I’m lucky
to have been part of the Rehoboth Beach community for over twenty years.
During that time, the summer season has grown busier and busier. Now there
are so many events, activities, and parties, it’s impossible for any of
us to keep up-with the possible exception of Tony Burns. Tony has been
chronicling the social history of Rehoboth with his photographs for as
long as I can remember. Now, of course, he’s a regular contributor to
Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, and our CAMPshots pages would be much less
without his hard work. When you see him, smile and say cheese...and thank
you.
CAMP
Rehoboth’s first big event of the summer, The Black and White Beach
Ball, was a great success,
and we are thrilled by all the support. The vision of the CAMP Rehoboth
Community Center Project is to be “the heart of the community,” and
this year’s HeART of the Community art auction at The Ball was
especially exciting, raising an additional $25,000. From that project we
have also created a beautiful box of fifteen greeting cards, on sale now
for only $20. Look for them at all our events, or stop by the office and
pick up a box or two. Anyone interested in selling them for us can come by
and pick up an order form.
Speaking
of stopping by CAMP Rehoboth, if you haven’t seen our new and improved
space at 39 Baltimore Avenue, stop in and look around. The space is
allowing us to move closer to being a true community center and makes all
of our volunteer activities easier and more fun. Last week 25 volunteers
gathered at a condom stuffing party for our CAMPsafe program. During the
course of a season we distribute thousands of condoms to bars, beaches,
clubs, and guest houses, and they all have to be packed up in neat little
packages. That night, over 5,000 packets were stuffed, and the volunteers
had a great time-and feasted on quesadillas courtesy of Joe Zuber and
Daryl Ciarlante at Dos Locos. If you would like to be included in any of
the upcoming volunteer projects at CAMP Rehoboth, call Kathy Weir.
Last
week, city commissioner Rich Sargent stopped by to chat about the new foot
washing stations on the south end of the boardwalk. It seems that some
local residents had complained because two men (yes, they were gay) had
decided to take advantage of the new station by stripping down completely,
to wash the sand out of their bathing suits. Since I didn’t witness the
event I don’t know if it was a pleasing sight or not, but the fact
remains that public nudity is against the law, and gay or straight, you
can be arrested for revealing too much of yourself on the beach. So save
yourselves the hassle, wash your feet only, and leave the rest to our
imaginations.
Speaking
of imagination, SCAC’s upcoming dinner theater event Love Songs and
Other Fairy Tales...a Cabaret, certainly has mine working overtime. From
what I hear, the show is a real treat, and got great reviews in its
Washington run. Steve Twilley, SCAC Executive Director, tells me that this
is an evening not to be missed. Tickets for the event are limited, and
include an open bar for the first hour, and a three course dinner with
wine. Tickets are $100 and are available at SCAC and CAMP Rehoboth.
The
CAMP Rehoboth follies is the newest event in the summer line up, and Chris
Riss tells me he almost has all the troupes he needs to put on a fabulous
show. There are only a couple of spots remaining, so if your group is
planning to enter, don’t wait any longer or you’ll be left out of the
spotlight. And don’t miss the seventh annual Blue Moon Bachelor Auction,
on Saturday, June 15 from 5-8 pm, to benefit Love 2002. See, I told you
life at the beach had gotten too fast to keep up with!
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