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May 2019
• Editor's Message — Help keep
Blind Creek Beach clothing-
optional!
• SFFB May Board meeting
• World Naked Gardening Day
• Celebration of Life: Tom H. Pine
• Black Naturists Association
returns for Miami visit in August
• The Body Sacred nude yoga
retreat at Cypress Cove
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
May 3, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
May 3-5, 2019
Naked Burn Festival
Lake Como Nudist Resort
Lutz, FL
May 4, 2019
World Naked Gardening Day
Worldwide
May 4 & 5, 2019
World Naked Gardening Day
and International
Permaculture Day
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
May 11, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
May 17-19, 2019
The Body Sacred
Naked Yoga Retreat
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
Kissimmee, FL
June 7, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
June 8, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
June 8, 2019
30th Annual Corn Fest
Lake Como Nudist Resort
Lutz, FL
June 9, 2019
Celebration of Life:
Tom H. Pine (clothed)
Grace Emmanuel Church
Fort Pierce, FL
June 14-16 2019
Christian Naturist Festival
Lake Como Nudist Resort
Lutz, FL
July 5, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
July 12-14, 2019
Open House Weekend
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
Kissimmee, FL
July 13, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
July 13-21, 2019
Naturist Family Youth Camp
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
July 18-21, 2019
The Naturist Society
Western Naturist Gathering
Lupin Lodge
Los Gatos, CA
July 25-28, 2019
Parrothead Weekend
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
Kissimmee, FL
July 30 – August 4, 2019
Northeast Naturist Festival
Empire Haven Nudist Park
Moravia, NY
August 2, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
August 9-11, 2019
Young Adult Naturists
Summer Festival
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
August 9-11, 2019
Lee Baxandall Memorial
Volleyball Tournament
Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park
East Gwillimbury, ON
Canada
August 10, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
August 15-19, 2019
Florida Young Naturists
11th Annual Naked End of
Summer Bash: Noodstock
Lake Como Nudist Resort
Lutz, FL
August 16-25, 2019
34th Annual International
Gathering of Male Naturists
Gay Naturists International
Pocono Mountains, PA
August 19-25, 2019
The Naturist Society
Eastern Naturist Gathering
Camp Timber Trails
Tolland Center, MA
August 25-30, 2019
Roatán Naturist Yoga Retreat
Paya Bay Resort
Roatán, Honduras
September 6, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
September 7, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
October 4, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
October 12, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
October 19, 2019
Nude-A-Palooza
Cypress Cove Nudist Resort
Kissimmee, FL
November 1, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
November 8-10, 2019
6th Annual Freedom Festival
Lake Como Nudist Resort
Lutz, FL
November 9, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
December 6, 2019
Monthly Friday night
nude drum circle
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
December 7, 2019
SFFB Board meeting
Haulover Beach
Miami, FL
December 13-15, 2019
Young Adult Naturists
Winter Festival
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
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Join South Florida Free Beaches
Beach Education Advocates for
Culture, Health, Environment
& Safety (B.E.A.C.H.E.S.)
501(c)(3) nonprofit educational and charitable adjunct to SFFB
Find a nude beach group to join!
Grand Lido™ Negril
Au Naturel All-Suite Resort
Negril, Jamaica
An upscale and elegant naturist resort
Represented by Fox Travel American Express
The Landon
(formerly, daddy O hotel miami)
Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Textile, but close to Haulover Beach
Lake Como Family Nudist Resort
Lutz, FL
The place to be ... naturally!
Sunsport Gardens
Family Naturist Resort
Loxahatchee Groves, FL
Clothes-free recreation in a
natural, tropical paradise!
The Naturist Society Foundation
Body acceptance is the idea.
Nude recreation is the way.
Learn all about Haulover Beach! Click on above image to download this informative, 20-page booklet.
Bringing Together the Largest Nudist Community in the World
nusasun.com
Pick up a free copy at a newspaper dispenser box on Haulover Beach.
Gay Naturists International, Inc.
Life is Great; Live it Nude! ©
Find a men's naturist club or naked yoga group to join!
Read GNI BuffBuzz, GNI's official blog.
Register to attend GNI's annual nude Gathering for men, August 16-25, 2019 (shorter options available).
Nudist Florida, an online magazine by AANR-Florida (Florida region of American Association for Nude Recreation), helps you find places to enjoy nude recreation.
Looking for additional naturist places in Florida?
Click on above image to search for naturist clubs, resorts, yoga classes, and other businesses statewide. See alphabetical and geographical listings and an interactive map. Also includes a list of beaches.
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South Florida Free Beaches
PO Box 530306
Miami Shores FL 33153-0306
United States
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NATURIST GRASSROOTS ACTION ALERT
Treasure Coast Naturists (TCN) has issued an urgent request for all concerned naturists to take immediate action in response to state moves in Tallahassee, Florida's capital, that threaten the clothing-optional status of Blind Creek Beach on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce, FL. Read below and please donate as much as you can to help the counter-effort.
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May 2019 Editor's Message:
Help keep Blind Creek Beach clothing-optional!
by Seth Paronick
You can still donate to help beat back an immediate threat!
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I reported in last month's issue on an urgent alert from Treasure Coast Naturists (TCN), the volunteer group that mentors clothing-optional Blind Creek Beach on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce, FL, about a pressing threat to the clothing-optional status of that beach. Although there's been some movement on the matter, the threat still exists and the financial support of concerned naturists is still needed. Below is an overview of the situation. For full details, you may read the alert. (A PDF version is also available.)
Problem: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which owns nearly all of the land at Blind Creek Beach on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce, FL and leases it to St. Lucie County, objects to nude use there and is moving to force the County to end it, although discussions have started on a possible compromise since this alert was originally published.
Fighting back: A Tallahassee lobbyist with extensive experience in naturist issues was hired to get a temporary hold placed on pending actions by DEP (which he achieved initially through the end of last month) and to pursue positive steps with key players while the Florida Legislature remains in session through the beginning of May.
B.E.A.C.H.E.S., South Florida Free Beaches / Florida Naturist Association, The Naturist Society Foundation, the Naturist Action Committee (NAC), and other naturist organizations are committed financially and in shared effort to help TCN turn back this threat.
What you can do: Lobbying is expensive. The supporting organizations need to raise a lot of money fast to pay the lobbying bills. Please donate ASAP per these instructions. (Since the original alert was published, TCN has created a GoFundMe page to make it easier to donate; use the above link to reach it.)
Meanwhile, if you are not a current sponsor / member of South Florida Free Beaches, please consider becoming one — numbers matter. At $35 per year for your household, it costs just 67¢ per week. A key benefit is the continued, clothing-optional use of Haulover Beach. How much is that worth to you? Join or renew at sffb.com.
SFFB also has a separate Legal Defense & Political Action Fund that supports its government affairs efforts and assists individuals cited for nude sunbathing. Even if you're not ready to (re)join just yet, please consider donating to this fund (not tax-deductible) to help with current challenges. Donations by bank check should be mailed to the address below (in e-mail version of newsletter). Thanks!
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SFFB Board meeting on Haulover Beach, May 11
The Board of Directors of South Florida Free Beaches usually meets on the second Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. (an earlier time than last year's meetings) under the North Chickee (thatch-roofed shade structure) near Lifeguard Tower 15 on Haulover Beach unless another date and time or location is announced. See below for the long-term schedule. Any planned exception to the second Saturday pattern is noted with an asterisk.
The meetings are open to SFFB sponsors / members, supporters, and invited guests. Prior to setting out, check the upper left-hand corner of SFFB's home page at sffb.com (under Today's Beach Reports) for any change in date, time, or location due to unavailability of Board members or in case of bad weather, when the meeting may take place indoors.
Don't miss an SFFB Board meeting — add the schedule to your calendar now!
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Celebration of Life: Tom H. Pine
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Tom H. Pine, 1946 – 2019
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We reported in last month's issue on the sudden passing of Tom H. Pine, 73. He died on April 6, 2019 (not the 7th, as originally reported). Tom was a leading light in the Christian naturist movement.
A Celebration of Life is set for Sunday, June 9, 2019 at 5 p.m. at Grace Emmanuel Church, 707 Kitterman Road, Port St. Lucie, FL. Dinner follows the service. Tom's wife, Marilyn, invites all who knew him to attend and share their fondest memories of Tom. Call the church at (772) 489-9696 with any questions.
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BNA Miami / Haulover trip set for August 2-4, 2019
Reminder: Black Naturists Association (BNA), a nude travel club affiliated with the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR), returns to Miami for Haulover Takeover, an organized group visit, August 2-4, 2019. BNA has lined up a private compound with five houses surrounding a pool, along with fine dining and unique entertainment. BNA members had first option on reservations, but a few spaces may still be available to others. Check availability and book.
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World Naked Gardening Day in South Florida
Reminder: For the fourth consecutive year, people are gathering at Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort in Loxahatchee Groves, FL (near West Palm Beach) to learn, grow, and laugh in celebration of the annual World Naked Gardening Day on Saturday, May 4 and International Permaculture Day on Sunday, May 5. Get details and RSVP.
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The Body Sacred nude yoga retreat at Cypress Cove
Reminder: Cypress Cove Nudist Resort in Kissimmee, FL (near Orlando) hosts The Body Sacred nude yoga retreat, May 17-19, 2019. The weekend-long retreat features two leading figures of the nude yoga movement in the U.S., Isis Phoenix and Luna Phoenix, along with Dr. Lloyd Sparks, who leads a forum on nutrition and fitness.
The retreat is open to anyone with prior nude yoga and/or nudist experience, but space is limited. Anyone interested in participating is encouraged to register soon. Registration for the full retreat costs $299. Lodging is not included, and participants staying outside the resort are subject to daily ground fees. Click or tap for details and to register.
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