February 04, 2010
By: USAnudist
Category: Club Activities, Nudist News, Resorts & Clubs, TNS NAC Releases
Midwinter Naturist Festival - February 11-16
Tired of the winter blahs? Plan to attend the Midwinter Naturist Festival, February 11-16, 2010, at Sunsport Gardens in Loxahatchie, Florida. The Festival is styled as a fund raiser for the Naturist Action Committee, and it incorporates more workshops and events than you can possibly attend!
However, there’s nothing that prevents you from using the Festival as a reason to relax among hundreds of friends in the sun of a mild Florida winter.
www.sunsportgardens.com/festivals/index.html
You’re invited.
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December 24, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: AANR Releases
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
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In the true spirit of Christmas, perhaps there is no better way to celebrate than to look back on the past year with gratitude, despite the challenges we all faced this year. We could not have accomplished what we did without the support of our members who show through their support and volunteerism that their AANR membership truly matters.
Below you will find an excerpt from AANR President John Kinman’s President’s Podium column that sums up 2009 while looking forward to a new year.
“I hope that nudist historians will recognize 2009 as a year when significant things happened which will shape the future for nude recreation. I’ll cite a few examples.
The World Record Skinny-Dip in July was a great success for several reasons. It brought club members together to be part of something that was greater than their own club. Many clubs reported gains in membership from people who reacted to the greatest nudist publicity event ever and found that nudity was comfortable for them. The event was not limited to AANR clubs but included beach groups from Florida to Hawaii to Vancouver, Canada. Our official numbers were well below the number of actual participants because many people were unwilling to sign release forms. I’m told that for 2010 the rules will be relaxed a bit, and I think that the count will be much greater.
Unfortunately, we lost a major club from AANR affiliation after our board suspended their charter over perceived violations of our principles and standards. The club owner chose to terminate the contract rather than to negotiate changes in practices. My article in the October Bulletin which also appeared on our Web site received a record number of responses. The overwhelming majority supported AANR’s stance. My sense is that our members want to maintain a family-friendly environment in AANR clubs.
Also, unfortunately, the California Supreme Court decided that the parks department had the right to ban nudity at San Onofre Beach despite the long-standing Cahill Policy. I don’t see this as an anti-nudity decision by the court but a decision based on specific legal issues. While the agreements were moving forward, your AANR volunteers were meeting with senior parks officials to ensure that nudity would not be banned at other traditional locations. We have received positive assurance from officials and, in a couple of cases, requests from the public to ban nudity at other locations have been refused by parks officials. California parks officials have offered to partner with AANR to make improvements at another nude beach.
Beyond California, your government affairs team has had successful negotiations with parks officials in other states to recognize our rights to enjoy public lands. In fact, we have been successful in having new lands designated as clothing-optional. At the federal level, the Bureau of Land Management has recognized nude recreation as a legitimate user of public lands.
2009 has been a great challenge to all organizations as we dealt with the greatest recession since the 1930s. We lost some members, primarily in clubs, as our members had to make tough economic decisions. But, some good things happened. Mailers to expired members designed by our marketing team brought in renewals far in excess of the cost of the program.
2009 gave us some great challenges. A club choosing a different marketing direction, a threat to close a nude beach, and a terrible economy combined to try to derail us. But, we responded in a way that has galvanized our membership.
AANR will move forward stronger thanks to the challenges that faced us.”
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December 01, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: Nudist Info, TNS NAC Releases
This is an advisory from the Naturist Action Committee (NAC) concerning opinion polling conducted in the state of California, as commissioned by the Naturist Education Foundation.
NEF CALIFORNIA POLL 2009
The Naturist Education Foundation (NEF) announces the results of its NEF California Poll 2009. The poll is a public opinion survey commissioned by NEF and conducted by the independent polling firm of Zogby International.
The poll is a statistically valid sampling of California adults, focusing on the topics of body acceptance and the responsible use of public land for clothing-optional recreation.
Read the complete texr below.
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October 04, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: Nudist News
Sunday October 25th 1:00PM - 3:00PM
Ice Cream Memorial Celebrating the Life of Marion Hagans
Marion passed away September 2009. The Memorial will be held at the Recreational Hall at Lake Como from 1:00pm-3:00pm. Guests coming to the ice cream memorial must let the gate personnel know that they are coming to the Rec Hall to honor Marion.
Marion was well known in the naturist community for founding a naturist singles club that have been meeting for many years. She is also well recognized for her involvement in trying to get approval for a naturist beach on the West Coast of Florida. Families have been grateful for the time she bestowed on loved ones as a Hospice Care Provider. Marion was a woman of many interests, and a friend to thousands of naturists around the globe.
Lake Como Resort 20500 Cot Rd Lutz Fl 33558
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September 05, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: TNS NAC Releases
NAC has learned that the California Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) intends to ignore the law and will begin issuing citations for nudity in the traditional clothing-optional area at San Onofre State Beach, beginning Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
According to DPR, the citations will be issued under Title 14, Section 4322 of the California Code of Regulations. That regulation allows an individual to be charged for nudity in a state park. Conviction under that section is NOT a sex offense.
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August 22, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: Uncategorized
Paradise Lakes, Pasco County’s original superclub for nudists has always been known for pushing the limits of accepted nudist proctices. Paradise Lakes has been through several changes in ownership and it seems that with each change, the separation from real nudism has widened.
While the term “Family-friendly” has been a buzzword recently for traditional nudism, families don’t really have anything to do with acceptable behavior. Adults have a responsibility to other adults as well as to children. If a club advocates or even tolerates behavior that is not in line with traditional nudist principles, then it shoul;d no longer represent itself as a nudist endeavor and advertise iself appropriately.
If you want to watch people having sex, then there should be a place for such activity, but don’t sully the reputations of real nudist clubs by claiming these locations are nudist clubs also.
Read the Tampa Tribune article about Paradise Lakes below.
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August 18, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: Nudist News
Blacks Beach, a popular hangout for San Diego Nudists, suffered a Collapse of Cliff this weekend. Anyone who has visited Blacks Beach knows it’s a long way down fron the Gliderport to the water. That’s a lot of rock waiting to fall. Read the full story at the La Jolla Light.
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August 16, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: Nudist News, Resorts & Clubs, Trips, Reviews & Info
Over the Independence Day weekend, I was priviledged to spend a couple of days at Rock Haven Lodge in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I had last visited Rock Haven in 1994, and the facilities are even nicer now than on my previous visit.
One word of warning, if you are planning on sleeping in a tent, you will need a free-standing tent and something padded to sleep on. The topsoil at Rock Haven is only a couple of inches thick over a bed of flat rock.
The following article appears in the Tennessean.
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August 13, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: Nudist News
Members of the Nude Beach Alliance met this past weekend at Bates Beach near Carpenteria, CA to promote the idea of returning Bates Beach to clothing optional status. Their proposal is that nudists would provide ambassadors similar to the policy in effect at Haulover Beach in Miami, lowering crime rates and making the beach safe for all users. Here’s the siory as it appeared in the Santa Barbara Independent.
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August 07, 2009
By: USAnudist
Category: AANR Releases
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E-Bulletin
August 6, 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 16
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TripAdvisor’s Top 5 Nude Events and Beaches
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 TripAdvisor has picked the world’s top five nude events, which includes The AANR World Record Skinny-Dip. TripAdvisor also lists their picks for the top five nude beaches, featuring some that are nudist favorites as well as ones that are not as well known.
Click here to read the list.
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