<br>Hidden Springs Swim =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Must RSVP by 11/30<br><br>The next swim will be held on Sunday December 4 from 7 pm until 9 pm.<br>The cost is still $10 (per person) for AANR/TNS members and $12 for non members when pre-registering. <br>Door prices are $15 (per person) for AANR/TNS members and $17 (per person) for non members. <br> &gt; &gt; &gt; Pre-registration closes November 30. &lt; &lt; &lt;<br><br>For those of you that have participated in a previous event the location is still the same. Let me know if you need any further information.<br><br>Best regards<br><br>Chris Brokke<br><br><br> </td>

<br> Hidden Springs Bowling and Swim<br><br><br>The winter activities continue with a nude bowling event coming up on November 13 and another swim night on December 4. <br><br>The bowling event starts at 8 pm and runs until 10 pm and the cost for the event is only $10 for two hours of unlimited bowling including shoe rental. Please be aware that when renting shoes, that socks must be worn and if needed are available for rent at the bowling alley. To ensure privacy for everyone involved we ask you to register prior to the bowling event at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=B54awrkyzXyrGiI7nZXGHppo7NZ8psUvgoNPhiaIxkTkic5Y7AXjm89fLFwhZKjTjFZETfpYeabHKyA1iO2V>c.brokke@verizon.net</a> or <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=cEYyM-uIYJChyAbY1ZX95_fYftfQFxvej9SxSiz4OLCUGnDK6So8Occ4f1EI6fZ7xn0-dLZBtUdVrd5BGJNdWOs>hiddensprings@pobox.com</a> or by phone 503-699-5442.<br><br>The December 4 event will run from 7 pm until 9 pm. Pre-registration price is $10 (per person) for AANR/TNS members and $12 (per person) for non members. The admission price at the door will be $15 (per person) for AANR/TNS members and $17 for non members. Children 12 and under are free.<br><br>Registration for this event can be done or request more information use the same e-mail addresses or phone number as for the bowling event<br><br> </td>

AANR Weekly Report for 10/28/05<br> Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director<br>AANR President Pat Brown and Husband Darrel Have Moved Pat and Darrel have relocated to their California address for the winter. Please use that address for correspondence with her until further notice. <br>Hurricane Update<br>We in the AANR office want to thank so many of you for the concerns, thoughts, and prayers extended to us and the rest of the AANR community in Florida as Hurricane Wilma passed through last week. While our offices were closed to prepare for the storm and due to road conditions, we were spared any notable damage.<br>Nanette Wickersham, AANR's club/member liaison, has attempted to contact all Florida clubs who 05 have been affected by the hurricane. The following is what we can tell you as of today from clubs who responded. There have been several who we can not reach due to power/phone outage.<br>Seminole Health Club: We heard from a third party that Seminole had severe damage. We have not been able to get in touch with them.<br>Sunsations: Minor damage; trees down, no power. Almost all members have checked in and are OK.<br>Sunsport: Report from Morley, that Sunsport is open with no damage, however phones are still down.<br>Sanibel Naturists: A few members are still without power, but everything else seems OK. <br>Sunnier Palms: The club currently has no power, the community center is flooded, and the new fence is down as well as some branches. They said it's too soon to tell the damage due to flooding. They are alternating the generator between the well and septic tank. <br>Sunny Sands: Some tree branches down but no significant damage <br>Cypress Cove: No damage.<br>Gulf Coast: No damage.<br>Island Group: A couple of tree branches came down and missed the power line. No flooding.<br>Paradise Lakes: No damage.<br>Lake Como: No damage. <br> AANR Mourns Loss of a Great Friend and Champion in Canada<br>This week we received regrettable news that Leon Prucyk, who spearheaded the Crocus Grove club near Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada, passed away. Leon made a significant contribution to the lives of many members who will miss him deeply. We extend our thoughts and prayers to his wife Evelyn during this difficult time. <br> Important Information for November 2005 Board of Trustees Meeting Now Available Online.<br>In preparation for the Fall Meeting of the Board of Trustees, a number of important documents have been added to our website for review. These include:<br>Agenda for the Meeting – As prepared by AANR President Pat Brown;<br>Minutes of the Inboard and Outboard meetings of the Board during the 2005 AANR Convention – With thanks to Secretary/Treasurer Rob Phillips; and<br>Proposed Legislation for the November Meeting – With special thanks to Legislation Chair Beverly Price.<br>These documents are available in Membership Services. To select, go to www.aanr.com Select &quot;Membership Services&quot; and login using your password or, if it's your first time visiting, with your last name and p number as they appear on your membership card. You'll find the material in the Download Zone.<br>AANR will also be happy to mail a copy of these materials to our officers, trustees, clubs, and interested members upon request. To order a set, please e-mail Linda Berry at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=mDh6FyNv0bmbTBpNh9ESGBfz7lthe6k_8SzRExPIoQ1KvSki0zbFT9SwrTbsPAHIRcqPaDcq_w>editor@aanr.com</a> . (Note: Because we recognize that not all clubs use e-mail reports, we will put a notice on the availability of these materials in the next club mailing as well.)<br> AANR.com and Three Clubs Receive Major Promotion from MSNBC<br>You 05 recall that a couple of weeks ago, our office sent out a message explaining that AANR and several clubs were featured in an article appearing on MSNBC.com. The article, prepared by a writer with National Geographic Traveler, debunked &quot;Five Myths about Nude Vacations – The realities of au naturel holidays.&quot; It cited AANR as the authority for information on nude travel, providing links to the association's website, as well as DeAnza Springs Resort, White Thorn Lodge, and Cypress Cove. You can read a copy of the article by clicking here: <a href=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9696792/>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9696792/</a> , or from our Cyber-Bulletin at <a href=http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html>http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html</a> <br>As you read the article, it becomes evident that much of the messaging tracks what AANR and its PR teams have been communicating in press releases, on our website, and in pitches from your public relations firm YPB&amp;R.<br>This article was newsworthy enough. Things went to a whole new level, however, when MSN computer network showcased the article on its main page on Saturday, October 22. In a single day, our statistics tracker showed that AANR.com received 16,841 unique visitors! (Statistics showing referrals from the three clubs mentioned indicate they all received strong traffic as well.) And these visitors from MSN spent considerable time on the website: they boosted the average duration of a visitor visit to an all time high of over 308 seconds per visit in the month of October. Think about this: an average of more than five minutes spent per user reading about nude recreation and AANR's clubs. That's a considerable time in the online world. <br>Now consider this: In all, the visitors to AANR's site on a single day—largely drawn from MSN users–downloaded 178,762 pages of information about nude recreation!<br> AANR Helping Members<br>This month, as it does every month, the AANR team has provided support to members facing legal difficulties associated with their enjoyment of nude recreation. We'd like to provide &quot;snapshots&quot; of a few cases we're working on right now – solid examples of the Association serving as the credible voice of reason:<br>Helping a member in New York whose ex-spouse is now making an issue out of her taking their two children to AANR clubs, although the family regularly visited them together while married. AANR is working with our member to provide her attorney with information about relevant case law, and even possible witness testimony about what to expect from a visit to a family nudist park.<br>Helping a member in Florida to educate his neighbors about his enjoyment of nudism in his own private, fenced yard and his wish that they respect his privacy. Recently the neighbor constructed an outside structure that towers above the one-story houses and six foot fences of the neighborhood. AANR assisted the member in drafting a tactful letter to the neighbor documenting a prior conversation on the topic, as well as providing supplemental materials about why he joins nearly 50,000 members of AANR who enjoy their backyards in the nude. Copies of a Dear Abby column in which Abby takes the side of backyard skinny-dippers seeking to avoid prying eyes rounded out the materials forwarded to this member to help him make his point.<br>Helping a member couple in Connecticut who were unsure about how to explain their enjoyment of nude recreation to some close friends and family who 05 need to spend time living in the couple's home over the next year. This couple wants to be a good resource to friends in need, but would prefer to not have to give up their enjoyment for going nude in their home. AANR has supplied written material as well as suggested a couple of basic videos from the Association including &quot;Welcome to Our World&quot; and &quot;Let Yourself Be Free,&quot; to address the subject.<br>Helping a member couple in Oregon who witnessed their 12-year-old daughter removed from their home over an innocuous photo of the family taken together at their favorite club. AANR assisted the couple's attorney with case law and information in a very short turn-around during a holiday weekend. We're pleased to report that the daughter has been returned home and all charges dropped. <br> Trade Association for Nude Recreation Conference Slated for Caliente Club from November 30 – December 3, 2005.<br>Do you have a club or nude travel related business that you'd like some fresh ideas about managing? Why not consider attending the TANR annual meeting this year at Caliente club in Pasco County, Florida. Special room rates are available to those who book travel early. Conference fee is $275 with additional savings of $75 or more available to multiple attendees from the same business and TANR member businesses.<br> Topics include: Getting the most from your database marketing, marketing to Generation X, Risk Management, Starting a Business from Scratch (or building the one you have) and what we've learned from Focus Groups held in Irvine California to assess public opinions on nude travel–one held over a decade ago and one held just last year! <br>AANR works cooperatively with the businesses of TANR to encourage growth of nude travel among professionals. For more information on registering for this conference, contact the AANR office at 1-800-TRY-NUDE and ask to speak with Carol Burgos.<br><br>Linda Berry, Publications Department<br>The Bulletin: The November issue is on its way to you. The December issue features The Year in Review, with highlights from 2005. <br>Miscellaneous<br>The new list of clubs went to the printer yesterday, the new Cyber-Bulletin is online, and the 2006 Bulletin rate card is being finalized. The publications department had a planning session this week to set the print dates for next year and to brainstorm about changes to The Bulletin. <br> AANR IN PRINT<br>Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator<br>We are still waiting to hear from the Montel Williams Show for a future appearance.<br>We are working with Glamour Magazine regarding a short story on the growth of nude recreation. This is scheduled for the January 2006 issue. <br>I had an interview with CBS News Radio as a result from a press release sent out by Marie at YPBR. He was asking about nudists and Halloween. I explained that we had been celebrating our costumes for 75 years now as well as nude recreation in general.<br>This could start to air on Saturday October 30 in 35 seconds spots or it 05 be on October 31. It could also go on the web site. I was able to explain that AANR is The Credible Voice of Reason and for more info check out the web site or call 1-800-TRY-Nude. This is just another example of the opportunity to educate on nude recreation.<br>MSNBC.com featured an article &quot;Five Myths about nude vacations&quot;. Again it showed that AANR is the Credible Voice.<br>Steve Vickers attended the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) last week in San Antonio Texas. This was the largest NRPA show ever and all of the brochures, lapel pins and CD's were given out. There was nothing to return and according to Steve, he could have used more handouts.<br>Steve Payne of Desert Shadows, got several minutes on Entertainment Tonight. They had a bus tour that picked up members at Desert Shadows, gave them a tour of Palm Springs and actually toured Elvis Presley's house.<br> Patricia Orner, Government Affairs Coordinator <br>GAT INFRASTRUCTURE<br>The growth of the AANR Government Affairs Team is like a tree. We have a sturdy 75 year old trunk firmly rooted and supported by deep roots. We have now grown strong regional &quot;branches&quot; which are all ready to develop state &quot;limbs&quot; – each full of leaves and blooms and fruit. Those branches have trained and highly qualified volunteer managers know as Regional Chairs. Each &quot;state limb&quot; needs a volunteer leader who can be the conduit between the clubs and members and the tree. Please help your Regional Chairs identify strong candidates to fill these state levels so we can move forward with the next level of this vital growth. <br> The 2006 states session schedule is available for download from the www.aanr.com &lt;<a href=http://www.aanr.com/>http://www.aanr.com/</a>&gt; Government Affairs web site. <br> HOT ISSUES<br>BEACH ISSUES: Shirley Gauthier reports that one of the most important assets in the success of shoreline projects is the support of neighboring clubs. This is highlighted by the positive outcomes at Rooster Rock. When AANR clubs buy-in to these CAT projects financially and with volunteer recruitment, they increase the visibility of their facility while dispelling the rumors that there are two classes of nude recreation. Let your Regional GAT Chair know who at your club will head a CAT project and don't forget that we need all possible projects to be registered with Take Pride In America (TPIA).<br>OHIO HB23: This lingering bill is hot again and we are carefully monitoring it at AANR staff and through the cooperative lobby activities in the state. Rumor has it that it 05 come to a floor vote soon and if passed with no changes from the version we reviewed yesterday – all should be OK. <br>Take Pride In America (TPIA)<br>Go to www.TakePride.gov &lt;<a href=http://www.takepride.gov/>http://www.takepride.gov/</a>&gt; and complete the brief registration form located under the &quot;Volunteer&quot; tab. If you have questions on TPIA – contact Kathy at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=HVSuK4SV9nY6mn7HQFXd4DzpjixSVJsB-s31O2TGImXrQS6_5Jyl8ml-R8O6YutuH8da86-kThGy_iQ>Corsibare@aol.com</a> Let us know if your club has a project in 2006 planned that it can get TPIA credit. You must give 6-8 weeks notice and use the TPIA logo in your advertising of the event. AANR would like to come in the top 20 next year in total hours volunteered.<br><br> </td>

<br>Banya 5 Announces Regular Monthly Co-Ed Naturist Nights<br> Banya 5, Seattles only Russian style spa, is pleased to announce our fall and winter season of Co-ed Naturist nights. We are opening our doors on Monday evenings from 5:00 PM until 11:00 PM on the following dates:<br>14 November, 2005 12 December, 2005 16 January, 2006 <br>Additional dates will be added if this event is popular. <br>These events are private, and open to nudist and naturist organizations here in the Northwest<br>Please check out our website <a href=http://www.banya5.com>http://www.banya5.com</a> for further information. <br><br> </td>

Further news from Florida in advance of Hurricane Wilma:<br>AANR President Pat Brown, AANR Finance chair Darrel Brown and AANR Stregic Planning chair/AANR-W Trustee/Willamettans President John Kinman were all scheduled in the AANR office this week for formulation of the AANR budget.<br>According to Pat Orner, Government Affairs coordinator in the AANR office, they were all scheduled to fly out of Orlando on Thursday afternoon. She heard nothing new from them, so assumes they did so without delay. <br>This is the fourth time in just over a year that the AANR office has had to go into &quot;hurricane mode&quot; -safeguarding the computers, downloading all data to removable media and sending the staff home to safeguard their families. All of AANR sends their thoughts to the AANR staff as well as to all the clubs and members likely to be in the path of this record-breaking hurricane.<br>Mike Parker AANR-NW Vice President <br><br> </td>

<br>AANR-NW GAT October HIGHTLIGHTS Submitted by: Shirley Gauthier-AANR-NW GAT Chair<br>October 19, 2005 <br>After receiving several emails inquiring as to what the American Association for Nude Recreation-Northwest (AANR-NW) Government Affairs Team (GAT) does in the winter I was motivated to post to the enews. Sometimes volunteers need motivation. The AANR-NW GAT team includes every dues paying AANR-NW member as your much appreciated dues support the Government Affairs Team.<br><br>A HUGE thank you goes out to Restful Haven Health Club for once again sending a monthly donation to AANR-NW GAT fund. Restful Haven holds a 40-40-10-10- raffle every month and part of the proceeds goes to our AANR-NW GAT fund. I would also like to thank Restful Haven for officially adopting the AANR-NW GAT Chair with the honorary membership they so generously provided. This membership (which included her husband) allows her (me) to camp at Restful Haven when she is participating at events at Rooster Rock and Sauvie Island at no personal cost. She values this membership and the fact that it allows her the financial freedom to participate in more beach work and activities. Thank you Restful Haven for your continuing AANR-NW GAT support.<br><br>Thank you to artist Henry Yuen who has continued his AANR-NW GAT support by donating another water- color painting. We have come to name the watercolor fund raiser the Henry. Thank you Henry Yuen for your continued AANR-NW GAT support. Last year generous AANR-NW members contributed over $900 towards purchasing chances to win the Henry. Thank you AANR-NW members for your generous continued GAT support. The 2004 Henry now resides at Sun Meadow.<br><br>It is with a happy heart that I report a first ever! Fraternity Snoqualmie has requested that the Henry visit their resort. I am usually soliciting a home for the Henry so it was a real treat to have someone contact me that they wanted to host the Henry. The Henry traveled first class to get to Fraternity Snoqualmie via UPS at a costly tune. From Fraternity Snoqualmie the Henry will hitchhike to the SLUGS retreat in November. Providing transportation for Henry is greatly appreciated!<br><br>For those of you who are not aware of the Henry I include the following.<br>Check out the Henry by going to <a href=http://www.hevanet.com/hjlyuen/beach.htm>http://www.hevanet.com/hjlyuen/beach.htm</a> and viewing lunch. <br><br>How do you purchase an opportunity win the Henry? Send your check made out to AANR-NW GAT. Each entry costs $5. No limit on the amount you can purchase. In the memo portion of your check put Henry. Drawing will be held at AANR-NW convention in July. Mail your check to: Terri Lawrence, Idaho State GAT Chair, 2940 W Ann St., Meridian, Idaho 83642. Questions? Email Terri at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=AD8H6eIO9IWUdkUFI7_umm3ZTQUXD_R9aQYTnd5JPVOixpR-4lrLiZLa-3OZnDYJnSqYj9s1_lXo3XY>terrilaw@juno.com</a><br><br>In addition to the Henry fund raiser Terri Lawrence has sent out a request to all clubs/resorts to donate a beach towel with their club name and the word nudist on them. Towels are being used as a fund raiser. So far LARC, The Willamettans, Sun Club and The Bare Backers have donated a towel. How do you purchase an opportunity to win the towels? Simply send your check ($5 per entry) made out to AANR-NW GAT to Terri Lawrence, Idaho State GAT Chair, 2940 W Ann St., Meridian, Idaho 83642. Questions? Email Terri at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=AD8H6eIO9IWUdkUFI7_umm3ZTQUXD_R9aQYTnd5JPVOixpR-4lrLiZLa-3OZnDYJnSqYj9s1_lXo3XY>terrilaw@juno.com</a>. Why not make it simple? Send a $10 check and in the memo put one for the Henry and one for the towels!<br><br>If you would like a flyer to post on your club/resort bulletin board concerning the Henry email Terri and she can send you one to print out via email. Thank you Terri for your generous volunteer contributions.<br><br>3rd Annual AANR-NW GAT POLAR DIP! January 7th we meet at noon. Rooster Rock State Park at the East end parking area. The first year five brave nudists participated. The 2nd year 19 nudists did the dip plus some cheerleaders! Lets break a record this year. The original five dippers have participated two years in a row. Howard Willamson of the Seattle area SLUGS was the first nudist to email and commit that he would be participating. Mike Parker motivated the date being set so I anticipate he has committed. Please email Shirley Gauthier at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=NUVX1AYs0fZg3zOlMUUatS_XG5QzNHHj8Oa98ky6weCoZjBnW6xW1R_RRq3Q7s4Vy7R0NnY>sherbog@msn.com</a> if you plan to attend, wish to car-pool from Eugene/Salem area, have questions or need more info. Rooster Rock State Park is located 23 miles east of Portland on I-84. Day pass fee at the park is $3. Plans are for us to gather as we did last year after the dip for lunch at a nearby location. Check out Rooster Rock State Park <a href=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_175.php>http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_175.php</a><br><br>Washington State GAT Chair Steve Hubbard will be hosting the GAT presentation at AANR-NW convention held at Lake Bronson resort this year in July. Thank you Steve for your generous volunteer time in doing so. If you have not had the opportunity to share time with Steve when he is in GAT mode I encourage you to do so at AANR-NW convention. Steve truly puts the fun in politics. You can be assured your time will be well spent, informative and interactive. Thank you Steve for volunteer GAT contributions.<br><br>Thanks to Bill Bisbee who continues to monitor legislation in Montana. Being a state GAT chair where nudists have many miles of travel and expense in order to meet or organize events challenges Bill. Bill continues to be a watchful eye to anti-nudity legislation in Montana, which requires constant attention. Thank you Bill for your volunteer time and energy.<br><br>AANR GAT Chair Alonzo Stevens has been pro-active this year in communicating with regional GAT chairs. Alonzo along with Patricia Orner, AANR GAT Coordinator have hosted conference calls bi-monthly, which allow regional GAT chairs much needed communication. We are fortunate to have a national AANR GAT Chair volunteer that provides the sense of direction and goal setting we have lacked in the past. Dues paying AANR members like you make this possible. THANK YOU!<br><br>In concluding I want to thank every dues paying AANR member for making AANR the credible voice of reason. Dues paying members like you contribute to AANR successes, training, and advocating nudist rights. Thank you for making my work so much easier.<br><br>Shirley Gauthier<br>AANR-NW GAT Chair<br><br><br> </td>

Submitted and edited by Mel Kanner AANR Trustee<br>———————————————————— ———————- <br>Executive Director – Erich Schuttauf<br>Budget Committee Convenes Next Week<br>We look forward to welcoming AANR President Pat Brown and the rest of AANR's budget committee to Kissimmee, Florida, next week, when the committee convenes to draft the 2006 budget proposal. We appreciate, in advance, their hard work.<br> Important Government Affairs News – Wreck Beach Alert<br>Our offices received an urgent bulletin this week from the Wreck Beach Preservation Society via our friends in WCANR and AANR Northwest. We appreciate your help in writing letters and messages to help curb development that could threaten the beach. The alert appears at the end of this report.<br>All new material on www.aanr.com &lt;<a href=http://www.aanr.com/>http://www.aanr.com/</a>&gt; <br>This week all new content is available on our website, some of which 05 be of particular interest to our clubs. In the club services area you'll find two new short &quot;how to&quot; guides prepared by the experts at AANR's public relations firm Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown &amp; Russel (YPBR). Learn how to launch a successful media event and the importance and effectiveness of training programs. On our member services side, you'll find fresh content from all-new cartoons and Kidz Zone materials in the Just for Fun section, to <br>Public Relations Coordinator – Carolyn Hawkins<br>I had the pleasure to assist Trustee Bob Erlenmeyer along with two FANR members Tom and Sharon Core at the Southern Women's Show in Orlando where I will also be this afternoon. This show is a very large show and very busy. Our booth was very largely attended with more then 95% positive comments. Great suggestion from Bob to exhibit here!<br>I will give more update next Friday as we still have three days to go.<br>University of Florida Magazine<br>Two young ladies, an Editor and Photographer from University of Florida visited Cypress Cove on Saturday October 8. The story is for the school magazine, where we hope to reach several young adults. Ted, Steve and Erich and his family were interviewed. They were very impressed with nude recreation and actually participated and stayed the entire day.<br>We are still working with the Montel Williams Show for a future relationship with them.<br>Publications Department – Linda Berry<br>The Bulletin<br>The November issue went to the printer on Wednesday of this week. Our copies should arrive early next week. The rest of the week has been spent playing catch up with other projects. <br>Lynn Von Hagel<br>On Friday of last week, Lynn Von Hagel fell and broke her shoulder. No surgery was required (thank goodness), and the orthopedic doctor said it should heal on its own. She is recuperating at home and will hopefully be back to work soon. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. In the meantime, Martha and I are filling in for Lynn. We are checking her e-mail daily, so please continue to send club happenings, etc. to her e-mail address.<br>Government Affairs – Pat Orner<br>Pat is out of the office today nursing a nasty flu. However, the chief government affairs issue this week is the critical situation at Wreck Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, which needs our help. Please see the message below. <br>We have also been pleased to have had some helpful meetings with FANR's new Government Affairs chair Hugh Williams over the past week. He is making a strong contribution to our GAT team and we appreciate it.<br>WRECK BEACH ALERT<br>Dear AANR-NW members and friends,<br>Judy Williams has asked for financial support, letters and help in the request below. Please take the time to give Judy help and consideration in the request. Wreck Beach is a true nudist treasure and there is no better time than now to reach into your pockets and support this effort. If you have already contributed consider another small contribution. There is no contribution to small or to large. <br>Much appreciation,<br>Shirley Gauthier<br>AANR-NW GAT Chair<br>URGENT MESSAGE TO ALL WRECK BEACH SUPPORTERS<br>Judy Williams, CHAIR, WBPS<br>October 12, 2005<br>The Wreck Beach Preservation Society (WBPS) thanks Naturists everywhere for their generous and whole-hearted support of our battle of the towers here at Wreck Beach for the past 19 months.<br>We thank naturists and individual supporters (FCN, FQN, INF, TNS, NAC, SLUGS, W-CANR, AANR) from around the world, who wrote or sent donations or both. Altogether, the unity of naturists helped us raise thousands of dollars. However, once again, our coffers are low.<br>Those of us in the vanguard in Vancouver, B.C., thank you all with gratitude, but we must ask you to step up to the plate one final time with either pen or computer in hand. We are launching a FINAL letter writing and petition signing campaign in our battle to preserve the beauty of Wreck Beach. In just three days, earlier this month, we got 50<br>+ letters before the October 5 public meeting. WE ESPECIALLY THANK ALL<br>THE SLUGS WHO WROTE RECENTLY AND/OR WHO SENT DONATIONS. BLESS YOU.<br>Tower #1 now shows at low tide from out along the Breakwater and UBC in its arrogance says no one likes to go out there anyway. The tower lights blaze at night enticing migrating birds off course. Visitors from around the world come just to admire the view from near the mouth of the Fraser River so that they 05 look back across the vast tidal flats to admire the unbroken skyline where verdant, forested cliffs touch the blueness of the skies, and where the eagles train their young to hunt and glide the thermals.<br>At the October 5, 2005 Open House and Public Hearings, UBC unveiled plans for the last two 18-storey towers which will be visible from low to high tide areas in contravention of a GVRD July 29, 2005 resolution.<br>We need new letters NOW of support against the heights and locations of those remaining two towers, even if you have written before. UBC must understand that the public will be heard. We appreciate that the architects dropped the height of the original 20-storey tower closest to the cliff edge, terracing it from 5 to 7 stories leading eastward away from the cliff edge toward Lower Mall Avenue. <br>We have 45,000 signatures on petitions, but WE NOW NEED YOUR E-MAILED or FAXED LETTERS AS WELL. <br>If you have not yet signed our petition, go to Towers on the &lt;<a href=http://www.wreckbeach.org/>http://www.wreckbeach.org/</a>&gt; www.wreckbeach.org website and add your name, address and e-mail or phone number to the petition also.<br>In the winter months when there are less leaves on the deciduous trees, one will see Tower #1 from many points along the beach. And, unfortunately, the proposed two towers will show even more than Tower #1 from various points along the beach because of increased visibility at the gully heads since they lie south of Tower #1. Bottom line is that simply because UBC continued building Tower #1 throughout our organized protests, that need not become the precedent for their forging ahead with the construction of Towers #4 and #5!<br>Bioengineering has already been suggested on the cliffs in order to protect buildings that should never have been built there in the first place. Plus a consultant has already called for interceptor ditches paralleling the cliff edge that would kill the trees for lack of water.<br>And, that would lead to opened-up views and a possible re-interpretation of the Attorney General toward nudity on the beach.<br>On June 20, UBC said at a Joint Committee meeting that they did not approve of the nudist lifestyle and behaviour at Wreck Beach. This was the first time in years where they openly criticized the nudity!<br>On October 8, in a Globe and Mail article, UBC Properties Trust announced that they would be moving forward with Phase II of the project BEFORE all public and agency feedback is due by October 31, and before the GVRD Board has had a chance to vote on the issue. On October 6, one day after the public hearing, the Advisory Urban Design Panel voted unanimously to accept the designs presented on October 5. Puzzling indeed.<br>We thus have our work cut out for us, and with your support through letters, e-mails, and donations, we can continue to stand up for our Naturist rights and beliefs.<br>However, we do not have time for posted letters. You must send e-mails to ensure you make the October 31 deadline for public input. You can use your own words, or you can adapt the wording below to which you 05 add your own reasons for wanting the views preserved. You 05 want to talk about the importance of Wreck Beach and its drawing power for tourists from around the world. You 05 want to tell them that you visit the beach regularly and spend your tourist dollars locally, nationally and internationally to come here. You 05 want to talk about the healing nature of the beach and the benefits of getting away from urban concrete, glass and steel. That, of course, will be up to you. But, bottom line is that the Phase II towers must be lowered from 18 stories.<br>SAMPLE WORDING AND FORMAT OF LETTER TO BE FAXED OR E-MAILED TO JUDY WILLIAMS AND PAULETTE VETLESON (YOU DO NOT NEED TO FAX OR E-MAIL TO ALL THOSE LISTED IN THE SALUTATIONS).<br>Your Return Address:<br>The Date:__________________________<br>Mr. Denis Pavlich, VP of External and Legal Affairs, UBC;<br>Mr. Johnny Carline, CAO, the Greater Vancouver Regional District;<br>Mr. Hugh Kellas, Manager, GVRD Policy and Planning;<br>Members, the GVRD-UBC Joint Committee;<br>Members, the GVRD Board of Directors;<br>Members, the UBC Board of Governors;<br>Mr. Ed Andrusiak, Manager GVRD Parks;<br>Mr. Mitch Sokalski, Manager, West Area Parks, and<br>GVRD Policy and Planning Department<br>Via e-mail to: &lt;mailto:<a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=oYqqO4dMFhRkKmPBEFv8QFnOjHLIBLBJo8OrH6871qjzaBH2k9_WPCkHrBtcgzDE61UHa-dykzUIAyPY>judyw@wreckbeach.org</a>&gt;<a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=oYqqO4dMFhRkKmPBEFv8QFnOjHLIBLBJo8OrH6871qjzaBH2k9_WPCkHrBtcgzDE61UHa-dykzUIAyPY>judyw@wreckbeach.org</a><br>or to: &lt;mailto:<a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=swNTGMgmPSQ_iU1doI6Tzf-mTK8YjZBQ1cYdr8_vDqYohljj3tbyd-RJHEEubSzwKQs5mSyxZg>judyw@direct.ca</a>&gt;<a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=swNTGMgmPSQ_iU1doI6Tzf-mTK8YjZBQ1cYdr8_vDqYohljj3tbyd-RJHEEubSzwKQs5mSyxZg>judyw@direct.ca</a><br> Via Fax to Judy: 604-(604) 856-9598<br>Dear Decision Makers and Stewards of UBC and GVRD:<br>Re: Marine Residential Towers.<br>I strongly oppose the current proposal for this development. The level of housing is far too dense for the site and the towers will have a profoundly negative impact on viewscapes from the beach and Park, as well as on other Park values. I strongly recommend that UBC use an alternative location or design to reduce the impact of this development on the park and beach. The two 18-storey Phase II towers must be lowered on this site. These towers must not show from the beach because:<br><br> </td>