This issue covers the entire winter holiday season, making it, of course, the last issue of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth in the 2006 season. Its publication date—two days before Thanksgiving—makes this a perfect time to thank all of our readers, advertisers, contributors, and benefactors. CAMP Rehoboth and the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center and all our programs and projects—including Letters—would not exist without the combined efforts of hundreds of people in this community. Together we have created something special and I am very thankful for all who have helped us to make it through another year. Last month’s Founders’ Circle Workshop really focused our attention on the amazing gift that this community has given to future generations of Rehoboth visitors and residents. On page 8, Murray writes about the gift of the Founders’ Circle and reviews the actions of those who attended the workshop.

Speaking of the holidays, now’s the time to make plans for New Year’s Eve—and the women of the Starburst Gayla host committee want those plans to include them. Now in its fifth year, the Starburst Gayla women’s dance benefits The Wellness Community-Delaware; WomenHeart; and the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. The event includes an open bar, midnight champagne toast and a dessert buffet. Diamond Sponsorships ($1000) include ten tickets and a reserved table. Individual tickets are $50 each. For more about the sponsorship levels see the Starburst Gayla ad on page 111 or call the CAMP Rehoboth office at 302-227-5620.

Much of the work of CAMP Rehoboth grew out of the organizational needs that arose in the early days of the AIDS epidemic, and those roots are still important to us even though our mission is much more diversified today than it was then. For many years now, CAMP Rehoboth has been instrumental in the development and continuation of the Rehoboth World AIDS Day activities, and that is once again true for this year. World AIDS Day committee members describe this year’s event as "a quilt" of activities. "A quilt," Murray says, "is the perfect symbol for this year’s occasion, not just because of the six quilt panels from the Names Project that will be on display, but because it is made of many different pieces—and so is this year’s list of activities. The "quilt" of activities included in this year’s World AIDS Day event are: a student art contest sponsored by CAMP Rehoboth; the Epworth Wall of Healing, Remembrance, and Prayer; the Candlelight Walk and Service of Remembrance and Hope; and a light supper by the Blue Moon following the service. For more information about World AIDS Day and to see the winners of the student art contest see page 28.

Last month the accounting firm of Kronzek, Fisher and Lopez, PLLC, from Washington. D.C., completed an independent audit of CAMP Rehoboth for the year 2005. Those audited financials can be found on page 86 of this issue. Questions or comments concerning the audit or any other financial matters are welcomed and should be addressed to me or to any of the members of the Board of Directors of CAMP Rehoboth. While on the subject of financials and the audit, I’d also like to thank our long time CAMP Rehoboth Treasurer, Natalie Moss. Natalie made the audit easy for all of us because of her skill and commitment to CAMP Rehoboth. We recognized her and thanked her at the recent Founders’ Circle Workshop, but that doesn’t possibly express the extent of our deep appreciation for all she does for us and for our community.