Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director

A VERY Special Announcement.AANR Welcomes Glass Bar

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news: We’re extremely happy to announce the new club in the AANR-Northwest known as Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers in Eugene, Oregon. I would personally like to thank Shirley Gauthier and the Glassbar team for making this happen. Congratulations! See contact information for the club in Terry’s report below.

FLU Hits Kissimmee

We appreciate your patience this week if it has taken longer than normal to get back to you.  The staff has been short-handed on various days as a bad case of flu and colds hit a number of us. sometimes requiring several trips to the doctor before it was over.  Most have recovered and things are starting to get back to normal.

The NEW YORK TIMES and Major Media may Hit This Weekend

This week our club and member liaison Terry Justice brings very good news:

Carolyn Hawkins is on the road today but wanted me to relay that she has had conversations with the reporter from The New York Times who has been working on a large story about the growth of nude recreation and the Nakation T phenomenon that is catching on.  While it is a little too early to know if it will run this Sunday, by the time that we do know it may be too late to reach you with the news.  For this reason, we recommend checking Google News this weekend to be sure you don’t miss what is sure to be a big story when it lands.

AANR Assisting Members in Need

This week our office fielded a call from a person in Ohio who had his computer equipment confiscated after a report was filed that he had been visiting nudist Web sites.  We provided initial information to be made available to his attorney, and will be available to consult with his counsel as the case moves on.

South Carolina Bill to be Heard in SubCommittee

Next Wednesday

Last week HB 3679 was heard in the full House Judiciary Committee.  Those following its progress know that its definitions have the potential to treat nude recreation much like adult entertainment.  Cheri Alexander of the Travelites club, who attended the session and has been spearheading efforts to stop the bill, reported that no testimony was taken, but she did have opportunities to speak to several members of the committee with concerns. She was also interviewed by the Associated Press.  Thankfully, Judiciary also opted to send the bill to another subcommittee for review.  That subcommittee is scheduled to hear the bill at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 9th.  Those in the state are asked to watch for a CapWiz dispatch with more details about how you can attend and help stop this bill.

VOTING GUIDE on aanr.com

If you visit aanr.com  and log in to either Member Benefits or Club Services, you’ll be able  o download the PDF of the voter’s guide from the Download Zone, Ruling Documents.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

PUBLICATIONS DEPARTMENT PROJECTS

(Linda, Lynn, Martha and Angie)

*    Voter’s Guide went to the printer
*    Voter’s Guide PDF was put online
*    Worked with Erich and Webmaster on NakationT home page
*    Worked with Pat Brown and Angie on the Discount Page for the
NakationT box
*    Typed and proofed Bulletin editorial to get ready for layout
*    Worked on Bulletin ads
*    Completed the AANR-NW NudeScene and sent to the printer
*    New Cyber-Bulletin went live at
http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html
*    Burned CDs for ANRL of the last seven month’s issues of The Bulletin
*    Proofed clubs news and Marketplace ads for the May issue of The
Bulletin

Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator

EARTH DAY

Earth Day is April 22. We are putting together a press release to send to various media outlets.  If you or your club is planning environmental or green activities, please let me know so we can promote your club in the release.  If you have not planned an activity, we encourage you to do so.  You can plant a tree or some flowers or adopt an area of a highway to clean up.  Recycling is a big part of the “going green.”  You can e-mail me at pubaffairs@aanr.com .

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

We have a new club to add to our list. Information is as follows:

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers
glassbarisland@yahoo.com

This is a non-landed co-op club.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

Letter from the New Take Pride in America Executive Director:

Dear Friends and Partners,

As the new Executive Director of Take Pride in AmericaR, it is my honor and pleasure to join with you and lead this important national service initiative.  Take Pride in America has demonstrated a solid record of service, boasting more than 300,000 volunteers on our nation’s public lands.

Nearly one third of our country is considered public lands, and Take Pride in America volunteers play a critical role in the maintenance and preservation of these natural, cultural, and historical sites that we all enjoy.  Take Pride in America is a national partnership program, and my goals are to strengthen and expand our partnerships and to empower volunteers of all ages to have meaningful, impactful service opportunities.

Please contact us if you would like to build or discuss our partnerships. Also, we are currently accepting nominations for the Take Pride in America National Awards program.  Please take a few minutes to consider nominating any outstanding volunteer(s) for national recognition, you can find this all on our website at www.TakePride.gov

I look forward to working with you.

Katie Loovis
Executive Director
Take Pride in America

Register Your Community Events – Take Pride In America (TPIA) is a national partnership established by the U.S. Department of the Interior that aims to engage, support and recognize volunteers who work to improve our public parks, forests, grasslands, wildlife refuges, cultural and historical sites, local playgrounds and other recreation areas.  Take Pride In America consists of Federal, state, and local governments; conservation, youth, and recreation groups; national corporations, organizations, and individuals, dedicated to instilling a sense of volunteerism and good stewardship in all public land users.

To Register Your Community Events with Take Pride In America (TPIA) – Go to www.TakePride.gov  and complete the brief registration form located under the “Volunteer” tab; and contact Kathy Pearson at kathy_w_pearson@yahoo.com.  Let us know if your club has a project in 2007 planned that it can get TPIA credit. You must give 6-8 weeks notice and use the TPIA logo in your advertising of the event. AANR would like to come in the top 20 for total hours volunteered next year.

AANR-NW GAT Day – Registration Due April 13!

Registration for the July 3 GAT Day is close. The AANR-NW Government Affairs Team (GAT) is hosting a GAT Day July 3 at the Willamettans Family Nudist Resort.  This date was chosen to combine the GAT Day with the AANR-NW convention.  This GAT Day event requires pre-registration.  A check must be included with each registration form.

AANR-NW GAT will pay the cost for each club to have one participant. The check will be returned to the club if pre-registered attendee participates on July 3.  The reason for this requirement is that the GAT DAY includes a workshop that AANR-NW GAT must sign a contract for and pre-register participants.  The only way a club will end up paying is if they pre-register and do not show up or wish to pay for additional participants. Individuals may pre-register and pay the required fee.

The deadline for pre-registration is April 13 – Squaw Mountain Ranch Board
meeting.

Contact Shirley Gauthier for the amount of registration fee and more
information:

Shirley Gauthier
538 West M St.
Springfield, Oregon 97477

sherbog@msn.com