The Vegetarian Resource Group continues to be very busy on a daily basis. Below are some examples of successes and activities. Your support is greatly appreciated! You can donate to VRG at vrg.org/donate

Here’s a sampling of some of our accomplishments and outreach:

• Over 1,400 registered dietitians visited The Vegetarian Resource Group virtual booth at the national Food and Nutrition Conference & Expo. Many requested information for themselves or to use with clients.
• The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research asked to reproduce VRG’s My Vegan Plate (vrg.org/ nutshell/MyVeganPlate.pdf) in print and electronic content for use with patients and health care providers.
• Thanks to Reed Mangels, PhD, RD, The Vegetarian Resource Group sent in official Testimony for the following:

– To the FDA on the Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives (2023)

– To the USDA on WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) proposed changes (2023)

– To the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) concerning “healthy” on food labels (2023)

– To the FDA Regarding Food Allergen Labeling Requirements (2023)

– To USDA, EPA, FDA requesting Information for; Identifying Ambiguities, Gaps, Inefficiencies, and Uncertainties in the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology (2023)

• VRG Foodservice Advisor, Chef Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD, presented on tips for serving vegan options in long-term care facilities at Maryland Dietetics in Health Care Communities.
• VRG sent 600 I Love Animals and Broccoli Coloring Books plus El arco iris vegetariano coloring books to PG County Maryland WIC. A nutritionist from a county health department in New Jersey asked to reprint our My Vegan Plate. We sent 400 Vegan Journals for grab bags for the Columbia, South Carolina VegFest and alsoSarasota, Floridia VegFest, and we shipped a box of brochures for tabling at a Black Family Wellness Expo in Alabama. We also shipped 4 boxes of Vegan Journals and VRG handouts to the Vegan Society of Hawaii to be shared at the Climate Fair on the lawn of the Hawaii State Capitol and at the Windward Coast Emergency Preparedness Fair.
• VRG had a booth at the Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary 2^nd Annual Fall Fest in Colorado; Portland, Maine VegFest; Richmond, Virginia VegFest; and San Francisco, California World VegFest.

This is just a small sampling of what we are doing at VRG every day. Thank you so much! We couldn’t do this without your support.

You can donate directly to VRG at www.vrg.org/donate

You can also mail donations to The Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203 or call in your donation to (410) 366-8343 Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm EST.