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DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
Due to our ongoing censorship battles the December Newsletter is late but finally here
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COVID-19 Update
Sunsport is open to guests.
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The Covid 19 Virus Pandemic is spreading in Palm Beach County. The safety of the members of the Sunsport community and guests is paramount. At this time, there have been no known cases at Sunsport. However the virus is asymptomatic; we are taking all precautions.
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Remember staying six feet away from other people and wear a mask when applicable.
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December is always a busy, fun month at Sunsport.
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It starts with a Community Drum Circle on Friday, December 4. The drumming leaders will remind people to wear masks and social distance 6 feet apart. We are confident that drummers and dancers will respect their own safety and the safety of others.
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Check out our website! Get the latest on our commitment to Naturism, Permaculture, Health, Nutrition, Spirituality and Community.
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To see pictures and descriptions of all our rentals and a map of locations.....go here.
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See details in this newsletter for seasonal agreement details.
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Community Happenings
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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 .
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Daily Events
This Fall Water Aerobics is continuing each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10 am as is daily petanque.
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Monthly Drum Circle
The December 4th First Friday Community Drum Circle is ON!
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The drumming leaders will remind people to wear masks and social distance 6 feet apart. We are reinstituting the Drum Circles due to confidence that drummers and dancers will respect their own safety and the safety of others.
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Also, the first weekend in December, the South Florida Naturist Meet-Up group will be visiting Sunsport.
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Due to the pandemic, holiday events will be limited this year. A Community Holiday Pot Luck Meal will take place on Friday, December 25th. It will be similar to the successful and safe Thanksgiving Pot Luck with people being served from behind a clear plastic screen. Please indicate what you plan to bring on the list on the office counter.
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Instead of the traditional Santa visit, children will receive a holiday gift at the Community Holiday Meal. Please let the office know soon which children will be attending. Contributions for presents are much appreciated and may be made in a jar in the office.
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There will be no New Year's Eve dance party this year because of the need for social distancing.
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the Naturally Nude Cafe.......whats cookin.....
Sunsport grown Vegetables!
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The restaurant will reopen for lunches during season when attendance warrants.
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Sunsport's restaurant, the Naturally Nude Cafe, is seeking a part time cook and server. If interested, you can get an application form in the office.
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Sunsport's restaurant, the Naturally Nude Cafe, is now serving with limited seating space in addition to its take out and delivery service.
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Call 561-485-5554 to place an order.
Now people from outside Sunsport can order delicious and healthful food from the Naturally Nude Cafe through Uber-Eats. That should help people in the community become more aware of Sunsport.
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Ask about our new delicious tempeh dish.
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Tempeh is a fermented soy product that is a game-changer for those following a vegetarian or vegan diet. It’s also an appealing protein source for anyone trying to make moves towards a more plant-based diet. While it’s often confused for tofu, tempeh is very different.
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Consuming tempeh as part of a balanced diet can help increase your intake of important nutrients like protein and iron, and it can also have additional health benefits—it may even decrease your risk of developing some chronic diseases. Contrary to rumor, there is no reliable scientific evidence to support that consuming soy products is harmful to your health. In fact, there is a significant amount of studies that support that the plant-based compounds found in soy are beneficial.
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Winter Wonderland Weekend for Young Adults
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The second weekend (December 11-13) is the Winter Wonderland Weekend for Young Adults.
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Several bands will play on Saturday and Sunday evenings including the always popular Joey Tenuto Band. Day times there will be tie dye, yoga, games, and a number of interesting workshops. On Friday evening there will be a drum circle with glow-in-the-dark body painting under black lights.
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Although people aged 18 - 30 will have a special rates of $20 for the whole weekend (free for first timers) and free tent camping, people of all ages are welcome.
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During the weekend the Bloodmobile will visit on Sunday from Noon to 3:00 pm. If you are able, give the "gift of life".
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Reminder:
For recycling, please use the large yellow and blue containers with tops located throughout Sunsport.
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Pick up would be much easier if trash is placed in the trash bins in closed plastic bags. You may leave small yellow and blue bins or bags roadside at your lot as long as the items are completely clean. You may also use the main dumpster area.
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However, please place discarded carpeting, furniture, appliances, or any other large item on the side of the roadway near your lot, not in the dumpster. The maintenance team will pick up such large items.
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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.
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- 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
The Art Gallery is becoming the cultural hub of Sunsport.
Many of us are weary and have the, “Corona Virus Blues!” Go here to watch the video.
Written by Bill Cannon. Featuring special guest Michael Pluznick—internationally known performer and drum teacher. Video produced by Theresa Manisha Rai.
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Watch the progress here as Sunsport's Art Gallery comes to life;
see curator Theresa Frazier for information.
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A REMINDER:
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Vehicles larger than a van or a pick-up truck other than an RV used as a domicile and boats larger than a canoe or kayak may not be stored on lots, effective December 1, 2020.
Another Reminder: Effective January 1, 2021, daily in season ground fees will be $29, $24 for members of national naturist organizations, $22 May-October, and $8 for people aged 18-30 with a current student ID or membership in the Naturist Society Foundation.
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Job Offering
Sunsport's restaurant, the Naturally Nude Cafe, is seeking a part time cook and server. If interested, you can get an application form in the office.
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If you haven't yet, please register for the Midwinter Naturist Festival soon. The registration form as well as the full schedule of activities is on Sunsport's website. All Festival activities will be conducted safely according to pandemic guidelines. If you are flying in, reserve airline tickets now to avoid very high ticket prices. The Festival is always our biggest event of the year.
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Many friends from the North have now arrived with more people arriving daily. It's a wonderful happy time at Sunsport.
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Birds Life with Theresa
❤️Yondu!
No description needed ❤️
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Permaculture Sunsport News
The Marsh continues to mature and is becoming more and more beautiful.
Meditation Field's unique areas also continue to develop:
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Timor Black Bamboo, Purple Taro, Rainbow Eucalyptus, The Lotus Pond, The Labyrinth and some new attractions like the Red Jaboticaba Garden and one of the only pink stemmed bamboos - Bambusa multiplex 'Rosa'
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Check out our resort map to help navigate the hiking trails.
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The Monarch caterpillars are getting some last minute meals of milkweed in before they pupate.
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The Lotus is getting ready to sleep thru the winter.
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Don't forget to experiencing walking the Labyrinth.
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Hey What is Permaculture?
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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.
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Join our FaceBook page for more details and meetings of the Sunsport Permaculture & Community Garden Group .
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Art & Naturism.......naturist spirited art
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10 Most Scandalous Nudes in Art
Nude representations of men and women caused scandals throughout centuries (female nudes of course more often, unfortunately)
Often dressed-up in a religious or mythological costume they often violated “the good taste” of the epoch because of their open straightforwardness.
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In celebration of the wildly erotic tendencies of artists over the centuries, we’ve put together a list of the most jaw-dropping-ly female nudes painting. Are you ready for a ride?
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Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
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Venus of Urbino, Titian
Mark Twain once called Titian’s Venus “the foulest, the vilest, the obscenest picture the world possesses.” – just look at Venus’ hand, it looks very suspicious. It is probably a portrait of a courtesan, perhaps Zaffetta. Even the indefatigable finder of allegories drawing on Renaissance Neoplatonism, the art historian Edgar Wind, had to admit that in this case “an undisguised hedonism had at last dispelled the Platonic metaphors” With her unabashed nudity and strong gaze into the viewers’ eyes, the nude female in this 1538 work of art is undeniably erotic.
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Praxiteles, Aphrodite
Although the Greeks had no problem showing their male Gods and figures without clothes, the same rules did not apply to women. Even Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, was always sculpted wearing loosely-draped robes. But in the mid-fourth century BCE, a sculptor named Praxiteles gave form to a naked Aphrodite. His Aphrodite, undressing for her bath and completely naked, her right hand modestly covering her pubic area, was the first life-size representation of a nude female form.
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The Ludovisi Cnidian Aphrodite, Roman marble copy
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Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife”
This print – a perfect example of Japanese shunga art – depicts a fisherman’s wife deriving pleasure from a rather unique encounter with an octopus. But do you recognize the artist’s name? Yes, the man behind “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” had more than landscape likenesses up his sleeve.
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Katsushika Hokusai, The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife , 1814
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The Origin of the World, Gustave Courbet
This realistic, graphical eroticism in the name of painting still has the power to shock and trigger censorship. For example, it gets banned on Facebook whenever we publish the article “Few Comments On Courbet’s Origin of the World“. Gustav tried to violate the public and he loved doing that via his paintings. But he never dared to cross the lines. He made ‘The origin of the world’ in protest against the Academy, where students were trained to draw the statues with stereotyped and camouflaged bodies. Courbet hated this formula and said he could only paint what he saw.
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Gustave Courbet, The Origin of the World, 1866, Musée d’Orsay
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This months Friday evening, December 4th monthly Community Drum Circle is ON!!!
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Please Support These Important Organizations
Fighting for Our Freedoms
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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.
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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.
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NAC and NEF are 501(c) nonprofit corporations.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Reservation and Deposit Policy 2020-2021
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