AANR Weekly Report 12-19-2008
December 19, 2008
Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director
Committee Reports
All AANR committee chairs are asked to submit their reports for distribution no later than Monday, January 12, 2009. Please e-mail them to Linda Berry at editor@aanr.com.
Agenda for January Board of Trustees Meeting
The agenda for the January Board of Trustees Meeting was e-mailed to the board and all clubs on Tuesday of this week. It is also available in the Download Zones of Member Benefits and Club Services sections of www.aanr.com . The meeting will be held January 22-24, 2009, at Cypress Cove Nudist Resort and Spa in Kissimmee, Florida.
Comic Strip Series “Luann” Ponders the Subject of Nude Travel
This week those of you who get newspapers with the strip Luann in the comics section may have noticed that clothing-optional resorts have been getting a lot of attention.
The Luann series is built around a young woman who has a number of friends. One of those friends is a paramedic who, on the prompting of his roommate, invites a female co-worker to join him for a week at an uninhabited resort in Costa Rica. The co-worker reads the brochure more carefully before pointing out that “uninhabited” is “uninhibited” and that the place is, in fact, clothing-optional. A very lively discussion ensues over the course of several days’ worth of panels. Not all of the statements are positive (”she must think I’m a creep”), but the roommate’s matter of fact responses to the various objections voiced would definitely help readers at the breakfast table to reflect on whether they themselves would like to vacation clothes-free.
As the AANR PR team has also observed, the fact that the topic of nude travel is considered “safe” for the comics page is significant as we work to mainstream this travel niche. If you would like to see copies of Luann from this week, you can find them archived on the King Features website here:
[Note: clicking the numbered boxes above today's panel will allow you to see previous days and there are several.]
AANR Helping Members
Today AANR Member Liaison Terry Justice and I responded to a member and his wife from the Midwest who are being questioned about nude photos on their computer. We have arranged to send some written material on the legal topic, as well as to talk with the couple’s legal counsel.
The E-Bulletin
This week’s E-Bulletin is the last one until January 9, 2009. Looking for a “Happy New Year” gift for your nudist friends? Sign them up at www.aanr.com for this entertaining online publication written by Lynn Von Hagel.
Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison
AANR has a new provisional nonlanded cooperative club:
Friends of Lilly
PO Box 259
Bomansville, NY 14024
I would like to take this opportunity to wish ALL our members and our clubs, a very merry Christmas and all you could wish for yourselves in the coming new year.
Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs
REQUEST: Print the following in your Club Newsletter or send to your members in your E-News, when timely and appropriate. We want the members to know what GAT does for them!
ARC President Offers Weekly Insight on How the Presidential Transition Relates to the Recreation Industry
Now that the excitement of the election season is complete, it is time to focus on the consequent changes in Washington and the implications of those changes for recreation. In his weekly “Monday Morning Washington Updates,” American Recreation Coalition (ARC) President Derrick Crandall shares news and analysis with ARC members and friends on Capitol Hill changes, Transition team activities, the emerging Obama team, special opportunities for advancing recreation, and other factors likely to influence recreation starting in 2009. To view the reports, visit: www.funoutdoors.com .
San Onofre State Beach Updates
The Surfrider Foundation has posted their efforts to Save Trestles on Facebook which has become 10,000 supporters strong. Trestles is the world-famous surf break which remains the only spot on the World Championship Tour of Surfing in the mainland USA.
Their plight is Trestles Beach, San Onofre State Beach, and Juaneno Burial Site must be protected and the 241 Toll Road Extension plan must be rejected. For more information, visit: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/5626?m=ab55de80
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Department of Commerce on December 18th upheld the California Coastal Commission’s objection to a proposal to construct a 16-mile toll road connecting California state Route 241 to Interstate 5 in southern Orange and northern San Diego counties. For the entire story, see: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20081218_tca.html .
AANR Legislative Tracking
Statistics for 2008:
o 2,270 bills have been reviewed personally by AANR in 2008.
o 305 bills have been reviewed in full text by AANR in 2008.
o 37 bills are on the Government Affairs “2008 Legislative Tracking List”
o 24 bills have been added to the “2009 Legislative Tracking List”
o 111 bills moved to an inactive status in the 2008 Session.
AANR encourages our membership to assist in the process of tracking bills and news impacting nude recreation. Always contact the AANR office before taking action. This ensures that your actions are aligned with the strategy underway for any particular bill or advocacy effort. Remember, AANR GAT works for you!
