[eNews] AANR Weekly Report 3/11/2010

[eNews for AANR-NW]

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*Erich Schuttauf, Executive Director*

*The Deadline For Nominations Is Monday*

The deadline for AANR officer and trustee nomination forms is Monday, March
15. *No late submissions can be accepted.* Questions? Contact Nanette
Wickersham at execasst at aanr.com.



*Candidate Profiles*

Candidate profiles are due to Linda Berry by March 22 for publication in the
Voter’s Guide that will be inserted into the May issue of The Bulletin along
with the voting ballot. Contact Linda at editor at aanr.com if you haven’t
received the Candidate Profile guidelines. *No late submissions can be
accepted. *



*Club Tiers Available*

For those seeking Club Trustee positions, a chart of the various tiers of
clubs (based on the 2009 Year-End Membership Count) is available on
www.aanr.com in both the Member Benefits and Club Services sections. Log in
to either section and view the “Club Voting Tiers” document under Ruling
Documents.



*Anchors Aweigh!*

Congratulations to Bare Necessities for their 20-year anniversary cruise to
Hawaii that sets sail tomorrow from San Diego, California. My wife, Georgie,
and I will be onboard, as well as Carolyn Hawkins. We will return to the
AANR office on April 1. In my absence, please contact my assistant Nanette
Wickersham.



*Carolyn Hawkins, Public Relations Coordinator*

*Positive Publicity*

The link below was published in Finland regarding nude cruises.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=no&u=http://www.vg.no/reise/artikkel.php%3Fartid%3D593751&ei=i86PS-6mCY-Ytgfr2NygCw&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAcQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.vg.no/reise/artikkel.php%253Fartid%253D593751%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG



Check out the links below “Defeat baggage fees – vacation naked.”

http://www.canada.com/travel/Defeat+baggage+fees+vacation+naked/2627104/story.html



http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Defeat+baggage+fees+vacation+naked/2627104/story.html



http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Defeat+baggage+fees+vacation+naked/2627104/story.html



I will be out of the office for the next two weeks and hope to see you all
onboard the Bare Necessities cruise. Please contact Linda Berry in my
absence.



*Linda Berry, Director of Publications*

*The Bulletin*

The April issue goes to the printer on Monday.



*The E-Bulletin*

More than 16,300 received the latest edition of The E-Bulletin. Within two
hours after distribution, more than 2,200 people had already read it. Are
you missing out on the news about the naked snow woman, the naked roller
coaster ride, and naked church? Sign up now on the home page at www.aanr.com.


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*DEBRA SUE STEVENS AND NANETTE WICKERSHAM, 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!*

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*AANR Legislative Tracking*

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*Statistics for 2010:*

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*In Session: *There are 38 states, DC and Puerto Rico in Regular Session.
There are 3 states in Special Session.

*States in Regular Session:* AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID,
IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, RI,
SC, SD, TN, US, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV

*AANR Statistics:  *

o    *1372* bills have been reviewed personally by AANR in 2010.

o    *114 *bills have been reviewed in full text by AANR in 2010.

o    *193 *bills are being monitored for movement/amendments.  This figure
includes some carryovers from 2009.

o    *16 *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!



*Terry Justice, Club/Member Liaison*

There are no directory changes this week.