Free Beaches
Florida Naturist Association
October 2011
| South Florida Free Beaches Florida Naturist Association October 2011 |
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Dear Naturist Friend, Ocean Rescue budget issue: Thanks to those who signed our petition at the beach or our Online Petition We are pleased to report a significant restoration of $224,000 to the budget; in the new budget only 1 lifeguard position is lost at Haulover, with no reduction to hours of service. There is a detailed report below. SKIN CANCER SCREENING at HAULOVER by American Academy of Dermatology physicians Saturday October 22nd noon till 4 PM (registration starts 11 AM) The free screening will take place on the naturist beach at one or more of the beach tiki huts. FANTA-SEA FEST Sat-Sun-Mon October 22-24th. B.E.A.C.H.E.S. bon voyage party for Bare Necessities cruise leaving for Key West and the Caribbean. In addition to skin cancer screening, we will have a Tropical beach bar and food from a selection of gourmet food trucks. ....more information  WHEELCHAIRS NOW AVAILABLE Push wheelchairs with balloon tires may now be reserved by calling Ocean Rescue at 786-336-6990. The lifeguards have constructed one chair, and an additional chair has been donated by Ronald Fulton, board member of Miami-Dade Commission on Disability Issues (CODI).  Lt. Diaz of Ocean Rescue and Shirley Mason of B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation with the donated wheelchair before assembly. Wheelchairs will be located at the lifeguard headquarters.  Karen and Mike Deming of Deming Designs model the wheelchair. Mike originally designed the wheelchair for his wife who became disabled shortly after their marriage. OCEAN RESCUE BUDGET $224,000 funding restoration an update by Richard Mason, SFFB President and Chair, Gov't Affairs Cmte The initial proposed county budget cut for Ocean Rescue (lifeguards) would have significantly impacted service at Haulover and Crandon Parks, including a reduction of lifeguard hours of duty and the number of lifeguards on duty. By early September, SFFB had collected 1253 signatures at Haulover Beach on a petition to restore Ocean Rescue funding. In addition, we had received 1030 electronic signatures online on the same petition. SFFB printed 18 copies of the petitions, which were presented to the 13 Commissioners, the Mayor, and others concerned. Accompanying the signatures were selected comments by those who had signed the petition online. We have brainstormed with Ocean Rescue to develop a strategy and proposals to restore funding to avoid a degradation to beach safety. One of SFFB's proposals was to transfer some parking revenue from the Parks Dept. to Ocean Rescue (which is part of the Fire Dept) to avoid any Ocean Rescue budget reduction. I or Shirley (of B.E.A.C.H.E.S.) have phoned all 13 commissioners, and have met with some, or their staffs, in person. We have attended 2 town hall meetings, and I made a presentation before the County Commission budget hearing requesting a restoration of funding. Thanks also to Commissioner Sally Heyman, who spoke out against the cuts, and backed our recommendation to transfer part of the parking revenue. This proposal was not approved, but we were successful in restoring some funding. On 9/23, I was informed that $224,000 in cuts had been restored by the Mayor's office in the latest budget draft. The existing budget will cut 1 full-time lifeguard position at Haulover, and 1 at Crandon, with a reduction to the equipment budget of $135,000. As a partial offset to the latter reduction, Commissioner Heyman has allocated $26,000 of her district discretionary budget funds to purchase 10 new radios for Ocean Rescue. Lifeguard Captain Luiz "Dunga" Morizot-Leite sent us the following note: "I thank you and Shirley for everything that you have done and without you guys we would not have received any money back. The recent e-mails, letters and faxes made an incredible difference."  BEACH AMBASSADOR TRAINING  Our next training session is scheduled for Sunday October 16, 2011. If you are interesting in joining the program, check out more info online or contact us by email . SFFB considers this program an important outreach and liaison between naturist beach users, the police, the Parks Dept, and the community. FLORIDA AFTERBURN is scheduled for November 11 -13, 2011 in Lakeland, FL.  TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT. FloridaAfterburn.net  Keep informed of national naturist issues and alerts on the NAC website.  B.E.A.C.H.E.S'Nude Year 2012 Festival Reservations/tickets now available! information online Suppport Free Beaches To ensure many more nude beach days, please consider joining South Florida Free Beaches and The Naturist Society. We are currently offering premiums for new members joining SFFB and The Naturist Society. For details, please go to: www.sffb.com/sponsors |
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