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Vera Rhodes has come a long way from her conservative upbringing in Pennsylvanias Amish community. Robert Griffin III Redskins Jersey . Shiela (L), 30, sitting on husband Chris Tuckers lap, kisses Shalee as her husband looks on at the annual Lifestyles convention in Las Vegas, Nevada July 21, 2006. About 1,500 couples are gathering through Sunday to enjoy an atmosphere of open sexuality. [Reuters] There she was a virgin until she married at age 30. Now, she is an enthusiastic 54-year-old member of the millions-strong swinging community who speaks openly of her encounters with multiple sexual partners. Last night it was really special, said Rhodes, who is divorced and makes a living giving massages in the Midwestern state of Iowa. There was a couple from Mexico, a couple from Virginia and a couple from Ireland, from Australia. I like to participate in life as much as possible, she said with a broad smile. Rhodes was among some 3,000 people gathered Saturday at the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas for the annual Lifestyles conference, a five-day, $700-per-couple event that offers a mix of seminars, socializing and sex. Early Saturday, Rhodes was back for more, joining the action in a suite where more than a dozen couples were having sex. The conference organizer, Robert McGinley, 72, president of The Lifestyles Organization, estimates that there are 3 million swingers in the United States alone. He founded his group in 1969 and began holding the annual conferences in the 1970s. He said his firm brings in millions of dollars in annual sales from organizing tours to swinger-friendly resorts, Internet sites and from conferences. The Las Vegas event is the largest annual U.S. swinging event, he said. The lifestyles community is rapidly expanding, he said. Its an expanding economic powerhouse. Mostly Middle-Aged The crowd at the Stardust appeared mostly middle-aged and middle-class. And many were nowhere near as active as Rhodes. Organizers estimated that perhaps 40 percent of the couples were attending their first conference. Im still thinking about it; weve been monogamous for 26 years, said one middle-aged newcomer from Palm Springs, California, who said she was raised a Roman Catholic. At one seminar, several women were overcome as the presenter demonstrated a sexual device -- one passed out in the packed room. For all their enthusiasm, few of the swingers tell family and friends about their hobby. Socially, were pariahs, said Drew Alexander, 40, who attended with this wife Tina, 38. Were behaving in a way thats completely against the ingrained Catholic values. Another couple did not want their names printed but were far from shy. They made love early Saturday in the hospitality suites where couples wandered from room to room to watch the action at close range. They emerged from their experience beaming, saying seeing others sparked more passion. 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"Im excited about coming and Im just apologetic that I didnt come the last two years, but obviously family comes first at this stage in my life." Price, who twice won the PGA Tours Canadian Open in 1991 and 1994, said hes looking forward to competing after missing time with an arm injury. He hasnt played since April when he withddrew from the Encompass Insurance Pro-Am with two torn tendons in his left forearm. Robert Griffin III Game Jersey. The 55-year-old, who said he hasnt hit a ball in nearly five weeks, plans on making a comeback at the Principal Charity Classic in Iowa on June 1-3 before playing in Sainte-Julie. "Canadian golf fans have always been very supportive of me and Ive always had such a great welcome there," said Price. "Im just looking forward to coming back and playing and competing. "I hope that my game is in good shape by then. ... Im just hoping that this time off Ill be back to full strength and ready to fire on all cylinders when I get to Montreal." 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