Event Coordinators Seeking Non-Profit Participants and Local Sponsors for OBX Summer Festival

Fuquay-Varina, NC, January 15, 2009 --(PR.com)-- G&W Events is currently seeking local non-profit organizations and businesses to participate in the first annual Experience OBX festival, an Outer Banks oriented event that will bring together locals, tourists, businesses, and non-profits to educate, inform and entertain visitors. The event will take place every Tuesday between Memorial Day and Labor Day at historic Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo, NC.

“The success of the festival is solely dependant on the response we receive from local businesses and non-profits,” explains event founder Jessica Galvanek. “The potential to increase the exposure of your business or cause and to gain potential customers or donors is immense. We are fortunate to have spent many summers together as a family in the Outer Banks, and now, we are trying to give back to the community by hosting this event and hopefully stimulating the local economy.”

G&W Events invites all OBX area non-profits to join them on their choice of festival days at absolutely zero cost. All non-profit participants will receive a 10’ x 10’ exhibit space and tent, a display table, exposure on the event’s website, and a portion of all sponsorship fees collected on participating days. The event also gives non-profits an excellent stage to present their cause and obtain donations from visitors.

Local OBX businesses will also have an opportunity to sponsor the event and contribute to the success of the local non-profits. G&W Events has designed several sponsorship packages that fit the budget of various sized businesses. “Because admission to Experience OBX is free for all visitors, we expect to capture a significant amount of the 5 million visitors that come to the Outer Banks each year,” says co-founder Paxton Galvanek. “Participating in Experience OBX gives local businesses increased exposure, a multitude of new sales opportunities, and a chance to give back to the local community.”

G&W Events has started to send letters to local non-profits further detailing the benefits of free participation. If you have not already received information about Experience OBX but would like to participate in the festival, please visit www.ExperienceOBX.com or email contact@experienceobx.com. Detailed sponsorship package information is also available at the festival’s website.

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