LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
Best of Gay Delaware Awards for 2001 |
The Second Annual Best of GayDelaware 2001 Awards, sponsored by GayDelaware.com, were announced at Delaware Pride's annual semi-formal dinner/dance on May 5 at the Brandywine Suites Hotel in Wilmington.
CAMP Rehoboth's Steve Elkins was recognized as the GLBT Leader of the Year for his long-term efforts as Executive Director of CAMP Rehoboth. Other individual favorites include Leighanne Richards of Lewes, Delaware as Favorite Female Impersonator and Favorite Female Impersonation Producer, Will Coxe of the 814 Club in Wilmington as Favorite DJ and SandiGirl of Rehoboth Beach as Favorite Karaoke DJ. The Double L in Rehoboth Beach was selected as the Favorite Overall Men's Bar and the Frogg Pond in Rehoboth Beach as the Favorite Overall Women's Bar. CAMP Rehoboth was voted the Favorite GLBT Community Service Organization while Delaware Pride was selected as the Favorite GLBT Social Organization. A complete list of the Best of Gay Delaware honorees is included below. According to Dennis Crowley, editor of GayDelaware.com, "We were pleased to be part of a process along with Delaware Pride to recognize those individuals, businesses and organizations and services that provide the very best programs and services to the GLBT community in Delaware. Those recognized as finalists and the eventual favorites are all to be congratulated. We owe each a debt of gratitude for what they do for our community." The Best of Gay Delaware 2001 Favorites were selected in balloting through the GayDelaware.com web site and in printed ballots distributed through the web site to various locations across the State from February 15 through April 1, 2001. Individual Contributions To The Community GLBT Leader of the Year: Steve Elkins (CAMP Rehoboth) Delaware Gay Bars and Clubs Favorite Overall Men's Bar: Double L Favorite Overall Women's Bar: Frogg Pond Favorite Dance Bar: Renegade Favorite Karaoke Bar: Renegade Favorite Men's Cruise Bar: Double L Favorite Women's Cruise Bar: Frogg Pond Favorite Men's Happy Hour Bar: Blue Moon Favorite Women's Happy Hour Bar: Frogg Pond Favorite Drag Bar: Club 814 Favorite Bartender: Scott Sigler (Club 814) Favorite Nearby Out-of-State Men's Bar: Woody's Favorite Nearby Out-of-State Women's Bar: Sisters Delaware GLBT Entertainers Favorite DJ: Will Coxe (Club 814) Favorite Karaoke DJ: SandiGirl Favorite Female Impersonator: Leighanne Richards Favorite Female Impersonation Producer: Leighanne Richards Delaware GLBT Activities/Events Favorite Female Impersonator Production/Show: Miss Gay Delaware Regional Pageant Favorite GLBT Community Education Event/Activity: Delaware Pride Festival Favorite GLBT Annually-held Social Event/Activity: Delaware Pride Festival Favorite GLBT Social Event/Activity Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly: Pride Pins Favorite Women's-Only Social Event/Activity: Women's Tea Dance (Renegade) Favorite Men's-Only Social Event/Activity: Eastern Shore Bears Favorite GLBT Social Organization: Delaware Pride Favorite GLBT Community Service Organization: CAMP Rehoboth Favorite GLBT Show or Production: Rainbow Chorale Concert Favorite GLBT Film Series: Rehoboth Film Festival Favorite Internet Chatroom: AOL's Delaware M4M Miscellaneous Categories Favorite Restaurant: Cloud 9 Favorite Coffee House: Coffee Mill (Rehoboth) Favorite GLBT B&B, Guest House or Accommodation: The Shore Inn of Rehoboth Favorite Venue For GLBT Books: Lambda Rising Favorite Venue For GLBT Videos: Lambda Rising Favorite Venue For GLBT Adult Videos: Video Scene Favorite Local Web Site: Gaydelaware.com Favorite Area GLBT Newspaper/Magazine: Letters from CAMP Rehoboth |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 11, No. 5, May 18, 2001. |