LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
The Way I See It |
by Steve Elkins, Editor |
I have to confess that I actually enjoy the Rehoboth winter seasonthough a little more snow would have been nicebut a recent warm, sunshiny day has even me longing for springtime. Here at CAMP Rehoboth plans are underway for all the activities and events that warmer weather will bring to our community in the months aheadincluding the groundbreaking for the new CAMP Rehoboth Community Center building. This is going to be an especially exciting year for us, and the building process will, I'm sure, involve some unique volunteer skills and needs. To volunteer, call Kathy Weir at CAMP Rehoboth.
Volunteers will also be needed, of course, for our first big event of the new year, The Seventh Annual CAMP Rehoboth Women's Weekend, April 13-15. The Weekend includes: concerts by pop, jazz, and blues vocalist Suede and the acclaimed comedienne Karen Williams; a golf outing; brunch on Sunday with entertainer Viki Dee at Cloud 9; and of course, the foundation of the Weekend, The CAMP Rehoboth Women's Conference at the Convention Center. This year's ConferenceA Woman's Journeywill feature keynote speaker Paula Ettelbrick, Executive Director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner. The 19 conference workshops cover a wide range of subjects including: estate planning, digital photography, dealing with difficult people, surviving loss, starting a business, yoga, humor and healing, country line dancing and much more. Brochures about the event have been mailed. For more information about the Women's Weekend and it's accompanying eventsincluding a complete listing of workshops and a registration form, see page 26. Want to get more involved in gay rights issues? Make plans to join CAMP Rehoboth and the ACLU of Delaware LGBT Civil Rights Project for a Town Hall Meeting at Epworth United Methodist Church (20 Baltimore Avenue) in Rehoboth Beach at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. The meeting will provide an opportunity for us all to share ideas about the current legislative session and future gay rights plans in the state of Delaware including: civil rights legislation, relationship recognition, partner benefits, transgender issues, parenting, and more. Students, retirees, and everyone in betweengay and straightare welcome. Light refreshments will be served. Though July may seem far away, the CAMP Rehoboth Follies will be here before we can say "Fruit Cocktail"which is, by the way, the 2007 Follies Themeand it's never too early to get started working on a skit. With Christopher Peterson returning as host of the event and an expanded committee working to make it an unforgettable night we have hopes that it will be the best Follies ever. Organizations, businesses, beach houses, families, or friends are invited to create a musical skit, no longer than 8 minutes, and compete for the Golden Barbie Award. To sign up, call us and we'll email the guidelines and registration forms. Fay Jacobs has been a columnist for letters from CAMP Rehoboth for many years, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of CAMP Rehoboth. As the Executive Director of Rehoboth Beach Main Street she is an important part of the Rehoboth Beach communityboth gay and straight. She is also a very funny lady, whose sense of humor and willingness to share the adventures of her lifeboth great and smallmakes us all laugh just when we need it the most. In 2004, A&M Books published a collection of her Letters' columns in her first book, As I Lay FryingA Rehoboth Beach Memoir. Later this month, the sequel, Fried & TrueTales from Rehoboth Beach, will roll off the presses. Congratulations to Fay from all of us at CAMP Rehoboth. Make plans now to join us at the Community Center for a book signing party on April 22. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 17, No. 2 March 9, 2007 |