AANR-NW GAT Training=20<br>June 16-18<br>Mountaindale Sun Resort<br>=20<br>The clock is ticking! Join the American Association for Nude=20 Recreation-Northwest Government Affairs Team (AANR-NW GAT) for=20 training June 16-18 at Mountaindale Sun Resort=20 (<a href=http://www.restfulhaven.com/>http://www.restfulhaven.com/</a>).<br>=20<br>Special guests include your AANR GAT Chair Alonzo Stevens, AANR-West=20 GAT Chair Debra Stevens, Craig George Retired Oregon State Police=20 Officer and advisor to Volunteers of the Gorge and Friend of AANR=20 Mark Buchweitz.=20<br>=20<br>Mountaindale Sun Resort hosts the first ever AANR-NW GAT training=20 held in Oregon. Mountaindale Sun Resort (formally Restful Haven)=20 has been a strong supporter of AANR-NW GAT and AANR-NW GAT adoptions=20 at Rooster Rock State Park and Sauvie Island Collins Beach.=20=20<br>=20<br>If you are an AANR member and wish to participate in this GAT=20 training simple email AANR-NW GAT Chair Shirley Gauthier at=20 <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=r7nAd8otFuSVcxjksMYCQrfS7syYio1mOLe_5Sk70CoC9ujYX9LFNPoUtl7uAL9MJn1Uw8542Q>sherbog@msn.com</a> to RSVP. Special thanks to those of you who have=20 already RSVP. Please request an agenda when you RSVP. You need not=20 be an AANR member to participate but priority will be given to dues=20 paying AANR members. This is a great time to visit Mountaindale Sun=20 Resort, socialize and visit with your AANR-NW State GAT Chairs.<br>=20<br>Dues paying AANR members make programs like AANR-NW GAT possible and=20 we thank you for your continued Government Affairs Team support. We=20 thank the following AANR-NW affiliated clubs/resorts for their=20 continued GAT support- Central Oregon Tumbleweeds, Hidden Springs,=20 Mountaindale Sun Resort, The Willamettans, Bare Backers Nudist Club,=20 Montana Naturist Organization, Bare Spirits, The Sun Club, Forest=20 Murmurs, Fraternity Snoqualmie, Kanisku Ranch, Sun Meadow, SLUGS,=20 Roque Sun Catchers, Sun Rovers, Lake Bronson, Zena's Sanctuary,=20 LARC, The Naturals, Squaw Mountain Ranch, Wine Country Bares and=20 Associate Members for your on going support.<br>=20<br>If possible include a visit to Sauvie Island-Colllins Beach clothing=20 optional beach on your way to or from the GAT training.<br>=20<br>If you want or need more information contact Shirley Gauthier at=20 <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=r7nAd8otFuSVcxjksMYCQrfS7syYio1mOLe_5Sk70CoC9ujYX9LFNPoUtl7uAL9MJn1Uw8542Q>sherbog@msn.com</a> or by phone at 1-541-747-8096.<br><br><br><br> </td>

The American Association for Nude Recreation once again contributed=20 to SOLV's (one of Oregon's largest volunteers organizations) 11th=20 annual Down by the Riverside event. Down by the Riverside=20 originated after the floods of 1996, when Oregonians gathered to=20 cleanup the debris that had washed downstream and onto the=20 floodplains in the following 11 years.<br>This year AANR-NW members added their numbers to raise the total=20 number of volunteers statewide to over 15,000! Sara Ryan SOLV=20 employee writes that this event is the largest of its kind in the=20 United States and each year continues to grow in size and scope.=20=20 AANR-NW has committed volunteer time, energy and financial support=20 to contribute to the future growth of this event.<br>AANR-NW officially adopted a two and one-half mile stretch at=20 Rooster Rock State Park and Sauvie Island Collins Beach with all the=20 attendant rights and responsibilities on March 22, 2004. In addition=20 to the SOLV adoptions AANR-NW has officially adopted Rooster Rock=20 State Park by way of the Oregon State Park program &quot;Adopt-A-Park.&quot;=20=20 AANR-NW initiated their participation in this event in 2003 before=20 the official adoption took place and values our working partnership=20 with SOLV.<br>AANR-NW has partnered with Volunteers of the Gorge for the past four=20 years and this has proved to be a great working relationship. Thank=20 you Volunteers of the Gorge for your insight, labor, time and=20 commitment to the clothing optional beach area at the Oregon State=20 Park-Rooster Rock clothing optional beach area.<br>AANR-NW dues paying members, Friends of AANR and AANR affiliated=20 clubs and resorts continue to financially support advocating nudist=20 rights on public lands and the AANR-NW shore cleanups. A special=20 thanks to AANR-NW affiliated clubs and resorts which include The=20 Central Oregon Tumbleweeds, Hidden Springs, Mountaindale Sun Resort=20 (formally Restful Haven), The Willamettans, Bare Backers Nudist=20 Club, Montana Naturist Organization, Bare Spirits, The Sun Club,=20 Forest Murmurs, Fraternity Snoqualmie, Kanisku Ranch, Sun Meadow,=20 SLUGS, Roque Sun Catchers, Sun Rovers, Lake Bronson, Zena's=20 Sanctuary, LARC, The Naturals, Squaw Mountain Ranch and Associate=20 Members for your on going support to advocate nudist rights on=20 public lands.<br>Who would have ever guessed that Sun Meadow resort hosts of the AANR- NW convention in 2007 in Worley, Idaho would have gained the first=20 members from the AANR sponsored beach cleanups in Oregon? The=20 Willamettans also gained two new members from the beach cleanups at=20 Rooster Rock State Park.=20=20<br>If you missed this beach cleanup you can join AANR-NW at Sauvie=20 Island Collins Beach June 21 at 6 pm for a cleanup and potluck.=20=20 August 5 at Rooster Rock State Park 23 miles East of Portland,=20 Oregon is another opportunity. Following the beach cleanup we will=20 carpool/convoy to Mountaindale Sun Resort in North Plains, Oregon.=20=20 The following morning we will convoy to Sauvie Island for a beach=20 clean up on August 6. Mountaindale Sun Resort is offering free=20 ground fees to beach volunteers and a moderately priced evening meal=20 to reward volunteers. Thank you Mountaindale Sun Resort for you=20 continued AANR support advocating nudist rights on public lands.=20=20 For further information contact Shirley Gauthier-AANR-NW GAT Chair=20 at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=QX9WVkzJVdp9Nls6cEmRWg-aMsZy_jmlIb-OiWBqP5NeMDl2U_h4UXKLDq9tsCDr6-lI9CAB>sherbog@msn.com</a>.=20<br><br><br><br> </td>

A Celebration of Barbara Golgert's Life<br>Don and his family would like to invite all of their friends to=20 join them on Sunday, June 4th, from 1:00-3:00, for a celebration=20 of Barb's life.=20=20<br>This will be held at the Spaghetti Factory Restaurant in Vancouver,=20 located at Mill Plain and 164th Ave. Hors d'oeuvres will be served=20 and a no host bar will be available for those who would like to=20 share a toast in Barb's honor.<br> Dress is casual and Hawaiian shirts are encouraged. Please no ties=20 or black mourning clothes as Don wants this to be a time for all to=20 enjoy the memory of Barb. All are encouraged to share a happy=20 anecdote of this great woman that we all admired.=20<br>Feel free to pass this information on to others that might have=20 known Barbara.<br>She was a member of both SunRovers and SMR with her husband, Don.=20=20 She was in an electric scooter as is her husband so they didn't get=20 to too many clubs in the last few years.<br><br><br><br><br> </td>

<br>AANR Weekly Report for/05/26, 2006<br> Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director<br>Wishing you the very best this Memorial Day weekend<br>Memorial Day typically marks the beginning of the summer season for many of our members and clubs. This weekend, when those who had to be wrapped up in clothes over the winter visit their home club for first time this year we wish you a happy, safe, and prosperous holiday. Our offices will be closed on Monday/05/29 in observance of this occasion.<br>We also pause to reverently reflect on the men and women of the armed services (in both the U.S. and Canada) who have sacrificed so much to make the freedom we enjoy possible. To all of them, we say thank you.<br>While we're on that subject, please remember that AANR will gladly extend the membership of any service person called upon to duty overseas free of charge for the duration of their assignment. For more information about this added way of saying thanks for all they do, please contact our membership services department at: <br> Updated AANR Election Results.over 2100 Ballots Cast<br>The first AANR election of officers and trustees and customer survey on a one-member-one-vote basis continues until June 20th. I received an update this morning from VR Elections systems that, to date, 2105 ballots have been cast. <br>Please do all that you can to encourage your members to make their voice heard. Should anyone require assistance with replacing a lost ballot, voting online, or gaining access to vote as a member on &quot;no mail&quot; status, you 05 call or email VR's help desk at 1-800-218-4026 Monday – Friday 8am – 5:30pm Central Time, email- <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=boct947bFp9WDG3hRv20KkrOlhGNQN7sLO6tcuvLQvtY658h-BAtyu-VV26rEZvZvtDANUWGab8P>custserv@vres.us</a> or contact the AANR office.<br> Dangerous Fugitive Alert<br>Earlier this week AANR distributed copies of a Federation of Canadian Naturist's alert to clubs in WCANR and AANR Northwest concerning Richard Lee McNair. According to law enforcement officials, McNair recently escaped from a Louisiana prison and is now believed to be in Western Canada. Though NOT an AANR member, a laptop computer that he left behind indicated that he 05 be intending to visit a nudist resort in Canada. <br>The text of the message is reproduced below. Photographs are available at:<br><a href=http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/news/n_0603_e.htm>http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/news/n_0603_e.htm</a> <br>_________________________________________<br>DANGEROUS FUGITIVE ALERT &gt; &gt;/05/23, 2006<br>&gt; Richard Lee McNAIR escaped from the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock, &gt; Louisiana. He is wanted by the US Marshals. He was serving three &gt; life sentences for murder and burglary. (see above link for a more detailed description) &gt; &gt; McNAIR is believed to be in Canada. He was last seen on April 28, &gt; 2006 in Penticton, British Columbia. &gt; &gt; He 05 be interested in naturist/nudist clubs. Investigators &gt; searched a laptop McNAIR left in a stolen vehicle and found that he &gt; had visited the FCN website. (www.FCN.ca) The U.S. Marshals through &gt; their contacts at the Toronto Police have asked the FCN to warn all &gt; naturists/nudists to be on the lookout. &gt; &gt; If you see McNair, you should immediately contact your local &gt; police. Do not approach this individual as he is believed to be &gt; dangerous and 05 be armed.<br>————————————————————<br>Changes in AANR.com Website.Cyber Bulletin Archives open to public traffic<br>Those of you who have visited <a href=http://aanr.com>http://aanr.com</a> &lt;<a href=http://aanr.com/>http://aanr.com/</a>&gt; this week 05 have noticed a new category of pages titled &quot;nudist articles&quot; on our main page in the upper right hand corner. Clicking that link takes a visitor to over 90 past editions of the AANR Cyber Bulletin.<br> This material has long been available to members in our members' only services area. After consultations with our webmaster, we reached the decision that opening past issues to the general public has several advantages:<br>- With so many articles on so many topics, making them available is consistent with our aim to be the credible voice for information about nude recreation.<br>- These articles greatly increase AANR's probability of picking up additional search engine traffic from internet surfers looking for specific information. For example, as search engines catalog our archive pages, a person typing in Senator Patrick Leahy's name might come across our article from some years ago about his letter on skinny dipping to Dear Abby. Of course, this helps increase traffic to the site.<br>- Those clubs who advertise in the Cyber Bulletin will benefit from having their ads seen by many more visitors.for years after the issue in which they appear. Advertisements work longer and harder for you!<br> Nanette Wickersham <br>Club/Member Liaison<br>Directory changes for addresses and phone numbers from this week are listed below.<br>05-22-06 Canyon State Naturists: Address Change P O Box 54756 Phoenix, AZ 85078<br>05-24-06 Buff-A-Teers: Email Change Remove: <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=1ibqesk7I1uuKfKAYaZuRq2SuMJ5RQ_Yf6Qtg5mpkUcYK5YdkabVFHEN4_IyvTqol2Bt41bcGiQZb_AijA>buffateers@aol.com</a> Correction: buffateers@@yahoo.com should be <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=g8PMQntTKLqLPQq1tcpt7nTPPKODzLEOrogJ0qgb7gp4dQ2ksV4Ahq0PMiqVgUDWyeZ8U03b4Fo2HZ8d6lY>buffateers@yahoo.com</a><br>If you wish to receive C.O. changes from this week, or would like an updated Directory (electronic or hard copy), please contact Nanette at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=lhFGSLtq1q1CZt_4nPY9O9ljgk3NAju-vXViLn3m0VLdE0Y_zZ192PXu_YBmYyNOrNwWOUjXgLzW>clubinfo@aanr.com</a> or 800/879-6833. <br> Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator <br>There was an article in the June issue of Florida Trend Magazine titled &quot;Buck Naked&quot; regarding nude recreation in Pasco County. <br>Last weekend we were invited to participate in a trade show at Haulover Beach. A big thanks to Rocco Terrizzi for working with me for 3 days in the hot sun. We signed up 5 new members and educated several visitors about nude recreation. <br>We had an interview with Pantagraph news out of IL. This will be printed the first part of June and is scheduled to be part of a front page story in the travel section.<br>I will include the questionnaire regarding consultant training for your club. If you are interested in have a professional come speak to you please fill out the form and get it back to me. You can email to <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=jimsyWF__0pwnoPZuLYla3ka8BrQCinjm7yjGqg0kWBAMaM0rH8uzxDs5JnM-nsqvMEHLUjmmAtgcXzOAw>pubaffairs@aanr.com</a> or fax to 407-933-7577.<br>Nude Recreation Week will be celebrated July 10 – 15, 2006. This is our 75th anniversary year, so make this a special celebration during Nude Rec Week. We will be sending out a press release and would love to promote your club's activity. Open houses are very good along with some kind of entertainment. Please let me know as soon as possible so we can include the information in the release. Be sure to reserve your NRW buttons early.<br>Reminder —- book your room reservations for AANR's 75th anniversary celebration. This will be one you will not want to miss. You can check with DeAnza regarding reservations, but as of right now they are full, however you could go on the waiting list. The numbers for DeAnza are 619-766-4301, or 877-246-6833. I am including the hotel contact information for the area. <br>Lux Inn – approximately 7 miles from DeAnza (619) 766-9005 39739 Avenida De Robles Verdes Boulevard, CA 91905 Room rate is $260.00 for the week, or $59.40 per night<br>Jacumba Hot Springs Spa – Approximately 3 miles from DeAnza Phone – 619-766-4333 Room rate is $70.20 which includes use of the facility.<br>I suggest that you make your reservations as early as possible.<br> LAST REMINDER FOR AWARD ENTRIES<br>ENTRIES NEEDED FOR THE 2006 AANR CONVENTION. PLEASE GET THEM TO THE AANR OFFICE BY 05 31, 2006<br>Award Name Description AANR FAMILY OF THE YEAR AANR WOMAN OF YEAR AANR MAN OF YEAR YOUTH AWARD FOR NUDIST STUDIES JUNIOR WOMAN AWARD BEST ESSAY BY A JUNIOR ON BENEFITS THEY DERIVE FROM BEING A NUDIST JUNIOR MAN AWARD BEST ESSAY BY A JUNIOR ON BENEFITS THEY DERIVE FROM BEING A NUDIST JIM COSSINS MEMORIAL AWARD TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS PERFORMED DISTINGUISHED AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES TO AANR AND WHO EXEMPLIES THE QUALITIES OF MATURE JUDGEMENT, FAITHFUL DEDICATION TO HIGH IDEALS AND SERVICES TO AANR IN THE PRESIDENT'S OPINION<br>ERWIN KOCH AWARD THE CLUB WHOSE FRIENDLINESS/CLEANLINESS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED IN WRITING TO AANR OFFICE – SUBMITTED BY REGIONAL PRESIDENTS TO AANR PRESIDENT<br>MEMBERSHIP INCREASE NUMBERS AWARD MEMBERSHIP INCREASE PERCENTAGE AWARD TELEVISION PRESENTATIONS PR -MEDIA AWARD RADIO PRESENTATIONS PR – MEDIA AWARD MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH PR – MEDIA AWARD MAGAZINE ARTICLE PR – MEDIA AWARD NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHS PR -MEDIA AWARD NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PR -MEDIA AWARD ILSLEY BOONE AWARD -A 10 – 50 mbrs NEWSLETTER ILSLEY BOONE AWARD – B 51 – 200 mbrs NEWSLETTER ILSLEY BOONE AWARD – C 201 – 500 mbrs NEWSLETTER ILSLEY BOONE AWARD – D 501 &amp; more NEWSLETTER RICK ATHEARN PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD BEST DISPLAY BEAUTY AND ENJOYMENT OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL NUDISM PUBLISHED IN BULLETIN<br>BEST ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN A CLUB NEWSLETTER AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE CLUB WHOSE NEWSLETTER IS JUDGED TO HAVE THE MOST ORIGINAL ARTICLE ON ANY SUBJECT<br>ART SCHUMANN AWARD THE BEST NUDIST REPORTING BY A NON-NUDIST REPORTER IN A NON-NUDIST PUBLICATION<br>HAL O'NEILL AWARD PRESENTED TO THE CLUB THAT JOINS IN A COMMUNITY EFFORT WHICH RESULTS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF NUDISM AND THE CLUB'S IMAGE<br>GLEN EDEN PRESENTED TO THE CLUB WHICH HOLDS THE MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLICITY EVENT SCHOFIELD TROPHY AWARD PRESENTED TO NONLANDED CLUB THAT ACCUMULATES AND DOCUMENTS THE MOST MILEAGE TO LANDED CLUBS<br>SERENDIPITY PARK WEB AWARD WEB SITE THAT PORTRAY NUDE RECREATION IN A POSITIVE WAY WEBMASTER -AANR MEMBER (PERSONAL) WEBSITE BY FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPED &amp; MAINTAINED BY AMATEUR WEBMASTER HOST CLUB AWARD AANR OFFICE WILL PROVIDE AN ENGRAVED PLAQUE TO HOST CLUB<br> Pre-Visit Questionnaire<br>Club Name:<br>Contact Person:<br>Note: If this person will be meeting with the consultant, they must be authorized to see confidential information including membership lists.<br>Consultant Preferences<br>I would like our consultant to be:<br>(Rank 1-5 with 1 being the most important and 5 the least important.)<br>* ______From my geographic area * ______Very experienced in the corporate field * ______Significantly experienced as a club owner * ______A &quot;younger&quot; person with knowledge of growing a younger customer base * ______A professional with nonlanded club experience <br><br>Topics<br><br>AANR Consultants will provide consultation on a variety of topics. (Please rank the order of importance to your club, with 1 being the most important and 5 the least important.)<br>* ______Marketing (Understanding how marketing relates to nude recreation) * ______Closing the Sale (Strategies for attracting prospects as well as closing the sale) * ______Attracting Through PR (PR instruction in basics that have the most potential of helping to attract customers and make sales) * ______Branding (Understanding both the AANR brand and a club's own brand and how both are integral to successful sales and marketing) * ______Claritas (Understanding what this powerful tool tells you about your strongest customers and prospects. Custom Claritas profiles for each club are available from AANR free of charge. Learn how yours can help you spend dollars wisely and efficiently.) <br>Copies of this form are available on the club services library of materials section of www.aanr.com. Please return the form via e-mail to <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=jimsyWF__0pwnoPZuLYla3ka8BrQCinjm7yjGqg0kWBAMaM0rH8uzxDs5JnM-nsqvMEHLUjmmAtgcXzOAw>pubaffairs@aanr.com</a>; by fax 407/933-7577; or by mail to Carolyn Hawkins, AANR, 1703 N. Main Street, Kissimmee, FL 34744. Please call 800/TRY-NUDE if you have any questions or need additional information.<br><br>Patricia Orner – Government Affairs Coordinator<br>GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS CHALLENGE<br>AANR/AANR East lobbyist, Don Murphy, pulled from nearly 1000 entries, winning ticket # 610 for the 5 night stay for two at Desert Shadows Inn Resort &amp; Villas. The lucky winners are Shangri-La Ranch members Richard and Norma Floyd from Alaska. Details and their reactions will be in the July edition of The Bulletin. Special thanks to Desert Shadows for this valuable donation.<br>And speaking of ALASKA – the Fire &amp; Ice Challenge is in full swing. With a deadline of October 13 and a drawing date of October 23, 2006 – each five dollar donation gets you one chance to win an ocean view cabin for two aboard Bare Necessities Tour and Travel Fire and Ice cruise on Holland America's Amsterdam. This is a package worth $4,500 and the ship will depart Seattle on July 20, 2007 and return to Seattle on July 27. <br>IN SESSION<br>There are 15 states, DC and US in Regular Session: AZ, CA, DC, LA, MA, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, RI, SC, TN, US<br>There are 4 states in Special Session: AK &quot;b&quot;, CA &quot;a&quot;, UT &quot;a&quot;, VA &quot;a&quot;<br> Region Support<br>GREAT OUTDOORS WEEK AANR has been busy making final arrangements and getting tools to the team as they make appointments with Senators and Representatives in between the 9-10 meetings and activities in DC during Great Outdoors Week in June. Does your Regional chair know what issues of importance your club wants them to discuss? <br>In AANR East <br>As you will recall – MD District 38B is where the political &quot;nod&quot; for Assateague Beach became a definite &quot;no way – go away&quot; head shake by the delegate who held that seat. The announcement was made this week that the current Ocean City Mayor has been recommended by the local Democrats to finish the term of Delegate Bennett Bozman. With 30 days for the governor to make the final appointment Jimmy Corsentino, lobbyist Don Murphy and AANR staff will continue to monitor this seat. <br>Ocean City mayor pick for House seat &lt;<a href=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.math>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.math</a> ias24may24,0,5189174.story?coll=bal-local-headlines&gt; Baltimore Sun – United States … Worcester County Democrats met Monday night and chose Mathias to serve the remaining five months of the term of the late Del. K. Bennett Bozman, who died last month …<br>June 4th MD Senator Janet Greenip will be holding a rally. Senator Greenip represents MD District 33 and spoke during the 2005 session in favor of the AANR amendment to SB 224. She received the AANR 2005 Paradise Lakes Government Affairs Award for the positive comments she made from the Senate floor. PLEASE continue to encourage your members to visit her web site and if they are willing to help in her campaign have them let me know and register at <a href=http://www.janetgreenip.com/volunteer.php>http://www.janetgreenip.com/volunteer.php</a> and please have them let her know in the comments that either they heard about her through your club, the AANR office or just say Patricia Orner told me to look you up. <br>All is ready for the 10th annual Cape Cod clean up Saturday, June 10, 2006. Jim Corsentino and Erich Schuttauf are calling for more volunteers to wear AANR special event CAUTION shirts and help us show how much our culture cares about and cares for the beach and that we deserve an area for nude recreation. <br>In AANR SW it was a quiet week.<br>In WCANR all is still very quiet. <br>In AANR NW Shirley Gauthier, Regional GAT chair, has NUDIST and I VOTE buttons available. Please contact her for details at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=6jYz-Q4NRYf_2R7-cJJN8AJ7Dwh63SCeenIIMe3LozUyYcR47tCFA_uto2UtlbExnw6p_u09IA>sherbog@msn.com</a> <br>In AANR Midwest AANR continued again this week assisting the developer of Caribbean Breeze; a new resort in Lonedell, MO, in developing plans for gaining planning and zoning approval. AANR and AANR Midwest stand ready to support the rights of private citizens to peaceful nude recreation without discriminatory regulations like &quot;no one under 18 years of age allowed&quot;.<br>In FANR the week was quiet.<br>In AANR West Debra Sue Stevens and the Silent Auction Committee NEED to hear from your club. Please be sure to look in your club next mailing for special details on this important convention event.<br>Politics &amp; leadership<br>AND HE ISN'T EVEN A NUDIST: Longtime political observers in CALIFORNIA thought they had seen every idiotic attack ad known to man — until last week. That was when Republican Assembly candidate Bill Conrad low-balled primary opponent Tom Berryhill by reminding voters that Berryhill had a heart transplant six years ago. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Conrad's mailer declared — in blood red ink — that &quot;Tom Berryhill doesn't have the HEART for State Assembly,&quot; explaining that transplant patients usually survive only seven years beyond surgery. It also called attention to stress associated with elective office, and that stress significantly shortens the life of transplantees. And just to make sure Central Valley voters got the message, Conrad suggested that Berryhill might cost taxpayers money if he didn't survive the two-year term because they would have to pay for a special election. Although both candidates are Republicans, the subsequent outrage — directed at Conrad — was bipartisan. <br><br><br> </td>

The highlights:<br>Help clean up Rooster Rock beach on Saturday 8/5/06 and Sauvie Island beach on Sunday 8/6/06<br>Join us August 5, 2006 at Rooster Rock State Park 23 miles East of=20 Portland, Oregon.=20=20<br>Following the beach cleanup we will carpool/convoy to Mountaindale=20 Sun Resort in North Plains, Oregon.=20=20<br>The following moring we will convoy to Sauvie Island for a beach=20 clean up on August 6.=20=20<br>Mountaindale Sun Resort is offering free ground fees to beach=20 volunteers and a moderately priced evening meal to reward=20 volunteers. Thank you Mountaindale Sun Resort for you continued=20 AANR support advocating nudist rights on public lands.=20<br><br>The Full Story:<br> The American Association for Nude Recreation once again contributed=20 to SOLV's (one of Oregon's largest volunteers organizations) 11th=20 annual Down by the Riverside event. Down by the Riverside=20 originated after the floods of 1996, when Oregonians gathered to=20 cleanup the debris that had washed downstream and onto the=20 floodplains in the following 11 years.<br>This year AANR-NW members added their numbers to raise the total=20 number of volunteers statewide to over 15,000! Sara Ryan SOLV=20 employee writes that this event is the largest of its kind in the=20 United States and each year continues to grow in size and scope.=20=20 AANR-NW has committed volunteer time, energy and financial support=20 to contribute to the future growth of this event.<br>AANR-NW officially adopted a two and one-half mile stretch at=20 Rooster Rock State Park and Sauvie Island Collins Beach with all the=20 attendant rights and responsibilities on March 22, 2004. In addition=20 to the SOLV adoptions AANR-NW has officially adopted Rooster Rock=20 State Park by way of the Oregon State Park program &quot;Adopt-A-Park.&quot;=20=20 AANR-NW initiated their participatiion in this event in 2003 before=20 the official adoption took place and values our working partnership=20 with SOLV.<br>AANR-NW has partnered with Volunteers of the Gorge for the past four=20 years and this has proved to be a great working relationship. Thank=20 you Volunteers of the Gorge for your insight, labor, time and=20 commitment to the clothing optional beach area at the Oregon State=20 Park-Rooster Rock clothing optional beach area.<br>AANR-NW dues paying members, Friends of AANR and AANR affiliated=20 clubs and resorts continue to financially support advocating nudist=20 rights on public lands and the AANR-NW shore cleanups. A special=20 thanks to AANR-NW affiliated clubs and resorts which include The=20 Central Oregon Tumbleweeds, Hidden Springs, Mountaindale Sun Resort=20 (formally Restful Haven), The Willamettans, Bare Backers Nudist=20 Club, Montana Naturist Organization, Bare Spirits, The Sun Club,=20 Forest Murmurs, Fraternity Snoqualmie, Kanisku Ranch, Sun Meadow,=20 SLUGS, Roque Sun Catchers, Sun Rovers, Lake Bronson, Zena's=20 Sanctuary, LARC, The Naturals, Squaw Mountain Ranch and Associate=20 Members for your on going support to advocate nudist rights on=20 public lands.<br>Who would have ever guessed that Sun Meadow resort hosts of the AANR- NW convention in 2007 in Worely, Idaho would have gained the first=20 members from the AANR sponsored beach cleanups in Oregon. The=20 Willamettans also gained two new members from the beach cleanups at=20 Rooster Rock State Park.=20=20<br>If you missed this beach cleanup you can join us August 5 at Rooster=20 Rock State Park 23 miles East of Portland, Oregon. Following the=20 beach cleanup we will carpool/convoy to Mountaindale Sun Resort in=20 North Plains, Oregon. The following moring we will convoy to Sauvie=20 Island for a beach clean up on August 6. Mountaindale Sun Resort is=20 offering free ground fees to beach volunteers and a moderately=20 priced evening meal to reward volunteers. Thank you Mountaindale=20 Suh Resort for you continued AANR support advocating nudist rights=20 on public lands.=20<br>For further information contact Shirley Gauthier-AANR-NW GAT Chair=20 at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=CiFtdJa-QPhw0CC1-QkR9XiZ2FTfewMkj4-haKnmW3ErZUj70k-UhPpWzOf-wn-NHUGPkF4pKQY>sherbog@msn.com</a> .=20<br><br><br> </td>

<br>AANR Weekly Report for 05 19, 2006<br>Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director<br>Participating Business Update<br>We're delighted to report that a new participating business has joined the fold. The Newport Beachside Resort hotel, though clothed, is just minutes from Miami's Haulover clothing-optional beach. Per an agreement reached between the hotel and the association, AANR members who mention AANR as a code when booking online or over the phone will receive a 10% discount off regular room rates. A portion of the bookings will also be paid to the Association. You can view the Newport Beachside website at: <a href=http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com>http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com</a> &lt;<a href=http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com/>http://www.newportbeachsideresort.com/</a>&gt; <br>This week AANR Club liaison Nan Wickersham and I held a telephone call with Under the Sun boutique about affiliating as a participating business also. Many of you who have left Under the Sun's traveling displays at AANR and region conventions a bit &quot;lighter in the wallet&quot; know about the popularity and fine quality of their merchandise. We look forward to the prospect of working with them. <br> Marketing Consultant's Call – Progress<br>On Tuesday evening AANR conducted a status call with members of our marketing consultant team. During the call, we confirmed that consultants have business cards and other materials. Most consultants have been paired with at least one club to date. A number have completed onsite visits and prepared analysis and recommendations for their clubs. We have started the tracking of new membership results among the clubs in the program.<br> AANR Helping Clubs and Members<br>This week George Morrison of AANR Midwest joined Larry Schultz and others of the Caribbean Breeze club in Missouri in attending a hearing on a conditional use permit. Armed with Government Affairs kits explaining the dollar value of nude tourism, plus facts and figures, George and Larry had made rounds with land use officials ahead of time. Collectively, their efforts paid off with some good news when the board voted 6-4 in favor of the conditional use permit. Regrettably, the permit came with several problematic &quot;strings&quot; attached. We're working with the club on the next round of strategy in response. You can read a report of the meeting and access some live footage at the following link: <a href=http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=96964>http://www.ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=96964</a><br>This week AANR provided information to a member in Texas seeking information on our legal direct assistance program in conjunction with a divorce and child custody dispute that involves his family's attendance at a club in that state.<br>AANR provided information to a member in Illinois with a question on guidelines for nude photography.<br>In California, the office provided basic answers to questions about state indecent exposure law, offering to provide additional information to the attorney of a person charged with a violation of the law. We're also working with a California AANR club facing challenges with obtaining a company to process credit card transactions. Many such companies consider any business dealing in nudity of any kind to be a sexually oriented business.<br> Plans Underway for Great Outdoors Week<br>Your AANR Government Affairs Team has been at work making preparations for AANR and Region attendance at the American Recreation Association's Great Outdoors Week celebration in June The event, which is held in Washington, D.C., brings together members of the private recreation sector as well as key staff from numerous land use agencies. These include the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, and more.<br>The event gives AANR and region representatives the opportunity to network with land use agencies' staff, plus make visits to Capitol Hill.<br> Carolyn Hawkins<br>Carolyn is out of the office today attending a festival at Haulover beach in Miami. The beach is a popular clothing-optional venue and the festival draws thousands of visitors each year. She will provide an update on her visit during next week's report.<br> AANR Convention to be Exciting<br>Final preparations are underway for this year's historic convention that will commemorate AANR's 75th anniversary. The &quot;Ultimate Idol&quot; will headline the week's entertainment. His opening act will be the winner of a nationwide talent search put on by DeAnza Springs, Paradise Lakes, Paradise Valley, Laguna del Sol, and Mira Vista. Don't miss the fun!<br> Yorktown Club of Maine Officially Closed to Nudists<br>We are saddened to report that the Yorktown club of Albion, Maine is being de-listed from the AANR website and directories. We had held out the prospect that the club would reopen for nudist business this spring after business reasons led the club to reevaluate its future last fall. After conversations with the ownership, we're able to confirm that the switch to clothed clientele is now permanent.<br> Food for Thought<br>Need another barometer of the burgeoning world market for nude recreation? Consider news reports issued last week about British Naturist travel agent PENG travel selling for nearly two million pounds. You can read one such report from the BBC here: <a href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4750551.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4750551.stm</a> <br>In other news, yet another poll mentions interest in visiting nude beaches among worldwide travelers. This one appeared in Yahoo Finance: <a href=http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060516/netu004.html?.v=58>http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060516/netu004.html?.v=58</a> <br> Linda Berry, Director of Publications<br>Members' Voices<br>Two questions asked in the Members' Voices column of The Bulletin were: <br>1. What would you say to describe to a stranger why they should consider a vacation at a nudist club or resort?<br>2. What can AANR do to encourage younger people to join?<br>Unfortunately, we've had no response at all. Please help us by taking just a few minutes of your time and send your responses via e-mail to <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=m_QaMRPYAwuMgGxUkhzJbmbWxozzo_EnXY_gpcrlWufNOYIcIBnOV16qSpgEKbqZCrXMqoqSjVgTgw>editor@aanr.com</a>; by fax to 407/933-7577; or by mail to 1703 North Main Street, Kissimmee, FL 34744. Responses will appear in a future issue of The Bulletin. <br> June Magazine<br>The June magazine went to the printer on Monday, 05 15.It will start mailing on 05 30 and should start arriving in the mail around June 7. It will definitely be worth the wait. It's a whopping 80 pages-our biggest magazine yet!<br> Patricia Orner – Government Affairs Coordinator<br>Region Support<br>AANR West: Debra Sue Stevens and the Silent Auction Committee NEED to hear from the clubs and from Trustees willing to auction (1) a photo of themselves in a Shirley Gauthier tutu (2) a certificate for their service as a waiter to serve a meal at a regional meeting (3) other creative things that will help us raise funds.<br>AANR East: AANR, staff and lobbyist Don Murphy continued watching developments about the seat opened by the sudden loss of MD 38-B delegate, Bennett Bozman. 24 personalized packages were sent to supporters in 38-B. AANR is following up with those members and nudists living in this voting district who are willing to help convince new officials that a designated area for nude recreation on Assateague Beach is a mutually beneficial project. If you have friends or relatives in this area – PLEASE ask them to call me and help us – it is as easy as putting up a yard sign. If we do not support the candidates why should we expect them to support nude recreation.<br>June 4th MD Senator Janet Greenip will be holding a rally. Senator Greenip represents MD District 33 and spoke in favor of the AANR amendment to SB 224. She received the AANR 2005 Paradise Lakes Government Affairs Award for the positive comments she made from the Senate floor. PLEASE encourage your members to visit her web site and if they are willing to help in her campaign they can register at <a href=http://www.janetgreenip.com/volunteer.php>http://www.janetgreenip.com/volunteer.php</a> and please have them let her know in the comments that either they heard about her through your club, the AANR office or just say Patricia Orner told me to look you up. <br>I would appreciate their feedback on these political plans. Don Murphy will be meeting with Erich and me June 24th to finalize a new strategy for Assateague Beach and Cape Cod.<br>All is ready for the 10th annual Cape Cod clean up Saturday, June 10, 2006. Jim Corsentino and Erich Schuttauf are calling for more volunteers to wear AANR special event CAUTION shirts and help us show how much our culture cares about and cares for the beach and that we deserve an area for nude recreation. <br>AANR SW: in OK AANR is still watching HB3004 which has passed from the House (substituted) to the Senate (amended) and is now back to the House for concurrence. The definitions of &quot;nudity&quot; follow standards and the scope of danger to children has been expanded to include &quot;Inappropriate violence&quot;. <br>AANR NW Shirley Gauthier, regional GAT chair, was disappointed that language changes she proposed for a local ordinance were not accepted. <br>AANR Midwest: AANR continued again this week assisting in meetings with planning and zoning for approval for the developer of a new resort in MO. The approval came with several questionable requirements and rather hostile TV remarks from one local dissenter. AANR and AANR Midwest stand ready to support the rights of private citizens to peaceful nude recreation without discriminatory regulation.<br>FANR: Two FL Senate appointments are still open for applications: Florida Education Fund Board of Directors &amp; Florida Health Insurance Plan Board of Directors. If your club has a member interested in either appointment – please have them contact me as soon as possible. <br>Politics &amp; Leadership<br>Plans are moving along well for the June trip to Washington, DC where the GAT delegates will be attending nine meeting/presentations as part of Great Outdoors Week and will be carrying the AANR message to the halls of congress. AANR will also be sponsors in the silent auction with a beautiful, bountiful basket of goodies. This will feature a selection of Barefoot on the Beach wines which the winery (<a href=http://www.barefootwine.com/beach_wine/beach_wine.html>http://www.barefootwine.com/beach_wine/beach_wine.html</a>) tells me are being discontinued and a set of AANR 75th Anniversary glasses. A pair of AANR beach towels, AANR 75th anniversary pins, a copy of The North American Guide with CD and a $50 shopping gift certificate to <a href=http://www.igourmet.com/shoppe/specials.asp?ScrollAction=2>http://www.igourmet.com/shoppe/specials.asp?ScrollAction=2</a> I will post a photo as soon as Carol puts it all together.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> </td>

<br>Squaw Mountain Music Festival<br>Squaw Mountain Ranch (SMR), nestled in the Cascades an hour outside Portland, Oregon, hosts their annual Music Festival August 18th-20th with 9 bands featuring blues, country, rock and roll, Celtic, bluegrass, and more. Special activities include a new Kids Craft Center, Dunk Tank, Raffle, and a Red Hat Tea on Saturday at 11 a.m. All women are welcome at this special Chinese Tea Ceremony, and encouraged to wear a red hat if over 50 with purple top (or not) and a pink hat with lavender something if under 50. The Unique Boutique has new nudist merchandise from around the world. Updated SMR information is available at www.squawmt.com &lt;<a href=http://www.squawmt.com/>http://www.squawmt.com/</a>&gt; or calling 503-630-6136.<br><br> </td>

<br>Squaw Mountain Ranch Calendar of Events<br>July 15th-Trailer Trash Bash Street Dance with Band Bluevacious-$10, 6:30-10:30 p.m. (no day use fee)<br>August 18, 19, 20th-SMR Music Festival and Volleyball Finals<br>September 16th-Pasta and Wine Party with CD Dance<br>October 21st-Halloween Party and Dance in Lodge<br>November 18th-Thanksgiving Potluck in Lodge<br> Article submitted by Sharron Taylor:<br>Squaw Mountain Ranch, outside Estacada, Oregon, introduces Trailer Trash Bash Street Dance on July 15th 6:30-10:30 p.m., a fundraiser for improvements in water and electricity for SMR's trailer sites. $10pp for the band Bluevacious (rock n roll/blues) with Saturday day use fee waived will get you a nite of fun and dancing &amp; hamburger or hotdog with potluck side dishes. <br>SMR Music Festival August 18-20 is better than ever with a wide variety of musical entertainment, volleyball finals, Kid's Craft Center, Dunk Tank, Red Hat Society Tea at 11 a.m. Sat., and newly redecorated Unique Boutique. See www.squawmt.com &lt;<a href=http://www.squawmt.com/>http://www.squawmt.com/</a>&gt; or call 503-630-6136 for updated information.<br><br><br><br><br><br> </td>

The 3D Center of Art and Photography in Portland is exhibiting a collection of 3D photographs.<br>A collection of bright, clear, interesting pictures, many with nudity, many of them taken at the Burning Man festival, are on display at the 3D Center of Art and Photography, 1928 NW Lovejoy Street, Portland, Oregon 97209, (503) 227-6667, until/05/21. These are not ordinary photographs! They are in 3D, but they are not ordinary 3D! They are StereoJet (a format rarely seen) pictures mounted on the wall, lit from behind with individual light boxes, and viewed with Polaroid glasses. They are made by Jim Gasperini, www.cockeyedcreations.com &lt;<a href=http://www.cockeyedcreations.com/>http://www.cockeyedcreations.com/</a>&gt; . <br>The Center is a very interesting place, and the only place like it in the US. Since it is only open Thursday through Sunday, that leaves about four days to see these pictures! Admission to the non-profit Center is only $4, and while you are there, you can see a 3D slide essay about classic cars of Cuba. Learn more about the Center at <a href=http://3dCenter.us

<br>AANR Weekly Report for 05 12, 2006<br> Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director<br>Election Report<br>As of Wednesday, 05 10, a Vice President with VR Election systems confirmed that the company had received over 1,500 ballots from AANR members. Many members have also completed the optional customer survey questions about AANR which were included. As you would expect there was no indication about which candidates are doing more strongly. and we DIDN'T ask! We're also refraining from asking about survey results until the close of the election. We did learn, however, that there have not been many calls–though there have been some–to customer service.<br>Please encourage your members to vote.either by sending in the paper ballots which accompanied their 05 issue of The Bulletin, or by voting online as instructed on the ballots. Members on &quot;no mail&quot; status can also request a ballot by calling VR Elections toll-free to 800-218-4026 Monday through Friday 8:30-5:00 Central Time; or sending an e-mail to <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=4LaXBsTrPUtlYEraacyG-yTyIqspp4C8Bkn6H3rYVUjlDV-E6fXVM3iWY-ybMPZ9fWQzKFqOs3xYKw>custserv@vres.us</a> <br> News We Can Use: Yankelovich Poll Results Are Out!<br>As you 05 know, AANR's public relations firm YPB&amp;R handles many accounts in the travel field. Each year YPB&amp;R teams up with the Yankelovich polling company–one of the most respected opinion research companies in the country–to compile and release the results of a survey of the leisure traveling public. Dubbed the National Travel Monitor, it has been ongoing for many years. It is a credible gauge of attitudes on everything from how many customers still use travel agents versus the Internet, to how many days they plan for this year's vacations and how much they plan to spend. <br>Several years ago, the Travel Monitor began including a question or two about the opinion of leisure travelers on nude travel. To keep things independent, AANR plays no role in the collection of any data. we don't even write the questions. But we learn much from the totally independent, objective answers we get from this poll of travelers. This year's results are out. It has also spurred media interest, including reports in USA Today about what we do.<br>Specifically, the survey revealed:<br>. 15% of adults consider a resort that offers a nude recreation experience extremely desirable;<br>. Significant differences stand out with Echo-Boomers and Xers interest in nude recreation overtaking that of the Boomers and Matures. The percentage of adults who consider a nude recreation experience extremely/very desirable include:<br>* 23% of Echo-Boomers (born since 1979) * 18% of Xers (born from 1965 through 1978) * 15% of Boomers (born from 1946 through 1964) * 12% of Matures (born before 1946) <br>. Non-whites (28%) and African Americans (30%) find nude recreation experiences more desirable than their white counterparts (13%). The survey also named the top five states US adults say they would like to visit most during the next two years:<br>* California (34%) * Florida (32%) * Hawaii (20%) * Arizona (15%), and * Colorado (15%), <br>For a copy of this information in press release form, please visit AANR's Newsroom at <a href=http://www.aanr.com/press_room_news_releases.html>http://www.aanr.com/press_room_news_releases.html</a> <br> Status Conference with AANR Marketing Consultants Planned<br>Almost all of the clubs who have submitted pre-visit questionnaires have been assigned a consultant. We are sending out another packet to a participating club today. A second conference call with the consultants will be held next Tuesday evening. (Please read Carolyn's report for more information.)<br> Register Your Cleanup Projects With Take Pride in America<br>Thanks to the hard work of AANR volunteers, the Association is registered with the Take Pride in America Program. Set up by federal land agencies to record service projects that beautify public lands, it's an opportunity for AANR and its clubs and regions to show how much nudists give back to their communities with such projects. To date, cleanup projects in South Carolina (Cedar Creek club); Assateague Island, Maryland; and Cape Cod, Massachusetts, have been registered.<br>For more information about whether a service project you're planning would meet program guidelines and info about registering, e-mail <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=3gq8M0nVfAh2BCgTVLNqP_GwkSFJxHIV4hwcVLLBt89MTHUlmEV5fwEJ3k_etBciVhsjRGWJ5KT9LXaGR0EXMQ>kathy_w_pearson@yahoo.com</a><br> Food for Thought<br>A sampling of what our news searches yielded concerning nudity and nude recreation this week<br>Summer's coming and, with it, the inevitable shedding of clothes! We know it, but apparently it's a timely topic as well. We thought you 05 enjoy reading several different perspectives on nudity within the family, including families who allow their children to enjoy the backyard au naturel. <br>Each was offered from a different source for parenting advice and appeared in various print and online columns this week. There are some very positive things, as well as an opinion or two that we'd take issue with:<br>From Steve and Lynelle, advice &quot;gurus&quot; for the Anderson, Indiana Herald Bulletin we find: <a href=http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/peopleandplaces/local_story>http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/peopleandplaces/local_story</a> _128140355.html?keyword=secondarystory<br>From Dr. Joyce Brothers, as syndicated in such media as the Seattle Post Intelligencer, we read: <a href=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/brothers/266170_joyce04.html>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/brothers/266170_joyce04.html</a><br>Finally, one can consult the opinion of &quot;Today's Family Man&quot; at <a href=http://sheknows.com/about/look/7053.htm>http://sheknows.com/about/look/7053.htm</a><br> Linda Berry, Director of Publications<br>Late Arrival for the June Magazine<br>The June magazine goes to the printer on Monday, 05 15. Because there is a two-week turnaround time for printing and binding a magazine, it will not start mailing until 05 30. Please let your members know that Bulletins should start arriving in the mail around June 7. It will definitely be worth the wait. It's a whopping 80 pages-our biggest magazine yet!<br> Congratulations to Lynn Von Hagel<br>Lynn Von Hagel graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Central Florida (UCF) last week. Her major was English-Creative Writing. Lynn is responsible for the club happenings in The Bulletin as well as the Cyber-Bulletin. She also writes and edits stories for The Bulletin, the AANR Web site, brochures, etc. We're proud of her accomplishments, and she's a real asset to the publications team! <br> Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator <br>Positive Publicity<br>The Associated Press article regarding Pasco County's nude recreation is still scheduled to hit in a couple of weeks.<br> We had an interview with Pantagraph news out of IL. This will print the first part of June and is scheduled to be part of a front page story in the travel section.<br> Pre-Visit Questionnaires<br>The questionnaires regarding the consultant training continue to come in. <br> Update on Marketing Consultant Training Program<br>This is a further update on the Marketing Consultant Training Program. These clubs mentioned have been sent a binder along with a custom Claritas profile for their club. They have also been sent a letter stating that their consultant will be contacting them to discuss the request and to set an appropriate time for a meeting. Most of the clubs have been assigned a consultant, and I am waiting for a call from Solair before I can assign that one.<br><br>Club Requested Date Packet Sent Assignment Consultant<br>Sunny Rest Resort 3/30/06 Assigned Brian Hill Avalon Resort 3/30/06 Assigned Mark Maurer Restful Haven 3/30/06 Assigned Roxie Box Lake Bronson 3/30/06 Assigned Sharon McLeod White Tail Park 3/30/06 Assigned Linda Garcia The Willamettans 3/30/06 Assigned Dave Landman Abbott's Glen Inn 4/28/06 Assigned Mike Gesner Coventry Club NC 4/7/06 Assigned Mark Maurer Rochester Naturist 5/4//06 Assigned Mike Gesner Solair Rec League 4/7/06 Pending Juniper Woods 4/7/2006 Assigned Brian Hill Potomac Rambling Bares 5/4/06 Assigned Cheri Alexander Serendipity 4/28/06 Assigned Richard Cook Coventry Club VT 4/7/06 Assigned Barry Murphy Pamlico Pines 5/4/06 Assigned Mark Maurer Pine Tree Assoc 5/4/06 Assigned Brian Hill Sun Meadow of Idaho 4/28/06 Assigned Suzanne Schell Paradise Lakes Assigned Richard Cook Wildwood Naturist's 5/11/06 Assigned Roxie Box<br> Nude Recreation Week<br>Nude Recreation Week will be celebrated July 10 – 16, 2006. This is our 75th anniversary year so make this a special celebration during Nude Rec Week. We will be sending out a press release and would love to promote your club's activity. Open houses are very good along with some kind of entertainment. Please let me know as soon as possible so we can include the information in the release.<br> AANR Convention<br>Reminder–book your room reservations for AANR's 75th anniversary celebration. This will be one you will not want to miss. You can check with DeAnza regarding reservations, but as of right now they are full, however you could go on the waiting list. The numbers for DeAnza are 619-766-4301, or 877-246-6833. I am including the hotel contact information for the area. <br>Lux Inn – approximately 7 miles from DeAnza (619) 766-9005 39739 Avenida De Robles Verdes Boulevard, CA 91905 Room rate is $260.00 for the week, or $59.40 per night<br>Jacumba Hot Springs Spa – Approximately 3 miles from DeAnza Phone – 619-766-4333 Room rate is $70.20 which includes use of the facility.<br>I suggest that you make your reservations as early as possible.<br> Time is running out for entries<br>URGENT<br>ENTRIES NEEDED FOR THE 2006 AANR CONVENTION. PLEASE GET THEM TO THE AANR OFFICE BY 05 31, 2006<br><br><br>Award Name Description<br>AANR FAMILY OF THE YEAR AANR WOMAN OF YEAR AANR MAN OF YEAR YOUTH AWARD FOR NUDIST STUDIES JUNIOR WOMAN AWARD BEST ESSAY BY A JUNIOR ON BENEFITS THEY DERIVE FROM BEING A NUDIST JUNIOR MAN AWARD BEST ESSAY BY A JUNIOR ON BENEFITS THEY DERIVE FROM BEING A NUDIST JIM COSSINS MEMORIAL AWARD TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS PERFORMED DISTINGUISHED AND MERITORIOUS SERVICES TO AANR AND WHO EXEMPLIES THE QUALITIES OF MATURE JUDGEMENT, FAITHFUL DEDICATION TO HIGH IDEALS AND SERVICES TO AANR IN THE PRESIDENT'S OPINION<br>ERWIN KOCH AWARD THE CLUB WHOSE FRIENDLINESS/CLEANLINESS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED IN WRITING TO AANR OFFICE – SUBMITTED BY REGIONAL PRESIDENTS TO AANR PRESIDENT<br>MEMBERSHIP INCREASE NUMBERS AWARD MEMBERSHIP INCREASE PERCENTAGE AWARD TELEVISION PRESENTATIONS PR -MEDIA AWARD RADIO PRESENTATIONS PR – MEDIA AWARD MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPH PR – MEDIA AWARD MAGAZINE ARTICLE PR – MEDIA AWARD NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHS PR -MEDIA AWARD NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PR -MEDIA AWARD<br>ILSLEY BOONE AWARD -A 10 – 50 mbrs NEWSLETTER ILSLEY BOONE AWARD – B 51 – 200 mbrs NEWSLETTER ILSLEY BOONE AWARD – C 201 – 500 mbrs NEWSLETTER ILSLEY BOONE AWARD – D 501 &amp; more NEWSLETTER<br>RICK ATHEARN PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD BEST DISPLAY BEAUTY AND ENJOYMENT OF FAMILY AND SOCIAL NUDISM PUBLISHED IN BULLETIN<br>BEST ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN A CLUB NEWSLETTER AWARD IS GIVEN TO THE CLUB WHOSE NEWSLETTER IS JUDGED TO HAVE THE MOST ORIGINAL ARTICLE ON ANY SUBJECT<br>ART SCHUMANN AWARD THE BEST NUDIST REPORTING BY A NON-NUDIST REPORTER IN A NON-NUDIST PUBLICATION<br>HAL O'NEILL AWARD PRESENTED TO THE CLUB THAT JOINS IN A COMMUNITY EFFORT WHICH RESULTS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF NUDISM AND THE CLUB'S IMAGE<br>GLEN EDEN PRESENTED TO THE CLUB WHICH HOLDS THE MOST OUTSTANDING PUBLICITY EVENT<br>SCHOFIELD TROPHY AWARD PRESENTED TO NONLANDED CLUB THAT ACCUMULATES AND DOCUMENTS THE MOST MILEAGE TO LANDED CLUBS<br>SERENDIPITY PARK WEB AWARD WEB SITE THAT PORTRAY NUDE RECREATION IN A POSITIVE WAY WEBMASTER -AANR MEMBER (PERSONAL) WEBSITE BY FULL TIME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPED &amp; MAINTAINED BY AMATEUR WEBMASTER<br>HOST CLUB AWARD AANR OFFICE WILL PROVIDE AN ENGRAVED PLAQUE TO HOST CLUB<br> Patricia Orner, Government Affairs Coordinator <br>Politics &amp; leadership<br>Plans are moving along well for the June trip to Washington, DC where the GAT delegates will be attending nine meeting/presentations as part of Great Outdoors Week and will also be carrying the AANR message to the halls of congress. Is transportation and roads or internet access to your web site the important issues to your club? Your club needs to let your CAT leader know those items important to your members so that he/she can relay this vital information to the Regional GAT Chairs.<br>Region Support<br>FANR: as the Florida legislative session closed, several bills were carefully monitored and none had any reasonable affect on our membership.<br>Two FL Senate appointments are open for applications: Florida Education Fund Board of Directors &amp; Florida Health Insurance Plan Board of Directors. If your club has a member interested in either appointment – please have them contact me as soon as possible. <br>AANR West: 37 bills have been tracked in this region. GOOD NEWS – AZ HB 2376 has been signed by the governor defining that indecent exposure does not include an act of breast-feeding by a mother; entitles a mother to breast-feed in any area of a public place where the mother is otherwise lawfully present.<br>AANR East: AANR staff and lobbyist Don Murphy are continuing to monitor developments about the seat opened by the sudden loss of MD 38-B delegate, Bennett Bozman. AANR needs to identify as soon as possible all members living in this voting district who are willing to help convince new officials that a designated area for nude recreation on Assateague Beach is a mutually beneficial project. <br>In MA 01-05-2005 Senators Susan C. Fargo, Robert A. O'Leary, Benjamin Swan, Cory Atkins introduced SB75 to protect the rights of nursing mothers in the workplace. In February 2006 the Joint Committee on Children and Families amended SB75 by substitution of New Draft SB 2369 and sent it to SENATE Committee on WAYS AND MEANS where it still sits.<br>All is ready for the 10th annual Cape Cod clean up Saturday, June 10, 2006. Jim Corsentino and Erich Schuttauf are calling for more volunteers to wear AANR special event shirts and help us show how much our culture cares about and cares for the beach and that we deserve an area for nude recreation. <br>Call today and become part of the solution.<br>AANR SW: in OK, AANR is watching HB3004 which has passed from the House (substituted) to the Senate (amended) and is now back to the House for concurrence. The definitions of &quot;nudity&quot; follow standards and the scope of danger to children has been expanded to include &quot;Inappropriate violence&quot;. <br>AANR NW: AANR continues to work closely with the Regional GAT chair in support of a language change in a local ordinance. <br>AANR Midwest: AANR has been in close contact again this week with the developer of a new resort in MO and has provided details for planning and zoning approval. <br>A nice piece of correspondence was recently received from NAC thanking AANR and AANR Midwest for the continued joint support in OH. <br>In KY SB 106 has been signed by the governor and will now be Act No. 80. It was sponsored by Sen. Buford and relates to breastfeeding; permitting a mother to breastfeed her baby or express breast milk in any location, public or private; requires that breastfeeding 05 not be considered an act of public indecency, indecent exposure, sexual conduct, lewd touching, or obscenity; prohibits a municipality from enacting an ordinance that prohibits or restricts breastfeeding in a public or private location; excludes breastfeeding from the definition of indecent exposure.<br>Please be sure to let your Regional GAT Chair know who your club CAT contact is in case AANR needs to call for assistance.<br><br><br><br><br> </td>