LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth |
The Way I See It |
by Steve Elkins, Editor |
This is the final issue of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth for this season. Though the year has passed in a blur, as they all seem to me to do these days, it has been a good season and I look forward to the next one. If all goes according to planor at least to our revised planthe new year will be an especially exciting one, as construction for Phase Two of the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center will begin on November 30 and will continue at a fast pace throughout the winter and spring. We all have our fingers crossed that the weather will be kind to us in the coming months. That start date, of course, is dependent on a positive outcome from our November 26 appearance before the Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustmentwhich, I believe, we will receive. Though we had a ceremonial groundbreaking back in the summer we are planning actual one for November 30 at 10 a.m to which everyone is invited. (For details about the variance and delay in construction see the CAMPmatters column in the October 12 issue on our Web site, www.camprehoboth.com.) CAMP Rehoboth and Beebe Medical Center work together on many occasions throughout the year by providing free heath services to the public. That partnership will continue on November 27 when free flu shots for those 18 and over will be offered from 11am-3 p.m. at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. For information about future health related events and activities or HIV testing and counseling contact our Health Services Director, Sal Seeley. World AIDS Day is Saturday, December 1 and in the Rehoboth area the day will again be observed with a series of activities that include our traditional Candlelight Walk through the streets of Rehoboth Beach and end with a short service and light supper by the Blue Moon at Epworth United Methodist Church on Baltimore Avenue. CAMP Rehoboth is again sponsoring a World AIDS Day Student Art Contest and will open a show featuring the work of the students as well as that of artist Eric Lerner at the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center gallery immediately preceding the Candlelight Walk. On November 18 a Wall of Remembrance, Healing and Prayer will open in the front courtyard of Epworth and everyone is encouraged to stop by anytime leading up to World AIDS Day to add ribbons, names, prayers, or photos. For more information about local World AIDS Day activities, to volunteer to help with the event or to add a name to the list of those to be read as a part of the service call CAMP Rehoboth or Sussex County AIDS Council. See page 46 for more about this year's World AIDS Day. Ever heard Eartha Kitt or Bette Davis sing "Santa Baby"? For a special holiday treat don't miss Christopher Peterson's' sensational Holiday Show at the Atlantic Sands Ballroom, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, December 14-16. Best of all for us, of course, a portion of every ticket sold will benefit the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. For reservations call the Atlantic Sands at 302-227-2511 ext. 660. I can't end the year without a note about our new financial campaignsThe GEM Club and the Wish List. Both are very important to the future of the CAMP Rehoboth Community Center. The GEM Club is a permanent sustaining pledge campaign and the Wish List a short term capital campaign. Many items on the Wish List would make a great gift this holiday season. For information about the GEM Club or the Wish List see pages 8 and 9 or contact Beth Fitton in the CAMP Rehoboth office. One of the things I love the most about the Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival is the doors it opens on the world around us. This year's festival especially made me think about the importance of diversityof respecting and learning from those who are different from us. Peace, joy, and love to all this holiday season. |
LETTERS From CAMP Rehoboth, Vol. 17, No. 15 November 21, 2007 |