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jonnyc
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 Posted - 05/29/2007 : 03:21:16 AM
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Hello
Im 24 years old and have never been to a nudist resort or beach. Do you think it would be a good idea to go to GE and take the tour? I've been wanting to go for years now. I cant seem to find any friends of mine who would be willing to go to a nudist resort. Do you guys think if I went by myself I would have a good time?
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NudeAl
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Posted - 05/29/2007 : 09:29:26 AM
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Call ahead of time make sure to set it up, some resorts have certain days that they allow your first time visit. Yes I think you should just go for it, you can make friends at the resort. Another option is to visit a nude beach you can try San Onofre South of San Clemente or Blacks near San Diego. There are many more nude resorts down in that area so if you don't liek GE or Olive Dell try the others.
The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep. -- Robert Frost
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Ace
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Posted - 05/30/2007 : 12:02:58 AM
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GE is nice but you might have to go as a couple for the tour or be an AANR member, might want to check their website or give them a call first. I can also suggest Black's or San O' beach, great for a first time as you can have a go at your own pace as you wish.
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grantb4
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Posted - 05/30/2007 : 08:59:43 AM
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Rumour has it that Glen Eden has dumped (or is about to dump) AANR. Sad.
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Cheri
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Posted - 05/30/2007 : 2:49:53 PM
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Rumour has it that Glen Eden has dumped (or is about to dump) AANR. Sad.
When and from whom did you hear this RUMOR? They WERE deciding if they were stay a 100% club or not. The members decided to remain a 100% AANR membership club. There was never the issue to not be AANR.
Cheri
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grantb4
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Posted - 05/30/2007 : 6:26:10 PM
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This RUMOUR came in the form of a letter we received from AANR (west, perhaps). Something about considering our position prior to the general meeting this spring/summer.
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allnaturalwife
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Posted - 05/31/2007 : 6:13:50 PM
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As longtime members of Glen Eden let me try to make a few things clear. Glen Eden is currently trying to attract more members. When you are an affiliated AANR club, you MUST have all of your members pay to join AANR along with your clubs yearly fees. This can get quite expensive. When/if Glen Eden disassociates themselves from AANR this DOES NOT MEAN they are not continuing to promote the SAME VALUES as AANR. IT IS PURELY FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS. If we want more young people to come out to our clubs, one of the main areas we can do this in..is not to charge as much to get in. College age and young couples starting out simply do not have as much money in many cases. So Glen Eden is trying to reduce costs of membership to increase membership amoung these demographics.
We know several young couples, personnally, who have not renewed membership at GE for the ONLY reason that they cannot afford it. Cutting a few hundrend dollars off the top of the yearly fee will allow many who couldnt, renew memberships. So for this reason I support the idea. Again by disassociatng from AANR, Glen Eden IS NOT RENOUNCING AANRS beliefs and ideals. So lets not start rumors that are flat out UNTRUE.
To my knowledge GE is still AANR. BUT if they decide not to FORCE members to pay an extra few hundred dollars a year to be AANR members, I dont see any harm in that, They are still a family club, and those who choose to, can pay AANR dues along with their GE membership. But many, many members of GE ONLY go to GE.. and dont use any of the AANR discounts and benefits anyway. So for young people starting out, they deserve a break financially. Basically, for many members of GE, they were paying 200 or so a year for something they didnt use. YES, I know AANR fights for nudist rights and all this..but not everyone can afford to give to charity. Which for many GE members, thats in essence what they have been doing.
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Cheri
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Posted - 05/31/2007 : 6:22:15 PM
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all natural wife said: As longtime members of Glen Eden let me try to make a few things clear. Glen Eden is currently trying to attract more members. When you are an affiliated AANR club, you MUST have all of your members pay to join AANR along with your clubs yearly fees.
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WRONG. Clubs have the option of being a 100% club wherein all members are AANR. They have the option of NOT being a 100% club. In each case, they will be affiliated with AANR.
AANR dues for a single is @ $35 and couple $62.50 depending on the region. Those under the age of 25 can pay $12.50 through a club for their student memberships. That is way under a couple hundred dollars.
Cheri
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allnaturalwife
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Posted - 05/31/2007 : 8:10:07 PM
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Cheri--we have been members of Glen Eden for 10 years and I have dealt with the management there for all this time. Each year, when we renew our membership we are NEVER given the option NOT to join AANR. They put it right on the bill as PART of the membership. And well you have apparently made it a point.. to point out my mistake in the exact amount of the membership. My reasoning still stands that even 62.50 is a lot of money to young couples starting out. And if the 62 dollars is such "chump change" Maybe Cheri, you can volunteer to cover it for many of the lower income nudist couples that we know.
Jenn
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ToAsTeD
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Posted - 05/31/2007 : 8:56:52 PM
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[i]AANR dues for a single is @ $35 and couple $62.50 depending on the region.
Where can you find a single membership for $35.00? I just paid $52.00 for mine... and thought I got a deal... 
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grantb4
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Posted - 06/01/2007 : 12:01:20 AM
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If Glen Edem truly wanted to attract new/young members then they would abandon that pyramid scheme of lot/site availablity. First you have to join as a gold sal member along with the 500 other people that are on the list. Any you have to keep it up annually or lose your spot. Then you get to bid on the very few sites that come up and they are all $100k+.
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Ace
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Posted - 06/01/2007 : 05:13:14 AM
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Checked with my wife and the last time we visited about a month ago we were instructed by the staff at GE that you need to be a member of AANR, or GE, or both. They were doing this as a cost saving measure to attract and retain members, hope this helps clear things up a bit.
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allnaturalwife
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Posted - 06/01/2007 : 12:45:21 PM
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Grantb4-- I completely agree with you regarding the Glen Eden Lot/site thing. The way they have that whole thing set up is absurd. However, I doubt if they changed it they would be overrun by young couples trying to buy a site. My husband and I do fairly well financially and WE are not interested in purchasing one of those inflated sites. So I doubt a 22, 25, or even 30 year old young married couple could afford one. So while I DO share your distain for the whole "site situation", I doubt it would make much difference in the way of bringing younger folks out.
I maintain that discounted fees as well as entertainment that is geared towards a "younger crowd" are the two MAIN things GE should focus on at this point.
Jenn
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grantb4
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Posted - 06/01/2007 : 1:23:55 PM
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"allnaturalwife", what concerns me is that you have to pay a premium year after year to be a "gold seal" person just for the privilege of maybe someday being in a position to buy a site. Site prices have tripled recently, which if due to market forces is OK, but why compound things with the two-tiered membership scheme?
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