=20 AANR Weekly Report for March 9, 2007<br>=20<br>Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director<br>Glen Miller Loan Letters Distributed this Week Did you know that AANR makes interest-free loans available to landed 100% clubs for making improvements? Now loans of up to $10,000 are possible thanks to some thoughtful planning by AANR Vice President George Morrison and his committee.<br>This year=92s recipients include: – $10,000 awarded to Bluebonnet Club; – $10,000 awarded to the Sequoians of California; and – $ 5,000 awarded to Juniper Woods of New York<br>With help from Amy King, our new employee (who is also learning and preparing to eventually assume duties as an administrative assistant to me) we have distributed letters to these clubs. A congratulatory message and instructions for completing an enclosed promissory note are in the packages= . Once these are properly executed and returned, checks will be sent out so that these clubs can get their exciting new projects underway.<br>Glen Miller loans are one more important way of enhancing the nude recreation experience for AANR members.<br> New Media Tools for Clubs Now Available on AANR.com<br>Many of you know about what=92s available in the club services section of www.aanr.com &lt;<a href=http://www.aanr.com/>http://www.aanr.com/</a>&gt; Now a powerful means of reaching media in YOUR area with either a press release or pitch has been added and at no additional cost to you. Log in with your username and password to look for media tools. Contact Martha Young at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=8c_8Z65r2ih–KKDPckMZO_Zt7tG1nZVPBEj_b5odec3PrkbEMC4o5_pzULQ38u0NgTVkfw3binJfz4Ekg>bulletinads@aanr.com</a> to get a username and password if you don=92t already have one.<br>Click it and you=92re instantly transported to a page where you can call up all radio, print, and television media based on your zip code or location o= n a map. You can =93cut and paste=94 a press release and send it automatical= ly to up to five such media with one click. If you=92d prefer a more personalize= d approach to, say, reach a sports editor with news about an upcoming bare buns 5K race, you simply click on the name of the station or newspaper and find the email of the staffer you=92re trying to reach. All emails are organized by position in their respective companies.<br>Go on and try it out! This will quickly become one tool you won=92t want t= o be without. It=92s made possible through AANR=92s CapWiz service. =20<br>AANR Launches Issue #2 of the E-Bulletin<br>On Thursday AANR staffer and E-Bulletin creator Lynn Von Hagel prepared and sent the second issue of the Association=92s electronic newsletter. Storie= s included Bare Necessities=92 record-breaking run for the Susan G. Komen foundation aboard ship, the Bodies and Souls book celebrating women, Dove= =92s Pro-Age (and pro-nude) campaign, plus info on how to purchase last minute entries in the Mira Vista challenge.<br>After performing some grooming on the initial list to remove additional email addresses that are not functioning, there are about 7,600 households on the revised list. During Thursday=92s dispatch, very few of these =93bo= unced back=94 and over one third of those sent E-Bulletins have already opened th= em.<br><br>Boston Globe Runs Story on Naked Mainers Club=20<br>The Boston Globe is the largest newspaper serving New England states. On Monday the front page of the local section carried an extensive piece about the club that made nude bowling in Maine famous. Reporter Jenna Russell also interviewed the Sunchasers travel club of Massachusetts and mentioned nudist club locations from the Berkshires and beyond. Statistics and quote= s from AANR round out the story. You can read it here: <a href=http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/05/winters_a_trial_for_ma=>http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/05/winters_a_trial_for_ma=</a> i nes_nudists/ =20<br>Dove Pro-Age Round II=85 the Culture Wars<br>Thanks to many of you who sent us emails and phone calls about the Dove Pro-Age advertising campaign featuring women above the age of 50 in discree= t nude poses. We learned from you that you had also written to Unilever to express support and even that the advertisements were appearing in some movie theaters before the movie began!<br>However, we soon got a strong reminder about why AANR must weigh in on behalf of wholesome nudity from time to time: While running a routine web search we learned of a large boycott of Dove products being organized by those who feel that the nude depiction of these women sexually exploits the= m and presents a hazard to children who might see it. If you want to have an idea about what we=92re up against, you can read about one such boycott by clicking here:=20 <a href=http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/mar/07030501.html>http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/mar/07030501.html</a><br>But I would also encourage you that your support of AANR and your messages of good will to companies like Unilever can help make a big difference in the =93culture wars.=94 As the credible voice for nude recreation, we take= the combined support that you and nearly 50,000 other members give us. When multiplied, a thank you message becomes a BIG Thank You and lets companies know that there are many who see natural depictions of the human body as a good thing.<br>To drop a note to Unilever products send your emails to: <a href=http://www.unileverusa.com/resources/contactus.asp>http://www.unileverusa.com/resources/contactus.asp</a><br> Bill and Mary Williamson in our Thoughts and Prayers<br>Many of you personally know the Williamsons. Bill, who serves as AANR Trustee from AANR East, and Mary, who serves as the region=92s secretary. With this report, we=92re asking you to keep them both close in your though= ts and prayers.<br>Bill has been in and out of the hospital on several occasions during the past few weeks. His condition of congestive heart failure is serious and i= s not improving. For her part, Mary underwent surgery to receive a hip replacement, making it especially difficult for both of them.<br>We know they would welcome a card from you. Please write to:<br>Bill and Mary Williamson 435 County Road 425 Henager, AL 35978<br>For additional information about the Williamsons, please email their good friend and AANR Trustee Judy Grisham at <a href=/group/AANR-NW-eNews/post?postID=sezmfbzGNiW2VRXvI7eOu5XG6SouCaMv7Qt0OWERdrbQu4PH1Xmwl4CxMkJMYqf_F7KLQrY9KylvnoXNow>gjgrisham@earthlink.net</a> . Thank you.=20<br>—————————————————————————= – —-<br>Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator=20<br>Convention update — The agenda and schedule for the August convention will be available online in early March. If you plan to attend the convention ge= t your registration in early. In the next couple of weeks I will have rental car information and local hotel information included in my report.=20=20<br>We are in the process of creating the press release for Nude Recreation Week. I encourage your club to get activities planned early so you can be included when members call for information on NRW. Open houses are very good and inexpensive. We will also have a template release for your club t= o use where you can insert the club information and contact person.=20=20<br>We also have the Alaska nude cruise coming up in July. Again I am requesting club brochures be sent to the AANR office. I still have a few left from the February cruise, but we can always use them in our display rack at the AANR office.=20=20<br>If you plan to rent a car for the AANR Convention, we have also partnered u= p with Budget Rental Car rental along with Avis, Hertz, and Alamo. If you would like to use Budget, the toll free number is 1-800-527-0700 and the code is BCD S203527. You can also go to www.budget.com &lt;<a href=http://www.budget.com/>http://www.budget.com/</a>&gt; and reserve your car. Hertz rental car code is CDP 1199824, 1-800-654-2210 or www.hertz.com &lt;<a href=http://www.hertz.com/>http://www.hertz.com/</a>&gt; . The Avis code is AWD T625100, 1-800-698-5685 or www.avis.com &lt;<a href=http://www.avis.com/>http://www.avis.com/</a>&gt;=20<br> We are still sending out releases and pitch stories. I will update you as the responses come in.<br>We have been in contact with Newsweek and Newsday<br>We are still working with a show called =93Spotlight On=94 and will keep yo= u posted as we continue.<br>—————————————————————————= – —-=20<br>Linda Berry, Director of Publications<br>THE BULLETIN The April issue of The Bulletin goes to the printer on March 13.=20<br>THE CYBER-BULLETIN Learn more about how nude cruisers set a record at <a href=http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html>http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html</a><br>E-BULLETIN The second edition of the E-Bulletin, AANR=92s bimonthly newsletter, has be= en sent out this week to members with their e-mail address on file in the AANR office. If your e-mail address is not on file, please visit the Member Benefits section of www.aanr.com &lt;<a href=http://www.aanr.com/>http://www.aanr.com/</a>&gt; . After signing in, there is a signup box in the upper right hand corner. Just fill in your e-mail address and the next issue will be on its way to you.=20<br>AANR PROCEDURE MANUAL The revised procedure manual is now available online in the ruling document= s section of <a href=http://www.aanr.com/club_services.html>http://www.aanr.com/club_services.html</a> and <a href=http://www.aanr.com/members.html=20>http://www.aanr.com/members.html=20</a><br>Be A Part of the Future of Nudism . . . Join the Nude Revolution! The AANR Youth Committee desperately needs your assistance in three critica= l areas to ensure continuation of some truly visionary and valuable programs.<br>1. Recruitment and sponsorship of nudist high school graduates (18-25) for the AANR Nude U Program to help us train enough =93peer leaders=94 for = the four regional youth camps.<br>2. Recruitment and sponsorship of college age young adult nudists (18-25) for the AANR Youth Ambassador Program, to help us explain nudism, recruit new members and increase our effectiveness in marketing to other college age youth.<br>3. Recruitment and sponsorship for nudist youth, age 11-18 for the four regional AANR Youth Leadership Camps.=20=20<br>Watch your mailbox for more information next week.=20<br>—————————————————————————= – —-=20<br>Nanette Wickersham, Club/Member Liaison<br>Terry Justice is in training to be the new Club/Member Liaison. Nanette Wickersham is transferring to the Membership department. A report will be coming as soon as the transition is complete.<br>—————————————————————————= – —-=20<br>Patricia Orner, Government Affairs Coordinator: FL<br>UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_consequence=20>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unintended_consequence=20</a><br>As more states look at how they will meet the challenges of keeping sex offenders off the streets, AANR finds the need to track a greater number of bills. The effects of unintended consequences are too often not presented before a bill is written. AANR strives to educate those who write, amend, debate and vote into law the importance to our members of avoiding actions which result in an outcome that is not (or not only) what is intended.<br>CAPE COD CLEANUP Donations are now being accepted to insure that this year=92s cleanup will = be the biggest ever. Invitations to all MA lawmakers will go out soon to atten= d as volunteers and rangers work side by side maintaining a section of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Plan to join us for on-site cooking of lunch by AANR members and Lakeville owners of J&amp;J Seafood Restaurant, Roger and Hope Pinard, T-shirts and buttons and a day of great fun.=20<br>JOIN THE AANR GRASSROOTS ACTION CENTER Sign up today with AANR's Action Center. Help us capitalize on our grassroots strength so you can easily communicate issues that matter to you= r club and members to policymakers.=20<br>IN SESSION There are 41 states, DC and US in Regular Session. DE is in budget hearings= . PA is in budget hearings. AL =93a=94 is in Special Session. =20<br>–=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.8/714 – Release Date: 03.08.2007 10:58 =20<br><br> </td>