Now in its 28th year, Nude Recreation Week is July 7-13, and gives first-timers the chance to shed their stresses through a glimpse into clothes-free recreation. This annual celebration is an open invite for individuals � and families � to visit one of the 267 clothing-optional clubs affiliated with the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR), and experience firsthand a rapidly growing trend in both travel and recreation. 

All AANR-affiliated clubs have activities and events planned throughout the week, for the club nearest you log onto the association�s website at www.aanr.com.

A sampling of events planned at various locales include:

• July 12 Open House with band and bar-b-que chicken dinner at Cedar Creek, south of Columbia, SC.
• Weekend of July 12-13 Cypress Cove Nudist Resort & Spa, south of Orlando will have a Caribbean holiday featuring �Jerk Food,� afternoon of Reggae music, evening dance, Limbo contests, volleyball and tennis tournaments.
• At Empire Haven, in the Finger Lakes region of New York state, on July 12, 9am-5pm there�s no charge for first timers, a noontime hot dog roast, and a non-birthday birthday party/60s dance that evening.
• Lake Bronson resort in Sultan, WA (east of Seattle) will have Open House July 12/13 with a 50s theme dance on Saturday night.
• July 13-19 Lake Como Family Nudist Resort in Lutz, Fla., north of Tampa, will organize a canned food drive in conjunction with their week-long open house, and host a nude desert party on the 13th.
• Sunsport Gardens in Loxahatchee (Palm Beach County), Fla. will host an Open House and dance on July 12 when first time visitors will be admitted free.
• White Tail Park in Ivor, VA., between Norfolk and Richmond, will hold an open house on July 12 and 13, and a dance fair on July 11, 12 & 13.
• Forty Acres Club in Lonedell, MO., southwest of St. Louis, will host its 3rd annual open house for first time visitors on July 12.
• Travelites, Inc. of Columbia, S.C. will have a canoe trip on July 12, as well as a body-painting event with a professional artist on July 13.
• DeAnza Springs Resort in Jacumba, CA., in San Diego County, will offer free admission all week, with a Caribbean-themed party over the weekend.

Media interested in scheduling interviews or a visit to a club should contact YPB&R Public Relations, or the AANR office at the numbers listed above.

The American Association for Nude Recreation is the oldest and largest organization of its kind representing nearly 50,000 people who enjoy clothes-free and clothing-optional recreation throughout North America. For further information on nude recreation and the association�s affiliated clubs, contact AANR at 1-800-TRY-NUDE or visit the association�s web site at www.aanr.com.

Jim Cohn, Account Executive
jim_cohn@ypbr.com
YPB& R Public Relations
Orlando, FL
(407) 875-1111

Note: While many sectors of the travel industry have suffered the after effects of September 11th, and most recently, the war in Iraq, one that has thrived not only in recent years but over the past decade might come as a surprise. Are you sitting down? Nude recreation and nude travel has grown into a $400 million global industry (up from $120 million in 1992), and in the last two years alone, 30 new nudist or clothing-optional clubs have opened their doors in the U.S. and Canada.

Now that the summer months are approaching, many of the 267 nudist or clothing-optional clubs are basking in the boom their business could see as a result.

Nude recreation, however, has gone well beyond the clubs and resorts in 2003 You might have heard about the first nude flight, which went from Miami to Cancun the first weekend in May, or perhaps you read about the increasing popularity of nude cruising: there was one nude cruise in 1992 (the first ever), there are seven scheduled for this year. And yes, trains are getting into the act as well - the first ever nude dinner train rolled out in Southern California this spring.

AANR has seen its� membership grow by roughly 75% over the past decade, to nearly 50,000 members.