STATE GAMES OF NORTH CAROLINA
Cause Area
- Sports & Recreation
Location
PO BOX 12727RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC 27709 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
North Carolina Amateur Sports promotes the spirit of amateur sports, physical fitness, and health to all ages and skill levels through participation in organized events which enrich the state of North Carolina.
Description
North Carolina Amateur Sports (NCAS) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization established in 1983 to host the first sanctioned State Games of North Carolina in 1986 and the U.S. Olympic Festival-?87. Today, it operates with the goal promoting the spirit of amateur sports, physical fitness and health to all ages and skill levels through participation in organized events, which enrich the state of North Carolina. NCAS hosts the State Games of North Carolina, Cycle North Carolina, CNC Spring Retreat, the Be Active NC Challenge and the State Games Tobacco Free Team. Staffed by six permanent, full-time employees, NCAS has a 14-member Board of Directors and Governor Michael Easley serves as Honorary Chairman. NCAS? success is attributed to the thousands of volunteers who support the State Games and Cycle North Carolina. NCAS receives financial support from corporate sponsors, individual donors and event revenues.