For Immediate Release December, 2013
Contact: Sonja Helman: [email protected]
(410) 366-8343
$10,000 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP MONEY TO BE AWARDED BY VEGETARIAN GROUP
The Vegetarian Resource Group announced that $10,000 in college scholarship money will be awarded to graduating high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities. Two awards of $5,000 each will be given.
Students will be judged on their promotion of vegetarian and vegan diets in a positive way. For application information, visit www.vrg.org. Deadline for application is February 20, 2014. The student must be an American high school senior at time of application and plan on attending an American college.
Past winners included:
For more information about The Vegetarian Resource Group scholarship contest, see http://www.vrg.org/student/scholar.htm
The Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization which educates the public about vegetarianism. A vegetarian does not eat meat, fish, or fowl. A vegan is a vegetarian who does not use other animal products such as eggs and milk. For more information on vegetarianism, visit <www.vrg.org>.
Interesting articles at www.vrg.org include:
Parents of vegetarian youngsters may also be helped by The Vegetarian Resource Group’s Parents’ E-Mail List, which is an opportunity for vegetarian parents to share ideas. For information about the Parents’ list and useful resources, visit <www.vrg.org>, and click on Teens, Families, and Kids.
Where are restaurants I can eat out vegetarian? http://www.vrg.org/restaurant/index.php
For all of the above, go to www.vrg.org; write to The Vegetarian Resource Group, PO Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203; or e-mail [email protected]