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>