Hi folks, we hope to see you at the annual GAT Beach Party, August 1st & 2nd!

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

Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers will host SOLV’s “Down By the Riverside” beach cleanup, Saturday, May 16, from 9 am to 12pm 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 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

Oregon State Parks Annual Discount Sale
Submitted by:  Shirley Gauthier

You can get your annual Oregon State Park pass for $20 through the month of December.  That is a $5 savings and really adds up if you regularly visit our Rooster Rock State Park nude beach. The passes are good through December 31, 2009.

The annual holiday sale started in the year 2000.  Oregon turns 150 in 2009 and there will be a lot of statewide events that increases the value of your pass.  This is a great holiday gift giving idea for friends, family or AANR members who volunteer at our nude beach.

Passes can be purchased by charging to Visa or MasterCard credit cards at (800) 551-6949.  They can also be purchased at major Oregon Park & Recreation Department (OPRD) offices, Joe’s sports and outdoor stores, and selected local businesses throughout the state.

For more information see www.prd.state.or.us/news.php?id=1164?AANR-NW.org

Rooster-Sauvie Volunteers host The 7th Annual Rooster Rock Polar Bare Dip – Saturday Jan. 10th!

We’re the new AANR beach club in Portland, and our first event of the new year is coming up!

Hey folks, this event is getting bigger every year. We’ve got brave (crazy?) people who jump into the cold water, and we’ve got people with more sense who cheer us on from shore and get a good laugh.

We’ll meet on Saturday, Jan 10th, at 12 Noon, at the East end of the parking lot at Rooster Rock State Park. (In the Columbia Gorge, 25 min. east of Portland on I-84, just past Corbett.) Look for the AANR flag, surrounded by people with nervous smiles, asking themselves, “WHY are we doing this, again?”

After the polar dip we’ll pick up any trash on the way out, and go for some hot food & drink.

See you there!