CROP at the Food Bank
On March 14, seven CAMP Rehoboth Outreach Program (CROP) volunteers visited the Food Bank of Delaware to assist with “backpack meals.” They created 356 meals that will be placed in the backpacks of children at school as they head home for the weekend.
Addressing food insecurity in Delaware has been one of CROP’s priorities. A team volunteers at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford location every two months.▼
The Clothesline Project
On March 31, The Delaware Alliance Against Sexual Violence (DAASV) partnered with CAMP Rehoboth to host The Clothesline Project. This project is a visual display consisting of t-shirts designed by survivors of sexual violence or their loved ones. It’s intended to raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence while centering survivors’ voices. During this event, community members were invited to design t-shirts to be hung during the month of April at multiple locations.
Through April 28, portions of the display will be visible at Legislative Hall in Dover, The Green at the University of Delaware, and Delaware State University in the MLK Student Center.▼
Soak Up the Brotherly Love
Tickets are still available for the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus ensemble concert in the Elkins-Archibald Atrium at CAMP Rehoboth on May 6 at 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The select ensemble of the PGMC presents musical selections from classical, Broadway, and contemporary genres, including a preview of their upcoming concert GAY ICON: The Music of Elton John. The show runs 75 minutes with no intermission.
Seating is limited and we expect both shows will sell out. So, purchase your tickets ahead of time! ▼
Salesianum School Went Head Over Heels
For the first two weekends of March, Salesianum School Theatre performed the musical Head Over Heels, with proceeds benefitting CAMP Rehoboth and Broadway Cares: Equity Fights AIDS. The production is a jukebox musical set to the Go-Go’s. It contains many LGBTQ+ themes, including very topical ones centering on drag, gender identity, and same-sex relationships.
The production raised $1,190 for CAMP Rehoboth’s services. CAMP Rehoboth applauds Salesianum School Theatre for promoting LGBTQ+ arts and encourages readers to check out this issue’s LGBTQ+ YA column by Olivia Segeda (page 36) for what performing this work meant to her.
Photo credit: Charles Barilo
Celebrating Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Summer Days
The 85-member CAMP Rehoboth Chorus is now preparing for its June 2023 concert, Out for the Summer, to entertain audiences with hit summer songs including a Beach Boys medley, “Saturday in the Park,” “Summertime,” and many, many more. Tickets are now available at camprehoboth.com for $25.
Concert dates/times are: June 16 and 17 at 7:00 p.m.; June 18 at 3:00 p.m. All performances are at Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
Concert sponsorships are available; please call 302-227-5620 if interested. ▼