Upcoming fundraising events on Ocracoke Island
Fish-fry fundraisers help those in need
Ocracoke Islanders love to do fish-fry fund raisers for those in need.
The locals rally and use the cook shack behind the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department to cook and prepare fresh fried fish, hush puppies, coleslaw and sometimes potato salad. Also for sale at these events could be baked goods or a 50-50 raffle.
Locals will organize another fish-fry fundraiser starting at 3 p.m. Nov. 16 for islander Kim O’Neal who lost her husband, Reggie, in October. When she’s not working at the NC ferry office on Ocracoke, she collects trash and does yard maintenance.
So, along with the fish fry, also to benefit O’Neal there will be a 50-50 raffle and a raffle for a John Deere riding mower.
Tickets for the meal will be $20 each.
For those that cannot make it and want to provide support, you can write a check payable to Kim O’Neal and mail it to Island Ragpicker, P.O. Box 1713, Ocracoke, NC 27960
The locals rallied with a fish fry on Oct. 12 to buy a golf cart for islander John Simpson, who was without wheels since Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 6, 2019, took his away.
“I am humbled,” Simpson said about the effort.
Pre-Thanksgiving bake sale Nov. 27
Since folks typically line up before it starts, you got to be on time to get the best picks of the pre-Thanksgiving bake sale at 1 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department. Proceeds benefit the Ocracoke United Methodist Church
Turkey Trot proceeds to benefit Ocracoke School
Ocracoke Island’s Thanksgiving Ninth Annual 5K Turkey Trot will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 28, at 1718 .Brewing Ocracoke.
Price is $35 for in person or virtual running. Online registration will end at 11:59 p.m. Nov. 25, but same-day registration will be available at the Wednesday night packet pickup and possibly Thursday morning before the race.
To sign up, visit online at: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/Ocracoke/OcracokeIsland5KTurkeyTrot.
This is a fun, relaxed race, but it is timed.
All participants will receive a shirt and a medal.
Start your morning off by taking a run, walk or stroll through Ocracoke Village, celebrate your finish with friends and then head off to enjoy your Thanksgiving feasts.
All proceeds will be donated to a fund to replace the floor in the Ocracoke School gym, said Angie Todd, tournament director.
From massive flooding from Hurricane Dorian in September 2019, the school was destroyed. Rebuilding was completed last year and this year the gym floor will be replaced.
The Ocracoke Oyster Roast returns Nov. 29; Boat parade later that evening
The Ocracoke Seafood Company will bring back the popular Oyster Roast starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29.
This will be the first Oyster Roast since 2018 and will be a fundraiser for the Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association and for the continued renovation and preservation of the fish house.
Price is $40 for all-you-can-eat oysters, steamed shrimp, and seafood stew; children $20.
That evening, the annual boat parade at 5:30 p.m. will be presented this year by the Ocracoke Seafood Company and Ocracoke Working Watermen’s Association this year.
If you would like to participate, please reach out to Sara Teaster 434-284-1035, or sara.teaster@gmail.com.
Holiday Market to be held in Ocracoke School
The Ocracoke Civic & Business Association will host a Holiday Gift Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, in the Ocracoke School gym.
This event allows Ocracoke businesses, restaurants and individuals to sell anything from gift certificates to hand-made goods to larger items.
You do not have to have a business to sign up, but you are responsible for your transactions.
For information, send an email to ocba@ocracokeisland.net.
