South Florida Free Beaches
E-NEWSLETTER January 2010
Greetings!
 
 Khalil Gibran
Our naturist new year greeting comes from
The Prophet by Khalil Gibran:

"Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful...Would that you could meet the sun and the wind with more of your skin and less of your raiment, for the breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind."

With your support, South Florida Free Beaches strives to turn that wish into reality.
FLORIDA BEACH UPDATE
 
The Dec. NAC Newsletter includes a Florida Beach Update by Morley Schloss.  As a Florida board member of NAC, Morley has been working closely with South Florida Free Beaches and B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation on lobbying efforts to obtain additional naturist beaches in Florida, as discussed in the article. 

Read December NAC Newsletter 

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Social Club changes & reorganization
A recent email on our social club reorganization caused some confusion.  A fuller and, we hope simpler, explanation follows.  Please note the social club signup is a separate option and it does not affect your receipt of this enewsletter:
 
Social Club
 
For those interested in attending South Florida social events with their fellow naturists, SFFB is reorganizing its Social Club. Events will not be limited to nude or clothing optional events but will also include clothed outings to local venues such as restaurants, night clubs, movie nights, and maybe the opera.
  
The newly-reorganized social group will operate through Meetup.  To join you will need to enroll on the Meetup website at the Clothing-optional Social Club page
 
Among the advantages of Meetup are:
 
  • Your email address used at that site will remain private.
  • You may select from a number of notification and communication options as you prefer.
 
Among events that have already been held are:
 
  • Dec. 17:  An advance screening of the new movie The Morgans 
  • Dec. 23:  A night of music with The Fabulons on Hollywood Beach
 
Please note:  effective immediately, SFFB is discontinuing the SunClub Group with notifications through Evite, and the Haulover Beach Social Club website and its associated Haulover Beach Social Club. Open naturist events at Haulover and elsewhere will continue to be posted in the SFFB enewsletter and on the website at sffb.com. If you are interested in other social activities with naturist friends, please join our Meetup group. If you were a member of one of the discontinued groups, your name will not automatically be added to the new Meetup group.  
 
B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation elects new members of its Board of Governors 
On December 20, 2009, three new members were elected: 
 
  • Nicky Hoffman Lee, Managing Director of The Naturist Society and Managing Editor of N Magazine (Wisconsin)
  • Tom Lavender, naturist, retired businessman & community activist (Key West, FL)
  • Bobby Hoadley, restauranteur (co-owner of the Pelican Pier Restaurant & Tuna's Restaurant)  (Miami, FL)
 
 
Thanks to B.E.A.C.H.E.S.' retiring board member Marvin Frandsen, who served as president for many years and to late board member Marion Hagans, who passed on in September.
Haulover New Year Event  
 
Ticket sales for the Haulover New Year event and overnight beach party ended on December 20th.  No tickets will be available for sale at the event. 
 
If you haven't purchased a ticket, you may still participate in open events taking place during regular park operating hours:
 
  • Enjoy the DJ music
  • Buy a cool beer or a cocktail from BEACHES' cash bar.
  • Enjoy a therapeutic massage or yoga or mediation session.  (Fee or donation applies.)
 
 
food at beach 
 
The New Year Event is a Park Department approved event organized by B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) adjunct of SFFB.
CA Nude Beach Update 
San Onofre sign
 New sign at San Onofre State Park in California
 
The elimination of long-standing naturist beach areas should be of concern to naturists everywhere.
 
Despite the CA Park Department's announced intent of eliminating nude sunbathing at San Onofre Beach, according to a poll commissioned by the Naturist Education Foundation, 79% of Californians believe people should be able to enjoy nude sunbathing at designated locations.  View poll
 
The poll results were also recently noted in an article in the Orange County Register.  Read OC Register article 
 
Friends of San Onofre has also been posting updates on this issue at its website friendsofsanonofre.org.  There is also a discussion of the status of and fines for a violation.
 
 
Midwinter Naturist Festival schedule now posted
Sunsport Gardens 
 
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February 11 thru 16, 2010 
 
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  • hundreds of workshops to choose from:  health, wellness, relationships, spirituality, hobbies, crafts, naturist issues... 
  • music, entertainment, drum circles and more...
  • pool, hot tub, tennis, volleyball...
  • 40 tropical acres with jungle nature trail...
  • meet naturists from across the USA...
  • special reduced festival rates 
 
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Established in 1980, South Florida Free Beaches is committed to actively representing Naturism and nude recreation to government, business and civic leaders; to preserving public beaches and park lands for all citizens; and to lobbying for the position that a portion of such public lands should be designated for clothing-optional use - just as other portions of public lands are designated for the use of golfers, boaters, tennis players and the like.
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