Rehoboth Celebrates New Year's with Starburst Gayla

On New Years Eve, the area women’s community, along with visitors from all over the East Coast, will celebrate at the Starburst Gayla at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.

Proceeds from the event will benefit CAMP Rehoboth and WomenHeart, a non-profit advocacy organization representing the 8,000,000 American women living with heart disease.

The Starburst Gayla is planned for 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, with great music by a popular DJ, cash bar, Midnight champagne toast, plus a coffee and dessert buffet. Tickets are $45 and can be obtained at the CAMP Rehoboth office or by calling 227-5620.

The dance will be the cornerstone of what is expected to be a big women’s weekend here at the beach. The party organizers, under the leadership of Dr. Roni Posner of Lewes, expect to sell 500 tickets or more, building on last year’s success. Organizers are encouraging folks to come to Rehoboth/Lewes for the final weekend of December and stay through New Year’s Day.

WomenHeart promotes early detection, accurate diagnosis and proper treatment for all women through its support, information and advocacy programs. Often, according to Women-Heart, women go to emergency rooms with symptoms that are sometimes mistaken for indigestion or flu when they are actually having heart attacks. Getting women to understand their risks and symptoms, as well as getting the medical community to recognize these issues is the top priority of WomenHeart.

For the Starburst Gayla, the host committee includes Roni Posner, Margo Orland, Natalie Moss, Joan Glass, Inez Conover, Ellen Passman, Cathin Bishop, Laura Simon and Maggie Ottato.

For more information about WomenHeart, check out their website at www.womenheart.org. or call Roni Posner at 645-4778. For more information about the Starburst Gayla, call CAMP Rehoboth at 302-227-5620.