Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director
Getting the Job Done in Government Affairs—Credibly

Montpelier, Vermont — Need an example of how the American Association for Nude Recreation and its regions watches the future of nude recreation in private resorts AND on public lands?  Consider the following story about the Association’s success in alerting, tracking, and responding to a dangerous proposal in Vermont.

Nudity Ban. A state lawmaker introduced a bill (HB 154) this term to ban nudity in any public setting within the green mountain state.  This would represent a major shift away from a very live-and-let-live approach to nudity in settings like the many beautiful streams and ponds decorating the state. In fact, now-U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy once wrote that his state had no interest in regulating skinny-dipping on public land unless a person made a complaint, in which case the “offender” should simply be asked to get dressed.

StateNet Security. Just four days after HB 154 was introduced Government Affairs Coordinator Debra Stevens was alerted to it and began tracking its progress using the StateNet legislative monitoring service.  StateNet flags bills using a vast array of key words pre-selected by the Association and also provides the full text of bills and the location in the legislative process.  The service costs thousands of dollars per year, but enabled sharp eyed members of the government affairs team to respond quickly.

Credible Voices. Given the gravity of what HB 154 would do, a prompt decision was made that we should obtain top quality government representation at the state capital.  Six days later we had a signed agreement securing the services of none other than a former attorney general and his son, who himself served as the president of a prominent legal association within Vermont for four years.  Working on behalf AANR and the AANR East region, this professional spoke with the chairperson of the committee assigned to review HB 154.  He received her promise that the bill would not advance, but because things can always change in a political
setting, continues to monitor the bill.

We are not requesting any action by members at this time.

Accelerate Your RV Wireless Connections

Chuck Preston, longtime AANR member, has written a book for the National Association of RV Parks and Campgrounds (ARVC) that helps RVers improve their WiFi connections in RV parks. It is available in both print and e-book. For more information visit www.comsec-wireless.net/AYRVWC5print/

Message from Lucy Heide, AANR Nominations Chair

Please remember that the deadline for Man, Woman, and Family of the Year nominations is May 31.  The form is in the addendum of the AANR procedure manual or can be e-mailed or faxed to you from the AANR office. Contact either Linda Berry at editor@aanr.com or Carolyn Hawkins at pubaffairs@aanr.com.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

E-Bulletin

The April 2nd edition reached 12,912 e-mail subscribers and is probably the most unique E-Bulletin to date. Thanks, Lynn Von Hagel, for keeping us entertained. You do not have to be a member of AANR to subscribe to the E-Bulletin, so encourage all your friends to sign up at www.aanr.com
and read the news from around the globe.

E-Bulletin Advertising

There is still one space available, which will be sold on a first-come,
first-served basis. Contact Martha Young at bulletinads@aanr.com for
details.

Pass It On

When you’re finished reading your Bulletin, please pass it on to a friend
who might be interested in knowing more about AANR and nude recreation.

CAROLYN HAWKINS, PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR

Positive Media

Check out the link below regarding Hill Country Nudists.

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/nudist-club-gets-down-to-the-essentials-1.16
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Pepsi ad link

http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nudity-to-promote-a-drink-pepsi-raw-featur
es-naked-people

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

Here are the directory changes for this week:

*        Congratulations to Melissa and Jay Brantley for their successful
purchase of Cedar Creek Park in Pelion, South Carolina. Welcome aboard.

*        Paradise Valley in Georgia re-opened last Friday. Welcome back.

*        Great Lakes Area Natural Tans (GLANTS) has a new telephone number:

773.747.8093. Please remove the 281 number.

Sadly I have to report two closures this week.

*        Cherokee Lodge in Tennessee elected not to file reorganization
papers with AANR and will no longer operate as a nudist club.

*        Southern Exposure of Naples, Florida, has disbanded.