$10 FOBB Membership Fee Starts Jan 1

Due to rising administrative costs, Friends of Bates Beach will begin charging nominal membership dues as of January 1, 2022. These dues will be $10 annually, the cost of one takeout meal per year. We have to buy some new beach equipment, produce our newsletter, participate in the annual Independence Day parade through Carpinteria, and cover the anticipated costs of an information booth at the Avocado Festival. If we all pitch in, we can make this nominal dues rate work!

For the past ten years, these costs have been subsidized by other naturist groups in Southern California, but they are cutting back. A lot goes on in the background to allow us to sit on the beach on a towel. It isn't really free.

These dues are separate from any dues you may be already paying to SCNA, NitOC or other local nudist clubs.

You can pay at either www.friendsofbatesbeach.org or at https://www.meetup.com/Friends-of-Bates-Beach/.

Current members of our Meetup group initially will have 90 days to pay their dues before the system automatically deletes their names. You can pay via credit/debit card online.

Thank you for understanding and for your continued support.

Gary Mussell, Director, Friends of Bates Beach