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DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
Sunsport has established an Artists-In-Residence program
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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.
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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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Our New Video is now LIVE!!
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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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We always look forward to November as the month when Sunsport's friends from the North begin to return. It is wonderful to be with you all again.
Lots is happening this month at Sunsport.
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Community Holiday Pot Luck Meal
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A Community Holiday Pot Luck Meal will take place on Sunday, December 25th at 5:30 pm. Please indicate what you plan to bring on the list on the office counter.
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Check out the slide show on our homepage of all the best photos of the Sunsport Experience by our talented photographers.
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Community Happenings
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Events in December
December is always a busy, fun month at Sunsport. It starts with a Community Drum Circle on Friday, December 2. Artists-In- Residence, Just Married, talented musicians from France, will return to Sunsport December 10 - 12. They plan a performance on Saturday, December 10th.
Of course, December features a number of wonderful holiday events. Lighting of beautiful luminaries followed by caroling will be on Friday, the 23rd, beginning at 5:30 pm. Christmas Eve, Saturday, the 24th, brings the traditional Yankee Gift Swap at 6 pm in the pavilion followed by a visit from Santa at 7:30 pm with gifts for all Sunsport's children and a holiday dance. Please let the office know soon of children who will see Santa. Contributions for Secret Santa presents are much appreciated and may be made in a jar in the office.
There will be a New Year's Eve party in the pavilion starting at 9:00 pm with a sparkling cider toast at midnight. Please bring snacks to share.
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A number of ongoing activities are now underway. Water Aerobics are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10 am. Pickleball continues daily in the mornings and petanque in the afternoons.
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Karaoke - Friday evenings.
Daily Events - Ongoing activities include daily afternoon Pétanque at 2, Water Aerobics Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 10,
Monthly Drum Circle
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The December 2nd First Friday Community Drum Circle is ON!
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Note: the special drum circle ground fees will be in effect only until 10 pm when the office closes. After 10 pm entry, regular ground fees will apply.
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Please arrive before 10pm to enjoy the $5 price.
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2023 Events at Sunsport
Mid-Winter Naturist Festival - February 16-21
Family Youth Gathering - July 8-16
Young Adult Weekends - January 13-15, May 12-14, September 8-10
Community Drum Circles - The first Friday of each month.
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IMPORTANT:
The Sunsport Gardens Board of Directors has adopted a new policy:
"The clean-up deposit for new leased RV sites and storage spaces will be $300; the clean-up deposit for all other sites occupied for 3 months or longer will be $200."
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Goddess Gathering Women's Circle
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On Sunday, January 1st, a Goddess Gathering Women's Circle will be held in the serenity garden from 2:30 to 4:30.
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Katie Ospina writes, "Our circle of women will be an opportunity to connect with each other in your most natural form. Drop the worries of everyday life and come see how you feel when you let it all fall away."
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RSVP to Katie 561-323-8349. Women who are not Sunsport members who wish to enjoy Sunsport before or after the Gathering may pay half price ground fees.
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Sunsport in the News
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Sunsport has received wonderful publicity in the naturist press recently. The Fall issue (42.1) of N Magazine published by the Naturist Society Foundation has 6 articles on events at Sunsport. That has to be some kind of record.
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Much thanks to the authors: Norma Mitchell, Bill Van Spanje, Leo Santiago, Albert Chung, Thomas LeBlanc, Chris Moore, and the campers from the Family Youth Gathering. There were also many great photos by Carmen Hamm, David Gibbon, Thomas Wedding, John Dodge, Karl Harris, and David Lewis.
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The November issue of the American Association For Nude Recreation's Bulletin had an article about the Family Youth Gathering by Morley Schloss with many photos by David Gibbon.
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If you are not yet a member of TNSF and AANR, please consider joining. They do a lot for Sunsport and all of naturism.
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Mid-Winter Naturist Festival 2023:
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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. 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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Festival registration forms are now available on the website.
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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 the greatly increased costs of almost everything, rental accommodation rates, membership fees, and site rental rates will be increased by 5% commencing January 1st, 2023. The new rate sheet is on the Sunsport website here.
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Many friends from the North have now arrived with more people arriving daily. Many seasonal activities have resumed.
It's a wonderful happy time at Sunsport.
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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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The Smoothie Bar will be open afternoons (closed Wednesday) to provide tasty treats when there are hungry people poolside.
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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.
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IMPORTANT TRASH POLICY CHANGE
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The trash area in the northeast corner of Sunsport has been eliminated. Large trash items may now be placed only in the maintenance yard with the supervision of Team Leader Roger Byrd, preferably Monday through Friday.
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The trailer holding recyclable scrap metal will be moved to the maintenance area. Plastic bags full of waste should be deposited in the dumpster in the recycling area, not in the maintenance area.
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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. Thank you.
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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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the Gardens of Sunsport
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Some positive vibes from Les and Miss Peggy.
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ArtBox & Serenity Garden
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The Serenity Garden continues to progress for the festival. Its going to be beautiful.
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Birds Life with Theresa
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Permaculture Sunsport News
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Most Deadly Plant at Sunsport
Not if you eat it tho. Actually tastes very good.
But as impenetrable barriers goes this is one of the best.
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Salak (Salacca zalacca) is a species of palm tree (family Arecaceae) native to Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. It is cultivated in other regions of Indonesia as a food crop, and reportedly naturalized in Bali, Lombok, Timor, Maluku, and Sulawesi.
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The fruits grow in clusters at the base of the palm, and are also known as snake fruit due to the reddish-brown scaly skin. They are about the size and shape of a ripe fig, with a distinct tip. The pulp is edible. The fruit can be peeled by pinching the tip, which should cause the skin to slough off so it can be pulled away. The fruit inside consists of three lobes with the two larger ones, or even all three, containing a large inedible seed. The lobes resemble, and have the consistency of, large peeled garlic cloves. The taste is usually sweet and acidic, with a strong astringent edge, but its apple-like texture can vary from very dry and crumbly
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Harvesting is a bit challenging due to the numerous spins on the underside of the fronds. Due to the dense foliage and sharp spines, Salacca palms are commonly used as impenetrable privacy hedge.
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Please make a small donation to help us continue to develop the Meditation and Permaculture Projects.
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The Sunsport Permaculture Group has been very active. Recent projects have been enlarging the Community Garden and digging a swale to improve the water flow. The meetings have been well attended. Meetings are twice a month.
Check the website for exact day, at 7 pm in the restaurant.
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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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7 Nude Indian Painting
That Continue To Amaze Us
Reading the pages of history through scriptures and caves is a crucial part of learning through the ages. One such domain which is not only quintessential but also controversial in the subject of Indian culture is nude Indian painting.
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Female (Nude) By Mahadev Viswanath Dhurandhar
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When referring to this kind of art, the first impression comes with its subject, the portrayal of females. Sigiriya Damsels, a massive 5th century mural in Sri Lanka, have 500 naked ladies adorned on the Lion Rock.
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Untitled By Hemen Majumdar
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The murals of Ajanta tell the Jataka stories, the oldest 2nd century BC age Indian art. Here, there lies handsome princes and princesses with love-lorn displaying heavy breasts and feminine beauty. If you look closely at the old Indian sculptures, you will find there is a certain kind of an obsession of Indians with the sensual body parts. It is momentous to note that nude art is not always about eroticism, but rather about creating a sense of fertility and abundance through females.
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Self-Portrait As A Tahitian By Amrita Sher-Gil
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To complement the idea, you must know that centuries ago, 1200 BC, in the reign of the Mauryan empire, women and men didn’t wear anything but just a fabric to cover the essentials, close to nothing. It is not surprising that India has a rich nude art history, from which many Indian artists have drawn inspiration. This article highlights some of the famous ones whose art is irresistible.
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Tilottama By Raja Ravi Varma
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Nude with Mirror By Francis Newton Souza
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Bharat Mata By M.F. Husain
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Untitled, Nude with Still Life By Badri Narayan
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This months Friday evening,
December 2nd 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
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Reservation and Deposit Policy 2021-2022
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