This document summarizes the growth of the OBX CommonGood organization from 2008 to 2012. It started as a newsletter sent to 50 people in 2008, became a website in 2010, published a volunteer calendar in 2011, and launched a searchable volunteer opportunity list and Facebook page in 2012. The organization's goals are to improve its community calendar and volunteer listing, and focus on its status, software, sustainability, service, and funding. It concludes with a quote about living in the present moment.