March 2018

• Editor's Message
• Haulover Community Action Day
• Naturist scholarships available
• Vermont town defers nudity issue
• SFFB March Board meeting
• Treasure Coast nude bowling
rescheduled to April 22
• Naturist Society's 2018 event tour

UPCOMING EVENTS:

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

daddy O hotel miami
Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Textile, but close to Haulover Beach
Mention SFFB for 10% discount.

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
Body acceptance is the idea.
Nude recreation is the way.

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Learn all about Haulover Beach! Click on above image to download this informative, 20-page booklet.

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Bringing Together the Largest Nudist Community in the World
nusasun.com
Pick up a free copy at a newspaper dispenser box on Haulover Beach.

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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 17-26, 2018 (shorter options available).

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Nudist Florida, an online magazine by AANR-Florida (Florida region of American Association for Nude Recreation), helps you find places to enjoy nude recreation.

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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.

by Seth Paronick

Haulover Community Action Day, April 7, 2018

Naturist scholarships available; application with essay required

Up to four* naturist scholarships are available each year to students at an accredited college or university from the Naturist Education Foundation (NEF) and AANR-Florida (Florida region of American Association for Nude Recreation). Up to two NEF Scholastic Awards of $1,000 each, along with a complimentary, one-year membership in The Naturist Society, may be awarded. Up to two* AANR-Florida Young Adult Nudist Scholarships, each with a stipend of $1,500, are for a Florida naturist enrolled more than half-time in a degree-seeking program and subject to certain conditions (see below), with preference to younger students. *Only one AANR-Florida scholarship is to be awarded in 2018.

The application for a NEF Scholastic Award requires an original research essay on naturism, 3,000 – 6,000 words in length. There is no deadline for submission; the NEF Board of Directors reviews submissions as received. Applications are accepted from current members of The Naturist Society (TNS) and non-members alike, but only one award each year may be given to a non-member. (Get info on TNS membership.) Use the first link in this paragraph for rules, terms, and submission instructions.

The application for an AANR-Florida Young Adult Nudist Scholarship requires an essay of 1,000 – to 1,500 words in length on this year's topic, Have my nudist activities made me more honest, or less honest? Or is it more complicated than that? The deadline for submission is May 1, 2018. In addition, the applicant must have been an active nudist since October 2016 (i.e., for at least 20 months before June of the current year, when the scholarship may be awarded) and an AANR-Florida member since June 2017 (i.e., for least one year prior to when the scholarship may be awarded). Use the above link for rules, terms, and submission instructions.

Interested and otherwise eligible college or university students who do not meet the current membership requirement for the AANR-Florida scholarship are urged to join AANR-Florida by June 2018 so that they can be eligible to apply in 2019. For ages 18 through 25, there is a reduced, student rate through any AANR-Florida club or directly through the AANR office. (Select AANR Student Membership.)

The Naturist Education Foundation also offers up to three NEF Junior Scholastic Awards per year, each with a stipend of $50, for winning essays by participants in Naturist Society-sanctioned youth camps (e.g., 11th Annual Naturist Family Youth Camp, July 14-22, 2018, at Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort in Loxahatchee Groves, FL) that have writing contests or workshops. Use the first link in this paragraph for rules, terms, and submission instructions.

Vermont town defers Lake Willoughby nudity issue

We reported in the December 2017 issue that the Town of Westmore, VT was considering an ordinance to end traditional nude use at Southwest Cove on Lake Willoughby. The Town mentioned the issue in its annual report (see Selectboard Report on page 2, fifth paragraph), presented at its annual meeting on March 6, 2018, but an ordinance was not on the agenda. According to the report, a questionnaire was to be distributed at the meeting to gauge constituents' sentiments. Depending on the results of the survey, the Town may hold a meeting on the nudity issue this summer. We will continue to monitor this and bring you updates.

Treasure Coast nude bowling rescheduled to April 22

In last month's issue, we reported that Treasure Coast Naturists (TCN), the group that mentors Blind Creek Beach in Fort Pierce, FL, had to postpone its first nude bowling night, originally scheduled for February 18, 2018, due to complaints to the bowling alley from non-naturists after the event went viral on Facebook. The inaugural event is now scheduled for Sunday evening, April 22, 2018 at a location on Florida's Treasure Coast. A minimum of 40 attendees is required to reserve the venue. At press time, TCN was just a few heads short. To RSVP and obtain details, contact TCN ASAP at blindcreekbeach@yahoo.com.

SFFB Board meeting on Haulover Beach, March 10

The Board of Directors of South Florida Free Beaches usually meets on the second Saturday of every month at 2:00 p.m. 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!

The Naturist Society's 2018 event tour is under way

After starting with last month's Mid-Winter Naturist Festival, the next event on the 2018 Naturist Tour schedule of nude gatherings and festivals that The Naturist Society (TNS) organizes or sanctions, respectively, is the Eastern Naturist Gathering, June 27 - July 1, 2018, at Camp Timber Trails in Granville, MA. The theme of the tour is "Have a Nude Attitude."

TNS urges participants to sign up as soon as possible after registration opens for each event that they want to attend, which helps in planning and may save them some money. Register by April 15 for the best rates at the Eastern Naturist Gathering, which features a variety of lodging options on more than 400 acres (162 hectares) with a lake, hiking trails, outdoor amphitheater, woodlands, and fields.

Registration forms are provided on line and in N Magazine (Nude & Natural), TNS' quarterly magazine of naturist living, starting with the winter issue. (TNS membership includes a subscription to the magazine.)

TNS encourages volunteers to lead a workshop or other fun activity. For the Eastern or Western Naturist Gathering, e-mail Nicky with a brief description, which day(s) and date(s) you will be attending, and your preference for morning, afternoon, or evening. To help organize your submission, you may use the Naturist Gathering Activity Signup Form. For the other events on the tour, volunteer through the venues organizing them. Check the 2018 tour schedule for details and updates.