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JANUARY NEWSLETTER
Meet The Board On Thursday, January 13th!
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COVID-19 Update
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Sunsport is open to guests.
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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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Check out our website!
Get the latest on our commitment to Naturism, Permaculture, Health, Nutrition, Spirituality and Community.
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Rentals
Stay One Night a Week or a Month
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We have beautiful Cabins and RVs to suit your desires.
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To see pictures and descriptions of all our rentals and a map of locations.....go here.
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January is a wonderful month at Sunsport. We have a reunion with our many friends from the North. This year we have many new visitors as well.
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Seasonal Sites, Cabin Rentals, and Trailer Rentals for next year
January is the month when members can sign up for seasonal sites, cabin rentals, and trailer rentals for next year with members getting choices based upon their length of stay. People committing to staying 6 months or longer may start reserving a site or rental unit beginning January 3rd. Don't miss this opportunity to select the site or accommodation you want. A list of available sites is in the office.
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Winter Wanderland Weekend
The second weekend in December the Winter Wanderland Weekend for young adults took place. The weekend was lots of fun with campfires, workshops, water play and bands playing poolside. There was a large turn out with many returnees as well as first timers. One of the objectives of the young adult weekends is to introduce new young people to naturism. It was a great success. It was a pleasure to see naturists of all ages intermingling and having fun together.
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Rootz NFLuX will be organizing the Full Moon Ritual and writes :
" A full Moon Ceremony is a time to honor all that we have come through as a collective consciousness and be with the community in a way that allows for the walls to come down, and to return with one another in merriment, singing and being"
Each ritual will be different with various participants bringing the season with them, in whatever way resonates at the time, This is a rotational circle with the leaders as to what happens at each circle. Bring your heart, a smile, something to sit on, and perhaps things to share. Know you are welcome, and appreciated.
Location : The Gazebo
January 17th on a Monday at 8pm
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Events in December
Special joyous holiday events in December included luminaries with caroling, holiday decoration making for children, a gift swap followed by a visit from Santa with gifts for all of Sunsport's children, a community pot luck, and a New Year's Eve party.
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Ongoing activities include daily afternoon Petanque at 2, Water Aerobics Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10, Line Dances Tuesday and Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:00 am in the pavilion , Tai Chi daily in good weather on the Orchid Law often followed by Yoga in the pavilion at noon, afternoon volleyball, and Saturday Evening Dances.
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Reminder: Masks must be worn by all dancers in the pavilion.
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Community Happenings
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Saturday Night Dances
Check the website for the Saturday Night Dance schedule.
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Wednesday
On Wednesdays when the restaurant is closed, there will be a pot luck meal at 6:00 pm in the pavilion.
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Daily Events
Ongoing activities include daily afternoon Pétanque at 2, Tai Chi at 11am is daily in good weather on the Orchid Law often followed by Yoga in the pavilion at noon, Water Aerobics Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10, Line Dancing is Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 9:00 to 10:30, morning Pickleball.
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Monthly Drum Circle
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The January 7th First Friday Community Drum Circle is ON!
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2022 events at Sunsport
Midwinter Naturist Festival - February 17-22
Family Youth Camp - July 9-17
Young Adult Weekends - April 8-10, August 12-14, December 9-11
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Important!
Employee Wages and $15 per Hour
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 and other increased expenses, rental accommodation rates, membership fees, and site rental rates will be increased by 5% commencing January 1st, 2022.
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.
Ground fees which were increased a year ago will not be changed.
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Special Events in January
There are several special events in January. The first Community Drum Circle of the year will be Friday, January 7, at 9 pm.
The first Full Moon Ceremony will be Monday, January 17, at 8 pm in the Gazebo.
The seventh annual Camp Wide Yard Sale will be from 8 am to 1 pm on Saturday, January 22. Anyone wishing to sell items should see Corey on Weekend Row B by January 15.
The International Petanque Tournament will be on Saturday, January 29. See Vickie on her Palmetto 1 site to register or for more information on the tournament.
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N Magazine
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The most recent issue of N Magazine (41.1), published by the Naturist Society Foundation, had articles and photos about 2021 events at Sunsport including the Midwinter Naturist Festival, the Family Youth Camp, and a Young Adult Naturist Weekend. Sunsport supports the Naturist Society Foundation's and the American Association For Nude Recreation's important work to educate people about naturism and expand opportunities for clothing-optional recreation.
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Mid-Winter Naturist Festival
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Mid-Winter Naturist Festival, is coming soon!
Sunsport's largest event, the Mid-Winter Naturist Festival, is coming soon, February 17th-22nd. Camping sites and a few accommodation rentals are still available. Call Sunsport's office at 561-793-0423 to make a deposit for a reservation. Dry camping is always available.
The registration form and a full schedule of workshops and activities is on Sunsport's website. Please send in your registration form now. Special Festival ground fees for people outside the immediate area increase February 1st. Sunsport always shines for the Festival thanks to the efforts of our dedicated staff and the many volunteers from the Sunsport community.
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Sunsport has an Amazing Staff
The Maintenance and Grounds Team led by Roger Byrd keep everything safe and functioning smoothly, not an easy task. You may have noticed the beautiful plantings and the smoothness of the roads. Tom and Chris Vuk create delicious and healthful meals served at the Tiki Bar or the Naturally Nude Cafe. The Office Team led by Theresa Frazier does an amazing job of finding spots for everyone and overseeing the funds. We all appreciate how the Housekeeping Team led by Daniel Watier and his staff keep the showers, rest rooms, community buildings, and rental units incredibly clean.
Most important are our community members and guests whose spirit inspires us all.
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Sunsport Tee Shirts.......
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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!
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Sunsport's restaurant, the Naturally Nude Cafe, is open from 6-8 pm daily except Wednesday. The restaurant also provides catering at other times.
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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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Christopher Vuk has returned to the restaurant as the primary chef!
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He is known for his creative, nutritious, and delicious meals. There will usually be three specials in addition to the regular menu. Meals will generally be served at the smoothie bar.
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People have been raving about his offerings.
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Tom Vuk is the restaurant manager.
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Lele Jones has moved to a restaurant job in Arizona.
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Please help recycle. Place clean paper and cardboard in the yellow bins and cans, plastics (except bags, styrofoam, and utensils), and bottles in the blue bins. Leave word in the office if you need yellow and blue totes or small bins which can be placed roadside near your site for pick-up. Most important, place large items such as platforms and furniture near, but not in, the dumpster. Place only bagged garbage in the dumpster.
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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.
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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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Drumming in the New Year at Serenity Garden at the Art Box.
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Birds Life with Theresa
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Any one want to help with a new baby boy name ? I am excited to say that I made the decision to get another macaw the same type as Yondu. He can not be replaced but there is always room for more love .
How about the name “Drudo” which means loverboy in Italian?! He is still a baby and may be able to come home around Christmas.
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Permaculture Sunsport News
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Meditation Field Update:
Meditation Field is a magical place to heal and to grow both spiritually and physically. A place to find your inner self and a place to connect to Nature.
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Buddha Head
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Surrounded by a Rainbow Eucalyptus Grove and ornamental bamboo Buddha welcomes visitors. Handcrafted by artisans in Java, Indonesia of Volcanic Stone Powder.
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If you are quiet enough, you will hear the flow of the universe. You will feel its rhythm. Go with this flow. Happiness lies ahead. Meditation is key.
Buddha
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Lotus Pond
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Right now the Lotus are dormant for the winter but come spring they will begin to emerge......
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If you never have before, or even if you have, take time someday soon to observe a Lotus and look for its symbolic properties of purity, determination, hope, and rebirth.
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The lotus is the symbol of what is divine or immortal in humanity, and also symbolizes divine perfection. The lotus is the attribute of sun and fire gods. ... The lotus's unfolding petals suggest the expansion of the soul. The growth of its pure beauty from the mud of its origin holds a benign spiritual promise.
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The Labyrinth
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Labyrinth walking is an ancient practice used by many different faiths for spiritual centering, contemplation, and prayer. Entering the serpentine path of a labyrinth, you walk slowly while quieting your mind and focusing on a spiritual question or prayer.
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What Is a Labyrinth?
A labyrinth is not a maze. It has only one path to the center and back out, which is called unicursal (one line). It has no blind alleys or dead ends as mazes have. The path twists and turns back on itself many times before reaching the center. Once at the center, there is only one way back out.
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The labyrinth symbolizes a journey to a predetermined destination (such as a pilgrimage to a holy site), or the journey through life from birth to spiritual awakening to death.
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The Marsh
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The Marsh at Sunsport symbolizes primal Nature....the home and birthplace of all life.
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In the not too distant past, wetlands were regarded as wastelands. Most people felt that they were places to be avoided, and it was common practice to drain them, fill them or treat them as dumping grounds. A study published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1990 revealed a startling fact: more than half of the 221 million acres of wetlands that existed in the lower 48 states in the late 1700s have been destroyed.
Today, we know that wetlands provide many important services to the environment. They offer critical habitat for fish, waterfowl and other wildlife, they purify polluted waters, and they help check the destructive power of floods and storms.
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- Water Quality: Wetlands act as natural water purifiers, filtering sediment and absorbing many pollutants in surface waters. In some wetland systems, this cleansing function also enhances the quality of groundwater supplies.
- Flood Control and Streamflow Maintenance: Wetlands along rivers and streams absorb energy and store water during storms, which reduces downstream flood damage and lessens the risk of flash floods. The slow release of this stored water over time can help keep streams flowing during periods of drought.
- Streambank Stabilization and Erosion Control:Wetland vegetation binds the soil on streambanks and riparian wetlands, preventing excessive erosion and sedimentation downstream.
- Wildlife Habitat: Wetlands provide habitat for many species of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals that are uniquely adapted to aquatic environments. Upland wildlife like deer, elk and bears commonly use wetlands for food and shelter. Wetlands are particularly vital to many migratory bird species.
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Please make a small donation to help us continue to develop the Meditation and Permaculture Projects.
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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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Women in Art Nouveau
Women’s roles and status in society developed significantly during the late 19th century (as we explored in our 2016 exhibition Faces of Europe). Women became more independent and a growing number of metropolitan middle-class women enjoyed a disposable income. During the same period, (predominantly male) Art Nouveau artists and designers depicted women in highly idealised, feminine and seductive forms. Slender, attractive - and often naked - women with flowing hair featured heavily in Art Nouveau jewellery, paintings and printed works.
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by A. Crommen and dated 1918.
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Advertising played an influential role in determining how the public perceived women and, just as today, they used the female body to sell lifestyles and products to consumers.
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Many Art Nouveau artists used eroticism in their work, none more profitably than the Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939). As a versatile designer of wallpapers, textiles, silverware and jewellery, Mucha’s work is instantly recognisable and was widely emulated after two volumes of his graphic designs were published in 1902.
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Mucha’s advertisement for the Job cigarette company, shown on the left, illustrates the idea that "sex sells": a voluptuous woman holds a lit cigarette, as her closed eyes and parted lips suggested ecstasy. The very fact that this woman is smoking could be seen as scandalous, as few respectable women of the time would smoke in public.
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1905 Young Couple Love -Franz Kupka
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In tune with contemporary artistic developments, many artists working in the Art Nouveau style portrayed women mystically and symbolically. European culture’s fascination with psychology and symbolism at this time had its origins in decadent poetry and literature, and the writings of Sigmund Freud. Freud’s theories of the unconscious and the interpretation of dreams offered visual artists exciting new subjects to explore. Many artists rejected the constraints of realism and turned instead to inner worlds.
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Franz von Stuck’s 1895 painting The Kiss of the Sphinx
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The notion of Woman as the embodiment of purity, or its opposite, was a common theme in art and literature of the fin de siecle period. Women were often portrayed as ethereal, seductive and deadly beings like Medusa and Salome. Franz von Stuck’s 1895 painting The Kiss of the Sphinx (illustrated above) depicts a female creature passionately kissing a man whilst overpowering him with her lion's talons.
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The Austrian painter and Vienna Secession member Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was one of the most famous artists of the Art Nouveau era. Klimt’s work, such as the Danae of 1907-08 shown below, often depicted the female nude in a highly decorative and sensual manner. Klimt’s incorporated nudes with precious materials, such as gold and silver, to create brilliant mosaic-like surfaces.
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This months Friday evening,
January 7th 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
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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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Rate Sheet 2021 - 2022 Rate Sheet will be available first week of January.
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Reservation and Deposit Policy 2021-2022
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