For the last few years, Kathy Weir, the CAMP Rehoboth Administrative Coordinator, has kept an informal listing of the various activities in which CAMP Rehoboth plays a part. In the past we have included this list with financial statements and other listings accompanying our annual report, and though we may very well may do that again this year, we thought it important to let it stand on its own for once.

At the same time I would also like to take the opportunity to say thank you to Kathy for the extraordinary service that she provides for CAMP Rehoboth. Kathy has been with us full time since November 1, 1999 (and was a hard working volunteer before that), and I’m not sure what we would do without her. Though I love our new space and the opportunities it provides to both the staff and the community, I’m sure I speak for Steve and Sal when I say that we all miss being within speaking distance of her desk. She is the one we turn to when we need information that no one else would possibly know. She is the face that most often greets a stranger arriving at the Community Center for the first time. She is the heart who remembers to think of those most in need in our community. Her laugh, when it floats up the stairs or through the window from the courtyard outside, makes us all feel better.

There are countless others, of course, who joined her to make all the things on this list possible. Sundance alone, required the efforts of 167 volunteers! The success of the Founders’ Circle is due to the amazing contributions of 749 individuals. Even things that sound simple on the list, like selling tickets, require an enormous amount of time and energy. Woven all between the lines of Kathy’s List are the hearts, hands, and creative minds of individuals who have taken responsibility for one activity, or one project, or even one single task. Every event has its own team of people working in the background to make it happen.

Some of the activities on the list are strictly CAMP Rehoboth events, others are in partnership or sponsorship with other organizations. In some situations we lead; in others we follow. At the heart of it all is a belief that as a community we can do more than any single one of us alone.

Even as I write these words, plans are underway for the events and activities that will become Kathy’s List for 2006. In the works (and at various levels of completion) are plans for new logo and web design; guidelines for the usage of the Community Center space (including the work of our new Art Review and Selection Committee); completion of plans and drawings for the next phase of the Community Center construction; The Heart of the Community Art Project; The Founders’ Circle Black and White Beach Ball; and the CAMP Rehoboth Women’s Weekend that includes the Women’s Conference, Concerts, Golf, and Parties—and that doesn’t even take us into the summer season!

Kathy’s List some of the many, many, many things we do...(or did, in 2005)

PUBLISH Letters from CAMP Rehoboth 15 times a year

ACT as an informal tourist bureau/chamber of commerce

GIVE OUT referrals for just about anything: doctors, dentists, caterers, lawyers, landscapers, movers, lodging, and more.

SELL TICKETS for an assortment of organizations: AIDS Delaware, SCAC, YMCA Block Party, concerts, Bingo-A-Go-Go, Henlopen Theater Project, plus anything related to CAMP Rehoboth.

PRODUCE the Beach Book and assist in the production and execution of the Beach House Rush Party in Washington DC.

CONDUCT Sensitivity Training for both the Rehoboth Beach Police Department and the Police from the State Parks

BOOK SALES (4) to raise funds for the Rehoboth Beach Public Library

CAMPsafe HIV PROGRAM Testing and Counseling, Gay Men’s Health Project, on-line intervention, CAMPchats, gay men’s social group, outreach at beaches, bars, guesthouses, beach houses, B & Bs, hotels/motels in Rehoboth area.

HEALTH DAYS (2) including blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass, and bone density screenings

SUPPORT of other organizations and events through advertising, info listings, donation of auction items, fundraising, etc. (See Agencies We Support section for specifics.)

COLLECTION site for Call to Protect. We collect and return old cell phones to Motorola where they are re-programmed and then distributed to domestic violence victims.

ADVERTISING SPACE to non-profit agencies and events. In 2005 we donated 148.25 pages of ad space which translates into $59,300.00

FOUNDERS’ CIRCLE Capital Campaign for the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center—year 5 of a 5 year campaign.

OPERATE and manage GLBT Community Center space at 37 Baltimore Ave.

2005 Events Produced or Supported by CAMP Rehoboth

BEACH HOUSE RUSH PARTY in Washington, DC

BLACK & WHITE BEACH BALL annual CAMP Rehoboth Founders’ Circle event at the Atlantic Sands Ballroom.

CAMP Rehoboth Health Days at the Community Center

CAMP REHOBOTH FOLLIES Amateur Skit Contest and Show

CAMP Rehoboth Ladies Golf League (75+ participants)

CAMPsafe Condom Stuffing Parties at the Community Center

CHEF’S BEST BRUNCH benefitting Meals on Wheels

DELAWARE PRIDE Gay Pride Celebration at North Shores

GLBT Mini Film Festival Another Take Film Series, a partnership with the Rehoboth Beach Film Society

HEART OF THE COMMUNITY Art Project, Reception, and Auction

LOVE WEEKEND Retro Ball and Main Event—4th of July Weekend

SPLASH ‘05 Dance Event

STARBURST GAYLA New Year’s Eve Dance Event

SUNDANCE 2 day Dance and Auction Event on Labor Day Weekend

TEAM REHOBOTH Gay Olympics Reception

VAGINA MONOLOGUES performance at the RB Convention Center

5th ANNUAL WOMEN’S WEEKEND including a day long Women’s Conference and 2 concerts

WORLD AIDS DAY December 1, Candlelight Walk and Service of Remembrance and Hope

Agencies we support through participation, donations, advertising, calendar listings, news briefs...

AIDS Delaware—advertising, ticket sales, auction donation

Bear Hugs For Babies—advertising, calendar listings

Beebe Medical Center & the Beebe Medical Foundation —auction donations, Thanksgiving Ball decorations, Celebration of Lights advertising

Burton Village—donate Christmas gifts

Delaware Humane Society— advertising

Delaware Pride—advertising, participation in event

Families Connected—donation to children’s program

Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, DC—auction donation

Georgetown Boys & Girls Club—auction donation

Greyhound Weekend—provide support for the Greyhounds in Art show

Health Education Resource Organization (HERO)—advertising, auction donation

Henlopen Theater Project—advertising, calendar listings

Human Rights Campaign (HRC)—advertising, auction donations twice a year

Jefferson School—advertising, assistance with program production

Meals on Wheels—advertising, monetary sponsorship donation

Metro DC PFLAG—auction donations, calendar listings

Metropolitan Community Church—advertising, ticket sales

Miss Gay Delaware—advertising, auction donation

Rainbow Chorale—advertising, ticket sales

RB Main Street—advertising for all events, fireworks donation, desserts for Community Unity Dinner, decor assistance, etc.

RB Day Care Center—food donations, publish needs

RB Cabaret Fest—advertising, calendar listings

RB Jazz Festival—advertising, calendar listings

RB Sunrise Rotary—auction donations

RB Wine & Food Festival—advertising, calendar listings

RB Library—book sale preparation, advertising, and volunteer staffing for book sales

RB Art League—advertising, calendar listings

RB Film Society/Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival—advertising, production (posters, signs), sponsorship, donation of van use, volunteer, set of prints for silent auction.

Safe Haven Animal Shelter—advertising, calendar listings

Southern Delaware Choral Society—advertising, calendar listings

Splash ‘05—advertising, auction donation, total support of event (gathering permit, insurance, ticket sales, etc)

Starburst Gayla—advertising, auction donation, total support of event (gathering permit, insurance, ticket sales, etc.)

Sussex Family YMCA—advertising, participation in Block Party (use of courtyard and Community Center, ran "dip-a-duck game)

Sussex County AIDS Council—advertising, ticket sales, ornament sales, fund raising support, referral of item donations from individuals.

Tau House—advertising for "Shop For Shelter"

Team Rehoboth Beach—advertising, use of community center

Toys for Tots—donation of toys for Christmas campaign

Village Improvement Association—donation of supplies for West Rehoboth Benefit and

West Side New Beginnings Community Center—donations, publish needs

West Rehoboth Community Land Trust—advertising, assist with art auction

Whitman-Walker Clinic—auction donation