OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

Scary Hay Ride around Sunsport on Friday evening, October 29th

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COVID-19 Update

Sunsport is open to guests.
Good news! Most Sunsport residents and visitors have now been vaccinated to avoid Covid 19. Thus, Sunsport's Board has determined that people will no longer be required to wear masks indoors at Sunsport. However, people not vaccinated are encouraged to wear a mask inside buildings and to practice social distancing.

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Get the latest on our commitment to Naturism, Permaculture, Health, Nutrition, Spirituality and Community.

Rentals

Stay One Night a Week or a Month

We have beautiful Cabins and RVs to suit your desires.
To see pictures and descriptions of all our rentals and a map of locations.....go here.
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Sunsport has been a fun and safe place to be during the pandemic. What a wonderful place to relax, swim, play petanque, and explore nature.

Mid-Winter Naturist Festival 2018

Trick-or-Treating on Sunday

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Sunsport's children will be Trick-or-Treating on Sunday, October 31st, Halloween evening. Meet on the restaurant deck in costume at 6:00 pm with a collection bag. For Halloween treats, I always opt for small toys as treats rather than unhealthy candy. The children and some of their parents seem appreciative. There will be a scary hay ride around Sunsport on Friday evening, October 29th, leaving from the laundry room area at 8 pm.

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Full Moon Ceremony Gathering

A Full Moon Ceremony Gathering will be held monthly at 8:00 pm in the pavilion.

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Leluna and Hridaya who are organizing the ceremonies write:

"The full moon has been celebrated for thousands of years in ancient cultures for its magic, mystery and special energy. It represents a time to gather with the community, release unwanted energies and honor what we have created since the new moon."


The next Full Moon Ceremony will be Wednesday, October 20th.

Future ceremonies will be November 19th and December 17th.

Community Happenings

Sunsport will have a Drum Circle Friday, October 1st. Saturday movie nights remain very popular. Movies begin at 8:30 pm in the pavilion. Popcorn is provided. There is also daily afternoon petanque.
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Movie Night

Saturday movie nights replacing dances remains very popular. Movies begin at 8:30 pm in the pavilion. The movies are now shown on a new large television screen .
Popcorn is provided,

Daily Events

Ongoing activities include daily afternoon Pétanque at 2, Water Aerobics Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10, morning pickleball.

Monthly Drum Circle

The October 1st First Friday Community Drum Circle is ON!

The dates for 2022 events at Sunsport have been established.

They may help with your planning:

Midwinter Naturist Festival - February 17-22
Family Youth Camp - July 9-17
Young Adult Weekends - April 9-11, August 12-14, December 9-11
Community Drum Circles - The first Friday of each month.
Monthly Full Moon Ceremony Gatherings

Important!

Florida law requires that all employees be paid at least $15 per hour by 2026.

The Sunsport Board has decided to raise employee wages by $1 per hour each year until the $15 per hour is reached. Sunsport's wonderful and capable staff certainly deserves the raises.

In order to pay for the raises, rental accommodation rates, membership fees, and site rental rates will be increased by 5% commencing December 1st, 2021.

Some examples:

For memberships, the annual couple fee will be raised $39 to $982, the annual single fee will be raised $24 to 617, the 3 month couple fee will be raised $20 to $413, the 3 month single fee will be raised $12 to $252.

For year around site rentals, the monthly rent for full hook-up sites will be raised $28 to $598, the monthly rent for standard sites will be raised $24 to $504, the monthly rent for primitive sites will be raised $15 to $293.

Smoking Policy

The Board has revised the smoking policy as follows:

"Tobacco smoking and vaping permitted only in designated smoking areas and sites, but not in tenting areas (Eden, Center, Otter, Drum Circle) or in rental accommodations. Smoking and vaping medical marijuana permitted only on sites and in rental accommodations. Illegal drugs are not permitted anywhere at Sunsport Gardens."

Electric Hook-Ups

As of October 1st, all seasonal sites with electric hook-ups, those without leases, will pay $90 per month for electric. They will no longer be metered.

Sunsport's Speed Limit

Please respect Sunsport's speed limit for all motorized vehicles: 5 MILES PER HOUR. Some people have been driving faster which is a danger to pedestrians, particularly children, and to pets.

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Midwinter Naturist Festival Workshops

This is the last call for workshops and activities for the 2021 Midwinter Naturist Festival, February 17-22. Please contact me quickly with your ideas (561-254-9878, 561-791-1361, or [email protected]). Sunsport members leading at least 2 workshops or activities will have their registration fee waived. Others will have a day's ground fee waived for each workshop or activity they lead. Please make your airline reservations now while reasonably priced airline tickets are still available.

Sunsport Tee Shirts.......

We now have a variety of Sunsport Gardens T-shirts available.

The shirts have attractive designs by Christopher Vuk.

Purchase them at the office or online on our website (coming soon)

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the Naturally Nude Cafe.......whats cookin.....

Sunsport grown Vegetables!

Sunsport's restaurant, the Naturally Nude Cafe, is open from 6-8 pm daily except Wednesday. The restaurant also provides catering at other times.

Call 561-330-5684 to place your order for delicious meals or snacks of your choice.

The Smoothie Bar will be open afternoons to provide tasty treats when there are hungry people poolside.

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Reminder:
Please use the appropriate containers for throwing out items. Place materials such as paper and cardboard in the yellow bins; cans, plastics except Styrofoam, juice boxes, and glass and plastic bottles in the blue bins. Place large items such as platforms and furniture near, but not in, the dumpster. Place only bagged garbage and small items in the dumpster. Never place plastic bags in the bins since they clog the recycling equipment.

To help Sunsport and the environment, *please deposit aluminum cans in a special bin with a round hole in the top in the main recycling area.
  • The yellow containers are for paper and flattened cardboard
  • The blue containers are for aluminum cans*, glass, juice boxes, and plastics except styrofoam, bags, and utensils.
  • Deposit other trash in the large grey or black trash bins with tops.
Please secure all trash cans tightly since raccoons are skilled at opening containers and making large messes. Thanks.

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ArtBox Gallery

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Stay tuned as the Serenity Garden gets a total make over.

Birds Life with Theresa

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Special cameo by one of our forest friends.

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Permaculture Sunsport News

Dragonflies:

Dragonflies Eat Lots of Unwanted Insects

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Dragonflies are predators, both in their aquatic larval stage and in their adult lives. The larval stage of dragonflies lasts up to five years in large species, and between two months and three years in smaller species. Several years of their lives are spent as nymphs living in fresh water; the adults are on the wing for only a few months.
Many dragonflies are territorial, defending a territory against others of their own species. Some dragonflies will protect a territory against other species of dragonfly and a few against insects in unrelated groups.

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Did you know that Dragonflies mate in a complex, predetermined process? The female dragonfly deposits eggs on floating or waterside vegetation after she has positioned herself precisely with the male to fertilize the eggs and they have flown together in a heart-shaped union!
Most dragonfly females lay their eggs in mud or water. The nymphs hatch within a few weeks and then live in water for up to two years. Because of this, dragonflies are especially numerous near bodies of water, with the ability to fly to and from their home base easily.
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Dragonfly Marsh

At the edge of Meditation Field you can find Dragonfly Marsh.
Visit there and be amazed at the beauty and abilty of our Dragonfly Community
Go Here to see Sunsport's Map
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Please make a small donation to help us continue to develop the Meditation and Permaculture Projects.
Hey What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is a philosophy of design for creating a sustainable human culture. That is, it's a way of thinking about how we set up the support systems around us: shelter, food, water, energy, society and business. Well designed permaculture systems allow us to live as a beneficial part of the ecosystems around us.


Join our FaceBook page for more details and meetings of the Sunsport Permaculture & Community Garden Group .
https://www.facebook.com/groups/permaculture.sunsport/

Art & Naturism.......naturist spirited art

Roxana Daniela Ajder

Roxana Ajder’s figurative paintings are based on photos of people, primarily women, involved in the social nudity and naturalism movements.

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Games people play II Painting

Her sun drenched paintings contemplate our cultural ambivalence towards nudity and concepts of beauty and femininity: With ebullient nude figures set against natural backdrops, as in Untitled, Roxana paints a vision of women with agency, imbued with freedom. She captures a peculiar element of life with richness and infectious optimism.

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Friends Painting
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Born in GalaĊ£i, Romania, on October 16, 1991, Roxana Ajder is a contemporary painter currently living and working in Cluj-Napoca. Her work addresses issues related to the ambivalent features of the concept of femininity and beauty in contemporary society. She is particularly interested in the plasticity of the human body.
In 2020, due to her love of art and determination to face higher challenges, she co-founded Galeria de sprijin (www.galeriadesprijin.ro), a charitable art donation platform initiated out of the desire to help hospitals manage the current health crisis.
She worked as an intern at Galeria Plan B in Berlin (Germany) in 2014 and 2015 and at Associazione Socio Culturale ProCultura – RoArte di Roma (Italy) in 2016 and 2018.
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Clear blue sky (II) Painting
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Three friends Painting
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This months Friday evening,
October 1st monthly Community Drum Circle is ON!!!

Please Support These Important Organizations

Fighting for Our Freedoms

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The Naturist Society Foundation

Vision: Creating a clothing-optional world where your body does not define who you are.Mission: Promoting a culture of body acceptance through clothing-optional recreation, education, and community outreach.Values: Naturism, Understanding, Diversity, Education
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The Naturist Action Committee is the political adjunct to The Naturist Society Foundation. NAC exists to advance and protect the rights and interests of naturists throughout North America, and supports the responsible recreational nude use of public lands.

The Naturist Education Foundation is the nonprofit informational and educational adjunct to The Naturist Society Foundation and is dedicated to improving the awareness of naturism and body acceptance among both naturists and non-naturists, including business leaders, legislators, and the college community. NEF seeks to achieve an understanding and acceptance of naturists and their activities throughout North America.
NAC and NEF are 501(c) nonprofit corporations.
American Association for Nude Recreation
Our Mission: Simply put, we exist “To advocate nudity and nude recreation in appropriate settings while educating and informing society of their value and enjoyment.”
The American Association for Nude Recreation is the largest, most long-established organization of its kind in North America. With roots dating to 1931, we have grown from our humble beginnings to an organization that has served 213,000 individuals throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and beyond. These members enjoy their own backyards and pools with family and friends, as well as over 180 nudist resorts and affiliates.
the Federation of Canadian Naturists
The Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) is Canada’s national nudist organization. Along with the Fédération québécoise de naturisme (FQN), the FCN represents and promotes the naturist lifestyle as wholesome, healthy, and enjoyable.

Our Mission Statement

The Federation of Canadian Naturists is a member-supported, not for profit organization dedicated to fostering a greater understanding, acceptance and appreciation of naturism as a way of life throughout Canada.
B.E.A.C.H.E.S.
Beach Education Advocates for Culture, Health, Environment & Safety (B.E.A.C.H.E.S.) Foundation Institute aims at establishing amicable and mutually beneficial working partnerships with government, business, naturist beach advocacy groups and the public to design, establish and manage designated clothing-optional or naturist areas at public beaches.
B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, former Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department Programming Partner for Haulover Beach and an adjunct of South Florida Free Beaches (SFFB), founders of Haulover Beach’s naturist section in 1991.
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