LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
The Way I See It |
by Steve Elkins, Editor |
I'm lucky to have been part of the Rehoboth Beach community for over twenty years. During that time, the summer season has grown busier and busier. Now there are so many events, activities, and parties, it's impossible for any of us to keep up-with the possible exception of Tony Burns. Tony has been chronicling the social history of Rehoboth with his photographs for as long as I can remember. Now, of course, he's a regular contributor to Letters from CAMP Rehoboth, and our CAMPshots pages would be much less without his hard work. When you see him, smile and say cheese...and thank you.
CAMP Rehoboth's first big event of the summer, The Black and White Beach Ball, was a great success, and we are thrilled by all the support. The vision of the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center Project is to be "the heart of the community," and this year's HeART of the Community art auction at The Ball was especially exciting, raising an additional $25,000. From that project we have also created a beautiful box of fifteen greeting cards, on sale now for only $20. Look for them at all our events, or stop by the office and pick up a box or two. Anyone interested in selling them for us can come by and pick up an order form. Speaking of stopping by CAMP Rehoboth, if you haven't seen our new and improved space at 39 Baltimore Avenue, stop in and look around. The space is allowing us to move closer to being a true community center and makes all of our volunteer activities easier and more fun. Last week 25 volunteers gathered at a condom stuffing party for our CAMPsafe program. During the course of a season we distribute thousands of condoms to bars, beaches, clubs, and guest houses, and they all have to be packed up in neat little packages. That night, over 5,000 packets were stuffed, and the volunteers had a great time-and feasted on quesadillas courtesy of Joe Zuber and Daryl Ciarlante at Dos Locos. If you would like to be included in any of the upcoming volunteer projects at CAMP Rehoboth, call Kathy Weir. Last week, city commissioner Rich Sargent stopped by to chat about the new foot washing stations on the south end of the boardwalk. It seems that some local residents had complained because two men (yes, they were gay) had decided to take advantage of the new station by stripping down completely, to wash the sand out of their bathing suits. Since I didn't witness the event I don't know if it was a pleasing sight or not, but the fact remains that public nudity is against the law, and gay or straight, you can be arrested for revealing too much of yourself on the beach. So save yourselves the hassle, wash your feet only, and leave the rest to our imaginations. Speaking of imagination, SCAC's upcoming dinner theater event Love Songs and Other Fairy Tales...a Cabaret, certainly has mine working overtime. From what I hear, the show is a real treat, and got great reviews in its Washington run. Steve Twilley, SCAC Executive Director, tells me that this is an evening not to be missed. Tickets for the event are limited, and include an open bar for the first hour, and a three course dinner with wine. Tickets are $100 and are available at SCAC and CAMP Rehoboth. The CAMP Rehoboth follies is the newest event in the summer line up, and Chris Riss tells me he almost has all the troupes he needs to put on a fabulous show. There are only a couple of spots remaining, so if your group is planning to enter, don't wait any longer or you'll be left out of the spotlight. And don't miss the seventh annual Blue Moon Bachelor Auction, on Saturday, June 15 from 5-8 pm, to benefit Love 2002. See, I told you life at the beach had gotten too fast to keep up with! |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 12, No. 07, June 14, 2002 |