The 2009 AANR convention was held the week of August 9 through 16 at   Oak Lake Trails club in Depew, Oklahoma. The officers and trustees of AANR as well as members from clubs, as well as associate members, throughout the association gathered from Sunday through Saturday for the events at the club.

No official events were planned for Sunday or Monday but the host club held a number of youth and adult activities. Monday evening’s activities were foreshortened by a ferocious wind storm starting around 7:00 p.m. that became an all-night rain and thunderstorm. The weather for the rest of the week was more pleasant, except for some rain on Saturday.

On Tuesday morning, a “Darkness to Light” class was put on by Steve and Sheila Hubbard and two AANR Government Affairs Team (GAT) forums were held in the afternoon. The evening activities included a host club welcome reception and a “Gimme the Mike”  improv show.

On Wednesday morning, there was an AANR Brand Management Committee forum followed by a Trustee forum chaired by the AANR vice-president, where the trustees discussed items among themselves, but in an open setting.

This was followed by an open membership Rap Session. At noon, the regional presidents held the first of two discussions during the convention. In the afternoon, the AANR annual meeting commenced. Officer reports were given as well as the report of the AANR Executive Director, Erich Schuttauf. Erich presented copies of the Al & Tipper Gore authored book “The Spirit of the Family” to the following in appreciation for their special achievements this year: Steve and Sheila Hubbard, Randy Savage, Jim Bishop, and Joe and Anita Panganiban. He also passed out a “color book” with his report in it and went over some highlights from the booklet. The AANR Legal Counsel had no report.

Committees with verbal reports included Brand Management, AANR Youth, Finance, and Government Affairs (with reports from Alonzo Stevens and Steve Hubbard). Finance chair Darrel Brown noted that there may be new tax filing requirements, especially for the regions, who are non-profit, and not-for-profit cooperative clubs. The meeting was recessed until Thursday morning. The SMS Society (Single Malt Scotch) held their AANR GAT fundraiser later that evening.

Wednesday evening’s activities included a wedding vows renewal ceremony and a fireworks display. Sports competitions continued throughout the week including some late night volleyball and water volleyball tournaments. Civil War themed activities were also held throughout the week.

The general meeting resumed on Thursday morning with Chas Cantlon addressing the meeting about the 2010 AANR convention at Sun Meadow Resort followed by the special assignments and ad-hoc committees reporting. Among them were the International Nudist Federation (INF) representative, Dean Hadley. Other committees reporting were: Principles and Standards, Club Fees (later renamed to Club Benefits), Publications and Communications, Diversity in Membership and VitaNuda, which is a committee oriented to younger adult members throughout the association. The AANR Educational Foundation gave a PowerPoint presentation followed by a preliminary report from the Regional Presidents Council, chaired by AANR-SW President Lucy Heide.
Nomination letters were read for the Man, Woman and Family of the Year awards. Those nominated were:
Man of the Year: Jawn Bauer, Jim Bishop, Randy Savage, Brian Spence and Steve Vickers.

Woman of the Year: Jeannie Diehl, Lucy Heide and T. (Theresa) Price.

Family of the Year: the Bishop Family, the Felton Family, the Gamel family, the Hubbard family and the Spangler family.

Ballots were passed out to all members present and were collected. The votes were tallied and the winners were to be announced at the awards ceremony on Friday afternoon.

In lieu of a resolutions committee report, a compilation of photos from 60 of the clubs participating in the Guinness Book of Records (TM)  world record skinny-dip attempt was shown. Following announcements, the 2009 membership open meeting was adjourned.

The AANR board went into an executive session that afternoon concerning a internal administration matter. The regional presidents held their final gathering at 3:00 p.m. that afternoon.

The evening entertainment was a dancing exhibition by native American Fancy Dancer Mike Loman. Each evening following the featured activity, there were drawings for prizes in which every convention attendee was entered.

On Friday, the AANR board met to consider the following year’s mid-winter board meeting and the awarding of the 2011 AANR convention. The 2010 mid-winter board meeting will be held at Cypress Cove resort on January 28th through 30th, 2010. It was announced that the executive session the previous day would result in Internal Administration actions to be taken.

Those bidding on the 2010 AANR convention were Sunny Rest in pennsylvania and Laguna Del Sol in California. Laguna Del Sol was awarded the convention after a secret vote among the trustees. It will be held from August 8 through 14, 2011.

Lucy Heide, AANR-SW regional president presented the final report from the regional Presidents’ Council. Items considered during the two sessions included: membership attraction strategies; participation of members in club activities as well as getting volunteers for necessary club work; interaction with and training of club Certifying Officers; the Darkness to Light program; the potential new tax form requirements; and the possibility of resolving the split of two states (Tennessee and Louisiana) that are split between different regions. Chair of the mid-winter Presidents Council meeting will be Bob Campbell from AANR-Western Canada.

A motion in the form of a resolution for AANR to support the “Darkness to Light” program sponsored by Stewards of Children was brought before the AANR board at the end of the meeting but was defeated as written due to a verbal recommendation by AANR legal counsel to do so.

Friday afternoon, there was a meeting of the AANR planning committee as well as the AANR Government Affairs silent auction, coordinated by Debra Sue Stevens. Approximately $14,000 in goods, services, club stays and other items had been donated this year. Virtually every landed club in AANR-SW (the hosting region) donated a stay at their club as did other clubs and resorts around AANR. Other donated items included artwork, books, bottles of liquor, gift baskets, towels (embroidered and others) and many other items. Items such as a stateroom on the Fantasyfest nude cruise donated by Bare Necessities Tour & Travel, a St Martin Caribbean nude vacation, a week in a Cypress Cove deluxe room and others were auctioned off orally by AANR legal counsel Jawn Bauer. Approximately $10,500 was raised by the auction and AANR-NW is challenged to exceed that figure at the 2010 convention at Sun Meadow. Debra Sue will assist us at that auction but volunteers will be needed from our region to also help before, during and after the auction.

After the auction on Friday, the AANR awards were given out. Kaniksu Ranch was honored for 70 years as an AANR club and Hidden Springs was honored for 40 years. Hidden Springs won the Ilsley Boone newsletter award competition in its club range. Man, Woman and Family of the Year were all from the host region. They were Jim Bishop, Lucy Heide and the Spangler Family. While AANR-SW won a sweep in those categories, AANR-NW did them one better in the top awards. Several Presidential Meritorious Service awards were given out and, because he had been given one at the last two AANR conventions, Steve Hubbard was given the award without the medal but with a date sticker as an “oak leaf cluster” (given in the military for repeated awards of the same type). President John Kinman then presented Steve with the Jim Cossins award which is the second highest honor given in the association and which also conveys with it a life membership for the honoree and spouse. Those honored in the past from clubs in our region were the late Dale LeMere, as well as Pat Brown and John Kinman. It would take a lot to top that award but it was achieved. An emotional Pat Brown was awarded the highest award in the association – the Hall of Fame award. Only 37 individuals since 1964 have been honored with this award, which is voted on by the regional presidents based on submissions from members, and for achievements of the highest order, which are probably never to be repeated. Those prior winners that were from or originated in the northwest region include: Rudolph Johnson, Jim Sutherlin, Jr., Ray Connett, Ernie Detweiller and Glenn Bower, who are all deceased. Congratulations to Steve and Pat on receiving these awards!

Friday night’s entertainment included a dance, featuring some of the vocal talents of various AANR members as well as the hired entertainers.

On Saturday morning, the AANR Education Foundation held it’s meeting and had the drawing for their Fantasyfest cruise drawing prize, generously donated by Nancy Tiemann, owner of Bare Necessities as well as an AANR trustee and Foundation board member. The winner of the drawing was DeAnza Springs resort. Following the AANR-EF meeting was another Darkness to Light class put on by Steve and Sheila Hubbard.

On Saturday night, the planned activity is a Carnival. Some convention attendees had already departed for home, while others would leave over the weekend or on Monday.

The northwest contingent included John and B.J. Kinman, Pat and Darrel Brown, Mike and Sharon Parker, Sharon McLeod, Mel Kanner and Linda Johnson, Steve and Sheila Hubbard, Joe Offerdahl, George Mickelson, Chas Cantlon and Jerry McIntyre, who although he lives in Texas, is a Willies life member and past northwest regional president.

The above synopsis was created by northwest regional president and scribe Mike Parker and is not to be considered a full or complete recording of events.

{But we thank him, none the less! – ed.}

Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers are hosting the event, which starts with a beach cleanup at Rooster Rock State Park on Saturday at 9am. We will have our traditional hotdog cookout at noon, and then enjoy a refreshing swim in the lagoon, with amazing views of the Columbia Gorge.

This year we will be stationed on Sand Island. So we’ll have signs guiding you from the parking lot to Shirley’s registration table.

In the evening we head out to Mountaindale Sun Resort, where once again they are giving volunteers a free dinner at 6:30 pm, and waiving grounds fees!

Camping Fees are still the same.  $10 for Tent, $12-$15 for RV hookup. Thanks again, MSR for your continued support of public lands!

MSR also has a special sale on right now, until October of this year.  AANR members will pay only $ 5.00 per day on week-days and $ 10.00 on week-end-days; non AANR members will pay $ 6.00 and $ 12.00.

On Sunday Aug 2nd we meet at Sauvie Island at 9am, for another litter patrol, and spend the rest of the day just enjoying the beach, with views of the Columbia River and Mt St Helens.

If you can only make it for one day, that’s fine! All help is appreciated.

We’d like to make one request this year — Please do not bring more coolers, beach chairs, etc. to Rooster Rock than you can carry. The park rangers may not be able to cart a lot of stuff around as in past years. They will have their hands full on a busy summer weekend.

Thanks for your support, and we’ll see you at the beach!

Mark

Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers

zonkersun {at} yahoo.com

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers (GINBV) invite you to the island on July 11 to participate in the first ever AANR Skinny Dip.  The Guinness World Records Organization has just created a new category for the largest number of people simultaneously skinny-dipping, and the American Association for Nude Recreation (www.aanr.com) is the contract association for this record-setting event.  You won’t want to miss this event!

Registration will start at 10am at the front part of the island.  As stated in the rules all participants to be counted must be completely nude during the skinny-dip.  HOWEVER, you may enter the water, take off your suit and hold it above your head!  Shy… no problem we can accommodate.

Everyone participating must sign at the time of registration a photo release allowing the photo to be used on www.glassbarisland.org and AANR affiliated publications.  CAMERA SHY….NO PROBLEM simply enter the water, take off your suit, turn your back to the camera and hold your suit above your head!  Photographs of children (under 18 years of age) will only be taken with parents(s) or grandparents in the picture.  Parent or legal guardian must sign an AANR photo release form on behalf of minor children.

Glassbar Island State Park is located just outside the city limits of the Eugene/Springfield.  Whether coming from the north or the south take the 30th St/ Lane Community College exit. If you approach from the south, simply go forward at the stop sign to the first street on the other side of the Shell Station. Turn right and go about ¼ miles.   Park on the road making sure your wheels are 3 feet from the white line.  Once you reach the yellow gate follow the signs to the island and skinny dip registration area.

Check out www.glassbarisland.org for further information contact glassbarisland@yahoo.com.

AANR Mourns the Loss of a Member and Good Friend

This week we were saddened to hear of the passing of K Mathesius.  Those of you who have been active in the Association’s leadership for some time may recall that K was the Secretary of the Eastern Sunbathing Association for many years and was a much loved and respected supporter of AANR all her life. According to Susan Weaver, she lived at White Thorn and spent winters at Sunsport with her partner of the last few years, Tex.

One saying of K’s was that she often pronounced “AANR” with a soft “a”
sound, so it rhymed with “honor.”  She used this pronunciation because she
said it was an “honor to belong to AANR.”

With Many Thanks for Your Quick Response

Yesterday we distributed an e-mail to all clubs asking for information relating to whether your club is adjacent to any federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management.  Steve Hubbard, AANR Public Lands Liaison, and I would personally like to thank the many of you who responded so quickly with information.  This will be very helpful as we prepare for visits to Washington, D.C., in just over one week.

AANR Helping Members

On Thursday, AANR Club/Member Liaison Terry Justice and I worked with a husband and wife who are members of AANR/AANR-Northwest.  They have been threatened with “legal hassles” by an ex spouse should they continue to attend clubs or practice any nudity in the presence of their daughter.  We have provided written information and discussed legal scenarios with the couple.

MUZAK Update

Those who telephone our offices at 1-800-TRY-NUDE will hear an all-new Muzak greeting if placed on hold.  Set to beach music, the message announces the world record skinny-dip event, provides dates of upcoming summer conventions, and a pitch to join or renew membership.

See You in the Funny Pages

Yesterday’s Beetle Bailey comic strip depicted America’s favorite soldier and an army buddy standing near a sign announcing a nude beach.  While Beetle states that he would prefer to look for a “spectator’s section,” his friend has doffed his shorts and is ready to join in by the second panel.  The online site for this comic lags several weeks behind print content so we are not yet able to provide a link, but perhaps you can check a day-old copy.

If you’re like me, you welcome such developments. As more people are introduced to the concept of nude recreation–whether by hearing about the World Record Skinny-Dip or by reading the funnies at their breakfast table–it helps to create a more receptive audience for our message.

E-Mail Trouble Continues-But on a Smaller Scale

Our webmaster has changed servers, so our IP address had to be changed. Although many providers now recognize our new address, there are still some e-mails that are being kicked back. Please let your friends and clubs know about this problem in case they don’t receive this e-mailed report.

The inbound e-mails are working just fine.

Linda Berry, Director of Publications

Message Boards

The AANR message boards have reopened after a renovation. New features include heightened security and a slightly different interface that will make the new boards more user-friendly.

Log in to the Member Benefits section of aanr.com, click on Message Boards in the left margin and start connecting with other AANR members.

May 28 Edition of the E-Bulletin

More than 13,200 subscribers read about an opportunity to bid on Sunshine Park, the historic nudist landmark in New Jersey. Not a subscriber? Sign up now at www.aanr.com .

The Alltogether

AANR’s blog at http://blog.aanr.com/ is gaining in popularity. Desert Sun in California was the first club to purchase ad space on the blog, but there are more slots available. Contact Martha Young at bulletinads {at} aanr.com for details.

The Cyber-Bulletin

A great advertising spot has become available on the Cyber-Bulletin. Visit the link to see the site at http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html . Contact Martha Young at bulletinads {at} aanr.com for pricing.

Prime Space Available in The Bulletin

Your club or business will definitely get noticed if it has a two-page spread ad in The Bulletin. The center spread is now available for a price you can’t refuse. Call Martha Young at 800/879-6833, ext. 228 for more information.

Only One Space Available

Every person or couple who joins AANR or renews their membership receives a set of coupons with special offers for members only. There is one coupon space available for YOUR OFFER.  Contact Martha Young at bulletinads {at} aanr.com for details. It will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis so don’t delay.

Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison

Directory Changes

I would like to welcome a new club. It is a non-landed, proprietary club.

The information is as follows:

American Association for Naturist Family Recreation
P.O. Box 6662
San Pedro, CA 90734
310.404.5153
www.aanfr.com
aanfr-mbeals@hotmail.com

There is a change of address for AANR-NW:

AANR Northwest Region
P.O. Box 937
Marcola, OR 97454

Great Lakes Sunseekers has an address change:

c/o Bruce Rosander
5250 Pockington Road
Tecumseh, MI. 49286

Sadly, I have to report a club closure.

LCNC Coastal Sun Raiders of Charleston, South Carolina, has disbanded.

Have a great weekend everybody.

Debra Sue Stevens, Government Affairs

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Public Indecency Addressed at Rooster Rock State Park
Submitted by Shirley Gauthier, AANR-NW Public Lands Liaison

SOLV’s “Down By The Riverside” event provided an educational opportunity for Oregon State Park staff, law enforcement, and AANR volunteers to address public indecency concerns.  Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers, a newly formed 100% AANR club, hosted the 14th annual SOLV event.

A Rooster Rock State Park Safety meeting held in 2008 and organized by Park Ranger Lisa Midlam contributed to the creation of a sign advising beach users of indecency laws and the introduction of a visitor beach card.  This meeting included law enforcement officers (state police and Multnomah County Sheriff agencies), state park staff, and AANR members, and addressed public indecency concerns.

The sign and beach cards introduced at the cleanup welcome beach visitors, cite the Oregon State Law on public indecency and make it easy to report illegal or inappropriate behaviors by providing phone numbers for the Multnomah County Sheriff, Oregon State Police, and the Rooster Rock State Park Managers.

Multnomah County Sheriff Deputy Bryan White presented information specifically addressing Public Indecency.  Deputy White explained the law and how visitors can assist law enforcement.  Deputy White made it clear that illegal or sexual behavior will not be tolerated.

AANR is proud to partner with SOLV (http://www.solv.org/ ) and appreciated SOLV Business Manager Denise Smith attending and taking the group photo.  Thanks to Laurel MacMillan of Rural Development Initiatives (RDI) for attending.  RDI (http://www.rdiinc.org/) is a private non-profit organization.

A special thanks to the SOLV staff, Multnomah County Sheriff Deputy Bryan White, Rooster Rock State Park Rangers Mark Stevenson, Lisa Midlam, Glenn Littrell, John Cowan, David Bjorge,  Cassie Bostrom, and Gorge District Manager Kevin Price.

AANR dues-paying members who volunteer their time, energy, and finances are the driving force to promoting and preserving nude recreation.  If you missed this event join the Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers Club, August 1-2, for the AANR beach cleanup weekend at Rooster Rock-Mountaindale Sun Resort (mountaindalesun.com) and Sauvie Island.  Contact rooster.sauvie {at} yahoo.com for details.

Glassbar Island State Park – Cleanup Report for 5/16/09
Submitted by Shirley Gauthier, AANR-NW Public Lands Liaison

Glassbar Island State Park near Eugene, Oregon, became even more user group friendly at the annual SOLV “Down By The Riverside” cleanup on May 16th.   A porta-potty was installed near the nude beach area of the clothing-optional state park.  This is huge history making news for user groups.  Do take the time to do the porta-potty happy dance.

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers (GINBV) a 100% AANR club registered 29 volunteers.   Chris Orsinger, Executive Director Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah, shared that “we were glad to lend a hand with habitat enhancement and cleanup at Glassbar Island.  We look forward to collaborating in the future to advance habitat enhancement, especially floodplain restoration work that would improve aquatic habitat and water quality.”  Rick Hammond GINBV Webmaster and cleanup photographer said, “I have never seen such a diverse group at the park as I have this year on sunny days.”

Volunteers removed invasive species, planted six different wildflowers, completed litter patrols, and cleaned land belonging to the state and county.  GINBV President David Rosenblatt asked that a special thanks be given to the SOLV, Oregon State Park Dept., Lane County Waste Dept., Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah, AANR-NW for providing the hotdog barbecue, and to GINBV members who have worked daily at the park for years.

Glassbar Island State Park near Eugene, Oregon became even more user group friendly at the annual SOLV “Down By The Riverside” cleanup on May 16th.   A porta-potty was installed near the nude beach area of the clothing optional State Park.  This is huge history making news for user groups.  Do take the time to do the porta-potty happy dance.

Glassbar Island Nude Beach Volunteers (GINBV) a 100% AANR club registered twenty-nine cleanup volunteers.   Chris Orsinger, Executive Director Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah shared that “we were glad to lend a hand with habitat enhancement and clean up at Glassbar Island.  We look forward to collaborating in the future to advance habitat enhancement, especially floodplain restoration work that would improve aquatic habitat and water quality.”  Rick Hammond GINBV Webmaster and cleanup photographer said “I have never seen such a diverse group at the park as I have this year on sunny days.”

Volunteers removed invasive species, planted six different wildflowers, completed litter patrols, and cleaned land belonging to the State and County.  GINBV President David Rosenblatt asked that a special thanks be given to the SOLV, Oregon State Park Dept., Lane County Waste Dept., Friends of Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah, AANR-NW for providing the hotdog barbecue and to GINBV members who have worked daily at the park for years.

Washington State Department of Natural Resources and AANR Working Together There have been some positive moves regarding nude recreation on public land in Washington State. Under Washington law merely being nude on public land is not unlawful. However misunderstandings by both nudists as well as public officials have often led to serious problems for nudists and unnecessary user conflict between nudists, non nudists and landed governmental agencies.

Following up American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) successes on public lands in other states, your AANR Public Land representatives entered into discussions with Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The purpose of these discussions was to create an understanding between the nudist community and DNR to try and increase the opportunities for lawful nude recreation on public lands, while reducing conflict with non-nudists.

The first step was gained in April by a meeting between Mark Mauren DNR Assistant Division Manager, Asset Management and Recreation Division, Larry Raedel, DNR Chief Law Enforcement Officer, Erich Schuttauf AANR Executive Director and Steve Hubbard AANR Public Lands Liaison. A variety of issues were discussed in an open and frank manor and agreement reached on a few key points.

The most noticeable move, in the near term, revolved around an initiative regarding DNR lands that are adjacent to the 4 existing AANR resorts in Washington and open discussions on formalizing the unauthorized trails originating from the resorts. There are a lot of details to work out but it is a start.

AANR is committed to working with the DNR to try and work through the detail to bring this initiative to life, hopefully before the summer “sunning” season is upon us.

These efforts, as important as they are, are just the beginning. AANR’s goal is to continue to work with the DNR to find new and imaginative ways for us to move forward together. We expect to be able to report on these efforts in the near future. Until then, remember your AANR dues allow us to be “the credible voice of nude recreation” and to expand the opportunities for nudist to enjoy their right to recreate on public lands in appropriate settings.

AANR Blog

As you may remember, our good advisor Captain Jack has provided me with numerous tips for increasing the likelihood that search engines like Google will rank us more highly.  Among those suggestions was creating a daily (or at least several times per week) Web log (blog).

Today we’re pleased to announce that the blog is officially up and running with many, many thanks to Lynn von Hagel of publications for her hard work. You can access the blog by clicking here: http://blog.aanr.com/.

Named “The Altogether,” the blog is meant to evoke the colloquial expression of “being in the altogether” (naked), but also evoke the fact that we bring events, opinions, and “newsy” stuff altogether in one place.

Thanks for your help in making this happen, Lynn!

Linda Berry, Director of Publications
The Bulletin

The June issue had its final proofing today. We’ll go to the printer on Tuesday.

The Cyber-Bulletin

Read all about summertime fun in the new edition of The Cyber-Bulletin at http://www.aanr.com/cyber_bulletin.html.
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!

Happy Dance News from the Northwest
Contributed by Shirley Gauthier, Oregon State GA Coordinator

Thanks to a lot of AANR members, Oregon State Park employees and a printing company that generously prioritized our requests and demands we have beach cards to introduce at the Rooster Rock “Down by the Riverside” event May 16.

While I can’t thank everyone individually some people were especially helpful.  Oregon State Park employee Lisa Midlam who worked with me for several days and really late one evening, Rooster-Sauvie Volunteer Mark Buchweitz,  Steve Hubbard, Pat Brown, Erich Schuttauf, and Joseph Gottschall of Bellingham Promotional Products who created the card design and contributed his patience and expertise.

We were on a really tight time line to get them completed before the Rooster Rock May 16th beach cleanup.  This is a wonderful example of everyone working together contributing to a great project.

Deputy Sheriff Bryan White of Multnoman County Sheriff’s Office will be presenting a talk on public indecency at the May 16 event, and we wanted to
have the cards ready to use at that time.  Special thanks to Lisa Midlam for arranging for Deputy Sheriff White to speak.

I love being an AANR member.  It is such a pleasure working with so many volunteers that contribute time and energy adding so much value to my AANR membership. I invite you to stand up and happy dance with me.

Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers will host SOLV’s “Down By the Riverside” Beach Cleanup, Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to noon at Rooster Rock State Park

We’ve got special news. A guest speaker from the Multnomah Sheriff’s Dept. will speak on the issue of public indecency at Rooster Rock and how nudists can help prevent this problem. We will also be presenting new beach cards. The new beach cards provide Oregon State Park information on how to report suspicious or illegal behavior on one side and AANR information on the other side. This is a huge demonstration of the value of our working relationship with OSP, Multnomah County Sheriff Department, and the Oregon State Parks Department who truly value and trust AANR as the credible voice for nude recreation.

Event plans include installing a new parks department sign.  The sign will welcome beach users and educate users on public indecency laws.  The sign encourages users to report inappropriate behaviors by including law enforcement telephone numbers.  Thanks to Shirley Gauthier and Lisa Midlam who worked together to create these historic documents.

We’d also like to remind volunteers that we will now be having potluck lunches.  Please bring a little something to eat or drink. We also ask that you bring a re-usable container for water, as we are trying to avoid using plastic bottles.

Please join Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers for this historic event, as we do our part to preserve, protect, and promote family-friendly nude recreation on public lands.

To sign up, go to:
http://www.solv.org/programs/down_by_the_riverside.asp#sitelist then scroll down to the “Rooster Rock Beach Cleanup” event, and click on “Register Now!”

Any questions? Drop us a line at rooster.sauvie@yahoo.com
Momentum Builds for Great Outdoors Week and Month

Your AANR GAT is once again setting another historical record.  For the first time, all United States based AANR regions will be represented in Washington, D.C., for our annual trip to celebrate Great Outdoors Week, visit recreational leaders, and pound the halls of your U.S. congress members and senators.  We are finalizing our talking points and continuing to confirm appointments.  Months of ground work and a very dedicated team of “veteran” volunteers, combined with some new faces, could very well lead us into our most successful journey ever to our nation’s capitol in the name of the credible voice of reason for nude recreation!

AANR Legislative Tracking

Statistics for 2009:

In Session: There are 28 states, DC and US in Regular Session.  NJ is in budget hearings.  There is 1 state in Special Session.  WV is in Extended Session (Recessed).

States in Regular Session: AL, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, HI, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA,ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, TN, TX, US, VT

AANR Statistics:

o     2,915 bills were reviewed personally by AANR in 2009.
o     401 bills have been reviewed in full text by AANR in 2009.
o     171 bills remain on the “2009 Legislative Tracking List”
o     81 bills have been moved to the “Archived 2009 List”

AANR encourages our membership and like-minded nudists and naturists 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!

CAROLYN HAWKINS, PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR
Positive Publicity

Congratulations to Lake Associates Recreation Club in Washington for being voted the #1 Campground in the 2009 Northwest Escapes contest.

http://best.king5.com/winners/northwest-escapes/4261/great-getaways/campground

Special Press Release Just For You

Summer is just around the corner, so we thought you might want to send a reopening release to your local media.  Attached you will find a template release.  All you have to do is fill in your club’s information.  You can send it out through Capwiz, which is a free service to our clubs.  Follow instructions below:

Click on { snip – see Carolyn } and it will take you directly to the media area.  Click on the state that you are interested in and it will give you all the contacts in that state- print, radio, etc.  It will let you check five at a time but you can send it as many times as you want. Once you have checked your five media outlets, go to bottom and you will see “compose message.”  Copy and paste the release or your own message into that box.  Be sure to include a subject and be sure to add your club information to the release.  Give me a call at 800/879-6833, ext. 226 if you have any questions.

You may view the AANR Convention award list here:

http://aanr-nw.org/nude/aanr-convention-awards/

It is long and has been given a separate page.

 We’ve got special news. A guest speaker from the Multnomah Sheriff’s Dept will speak on the issue of Public Indecency at Rooster Rock, and how nudists can help prevent this problem. We will also be presenting new beach cards. The new beach cards provide Oregon State Park information on how to report suspicious or illegal behavior on one side and AANR information on the other side. This is a huge demonstration of the value of our working relationship with OSP, Multnomah County Sheriff Department and Oregon State Parks Department who truly value and trust AANR as the credible voice for nude recreation.
 
Event plans include installing a new Parks Dept. sign.  The sign will welcome beach users and educate users on public indecency laws.  The sign encourages users to report inappropriate behaviors by including law enforcement telephone numbers.  Thanks to Shirley Gauthier, AANR-NW Public Lands Liason, and Lisa Midlam, of Oregon State Parks, who worked together to create these historic documents!
 
We’d also like to remind volunteers that we will now be having Potluck lunches.  So please bring a little something to eat or drink, even if you don’t cook and have to buy something. We also ask that you bring a re-usable container for water, as we are trying to avoid using plastic bottles.
 
Please join Rooster Sauvie Volunteers for this historic event, as we do our part to preserve, protect and promote family-friendly nude recreation on public lands!
 
To sign up, go to –
 http://www.solv.org/programs/down_by_the_riverside.asp#sitelist
 
–then scroll down to the “Rooster Rock Beach Cleanup” event, and
click on “Register Now!”

Any questions? Drop us a line at rooster.sauvie@yahoo.com

Hello all,

Time is getting close again for the night Hidden Springs indoor nude recreation night on Sunday evening February 22 from 7 pm until 9 pm.  This is the next to last event of this season, so if have been thinking about participating but haven’t done so, this is one of the last chances you have,

At the Athletic club we have the use of the pool, two hot tubs (each at different temperature), two saunas (also each at different temperature). These areas are ideal for socializing with friends you haven’t seen for a while. For the more active we have the availability of a volleyball, basketball court and three racquetball courts. If you are looking for an additional treat for your tired muscles a massage therapist will be available. With pre-registration we will give the therapists information so you set up a time slot prior to the event.

The cost for the event is still only $10 for AANR/TNS members and $12 for non members (prices are per person) when pre-registering. If you elect to pay at the door, then the prices are $15 and $17 respectively.
Pre-registration closes on Wednesday February 18.

For pre-registration or more information contact Hidden Springs at hsevents@verizon.net or leave us a voice mail at 503-841-1995.

For those of you less familiar with these events, they are held in the greater Portland (OR) area and detailed information will be given to you upon registration.