser
Nadra Franklin and Kevin Smith
Megan Guhl and Carrie Baldwin
Peter and Margaret Hampson
Berkeley Harris
Katy Hill
Ken and Cathy Hines
Elizabeth and Larry Horrell
Charlie and Kathy Izard
Keener Management
Laura Kohler and Stephen Proudman
Krumholtz Family Foundation
Julie and Petri Lindberg
John Logsdon and Dodie Maxted
Lunsford R. Preyer
Charitable Lead Unitrust
Shirlyn Ratcliff MacPherson
C.H. and Laurie Maguire
David and Jelena Mann
Raymond and Sue McClinton
James and Karen McKenzie
Scott McNeely
Shelagh Meehan and Jordan Smyth
Merrill Lynch
Derick Naef and Colony Brown
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
North Carolina Community Foundation
Thomas O’Boyle
Mary Norris Preyer Oglesby
Susan Patterson
Lane Potkin and Jodie Jacobs
Ann Brock Prater
Anne and David Regnery
Sally and Russ Robinson
Patricia and B.D. Rodgers
Meredith Rose
John and Nancy Sacci
Fiona A. Shields
Tom and Priscilla Siler
David and Marilyn Slade
Gary Squire
Amanda and Harold Sturner
Jean M. Sullivan
Phil Swan
Wayne Teddy
Susan Wanser
Alexis Warmath
John and Kitty Webster
Weinman Family Foundation
Arthur and Judy Werner
Kim Winston
Patricia Woodson
Adventurer ($500+)
David and Valerie Adams
Julian Adney
Jo Albert
John Allred
Sheryl Ash and Edwin Sherman
Spence Ash
Harriet B. Bakken
Harriett Barnhardt
Brian and Kathy Benedict
Salvatore Clarizio
Liz Clasen-Kelly
Michael and Mollie Cohen
Hilary C. Coman
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Maricoleman E. Cooper
Kathryn and James Dockery
Elizabeth Draper
Tim and Margaret Drennan
Alisia and Michael Dulaney
Richard and Debbie Felker
Samuel Friedman
Frank and Carole Gailor
John Risinger and Tammy Gibson
Gregory and Anne Giraud
Tom Glaisyer
Matthew Gould and Jennifer Loehle
Jon Graham and Elizabeth Ulmer
Zack Hall
Scott Hanna
Paige Harrigan
Fred and Joan Harris
Robert Hess
Bo Hughes
Elizabeth B. Johns
Kip Johnson and Judith Brocies
Patrick Keane
Cody Kelly
Barrett Kennedy
John Kerrick
Jo Ann Kitik
Jennifer and Gus Kraft
Robert F. Leibner
Jan Letendre
Scott Letendre
Sarah Matthews
Jonathan McMenamin-Balano
Dan and Diane Meyer
Alexandra Moffatt
Whitney H. Montgomery
Catherine R. Moore
The Greater New Orleans Foundation
Carrie Myers and Bess Newton
Kenneth and Anne Powell
Howard Prince
Jim and Cindy Rasmussen
Mark and Jane Ritchie
Jeff and Nan Robertson
Kathleen Romeo
Steve and Lisa Schwat
Mordecai Scott
Martin Segal
Gary Smeal
T.J. Solomon
Paul and Diane Sonnecken
Sotheby’s International Realty
Tamara and Mike Stanton
Richard Stephens and L Henry
Austin and Alli Tate
John and Claire Tate
Johnathan Taylor
Meredith and James Thompson
TIAA-CREF
Upstate Racing, LLC
Jon N. VanDis
Stephen and Elizabeth Whisnant
Shelley Yerman and Homi Kharas
Backpacker ($250+)
Richard and Judy Adamkiewicz
Joseph H. Allen III
Wade Alley
Charles and Sandra Anderson
Bea and Mike Armstrong
Jeffrey and Theresa Baena
Jeff and Trisha Berg
Jessica Black
David Borsani
Tim and Lynn Borstelmann
Heyward Bouknight
Peiffer and Lauren Brandt
Walter and Ann Bridgeman
Kelly Brooks
James and Elinor Buck
Diane Burns
Catawba Riverkeeper
Tor Clark
Jane Cooper
Laura Cooper
George Cornelson
Merle Cosgrove
Jerry Coughter
Elizabeth Caldwell Dalgliesh
Na’il Diggs
Trena Drayton
Stan Dunham
Mary Beth Durkin and Hugh Panero
Thomas and Stephanie Favia
Eric Fischgrund
Michael Follo and Deb Caughron
Bruce and Rebecca Fox
Julie Friedberg
Scott Gerlach
Scott Golden
Seth Goldman and Julie Farkas
Susannah Goodman
Gordon and Susan Grant
Bruce T. Grier
William Hanlon
The Dot & Lam Hardman
Family Foundation, Inc.
Laura and John Hardman
David and Vicky Hedden
Joseph E. Helweg
Hillman Beer, LLC
Brandi Hillman
Cleve Howard
Mary R. Howell
Charleen Hsuan
John Huie and Jaan Ferree
Chris and Renee Jackson
Doc Klein
Frank Konhaus
Anand Lagoo
John E. S. Lawrence
Vince Lee
Dan and Marin Leroy
Carol Lite
Bill and Caroline McGuinn
John and Colleen McMahon
Paul Meehan
Deborah A. Miller
Steve and Barbara Morgan
Oakdale Pizza, LLC
Thomas Oxnard III
Steven Penansky and Joan Kristal
Carlton Pendley and Teri Reddick
Loretta C. Peterson
Terri Ross
Robert Scharnagl
Ginny Shaw
Skip Sickler and Lisa M. Loveday
Richard and Fran Silbert
Susan Simmons
Dave and Marti Spicer
Alex and Karen Stickney
William F. Stone, Jr.
Robert Stout
Harry A. Taylor
Paul Thomas
Emerson R. Thompson, Jr.
John and Christina Trainor
United Jewish Endowment Fund
Rosa Verdeja
Jody Whitehurst
Lesley Whitley
April Whitlock
Leslie and Phyllis Wiesenfelder
Stick Williams
Kathleen and Dewey Wobma
John Wolford and Rhonda Cooper
Climber ($100+)
Derek Adkisson
Jay and Karen Ahuja
Robert Albright
Gene and Susan Allen
Thompson Allred
Anonymous
Eric Asch
Aram and Linda Attarian
Daniel Baker
Susan Baron
Philip Bassani
William P. Bedard
Armando Bellmas
Katherine Berry
Roger and Lynn Blanchard
William and Holly Blanton
Becky Bloedow
Richard Blomgren
Kenneth and Robin Boger
Andrew and Mary Bonacker
Dorothy R. Borden
Chris Borek
Kirstin Bormann
Thomas and Janet Bower
Marilyn Box
Lawrence Brandon
Grady and Jean Britt
Erin J. Broome
William Brown and Mary Jo Clark
Peter Bryant
Sarah Buckley
John and Mindy Buford
John Burton
Malcolm and Tish Butler
William and Jane Cahn
Kitty Calhoun
Jesse Camacho
Susan Campbell
Carlos Campos
Brian Castleberry
James and Edith Caughman
Rick and Maricela Chatham
Chris Clement
Deborah and Skip Coleman
Samuel W. Coleman
Collaborative by Design
Farnham and Anne Collins
Kerr and Tori Collins
George and Lynda Corn
Kevin Cotten
Alan Coulter
Tom and Millie Cox
Cliff Coy
Scott Cragle and Linda Hodecker
Edward M. Cray
Matthew Crossley
Eric Cummings
Joann and David Dalley
Nate and Ashley Davis
Robert Degrasse
Donald R. Delorme
Keira Dembowski
Ashley Desplat
James R. Doane
Karen Dresden
Leslie K. Drexelius
Andrew and Barbara Dunn
Rodney Durban
Patricia L. Edwards
Ron and Mariam Edwards
Dave Elmore
Eric Epstein and Karyn Gilvarg
Michael and Joyce Ernst
Perry and Sandy Esterson
Robert and Mary Falk
James and Barbara Feaster
Susan M. Fedinec and Jay Rogers
Judith E. Feerst
Rachel and Michael Figura
Sidney and Amy Fletcher
Margo Nottoli
Floyd Family Foundation
Jon Floyd
Sam Franklin
Lisa Freeland
Judy Futch and Paul Smith
Robert and Patricia Gage
Marty and Earl Galleher
Benjamin Gardner and Katherine Hollis-Gardner
Lee Gault
Tina Geithner
Elliot Gersh and Lynne Foltz
Thomas Girman
John and Flavel Godfrey
Michael and Heather Goldberg
Sarah Goldman
Kevin and Janet Gorham
Jim and Janice Gravely
Jeffrey Greenwald
Frank J. Gribbin
Jean Gross
Donald Hackler
Jay D. Haden
Nancy S. Hafkin
Dale Halton
John and Carol Hardenburg
Clyde L. Harris
Robert Harrison
John Hatch
Marolyn Hatch
Hatherleigh Foundation
THE KURT HAHN SOCIETY
Leave a legacy that will inspire generations to come by choosing NCOBS as a beneficiary of your will, trust, or estate plan. Your generous decision will ensure a lasting impact on NCOBS and our students and help shape a brighter future for the coming generations. To learn more: Walker Jones Associate Director of Advancement Operations (828) 239-2124 wjones@ncobs.org
Hatherleigh Foundation
Ryan W. Havner
Rebecca Helms
Gordon E. Howard
Alan Hull
Robert Israel
Joseph Jaccarino
Beaty Jackson
Todd Jacobs
Catherine Johnson
Anne Jonas
Charlie Jones
Walker Jones and Bret Wheatley
Deborah Jordan
Valerie and John Kabelac
Murat V. Kalayoglu
Peter and Meg Kassen
Karen Kaufman
Thurlow Kearns
Tony Keaty
Will Keible
Anne Kelley
Donna Kempner
Verdery and Mary Ann Kerr
Sarah Killory
George and Lee Kite
Frank B. Lamson
Allen and Delores Lastinger
Michelle R. Lavigne
Nancy Leopold and Jeff Wagner
Blair Levin and Patricia Friedman
Saba Long
Kathleen A. Luvisi
Dan Madden
Lynn and Tom Mangino
Michael McLeod
Michael Mehalko
Hal Meyer
The MHG Foundation
Roy and Beverly Michaux
Melanie Mikusa
Daniel Miller
Mary Day Mordecai
Rhonda Morin
Cecele Murphy
Philip Myerson
Barbara Naef
Diana Najarian
Conrad Nelson
David Nelson
Greg and Barbara Nelson
Larry C. Nelson
Carolyn Niles
Marla and James Nix
Evan Norman
Otis and Katheryn Northington
Paul Bartels
Bob and Bonnie Nye
Robbie and Laurie Oates
Deirdre O’Connor
Roger Paige and Sara Schoenberg
Danielle Parker
Derry Patterson
Elizabeth Patterson
Jim and Carolyn Payton
Dan and Margie Pearson
Kenneth Peeples
Chris Perrin
Christine R. Phelps
Randolph and Carolyn Powell
Rae Powers
Michael Pozner
Eric and Anne Reenstierna
Oakley and Nadji Reynolds
Cynthia A. Rivas
Edgar E. Rivas
Mary Jane Rivers
Francis D. Roche
Kevin Rockey
Stephen and Copland Rudolph
Frank Rutan
Susan Sablan
Joe-Anne and Ross Saldarini
Nicole Bolduc Schmidt
Mel Schulze
Laura Scott
David Seidel
Jerrard Seldin
William Sellars Jr. and Paula Connor-Sellars
Mariela Semidey
Gary and Tricia Sheldon
Raleigh and Katy Shoemaker
Bob and Caroline Sink
Naomi Slifkin
Edward T. B. Smith
Emily M. Smith
Lois A. Snow
Julia Spicer
Julie Springsteen
Donald Stamps
William Steigelmann and
Linda Delauder
Michael Stevens
Donald and Isabel Stewart
Martha Storms
Chris and Barbara Strong
Stephanie Doyle Sullivan
Deb Sweeney
Jeanne L. Tannenbaum
Roger Taylor
Noah Thomason
Richard Thurmond
Camille Townsend
Franklin and Glenda Triplett
Susan Tripp
Michelle Tuday
John and Diane Turba
Larry and Nancy Turner
Spencer Turrentine III
Arlene R. Ustin
Sharon Vaissiere
Vidya Yoga & Fitness
Larry and Beth Walters
Jaime Walvoord
Daniel and Carolyn Waterman
Lisa and Edward Waters
Lorraine Waters and Peter Nadler
Debra and Gary Watt
Sharon Waymire
Lauren Westbrook
Tom Whelan
Nettie White
William Howard Wiessner
Keitheley Wilkinson
James Williams
Steve Williams
Corey Winstead
Cathy Wright
Carolyn L. Wyatt
Ira Wydner
Suzanne Zulauf
Hiker ($1+)
Katrina Abbott
Anonymous
Dale Atkins
Kenneth Baerwalde
J. Patrick Baker and Linda Britton
Joclyn Balanda
Linda and Tyrone Belanger
Jose Berber-Lopez and Jillian Berber
Melanie Blair
Matthew Boland
Snehal Shah and Rob Boxer
Sanford A. Bristol
George and Jill Buzby
Lawrence Camp
Sean Casey and Susan Campbell
Barbara and Robert Carey
Alyssa A. Casey
William and Cathy Chambers
Nicholas Cotton
Jennifer Cox
Will Cox
Justin Crites
John C. Crotts
Sonali Dade
Christopher J. Daly
Selma Davis
Douglas DeBerry
Sabrina Delk and Robert Scott
Steven Despiegelaere
David and Melanie Dixon
Alice Virginia Dodd
Heather Domonoske
Suzanne Downs
John Dragonetti
Susan Drakeford
Katherine Dunn
Dan Earp
Carla Elez
Nicole Fava
Alan Feiner
Lisa Fierman
Cynthia Fioretti
Marsha L. Fishkind
Samantha Flynn
J. A. Foster
Jim Foster
George and Catherine Fox
Sandra O. Francis
Cindy Franz
Ronnie Funderburke
Catherine Galida
Anna Gerhardt
Jeffrey H. Goldberg
James A. Gray III
Tisha Perkins Greene
Abby Gwaltney
Adam Haigler
Barry E. Hales
John and Leslie Haslam
Bob and Dana Hayes
Harold L. Head
Natasha Hernandez
Barbara A. Herring
Richard and Rochelle Holzman
John and Janice Howe
Stacey Howell
Terri L. Hudson
Cerys Humphreys
Lisa Jean-Pierre and Jelani and Junior Biggs
Denise S. Johnson
Hugh H. Jones, Jr.
John S. Kanich
Kristen Keane
Flor Klomp and Ciro Rodriguez Klomp
Harold and Jerri Labush
Benjamin Landman and Jen Feldman
Lisa Lark
John Larkin
James Lee
Peter Lutken and Joanne Jones Lutken
Raymond C. Lynch
Stephen and Stacy Lynch
Kathleen Marchi
Timothy Martin
Meghan Martiniere
Charles S. Mason
J. Grant and Kheng McGuire
Frank H. McNutt
Scott Meischen
Scott C. Miller
Issaka Mohammed
Christie Moldovan
David Moriah
Sara Morrison
Bernadette Morten
Jewel Moulthrop and Evan Komito
Marianne Neff
Nancy Nicodemus
Sheila Nikiforova
John and Natalie Nixon
Paul and Cynthia Orlando
Ralph and Moira Padfield
John Pantages
Nathan and Christin Pappas
Nicole Pappas
Bill Parker
James W. Pennell
Jeff Pitts
David Pyles
Zoe Rabinowitz
Eleanor Randolph
Charles Rongione and Joan O’Brien
Judith Ruiz
Linda and Joseph Saah
Lawrence Sanicola
Edward and Joan Sare
Kathleen McKeown Sauer
Thomas and Carolyn Saunders
Mary Schick
Whitney Setser
Jack and Marie Shirey
Bethany Shocki
James and Lolita Sickler
Leonardo Simpser and Yanine Lijtszain
Barbara Y. Sipp
Elizabeth Snell
Mark and Karen Sohmer
Courtney Sommers
David Stebenne
David Stilwell
Maureen Tarpey
Jayna Taylor-Smith
Skye Telka
Helen Templin
Virginia Tewey
John and Elizabeth Thomas
Gregory and Helene Thoreson
Erin and Dan Torday
Elizabeth Towne and Steve Bloom
Marilyn Trushell
Jill Veber
Paul Villani and Carmelina Covino Villani
Carrie Walston
John Watkins
Katie Webber
John Webster
Sarah Wells
Lauren Wert
Rachel Whitmore
Stannard Widner
Carolyn Wilson
John Wood
Dean and Anne Yap
Nancy Yudell
Program Partners
Alston & Bird - Atlanta, GA
American Leadership Forum - Charlotte Chapter, NC
American Leadership Forum - Waccamaw Chapter, SC
Asheville High School - Asheville, NC
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta - Atlanta, GA
Camp Judaea - Hendersonville, NC
Capitol City Public Charter School - Washington, DC
Carolina Center for Public Service - Chapel Hill, NC
Catawba Riverkeeper - Charlotte, NC
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Atlanta, GA
Centre College - Danville, KY
Charles D. Owen High School - Black Mountain, NC
Charlotte Unity Project - Charlotte, NC
Butler High School
East Mecklenburg High School
Garinger High School
Hawthorne Academy of Health and Sciences
Mallard Creek High School
Myers Park High School
South Mecklenburg High School
West Charlotte High School
City of Promise - Charlotte, NC
Community Academy of Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA
Community School of Naples - Naples, FL
Creative Learning Academy - Pensacola, FL
Dassault Systemes - Vélizy-Villacoublay France
Delta Air Lines LEAD Commercial (RM) - Atlanta, GA
ECBI Right Path Leadership Program - Cherokee, NC
Episcopal Academy - Newtown Square, PA
Episcopal Day School - Augusta, GA
Evergreen Community Charter School - Asheville, NC
The Exploris School - Raleigh, NC
Francis Parker School of Louisville - Louisville, KY
Georgia Southern University - Savannah, GA
Helping Hands of Georgetown, Inc. - Georgetown, SC
The Hispanic Alliance - Greenville, SC
Identity, Inc. - Gaithersburg, MD
William Jewell College - Liberty, MO
LaGrange College - LaGrange, GA
The Lawrenceville School - Lawrenceville, NJ
Leadership Sandy Springs - Sandy Springs, GA
Mama Foundation for the Arts - New York, NY
Martin Nesbitt Jr. Discovery Academy - Asheville, NC
Morehead-Cain Foundation - Chapel Hill, NC
Ben Mynatt Family of Dealerships - Concord, NC
North Carolina School of Math and Science - Morganton, NC
Open Doors of Asheville - Asheville, NC
Providence Day School - Charlotte, NC
Ransom Everglades School - Coconut Grove, FL
Saint Mary’s School - Raleigh, NC
Savannah Country Day School - Savannah, GA
Simple Gifts Fund - Clinton, NC
Suzano Pulp and Paper America, Inc. - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Tracy Family Foundation - Mt. Sterling, IL
UNC School of Education - Chapel Hill, NC
USA Girl Scouts Overseas - International
Valor Collegiate Academy - Nasheville, TN
Westmoreland & Scully - Asheville, NC
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Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible State or local Agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information is also available in languages other than English.
To file a complaint alleging discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provided in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 6329992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (a) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.
North Carolina Outward Bound School would like to thank the many state and federal agencies who manage the state and national forests and park systems as a resource. NCOBS operates under special use permits from the following federal and state agencies: Blue Ridge Parkway, NC, Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC, Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge, NC, Chattahoochee National Forest, GA, Cherokee National Forest, TN, Everglades National Park, FL, Nantahala National Forest, NC , North Carolina State Parks, NC, Pisgah National Forest, NC, Sumter National Forest, SC, Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge, FL
