In Brief

Beginning January 6, 2006, CAMP Rehoboth will sponsor First Friday Fun Nights at the Community Center, 37 Baltimore Avenue from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m. Come alone or bring your friends.

Each month will offer a featured game in one room. The other rooms will be available for the attendees to decide their choice of game. We will have plenty of games, old and new, to choose from. January’s featured game will be Pictionary.

CAMP Rehoboth will provide soft drinks, pretzels and chips for the First Friday Fun Nights. Mark your calendar now and plan to join us each first Friday of the month. Remember that is January 6, February 3 and March 3.

CAMP Parents and Children Dinner

December 4, 2005 is the date set for Rehoboth Beach Main Street’s Community Unity Dinner at the Convention Center from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is a great time and highlights the best of our community. The all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner is provided by Nicola’s with CAMP Rehoboth making the dessert available. The ticket price for adults is $7 with children age 6 to 11 eating for $3 while those 5 years of age and younger get in for $1. Santa makes a stop; seasonal music is provided and you get to visit with lots of your friends and neighbors. (Financial assistance is available by calling CAMP Rehoboth.)

This year, we will hold a table at 5:00 p.m. for CAMP Parents and Children so that those with young children can meet others in the community. If you can make it, please give us a call at CAMP Rehoboth so that we can save you space and have a holiday favor for the children attending. You can call the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center at 302 227-5620, or e-mail Beth Fitton at beth@camprehoboth.com.

Safe Haven Acquires Site

After two years of intensive planning and fund raising, the dream of a state of the art animal sanctuary in Sussex County is beginning to unfold. The Board of Directors for the sanctuary recently closed on the purchase of nearly 14 acres.

The Sanctuary, Sussex county’s first no kill facility will rescue, house and find loving homes for dogs and cats that would otherwise be euthanized by county shelters. Animals that are not adopted will live out their lives at Safe Haven.

The purchase of the property was made possible though a loan from County Bank. The Sanctuary’s Advisory committee looked at nearly 30 sites in the quest for the perfect locale. Situated between Georgetown and Lewes, off Rt. 9 the property is secluded yet accessible to the community and large enough for future expansion.

Curl Up With A Good Book

Break out that 2006 calendar and circle Saturday, January 14. That way you’ll remember to come to the "Curl Up With A Good Book" sale at the Rehoboth Beach Library (Don’t worry, it’s indoors!)

CAMP Rehoboth is once again holding a book sale to benefit the Rehoboth Beach Library. We will be selling used books, videos, tapes and CDs at low, low prices—how does 50¢ to $1.00 sound?

Plan to stop by the library between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the 14th, say hi to your friendly neighborhood CAMP volunteers, and pick up a few good books to read over the winter. The library is located at 226 Rehoboth Ave, diagonally across from the firehouse.

Donations to the sale are gladly accepted at CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Avenue so they can be sorted for the sale. For more information, call Kathy at 302-227-5620.

Miss Gay Delaware Pageant Schedule

Join ShowStopper Productions on the weekend of Jan. 27 in their presentation of Miss Gay Delaware and Regional 2006 Pageant "A Tribute to Mardi Gras" honoring Miss Tisha Towers, Miss Gay Delaware and Regional 2005.

Friday, Jan. 27, meet and greet the contestants for Miss Gay Delaware and Regional 2006 at the Blue Moon hosted by Miss Tisha Towers, Miss Gay Delaware and Regional 2005 with showtime at 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 28, the Miss Gay Delaware and Regional 2006 pageant will be held at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center honoring Miss Tisha Towers, Miss Gay Delaware and Regional 2005. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with the pageant, starring vocalist Sherry Vine, beginning at 8:00 p.m.

Do Some Early Holiday Shopping

Have you decided what holiday gift to get that special someone in your life? If more jewelry or something else for the house just doesn’t "do it" for you, what about something you can both enjoy? What if that something could also snatch you right out of those winter blues. A cruise may be exactly the right gift. Here is our suggestion.

CAMP Rehoboth has partnered with RSVP Vacations and Coastal Cruise Club to provide a cruise from Fort Lauderdale to the Yucatan with a stop in Key West, just in time for Mardi Gras. The ship, Holland America’s ms Westerdam, will depart from Fort Lauderdale on February 26 and return on March 4, 2006. Staterooms start at $1,145 per person.

Check out this leader in gay and lesbian travel at rsvpvacations.com. You can get a good idea of the ship, Holland America’s ms Westerdam, by going to their website, hollandamerica.com. You won’t be disappointed in this five-star ship. Holland America Line offers the most extensive menus at sea plus lounges, pool, casino and spacious staterooms. By the way, this cruise will offer ASL interpreted events.

The great news for CAMP Rehoboth is that the Founders’ Circle will receive a total of at least $250 from RSVP and Coastal Cruise Club for each stateroom booked exclusively through Coastal Cruise Club. If we exceed 20 staterooms booked, we will receive a $1,000 bonus from RSVP.

Think about what a great gift this will be for your partner plus you get to enjoy it too! Give Chet Elder at Coastal Cruise Club a call at 302 537-2986. He is looking forward to working with you to be sure your experience is simply fabulous!

Donate a Phone; Each One Helps

The Donate-A-Phone project is a partnership between the Wireless Foundation, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Motorola to provide free phones to victims of domestic violence through the CALL to PROTECT program.

Bring your old phones by CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Ave., and we’ll send them to Donate-A-Phone for you.

2005 Audience Award Winners at the Film Festival

Best Debut Feature: Ladies in Lavender
Best Short: Perpetual Motion
Best Documentary: Music from the Inside Out
Best Feature: Walk on Water
Visit www.RehobothFilm.com for a complete list of winners.

Film is Going to the Dogs
The RB Film Society and Teleductions are working on a documentary about greyhounds to premier at the 2006 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival. If you want to donate your time, money, or useful information, call the Film Society office at 302-645-9095.