Monday, June 22, 2009

Spring Benefit Dinner

Post by AVN member, Jan

Held at The Womens Club of Albany on June 6th, the Albany Vegetarian Network's all-vegan Spring Benefit Dinner was a great success! There was a scrumptious meal prepared by volunteers, Nick and Britin Foster and by our President, Richard Hamlin. Live, traditional Irish music was performed by Nephin and the dinner featured guest speakers Maribeth Abrams (certified nutritionist) and Jenny Brown (co-founder and director of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary). 

The dinner was sponsored by Honest Weight Food Coop and Vegan Creations along with some valuable donations from Bountiful Bread, Earth Balance, Jewish Vegetarians of North America, Laurie's Gluten Free Goodness, Linda Long, Moo Shoes, Organic Nectars, Starbucks Coffee Company, and The Phoenicians Restaurant. 

Upcoming events: Vegetarian Summer Gathering at Grafton, NY State Park and NY's Capital Region Vegetarian Expo in Saratoga Springs, NY.


Wednesday, June 10, 2009

2nd Veggie Pride Parade -NYC

Post by AVN member, Claire

On Sunday May 17th the Albany Vegetarian Network was represented in the 2nd Veggie Pride Parade held in Greenwich Village, New York City.  

The parade included about 700 marchers and began in the Old Meat Packing District and ended in Union Square Park.  Participants in the parade wore costumes and carried signs to show support for animal rights and the health of people and the environment.  Other groups held banners showing their enthusiasm of veggie pride. 

The parade was a success and ended with a festival of music, free vegan food, inspiring speakers and 40 hand picked exhibitors.  There was even a costume contest!  Check out the winners and their prizes on the website: http://www.veggieprideparade.org/