LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
The Way I See It |
by Steve Elkins, Editor |
Life is full of surprises, and though it would probably be boring without them, there are times when I don't think I would mind. In the midst of our lovely (read cold and wet) Memorial Day weekend, the CAMP Rehoboth file server took a vacation (probably in search of more favorable weather conditions) and we discovered that our back-up system was malfunctioning and blah, blah, blah, yada, yada, yada, nobody really cares about the details anyway. The fact of the matter is, if you're reading this magazine then we must have succeeded in "putting Humpty Dumpty back together again," so to speak. My heartfelt thanks to everyone who pitched in to help. Thanks to the efforts of Rehoboth City Commissioners Mark Aguirre and Richard Sargent, the city of Rehoboth has gone on record against discrimination based on sexual orientation. Though the policy statement that Rich introduced at the May 19 meeting does not actually urge the passage of HB 99, (the state Legislature's bill that prohibits discrimination against persons on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, public accommodation, and insurance), it does state that "our actions speak as loudly as our words." The policy statement was unanimously supported by all seven Commissioners. One of the hottest tickets in town last summer was the CAMP Rehoboth Follies at the Convention Center, and so, of course, the plans are well underway for the bigger, better, new and improved 2003 version. Improvements will include more lights and sound, and a runway to make it easy for the performers to really strut their stuff. Follies 2003 can only accept ten troupes, so don't wait too long to sign up. Acts should be simple, fun, and no more than seven minutes long (points will be taken off for those that go "from here to eternity"). One of the best in last year's competition was a simple group lip-sync with great choreography and some wonderful costumes. With all the creativity in our community, I can't wait to see who's going to "razzle dazzle" us this year. Of course, since I am automatically drawn to a microphone like a butterfly around an American Idol contestant, Murray has to watch me carefully at all times. I did hear him say to Andrea Andrus, our CAMP Rehoboth Community Center Founders' Circle Director, that if someone would donate $50,000 to the capital campaign, the two of us would do a drag number at this year's Follies. I don't think he believes anyone will rise to that challenge. As long as we're dreaming, I think we should make it $100,000 and get a few Rehoboth Commissioners to join in the fun. What do you say, folks..."on with the show this is it!" Speaking of the founders' circle, on page 38 Fay Jacobs chats with Bob Hotes, of DPK&A, the firm hired to design the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. When the architect search committee met with Bob, he recounted a story about a past project that involved working by consensus with a committee of 150 nuns. If he can do that...what more do I have to say? That wasn't the reason we hired him, but it did make us smile. We expect great things from Bob, and look forward to working with him over the next few years. Even though the weather seems to be conspiring against us this spring (and I'm not going to get much sleep this week), and the world is still uneasy about war, terrorists, and the economy, I think we're going to have a good summer. After all "tomorrow is another day"..."and the sun'll come out tomorrow"...and hey, Scarlett and Annie at the beach! Sounds like a Follies number to me! |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 13, No. 6, May 30, 2003 |