March 2020 Vol 4 No 03 Region News Over 150 people signed up for the raffle prizes provided by the Clothing-Optional Home Network. They gave away 2-night stays at two of their B&B’s, Arroyo Del Sol in Altadena. We also had a weekend stay and two beach towels donated by Glen Eden for the raffle. End of Year AANR Membership Numbers Announced The AANR main office in Kissimmee, FL has released the final membership numbers as of December 31,2019. AANR gained a net of 161 members for the year, bringing the new total to 30,250. This breaks down to The very busy AANR-West booth at the LA Travel and Adventure Show. 59% are members from 175 clubs across the US and Canada, and 41% are Associate members who are not Nude Recreation Booth at L.A. affiliated with any club. Travel Show Draws a Large and AANR West lost a net of 11 members, most of that coming from Glen Eden, which has not yet fully Enthusiastic Crowd recovered from the fires and floods of year ago. Of the AANR-West once again sponsored a booth at the show to clubs with over 15 members, the largest gain in the West talk to those attendees interested in exploring the places was at Wasatch Naturists in Utah which almost doubled and opportunities for nude recreation around the western its size to 35. USA. This year the Travel Show drew close to 50,000 visitors over the weekend of February 15 &16. Statistically, AANR-West has 24% of all AANR members nationally. The breakdown by AANR-West The Travel Show was held at the LA Convention Center. state: There were just over 500 booths and workshops featuring different travel destinations from around our nation and Regional States Clubs Associates the world, plus various travel products. AZ 731 458 Our booth was strategically located on the intersection of two main aisles, so we got maximum foot traffic CA 3,566 1,014 exposure. We gave out several hundred brochures and CO 518 198 handouts from virtually all the clubs and resorts in the HI 11 36 west. One of the main attractions to the booth was our banner and flyers for the World Naked Bike Ride. Many NM 91 59 people who don’t consider themselves nudists were NV 136 136 excited and interested in the ride. (The ride through UT 53 77 downtown Los Angeles is scheduled for Saturday June WY 5 18 27.) Western Mexico 1 8 We also had a prize wheel to giveaway promotional items from 72% of AANR-West members belong to clubs, and 28% AANR-West. The most popular are non-affiliated Associate members. California has 61% prize wheel giveaways were the of all AANR-West club members and 50% of all water bottles and the gel writing Associate members. pens. Kids of all ages loved winning © Copyright 2020 by The American Association for beach balls. Nude Recreation – Western Region We also gave away “Nudist and I Vote” buttons, but only All Rights Reserved to people who promised to wear them the rest of the day 23679 Calabasas Road, Suite 966 Calabasas, CA 91302 around the exhibit hall. Wearing the pins prompted Web Site: www.aanrwest.org interest around the exhibit hall and drove business to our Contact: [email protected] booth as others wanted their own pin. AANR-West Newsletter March 2020 1 Don’t Not so I Feel Very A Results of Annual Member Survey Like It much Neutral nice Favorite! Show Interesting Results Monthly AANR Bulletin 4 20 12 Despite some difficulties with the email system a few Magazine Monthly AANR-West 2 2 6 19 weeks ago, we received several dozen replies. We Newsletter compiled the answers sent by our members with the Scholarship Program 2 2 4 10 following results (not everyone voted in each question): Passport Program 2 8 6 6 Would you attend these types of nudist activities? Kids Kamp 4 2 8 4 Not Not Interested Likely Maybe Probably Yes Legislative Watch 8 6 8 Backyard Pool / 10 8 Hot Tub 22 Promoting Nudist Rights Visit a nudist park Support for Free the Nipple 8 4 4 or club 20 Support for World Naked 6 6 6 Nude Camping 4 4 14 Bike Ride Support for More Nude 2 8 2 Hot Springs or Lake 2 2 6 12 Beaches Nude Hiking 4 2 2 12 What other activities would you like AANR-West Visit a Nude Beach 4 16 to do/not do? Movie Night 4 8 10 • Be more prominent in defending/expanding nudist Nude Yoga 2 2 6 4 10 rights • AANR should participate in TNS (Naturist Society) Nude Bowling 2 2 2 16 Gatherings Nude Sailing, 8 6 6 • Hold more events in Northern California (Korean) Spa Event 2 2 4 8 4 • More AANR-West sponsored events and conventions Women-only • More information tables at clubs Gathering 4 2 2 2 2 Nude Cruise 4 8 8 What other things can we do to improve AANR and AANR-West? What other activities would you like to attend? • More active support for pro-nudist legislation, Nude archery, Nude baseball, frisbee golf, nude restaurant, • Whenever temperature is over 70 degrees, “clothing Nude escape room, pool parties, 5K, nude campouts optional” should be “nude only” at clubs • Set up better Internet Search so we can find nude Have you visited these nudist parks? clubs, restaurants, B&B, gyms, restaurants, local Not Didn’t It's Very A clubs, etc. Yet like it OK nice Favorite! • Worried about financial viability of AANR and 6 6 4 2 Glen Eden Sun Club AANR-West Olive Dell Ranch 10 2 6 4 • More public surveys. Especially about attitude of De Anza Springs Resort 8 6 6 families and kids participation • More effort to change societal stigma about nudity Mira Vista Resort 8 2 8 • I appreciate you doing a survey to see what 4 2 8 6 2 Shangri-La Ranch everyone’s preferences are Mountain Air Ranch 10 8 Laguna del Sol 6 12 Should AANR-West accept product advertising Lupin Lodge 2 4 3 6 in our newsletter and on our web site? 12 6 Sequoians Yes 12 No 4 How far from home are you comfortable driving to • Check all Social Media that you use: attend a nudist activity? 16 Facebook 3 Instagram 2 No more than 25 miles 14 Meetup 2 Pinterest 12 YouTube 2 Tumblr 8 50 miles ok 7 MeWe 2 Nextdoor 20 100 miles ok 6 LinkedIn 1 Vimeo 16 250 miles ok 4 Skype 1 Flickr 4 Twitter 8 500 miles 8 Over 500 miles AANR-West Newsletter March 2020 2 What Kind of Device Do You Use Most Often to Access the Internet? AANR-West Kids’ Camp Program Coming Together: No 6 Cell phone 2 Child Should Be Turned Away PDA As we reported last month, the AANR-West Kids Camp 12 Laptop will be held June 21-25 at De Anza Springs. It is open to 6 Desktop children between ages 8 and 16, with activities designed for different age brackets, depending who signs up. 4 Pad Device We have confirmed the camp will have several experienced youth counsellors to guide these activities. Do you enjoy these party themes? Parents are encouraged to help supervise also, especially if their participating children are under age 12. Not A These include pool games, various arts and crafts, sports Interested It's OK Very nice Favorite! competitions, cooking, and a talent show. There will also Cooking competitions 4 4 6 be a beach trip. Costume parties / contests 6 6 2 The camp is intended for the children and grandchildren Athletic events 6 2 6 of AANR members, but guest children will not be turned away. Active Games 4 4 6 Although the final prices have not been determined yet, Table games 6 6 organizers say it will probably be in the $200 range per Ice cream social 2 2 4 6 child. We are asking the clubs to pitch in and help Holidays 2 10 2 subsidize the fee for children from their own members, if possible. If a child cannot afford the fee, other financial What other party themes might you enjoy? arrangements or work tradeoffs can be made. Again, we • Horseshoe tournament (2) don’t want any kid who wants to come to be turned away • Massage night (1) The full activity itinerary and pricing information will be • Cycling (5) discussed at the upcoming Board of Directors meeting • Dancing lessons (2) March 14 at De Anza Springs. • Inter-club Sports Tournaments (6) In conclusion, we hope the clubs will review these survey answers and perhaps amend some of their event calendars Last Call for 2019-20 AANR West to more people through their gates. Nudist Passports We want to remind everyone there is still an additional 5 Scholarship Period Ends April 30 months to go before the deadline to send in your for College-bound Applicants information. Plenty of time to visit more clubs and nudist resorts! As we announced last month, the AANR-West The AANR-West staff is starting to collect some nice Scholarship Program has prizes for the Passport raffle, to be held this July. Your been expanded to cover deadline to submit your tear offs to our AANR-West not only those who want to office is no later than July 1. If you are not familiar with the program, attend a college, but also a vocational or technical training AANR members are encouraged to visit school; open to all ages, anyone seeking continued as many clubs as possible and having education.