B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation Institute

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Beach Education Advocates for Culture, Health, Environment & Safety Foundation Institute
  a 501(c)(3) adjunct of South Florida Free Beaches/Florida Naturist Association

—Naturist Beaches 101—

The idea of a clothing-optional or naturist beach area in your community may be fraught with fear, confusion and misinformation. We'd like to help with those concerns.

There are now hundreds of naturist beaches worldwide. A prime U.S. model is the clothing-optional section of Haulover Beach Park in South Florida, established in 1991. But don't take our word for its success...read what government and business leaders are saying.

B.E.A.C.H.E.S. Foundation is committed to working with local government, business interests, and local naturist groups toward painlessly establishing and managing successful clothing-optional beaches to the benefit of your citizens and the local economy. We have the formula, and we'll share it with you.

Our PDF slide presentations discuss public acceptance, management concerns, our Beach Ambassador Program, and enhanced tourism revenue from visitors from across the USA and around the world:

• U.S. Naturist Beach Presentation (5 MB PDF)          • FL State Parks Proposal (2 MB PDF)

• Letter from FL State Rep. Mark Pafford: MacArthur Beach State Park (PDF)

• Naturists: Upholders of Strong Family Values is an essential handbook for legislators and other public officials, concisely covering American attitudes, the skinny-dip tradition, naturist family values, religion, legal issues, and naturist beach management solutions. Order on line.

For additional information, contact Shirley Mason:      [email]      305-318-8821

What government & business leaders are saying about Haulover's naturist beach:

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