Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director<br>=20 Update on cArolyn hawkins<br>Carolyn has asked me to thank everyone for the cards, flowers, e- mails, thoughts and prayers. She continues to improve and is=20 scheduled to go to a rehabilitation center this weekend. Linda Berry=20 continues to visit her on a daily basis and will keep you posted as=20 to Carolyn's progress.=20<br>=20<br>Thanks to All for a GREAT Convention<br>The staff deeply appreciates the hard work of the many members and=20 volunteers who made the 75th Anniversary Celebration at De Anza=20 Springs such a success. We extend special thanks to Dave and Helen=20 Landman and their club on a job very well done. Thanks to very=20 quick work by your Secretary Sharon McLeod, minutes from the AANR=20 Convention are on the AANR Web site in the download zone of the=20 member benefits section as well as the club services section.=20<br>=20<br>AANR Wraps Up Attendance at National Conference of State Legislatures<br>Last week AANR PR Chair Susan Weaver, AANR Government Affairs=20 Coordinator Pat Orner, and Cameron Bennett, a dedicated member from=20 Nashville, joined me in working the Association's booth at this=20 important conference. AANR has been attending each year for the=20 past 15 years, and we have distributed a different lapel pin at each=20 for the past 12.=20=20<br>=20<br>The event provides us with an opportunity to speak to hundreds of=20 state lawmakers and their staff, as well as other vendors. In all,=20 6,000 people were expected to have participated. Highlights will=20 appear in an upcoming edition of The Bulletin, but a couple bear=20 mention here:<br>=20<br>First, AANR got some great press for our appearance from The=20 Tennessean, the major newspaper which serves the state (it replaced=20 the Nashville Banner, which some of you 05 have known, some years=20 ago). That story included a reproduction of our pin including web=20 address, the statement that we're the &quot;credible voice of reason for=20 nude recreation,&quot; plus facts and figures.=20<br>=20<br>Second, our daily drawings for a chance to win a &quot;Caution: Clothes=20 05 Come Off Without Warning&quot; T-Shirt was a big hit, with hopefuls=20 dropping in their business cards.<br>=20<br>Finally, as events were wrapping up, we received a visit from a=20 lawmaker in a southern state who happened to also be a church pastor=20 from a mainstream denomination. He was very interested–and=20 genuinely impressed–in the wholesome, body affirming nature of what=20 we do, and indicated that he had been (and would try to continue)=20 sending a natural, wholesome message about the human body in sermons=20 to his congregation.<br>=20<br>These are but a few glimpses at why NCSL presents such a great=20 chance for us.<br>=20<br>Reminder: AANR Committee Budgets are Needed By<br>September 30th<br>It's budget time again this year. And we want to be sure that=20 consideration is given to AANR committees in 2007 in your draft=20 budgets. Please submit information to our Financial Supervisor=20 Cindy Horton at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=bWgHo-b5YJfw4ThLa1MN0BGNuNHsGvfqcUMpHCupW8-ufxImnkauPvuwhYtGiklHADDd6sE>FinDir@aanr.com</a>. As always, members of our staff=20 are here to assist with historical information and obtaining figures=20 for proposed projects. Please let us know how we can help.<br>=20<br>TRAVEL FOR NOVEMBER BOARD MEETING<br>Because Friday, November 10, is Veterans Day and a holiday, you are=20 encouraged to make flight reservations as soon as possible.=20<br>=20<br>GREAT PRESS IN TEXAS<br>Kudos to AANR Southwest President Lucy Hide and the team at Natural=20 Horisun in Texas on a GREAT article in the Houston Press. They even=20 managed to get this reporter to ditch his shorts and give nude=20 recreation a try. Read a copy of the story by clicking here:=20 <a href=http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2006-08-17/calendar/beenthere.html>http://www.houstonpress.com/Issues/2006-08-17/calendar/beenthere.html</a><br>=20<br>Linda Berry, Director of Publications<br>=20<br>The Bulletin<br>October is in production, and the new Cyber-Bulletin is online at=20 <a href=http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html>http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html</a><br>=20<br>MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS AT AANR CONVENTION<br>In your registration packet at the convention, there was an insert=20 titled, Your Most Memorable Convention Moment. If you did not turn=20 yours in at DeAnza and would like to contribute your comments,=20 please e-mail them to me at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=1aBL_XDeTASsL8l8HhTQYI9hb9y0ij8vLhWwVi_wqW-WUNEa5tsHezhgRzMV_XbcGj37FZXe>editor@aanr.com</a> no later than August=20 28th. The comments will appear in the October issue of The Bulletin.=20<br>=20<br>GREETINGS FROM GEORGE AND NANCY VOLAK<br>This is an excerpt from the e-mail I received from the Volaks this=20 week.<br>&quot;All here is going very well except for the fact that our cat,=20 Skeeter, has decided he does not like the Czech language or Czech=20 people. Go figure! George is out cutting the grass right now. He=20 has to be careful since three sheep showed up this morning and have=20 decided they would rather live here than wherever they came from. I=20 am hoping their owner shows up soon. I told George to wait to cut=20 the grass…the sheep can do it for him. Skeeter does not approve. I=20 think the sheep &quot;baaaa&quot; in Czech. Please tell everyone I send my=20 very best regards and hellos to one and all.&quot;=20=20<br>=20<br>Patricia Orner =96 Government Affairs Coordinator<br>SILENT AUCTION=20<br>I am happy to report that the silent auction brought in nearly=20 $10,000, and some bids are still coming in. Thanks to the AANR West=20 Silent Auction Team =96 it just would not have happened without the=20 help of each of you. If you did not pick up your actual certificate=20 and you won a stay =96 these will be mailed to the winners early next=20 week.<br>The baton has passed to AANR NW GAT/CAT Chair Shirley Gauthier for=20 the 2007 event at The Willamettans. It is never too early to let us=20 know what your club can donate to make this vital fun fundraiser a=20 success.=20<br>GA/LEGAL TABLE AT COMMITTEE FAIRE=20<br>Many stopped by the GAT/CAT table, took information, and spoke with=20 Alonzo Stevens. Much good feedback on the GA training sessions was=20 received.<br>The &quot;Can-Can Cans&quot; were not the hottest item. The actual dancing was=20 changed due to the unfortunate airport security mess from 2 p.m. to=20 10 a.m. on Saturday and well=85..Although the photo-op was priceless =96=20 the contributions were below expectations. It is rumored that a=20 certain photo of all three fearless donors (Erich Schuttauf, John=20 Kinman, and Alonzo Stevens) in full costume might be a hot item in=20 the 2007 auction.<br>Tour On Cooperative Conservation<br>The listening sessions on cooperative conservation and environmental=20 partnerships was expanded now to 15. If you have volunteers who=20 would like to attend and be our &quot;ears,&quot; give me a call or e-mail me=20 at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=d4lUiO4XnKNidPX_tdzDMIiofMf4FCOGG3NjhAE2C9QgnQhTlQuiknx6Y51HAlJpQfqQqOBv-rGkgEQ>government@aanr.com</a> and I will send you the latest list. It is a=20 perfect opportunity to have your CATs appear and request to make the=20 AANR mission and position known. Talking points and AANR pins will=20 be made available to your volunteers.=20<br>=20<br>NCSL<br>The 2007 event will be held in Boston, and AANR has already set the=20 stage for a message of Cape Cod as another beach success like=20 Haulover Beach and the positive financial impact of AANR clubs like=20 Berkshire Vista Resort, Sandy Terraces Associates, and Sunchasers=20 Travel Club on the local economy.=20<br>=20<br>Call your state legislators and let them know you hope that they=20 stopped by the AANR booth. If they did not and want an information=20 packet (and a pin), get the details to me and I will see that one is=20 sent.<br>=20<br>I cannot say enough about this completely positive experience. Look=20 for more details in the October edition of The Bulletin.<br>=20<br>Nanette Wickersham, Club/Member Liaison<br>Directory changes for addresses and phone numbers from this week=20 {were included in the officers copy of this email but not included=20 in the AANR-NW enews copy -ed.}.=20<br><br><br><br> </td>