Let’s Get CAMPsafe!
The CAMPsafe staff, spearheaded by HIV Testing Counselors Patricia Clear and Amber Lee, continue to make strides to promote health and wellness in the community.
In 2022, condom distribution has extended to 13 new sites around the state. As always, jars of condoms are full and stacked at CAMP Rehoboth, along with bags to stow extra in your stash.
Additionally, not only does the CAMPsafe staff provide HIV testing at CAMP Rehoboth and four different locations across the state, but at-home HIV tests are available for pickup at CAMP Rehoboth as well. Free of charge, these rapid tests will get you results in 20 minutes via an oral swab. For more information about these at-home tests and for other CAMPsafe matters, please reach out to Amber at amber@camprehoboth.com. ▼
Singing the Songbook
The CAMP Rehoboth Chorus’s Spring concert has been rescheduled for May 13 and 14 at 7:00 p.m. and May 15 at 3:00 p.m. The concert, “The Great American Songbook,” features music by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Billy Joel, Carole King, and Paul Simon. The venue is Epworth United Methodist Church. ▼
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit camprehoboth.com.
The Altern Podcast
Looking for a new podcast? Check out The Altern, the youth-led LGBTQ podcast from the Youth Up Program. Starting as a talk podcast, The Altern now offers bite-sized history episodes and discussions of how that history impacts LGBTQ people, and especially LGBTQ youth, today. The Altern can be found on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and more! ▼
STILL Aging Gracelessly: on Stage April 10
Author and humorist Fay Jacobs was last seen on stage in Rehoboth in 2019. Since then, she’s been zooming her performances and recently returned to touring live with her hilarious and moving show, STILL Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay.
She’ll be back on stage at CAMP Rehoboth for one show only on Sunday, April 10, at 3:00 p.m., closing out Women’s FEST 2022.
She originated the show in 2015, with its premier performance on stage at CAMP. Since then, more than 60 audiences have enjoyed the show, at venues including the famed Duplex Cabaret on Christopher Street in New York City, on an Olivia cruise, and in cities like New Orleans, Ft. Lauderdale, Philadelphia, Provincetown, New Hope, St. Petersburg, Reading, nearby Milton, and more. She continually updates the show with new humorous material while maintaining the autobiographical and gay history storyline. Most performances have been to benefit LGBTQ organizations.
Fay’s show comprises two short acts (with an intermission for cocktails!) based, in part, on Jacobs’ five published memoirs. At its core, the show highlights the author’s insistence that nothing is ever so horrible if it’s worth the story you can tell. The show has Fay’s signature humor and relatable stories for everyone about life, liberty, and the aging process.
So come along for the ride as Fay and her wife Bonnie share life from COVID lockdown to zip lines, aging gracelessly to not acting their ages.
For tickets, go to camprehoboth.com.▼
A Sheltering Meal
The CROP (CAMP Rehoboth Outreach Program) project for January again involved food: CROP prepared and delivered meals to 40 homeless adults and 10 children who are part of A Sheltering Heart, which is affiliated with Lighthouse for Broken Wings.
Two volunteer couples made a Mexican chicken casserole for 20, another pair made tossed salad, a third team made kids’ meals of chicken tenders, sliced veggies with ranch dip, and applesauce. One more volunteer made delicious desserts of peppermint bark and chocolate covered strawberries for all, with special treats for the kids! All components were then dished up into individual containers. Plus, volunteers generously donated many of the food purchases. Thank you so much!
But the effort was not without drama! Delivery to the Red Mill Inn, where the recipients were staying, was set for Saturday, January 29—the day of the blizzard. The delivery team was determined to get the meal delivered on time, but as the weather predictions got worse, they were forced to postpone the entire meal till Monday, January 31.
But all turned out well, and A Sheltering Heart’s Director, Toni Short, and her assistants were extremely grateful for CROP’s efforts. ▼