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2) GREEN FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, DC; MAY 13-14, 2017 AND VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, DC MAY 21, 2017
Green Festival® is a marketplace where companies and organizations come to showcase their green products and services, and where people go to learn how to live healthier, more sustainable lives.
Green Festival offers something for everyone, with the widest selection of products and services to work green, play green and live green from food, fashion and health to energy, construction and design. People can shop and enjoy vegan, vegetarian, organic foods, hands-on demos, educational activities and inspirational speakers.
Come see The Vegetarian Resource Group at the DC GreenFest show and you will receive $5.00 off your ticket when buying tickets using the code XDC17798D here:
[ https://www.greenfestivals.org/washington-d-c-2017-may-12-14.html#!014 ]
VEGETARIAN FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON, DC SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017
This is the annual Capital Memorial Church (CMC) extravaganza! CMC members, hailing from almost 50 countries, present an unlimited “sampling’ of authentic international vegetarian cuisines. You can take a small serving of hundreds of items and come back for more! Try foods from Africa, Asia Pacific, Caribbean, Europe, South Asia, Latin America, and North America. All items are vegetarian; many vegan dishes are available too. A cookbook will be available so you can make some of these dishes at your leisure!
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3) VRG BOOTHS AND EVENTS
- Baltimore VegFest
- Saturday May 6th, 2017
UMBC College Campus on Erickson Field
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland Time
11:00 AM — 4:00 PM
- Washington DC Green Festival
- May 13th-14th, 2017
Saturday: 10 AM - 6 PM; Sunday: 10 AM — 5 PM
Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Hall D
801 Mt Vernon Pl NW, Washington, DC 20001
- Central Pennsylvania VegFest
- Saturday June 3rd from 12 PM — 5 PM
Located at Musser Park
- Richmond VegFest
- Saturday, June 24th, 12-6 PM (Raindate: 7/8)
Bryan Park
- FARM Animal Rights Conference
- August 3rd-6th from 10:15 AM — 6:00 PM
Hilton Mark Center
5000 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22311
- Vegan SoulFest
- August 26th from 12-7 PM
Baltimore City Community College
- DC VegFest
- Saturday, September 2nd from 11 AM — 6 PM
Lot H/I in Yards Park, 355 Water Street SE
Washington DC, 20003
- Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo
- October 21-24
McCormick West Building
2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
- VRG Vegan Dinner in Chicago
- Sunday, October 22, 2017; 6 PM
- The Vegetarian Resource Group's Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Vegan Potluck Dinner
- Sunday, November 19th, 5 PM
The North Baltimore Mennonite Church
4615 Roland Avenue
- Fort. Lauderdale Green Festival
- Dec 2 & 3 - Saturday: 10 AM — 6 PM; Sunday: 10 AM — 5 PM
The Broward County Convention Center
1950 Eisenhower Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale FL, 33316
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4) A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE VRG VOLUNTEERS
Thank you to the following VRG Volunteers, for all of your hard work with The Vegetarian Resource Group's activities such as HTML work, restaurant guide entries, doing blog postings, staffing booths, translating articles into Spanish, etc.:
April 2017
- Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
- Chef Nancy Berkoff, EdD, RD
- Nicole Leroy
- Carole Hamlin
- Kendra Ganobsik
- Marissa Thobe
- Laneece Hurd
- Anna Lam
- Nicole Turner
- Catherine Conway RD
- Brad Scott
- Natalie Evans
- Matt Baker
- Casey Brown
- Suzanne DeFelice
- Josephine Hoffman
- Savannah Lawrence
- David Milner
- Franco Smeriglio
- Whitney Gray
- Eveian Salmon
- Whitney Blomquist
- Natalie Allen
- Laura McGuiness
- Shani Stewart
- Jenny Saccenti
- Julia Mathew
- Kay Stepkin
- Nanette Blanchard
- Jake Wartenberg
- Emilee Waterbury
- Dominique D'Arquea
- Madeline St. John
- Dan Park
- Karen Peissinger
- Zeke Frost
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5) VEGAN SUMMER CAMP
Did you know there's a vegan summer camp for young people who want to become more effective advocates? Check out YEA Camp!
[ http://www.yeacamp.org ]
Youth Empowered Action (YEA) Camp is a life-changing week-long overnight camp with sessions in California, Massachusetts, and New York for youth who want to change the world! And all of the food is vegan! Campers come from all over the country to attend YEA Camp and choose a social issue they want to work on, like the environment, gay rights, racism, animal cruelty, or another cause they care about. Throughout the week they build their confidence, develop concrete skills, make incredible like-minded friends, and leave with an action plan to make a difference on a cause of their choice when they go home. To find out more about YEA Camp, visit
[ http://www.yeacamp.org ]
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6) NATIONAL VEGETARIAN MUSEUM EXHIBIT PREMIERS IN CHICAGO
Our mission is to educate and demonstrate the values and benefits of vegetarianism for human health, the environment, and the well being of all life.
Our vision is of a healthy world, in which both human and animal suffering are significantly decreased, with all life in sustainable balance. Eating a whole, plant-based diet is one of the most significant factors that will lead us to this harmony.
[ http://www.vegmuse.org/ ]
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7) ESSENTIAL VEGAN TRAVEL GUIDE
The Essential Vegan Travel Guide by Caitlin Galer-Unti offers guidance to anxious vegans on the go. The book gives tips on how to find vegan-friendly restaurants, making friends while traveling, packing tips, vegan translations, finding vegan-friendly areas, and finding appropriate accommodations. It also includes many “emergency recipes”, as well as how to order at non-vegan restaurants.
The book is available on Amazon:
[ https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Vegan-Travel-Guide-2017/dp/0998655503/ ]
For more vegan guidebooks visit:
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8) VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP VIDEO CONTEST
The Vegetarian Resource Group is once again sponsoring a video contest.
We will be awarding one $200 scholarship plus two $100 awards. The
deadline for entries this year is July 15, 2017.
Create and submit a video relating what you want to tell others about
veganism. Some possible topics: food, nutrition, your feelings about
veganism and/or vegetarianism, water usage and vegetarianism, veganism
and animal rights, or other veggie topics which appeal to you. Humor and
feelings are appreciated. All videos should be positive, not be critical
of anyone, and not include any footage of animal cruelty. You may submit
a video you have already made.
Aspects of judging include accuracy and judges wanting to share the
video with others. Entrants give permission to The Vegetarian Resource
Group to post and share the video, to link to and from the video, and
share the video with the media.
To see the video contest rules, visit:
[ http://www.vrg.org/videoscholarship.php ]
Previous wining videos can be found here:
[ http://www.vrg.org/veg_videos.php ]
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9) BECOME A MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY DONOR FOR VRG
The Vegetarian Resource Group greatly appreciates the support given by our monthly and quarterly donors. You can join our monthly giving group with a minimum gift of just $10 a month by going to:
[ http://www.vrg.org/donate ]
You will be part of a network of givers who support our outreach efforts on an ongoing basis. These donations allow us to continue vegan education in a wide variety of venues including schools, doctor and dietitian offices, libraries, various professional conferences, animal rights events, health fairs, environmental festivals, and much more. Thank you for your support! Go to:
[ http://www.vrg.org/donate ]
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10) ABOUT THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP
Our health professionals, activists, and educators work with businesses and individuals to bring about healthful changes in your school, workplace, and community. Registered dietitians and physicians aid in the development of nutrition-related publications and answer member and media questions about vegetarian diets. The Vegetarian Resource Group is a non-profit organization. Financial support comes primarily from memberships, donations, bequests, and book sales. The Vegetarian Journal, a print magazine, is a benefit of membership in The VRG. (For more information, please see the Vegetarian Journal online [ http://www.vrg.org/journal/ ]
) To sign up for the The Vegetarian Resource Group national email newsletter, please visit:
[ http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/ ]
We are also on Facebook and Twitter
If you would like to make a donation, become a member, volunteer, or find out more about The VRG, contact us at:
The Vegetarian Resource Group
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore, MD 21203
Phone: (410) 366-8343
FAX: (410) 366-8804
E-mail: [email protected] or to volunteer: [email protected]
Website: [ http://www.vrg.org/ ]
To donate: [ http://www.vrg.org/donate ]
Copyright The Vegetarian Resource Group 2017 The contents of this newsletter, and our other publications, including Vegetarian Journal, are not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. We often depend on product and ingredient information from company statements. It is impossible to be 100% sure about a statement, info can change, people have different views, and mistakes can be made. Please use your own best judgment about whether a product is suitable for you. To be sure, do further research or confirmation on your own.
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11) ABOUT VRG NEWS
VRG-NEWS is the e-mail newsletter of The Vegetarian Resource Group. This is an announcement list so subscriber messages are not accepted by the list. If you have a technical question about the list, please contact us at
[email protected]. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or corrections to VRG-NEWS, please direct them to
[email protected]. Thanks. If you are a new subscriber, you might enjoy reading past issues of VRG-NEWS online at
[ http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/ ]
Please support our outreach and assistance to others. Join VRG:
[ http://www.vrg.org/journal/subscribe.htm ]
Donate: [ http://www.vrg.org/donate ]
Free email news: [ http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/index.htm#subscribe ]
[email protected] [ http://www.vrg.org ]
The Vegetarian Resource Group / Vegetarian Journal
P.O. Box 1463
Baltimore MD 21203 US
(410) 366-8343
The VRG is an educational non-profit group providing information on vegetarianism and veganism. To subscribe to VRG-NEWS, go to
[ http://www.vrg.org/vrgnews/ ]
To unsubscribe, or otherwise manage your subscription to VRG-NEWS, go to
[ http://lists.vrg.org/mailman/listinfo/vrg-news_lists.vrg.org ]
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