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Services The VRG Provides

• Providing speakers and referrals for speakers
• Advisors for local and national groups and individuals about organizing and publishing
• Working with ethnic and minority groups, especially the Latino, Jain, and Jewish communities
• Working with international vegetarian groups
• Answering questions from companies, activists, the media, and consumers
• Providing materials for tabling
• Maintaining a list of vegetarian groups
• Discounts on books and Vegetarian Journal
• Video loan
• Tips for activists

• Providing a decal for restaurants indicating vegetarian meals available
• Developing booklets for supermarkets and companies
• Conducting polls on the number of vegetarians and vegetarian meals ordered, which is helpful for marketing and business planning
• Restaurant guide listing veg-friendly restaurants
• Listing companies which have vegetarian and vegan products for use in institutions
• Reviewing books and products in Vegetarian Journal, Foodservice Update, and on VRG website
• Assisting, promoting, and consulting for vegetarian food companies

• Meals on Wheels
• USDA NutriTopics
• The American Dietetic Association
• Mid Atlantic Publishers Association
• Member Maryland Association of Non-Profit Organizations

• Assisting, promoting, and consulting for vegetarian food companies
• Recipes and Information for food services
• Conducting polls on the numbers of vegetarians
• Answering questions from companies, activists, the media, and consumers
• Vegetarian Journal's Foodservice Update Newsletter
• Listing companies which have vegetarian and vegan products for use in institutions Exhibits and presentations at food service conferences

• Testifying about governmental regulations
• Research on how policy is made

• Providing access to many of our materials and a wealth of vegetarian information on the VRG website www.vrg.org
• Linking to other groups, companies, and businesses promoting vegetarianism
• E-mail newsletter - VRG-News
• Vegetarian game
• Answering e-mail and bulletin board questions

• Resource for radio, tv, print, and electronic media
• Media spokespeople

• Vegetarian Journal magazine
• Periodic dinners and potlucks
• Developing a meal plan for the Meals on Wheels program
• Answering questions via e-mail, phone, and mail
• VRG MBNA Visa/Mastercard credit card
• Audrey Fluke and Ruth E. Caring Awards
• Maintaining a database to aid individuals in finding dietitians or doctors familiar with vegetarian/vegan diets
• Volunteer opportunities, both local and long-distance

• Maintaining a database to aid individuals in finding dietitians or doctors familiar with vegetarian/vegan diets
• Educating health professionals
• Working with ethnic and minority groups, especially the Latino, Jain, and Jewish communities
• Providing speakers and referrals for speakers
• Nutrition education materials
• Assisting, promoting, and consulting for vegetarian food companies
• Developing booklets for supermarkets and companies
• Answering questions from companies, activists, the media, and consumers
• Booths at fairs and conferences

• Educating health professionals
• Providing speakers and referrals for speakers
• Consulting and assisting professional groups
• Presentations, abstracts, and exhibitions at professional conferences
• Internships

• Vegetarian Journal Magazine
• Foodservice Update Newsletter
• Books: Simply Vegan, Conveniently Vegan, Guide to Vegan/Vegetarian Restaurants in Israel, Leprechaun Cake, Lowfat Jewish Vegetarian Cookbook, Meatless Meals for Working People, VJ Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the US and Canada, No Cholesterol Passover Recipes, Simple, Lowfat, & Vegetarian (temp. out of print), Vegan Handbook, Vegan in Volume
• Brochures and Booklets (including Raising Vegan Children, The Guide to Food Ingredients, and The Guide to Fast Food)
• E-mail Newsletter -- VRG News

• Polls on the numbers of adult and teen vegetarians
• Research on how policy is made
• Food ingredients
• Consumer products
• Fast food chains
• Leather alternatives

• $5,000 College Scholarship for graduating High School Seniors
• Essay contest and lesson plan
• Teen nutrition information
• Speaker referral
• Resources for teens
• Exhibits and presentations at education conferences
• Assisting in the organization of youth activist groups
• Internships

• VJ Guide to Natural Foods Restaurants in the US and Canada
• Travel Bulletin Board on VRG website
• City Guides, both local and national
• Vegetarian Vacation Guide
• Travel resources on VRG website

The Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization which educates the public about vegetarianism, and the interrelated issues of health, nutrition, ecology, ethics, and world hunger.

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