=20 AANR Weekly Report for January 26, 2007<br>Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director<br>New Nudist Events Page Gets over 5,100 visitors The new Nudist Events page has been getting quite a bit of Web traffic. If you want some of your club or region=92s events to be included on this page= , e-mail <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=TuxxAaaJjuTUuKFRgQEZoCng5Puvm-X5faip-4FOmWfAUBG9Xa1lATB-7ON7SI8JG45yaNbkJJ0iCyH1wiG7s-hd>clubhappenings@aanr.com</a>. Events listed on this page must be large events open to the public. This is also a great place to promote your club, region, and/or a specific event, and advertising opportunities are available. Contact <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=9tPFQTK3LPRf4nkVb9DDSzZO5j3EhiBe79ymJa39uttmVnYRZjqmQBqDhbZmKy_TfgB17ayOF63pmhLmwrc>bulletinads@aanr.com</a> for more information. Hurry, space is limited!<br>The 2007 AANR Convention flyer and pre-registration form are now available on the AANR Web site at www.aanr.com. You receive a 10 percent savings when you pre-register by July 1, and your registration will help the Willies to serve you better when you arrive.<br>The Willies also has a brand new Web page: www.willamettans.com. Please update your links and check us out. The convention pre-registration form is also available on the Willies=92 Web site. Please send an e-mail to <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=hMsJMlPspc4xAGOw-ZtCeAbs7yRZp1m7I2_tEmCASS4H6WsSVL2hTQBJX4fFCgAIxv2id6gEnQwK_BE>convention07@msn.com</a> if you have questions about the convention.<br> Welcome Center trip a Huge Success Last Friday and Saturday, Pat Orner and I joined members of the Northeast Florida Naturists in staffing a kiosk in the Florida state welcome center. The number of people we talked with and distributed literature to says a lo= t about the success of this visit:<br>On Friday over 400 people took materials and on Saturday more than 800 did so. A large number of the self-mailing =93Welcome to our World=94 invitatio= n to get two copies of The Bulletin free were distributed. We have already received several of these back in the mail.<br>There were very few negative reactions to our presence in the center, and MANY positive responses. An article including some pictures will appear in a future issue of The Bulletin.<br> Advocacy Tools Working for AANR and Working for You This morning I took a =93refresher=94 course on the many new tools availabl= e to AANR with our StateNet legislative tracking service. With these tools, mor= e information about proposed bills AND regulations at the state level is at our fingertips than ever before. From quickly checking when a legislature i= s in or out of session or just in recess, to keeping sub-lists of bills to watch, it is a powerful resource that we can put to work when advocating fo= r our members and clubs. Our many volunteers who send us e-mails about what they see in their local papers and online is yet another layer of a very valued part of what we do. Thanks for the many messages and updates you=92= ve already sent on this year.<br>—————————————————————————= – –=20<br>Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator=20<br>CLUB BROCHURES If you would like your club brochures displayed on the nude cruise, please send approximately 30 to the AANR office attention Carolyn Hawkins by February 2. If you will be on board, please feel free to carry them with you and bring them to the AANR table.<br>Publicity Congratulations to Jeff and Judy Bowman and Living Waters Spa for being in the category of &quot;Top 10 Hidden Gems in the United States.=94 The Spa ranke= d eighth in the company of hotels in South Carolina, Florida, Utah, Californi= a and Hawaii. This award is from TripAdivisor.com<br>We are still working with a show called =93Spotlight On=94 and will keep yo= u posted as we continue.<br>—————————————————————————= – –=20=20<br>Linda Berry, Director of Publications<br>THE BULLETIN The February issue arrived and is being sent to our members.<br>NEXT EDITION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN GUIDE TO NUDE RECREATION=20 The publications department met with Erich this week to discuss production of the 23rd edition of the North American Guide to Nude Recreation. All clubs who are chartered by April 2, 2007, will have space (according to their contract) in the North American Guide. Questionnaires will be mailed to all chartered clubs on April 6. The book will go to the printer in late January 2008.=20<br>2007 Convention Awards Submissions and Sponsors Needed Now is the time to begin submitting information to the AANR office for the following awards. The deadline is 05 31, 2007 (unless otherwise indicated)= .<br>Schofield Trophy This award is given to the nonlanded club that accumulates and documents th= e most mileage on visits to landed clubs between June 1, 2006, and 05 31, 2007. Submissions for this award are due in the AANR office by June 10, 2007.<br>AANR Man, Woman, and Family of the Year* These awards are presented for outstanding contributions in promoting nudis= m in AANR.<br>Young Man and Young Woman Awards These awards are based on the best essays written by AANR Youth under age 1= 8 that detail what benefits the author has derived from being a nudist. The winners of these awards shall be selected from all essays submitted prior t= o the beginning of the membership meeting of the annual AANR convention. The author of the winning essays will each receive $100 and a plaque.=20<br>Youth Award for Nudist Studies* The Youth Award is presented to a student up to 22 years of age who used his/her nudist activities and interest to further his/her scholastic endeavors. The winner receives $300 and a plaque.=20<br>The Glen Eden Award This award is given to the club that holds the most outstanding publicity event during the year.<br>The Hal O=92Neill Award* The Hal O=92Neill Award is presented for outstanding public relations by a club that joins in a community effort which results in the improvement of the club=92s image as well as the image of nudism in general.<br>The Art Schumann Award The award recognizes the best nudist reporting by a nonnudist reporter in a nonnudist publication.<br>Best Original Article in A Club Newsletter* (self explanatory)<br>Ilsley Boone Best Club Newsletter Awards* The newsletter awards are given to clubs judged to have the best club newsletters. Clubs must submit three different issues from the current year (May to May) to the AANR office. All newsletters submitted will be placed into a category based on club membership as of the year-end membership report. The categories shall be Group A (10-50 members), Group B (51-200 members), Group C (201-500 members), and Group D (500 or more members).<br> The Serendipity Park Web Sites Awards 1. Best Nudist Personal Web Site: Awarded to a Webmaster who is an AANR voting member. 2. Best Professional Nudist Club Web Site: Awarded to an AANR club whose Web site is developed and maintained by a full-time professional webmaster. 3. Best Amateur Nudist Club Web Site: Awarded to an AANR club whose Web site is developed and maintained by an amateur webmaster.<br>Public Relations Nonnudist Media Awards* Up to two awards can be given in each of the six categories: 1. Newspaper articles* 2. Newspaper photographs* 3. Magazine articles* 4. Magazine photographs* 5. Radio presentations* 6. Television presentations*<br>The Erwin Koch Award* This award is presented to a club for its friendliness and cleanliness.<br>Paradise Lakes Government Affairs Award This award is given annually to an individual or a club for outstanding contributions.<br>Any AANR member or club 05 submit a nomination for any of these awards. If you have any questions about the awards, or to sponsor any of the awards including the sports awards, please contact the AANR office at 800/879-6833= .<br> *Indicates Sponsorship Available — $50<br>—————————————————————————= – –=20<br>Patricia Orner, Government Affairs Coordinator<br>REGIONAL REPORTS=20 AANR SW =96 All is quiet this week in this region.=20<br>FANR =96 Staff and FANR are watching HB 41. Currently it has no direct eff= ect on us as written. Debra Kay Hedding is meeting this week with several local officials.<br>WCANR =96 Staff discussed this week the need for a better understanding of = the legislative processes in Canada and has begun a project to that end.<br>AANR EAST =96 Work has begun for the June cleanup on Cape Cod. It will be t= he biggest and best yet. All team members agree that it is time to address the regulations for Cape Cod National Seashore and bring them in line with the regulations for the rest of the continental national seashores. Look for details soon.<br>AANR WEST =96 All is quiet this week.=20=20<br>AANR NW =96 Staff has provided materials to assist with meetings in this region.<br>AANR MIDWEST =96 Staff is working with AANR Midwest President Harvey Hanna = as he prepares to attend the NRPA Forum. If we are selected to hold a session at the NRPA annual meeting, Harvey will lead our team there.<br>AANR DC =96 Next week John Hunter will attend the first in a series of follow-up meetings with ARC to implement plans made at Partners Outdoors. The first meeting will focus on the linking Great Outdoors Week with the Department of Health and Human Service's 05 National Physical Fitness Month. A second meeting focusing on Great Outdoors Month activities involving youth and the outdoors has yet to be announced.<br>=20<br>=20<br>=20<br> — No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 – Release Date: 01.26.2007 11:11<br><br>–=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 – Release Date: 01.26.2007 11:11 =20<br><br> </td>