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| USA | La Quinta | Erlyn | 760-776-6007 emgarri--at--yahoo.com | Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: Until Thanksgiving Location: Supermarkets, college campuses, etc. Features: We (myself, my husband and our 9 year old daughter) will distribute literature revealing the suffering and cruelty that animals endure. |
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| USA | AK | Wasilla | Delisa | 907-373-1526 delisa--at--alaskaveg.org | Public Veg Meal, Information Table, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 27th Location: Palmer United Protestant Church Features: The Alaska Vegetarian Society will host a vegan potluck, nature video, original music, talk about turkeys, book table, free literature. |
| USA | AL | Dora | Nicole |
nikkigena1--at--aol.com |
Veg Meal for Friends/Family |
| USA | AL | Huntsville | R | Leafleting / Literature Distribution | |
| USA | AL | Madison | Suzanne | sdauphinais--at--knology.net | Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 27th Location: Madison, AL Features: I will be cooking a vegan thanksgiving meal for my family and friends as well as distributing handouts to local libraries and community places. |
| USA | AL | Montgomery | Cheyenne | Information Table, Leafleting / Literature Distribution, Other Date/Time: unsure Location: Lee High School Features: I am a member of our school's animal welfare club, and I am the one who likes to bring material for everyone to take as they like and become interested in. At our next meeting, I'll distribute Gentle Thanksgiving handouts. |
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| USA | AR | Harrison | Deana | Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 17th, 12:00 Location: sister's |
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| USA | AZ | Flagstaff | Debbie | deb.riches--at--gmail.com | Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 27th Features: Vegetarian Network of Flagstaff will educate others about Gentle Thanksgiving. |
| USA | AZ | Glendale | David |
david60559--at--gmail.com |
Leafleting / Literature Distribution |
| USA | AZ | Patagonia | 520-394-2520 x david60559--at--gmail.com | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th, 1-3pm Location: Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center Features: Potluck Style - Bring a Vegan Organic Live Food Dish* Group Meditation for Peace and Liberation (9-10 AM) Devotional Multicultural Chanting (10-11 AM) Service Project in the Organic Garden* (11-12:30) Blessing of Thanksgiving (12:30-1) Live-Food, Vegan, Organic Pot Luck Banquet (1:00-3:00 PM) Please RSVP as soon as possible with the number of people attending with you, and also what kind of raw vegan dish you will be contributing. |
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| USA | AZ | Payson | Joyous | joyousrainbow--at--yahoo.com | Public Veg Meal, Video Screening, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: Thanksgiving day Location: my home Features: I will host a vegan dinner, and show some gentle videos, probably from Michael Shermer and Neil Barnard. |
| USA | AZ | Tempe | Kris | catdogco--at--cox.net | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th Location: GREEN - New American Vegetarian Restaurant, 2240 N. Scottsdale Rd., Tempe AZ Features: Join us for a day of fun and compassionate cuisine at Phoenix's first annual ThanksLIVING 2008 celebration! As you feast on an unparalleled, multi-course,vegan gourmet meal you'll know that you are actively creating compassion with each turkey-free bite! As you dine, you'll enjoy speakers, music, activities for kids, and a raffle! And who knows --- perhaps you'll even find a new furry family member --- We hope to have the Maricopa County Animal Care & Control adoption-mobile where you'll meet some of Phoenix's most eligible companions. Mark your calendar today and join us for this historic and heart-centered event! Purchase your tickets at GREEN - And don't forget to invite your family and friends, particularly the non-veg ones! Date: Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27th Time: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Place: Green, 2240 N. Scottsdale Rd., Tempe AZ (Just north of McKellips on the west side of the road) 480-941-9003 ▪ www.greenvegetarian.com |
| USA | CA | Los Angeles | Linda | Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 27th |
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| USA | CA | Acton | 661-269-5404 info--at--animalacres.org | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 22nd, 12-4pm Location: Animal Acres Sanctuary Features: The festivities will start at noon with farm tours of the sanctuary and time to meet the sanctuary cows, pigs, chickens, and other animals. At 1:30 p.m. we will gather for our "Feed the Turkey" Ceremony where it's the turkeys turn to enjoy salad, pumpkin pie and stuffed squash! After our feathered friends are full and happy, the rest of us will enjoy a mouth-watering vegan Thanksgiving dinner catered by the One World Restaurant. This year we are excited to welcome our special guest speaker Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, founder and director of Compassionate Cooks and author of the award-winning cookbook, The Joy of Vegan Baking. Tickets are $35 per person. Children 3 and under are free. Seating is limited and early reservations are recommended (Last year's Thanksgiving celebration sold out!) |
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| USA | CA | Berkeley | Howard | 610-562-9934 howarddy--at--gmail.com | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th Location: Berkeley, CA Features: The East Bay Veg*n Thanksgiving Day Potluck will be held in North Berkeley, near the North Berkeley BART station, at 4 pm. This is an East Bay Tradition for over 35 years. Folks can RSVP or request further info via email or calling at 510-562-9934 or howarddy2@att.net. PLS bring prepared, vegan food items sufficient to share with others. We will request a donation of $2-3 to cover the cost of the hall. A few folks can make prior arrangements with the host to pay $12 instead of making a food contribution [send email first]. We encourage festive and holiday-themed foods. We will provide water and all beverages, and most likely a dessert. See you there!! |
| USA | CA | Campbell | Brenda | Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: Thanksgiving Location: sister's house Features: |
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| USA | CA | Carlsbad | Neimah Ray | meldian50--at--aol.com | Veg Food Distribution to a Homeless Shelter, Veg Meal for Friends/Family Date/Time: November 17th Location: neighborhood Features: G.A.T.E/Magnet Project wants to return back to the kids in our region who really need this as an entire neighborhood. We would like them as their Educators/Teachers/Dept Head Counselors to give back to them a healthy happy Thanksgiving |
| USA | CA | Castro | Kim & Jamie | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th Location: SF (Castro) Features: Informal vegan potluck, drinks provided, bring place setting. RSVP required: www.bayareaveg.org/events |
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| USA | CA | El Dorado Hills | Judy | jalust--at--aol.com | Features: I plan on getting active although planning is still in progress. |
| USA | CA | Fairfax | Patti | Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time:Thanksgiving Location: my home |
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| USA | CA | Fortuna | Kristl | 707-502-0437 kejc2003--at--yahoo.com | Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 5th Location: College of the Redwoods Features: Gentle Thanksgiving flyers and Vegan Outreach pamphlets. |
| USA | CA | Lamesa | Elizabeth | Leafleting / Literature Distribution Features: leafletting to family, friends and neighborhood |
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| USA | CA | Long Beach | Shaya | Veg Meal for Friends/Family Date/Time: November 27th Location: Long Beach Features: A raw vegan vegan feast. |
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| USA | CA | Los Angeles |
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Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th, 11am- Location: Rancho Park Features: Vegetarians in Paradise will host a veg Thanksgiving dinner! Directions: Located about 2 miles North of 10 Freeway and about 2 miles East of 405 Freeway. From 10 Freeway, exit on Overland Ave. Go North about a mile to Pico. Go East on Pico for about a mile to Motor. Turn right and follow the "VEG" signs to the gathering location. Or take Pico Boulevard East of the 405 to make a right, south on Motor, enter the first parking lot on the right, all the way back -- we set-up at theOnce a year we gather together to have a turkey-friendly vegan Thanksgiving picnic. It's an afternoon of fun and frolic featuring music and some of the nicest people and organizations in and around Los Angeles. Bring your favorite vegan holiday dish to serve 8 to10 people. Please include a note listing the ingredients, and be sure to bring a serving utensil. Be ecological and take along your own place setting, including a reusable cup, bowl, plate, utensils, and washable cloth napkin. Bring musical instruments to play, frisbees to toss, and balls to chase. Fun for the whole family--all ages welcome. No RSVP necessary--just come and enjoy a Thanksgiving where all are truly able to be thankful! Food items should be strictly vegan, having no animal ingredients: no meat, (which includes no chicken or fish), no dairy, no eggs, no honey, no bone-processed sugar, and no alcohol. |
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| USA | CA | Los Angeles | Patty | Information Table, Veg Meal for Friends/Family Date/Time: TBD Location: High School |
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| USA | CA | Los Angeles | Judi | Information Table, Leafleting / Literature Distribution I will set up an information table at my human/animal/planet rights organization. |
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| USA | CA | Los Angeles | Patchur | 310-445-5321 patchur_white--at--yahoo.com | Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: Pre-Christmas Location: l.A.(westside) Features: I will distribute information to the student population at UCLA and Santa Monica college. |
| USA | CA | Newport Coast | Alicia | misslisi--at--cox.net | Veg Meal for Friends/Family Date/Time: November 27th, 3 pm Location: Home Features: Vegan Wellington with gravy to impress skeptics; traditional side dishes, veganized. I will be making a prepared statement of thanks, with emphasis on compassion and mercy, thanking guests for participating in this Gentle, Cruelty-free Thanksgiving. |
| USA | CA | Ojai | William | 805-640-0405 md--at--jagannatha.com | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 18th, 7-9:30pm Location: event center Features: This year we hope you will do something different and join the American Vedic Association in this BIG annual FREE Thanksgiving celebration where you can learn more about how to change your eating habits, save the earth, improve your health, and grow your sprit! What To Bring: open mind empty stomach |
| USA | CA | Perris | Marian | kefirfree1--at--verizon.net | I will distribute Gentle Thanksgiving handouts to friends and family. |
| USA | CA | Phelan | Tanya | wynettelove--at--yahoo.com | Veg Meal for Friends/Family Date/Time: November 27th Location: Home Features: Vegi loaf, home made mashed potatoes, Stuffing, Yams, Vanilla soy milk |
| USA | CA | San Diego | Amber | Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: All month Location: Outside literature rack Features: Ocean Beach People's Organic Fooc Co-op will set out Gentle Thanksgiving handouts for customers. |
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| USA | CA | San Francisco | Armando | mandobp87--at--gmail.com | Public Veg Meal, Information Table, Exhibit, Leafleting / Literature Distribution |
| USA | CA | San Francisco | Joseph | 415-273-5481 | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th, 11:30am Location: Millenium Restaurant, 580 Geary Street Features: Join the San Francisco Vegetarian Society for a veg Thanksgiving! Paid reservations req'd. Special price for SFVS, $50 per person. Make checks out to SFVS and mail to Joeseph Cadiz by nov. 21st. Price includes vegan hors d'oeuvres, salad, entree, dessert, vegan nog, coffee or tea, tax and tip. Wine and beverages extra. |
| USA | CA | San Francisco | Austin | 415-602-9543 loco_mono213--at--yahoo.com | Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: All November Location: Santa Cruz and UCSC Features: We hand out PETA vegan and animal rights literature regularily on UCSC campus to youth, and around the Santa Cruz community. We care for the turkeys pigs cows chickens birds fish and all animals! We would like to spread the word of a gentle thanksgiving. |
| USA | CA | San Francisco | Dixie | 415-885-2251 dixiemahy--at--gmail.com | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th, 11:30am Location: Millennium Restaurant Features: Join the San Francisco Vegetarian Society for a fabulous vegan meal at the premier vegan restaurant of San Francisco and probably the country! |
| USA | CA | San Fransicsco | David | 707-774-1904 info--at--wellness-central.org | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov 16th, 6pm Location: Red Victorian, 1665 Haight St., San Francisco. Features: Join us for dinner! All items are vegan organic whole foods, with no refined sugars. The dinner will be held at the . After the dinner, Bob Linden will be speaking. Only $15.00 minimum donation covers the this Thanksgiving banquet extravaganza and the presentation. RSVP by phone or e-mail. |
| USA | CA | Sebastopol | Bradley | 707-823-8802 bradley--at--organicathlete.org | Other Date/Time: November 27th @ 9am Location: Analy High School Track in Sebastopol, CA Features: 5k run/walk event www.saveaturkeytrot.org |
| USA | CA | South Lake Tahoe | Esta |
lewin--at--ltcc.edu |
Public Veg Meal, Other, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: Nov. 21st, 6:30 p.m. Location: South Lake Tahoe, CA Features: We are having our second annual Turkeys-Giving-Thanks Dinner. Our featured speaker will be Gene Baur of Farm Sanctuary. The event is sponsored by A.W.A.R.E. - Advocates for Wellness, Animal Rights, and the Environment. |
| USA | CA | Stockton | Lisa | wolfiemagik--at--yahoo.com | Veg Meal for Friends/Family Date/Time: Nov 28th, 6:30 pm Location: My house Features: We are a small organization of pagans that follow the old ways and revere nature. I am planning a get-together to inform fellow members about benefits of a cruelty-free lifestyle. |
| USA | CA | Tarzana | David & Molly | 818-758-6971 | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 27th, 11am-3pm Location: Madeleine Bistro restaurant Features: We will be offering our regular brunch menu as well as a traditional Thanksgiving prix-fixe for dining in. And Animal Acres will be bringing one of their turkey friends to celebrate with you and your family. We hope to see many familiar faces as we celebrate the lives you will save by enjoying a vegan Thanksgiving. $45/person |
| USA | CA | West Los Angele | Andy | Public Veg Meal, Information Table, Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 27th, 11am Location: Rancho Park in West Los Angeles Features: LA's Longest Running Single Day Vegan Tradition VEGAN THANKSGIVING POTLUCK PICNIC at Rancho Park in West LA - from the 405, take Pico Boulevard east to Motor Avenue - go south on Motor to then make a right into the very first entrance - drive all the way back and park - walk to the picnic tables across the grass, (not right next to the parking area) - bring a vegan dish to share, with a notecard labeling the ingredients, and also with the serving utensil it needs - also bring your own washable, reusable, plate, cup, utensils, napkin, etc. - bring musical instruments if you might like to play - bring frisbees, balls, and other park play items - you may bring well behaved dogs on leashes - it is a grand event, and it would be great to see you there - no need to RSVP in advance - just show up - no charge - totally free - 11am is when we ask people to work towards gathering - we start with an opening circle at noon - then we eat - people hang for a few hours then |
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| USA | CO | Castle Rock | Mary | I will distribute handouts. | |
| USA | CO | Deer Trail | 303-769-4997 peacefulprairie--at--netecin.net | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: November 23rd, 12pm-3pm Location: Tsing Tao Restaurant, 607A Broadway, Boulder, Table Mesa Shopping Center) Features: Join us for an afternoon of scrumptious food, relaxed ambiance and great company all while supporting Colorado's only Farmed Animal Sanctuary and Education Center, Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary. Enjoy an all-vegan, all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet at BoulderÆs popular Tsing Tao Restaurant while supporting the rescued animals at Peaceful Prairie! Feast on vegan Eggrolls, Hot & Sour Soup, Salad Bar, Fried Rice, Sesame ôChickenö, Szechuan ôBeefö, Kung Pao Tofu, Eggplant with Garlic Sauce, Almond "Chicken" Mongolian "Beef" and much more. $30.00 for buffet lunch if tickets are purchased by Nov.10th $15.00 for kids 9 and under Toddlers, no charge, but donations to the sanctuary are very much appreciated Space is limited and paid reservations will be on a first come, first served basis. |
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| USA | CO | Denver | Ryan | 303-449-4422 info--at--rmad.org | Public Veg Meal, Information Table Date/Time: November 27th, 1:00pm Location: Highlands United Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola St., Denver, CO 80212 Features: Rocky Mountain Animal Defense/VegColorado will host a dinner, music, and silent auction |
| USA | CO | Grand Junction | Marian | 970-255-0417 | Public Veg Meal Date/Time: Nov. 15th, 5:00 Location: Goodwill Industries' Community Room, 630 24 1/2 Rd. Grand Junction Colorado Features: The Vegetarian Society of Colorado will host a Gentle Thanksgiving! |
| USA | CO | Lake George | Pippi | Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Other, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 19-25 Location: Features: I send out packages from my online shop on etsy and will include Gentle Thanksgiving handouts. |
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| USA | CO | Montrose | Jennifer | 970-323-8927 jennifermt8--at--aol.com | Public Veg Meal, Veg Meal for Friends/Family Tentative Date/Time: November 22nd Location: Montrose, CO Features: I am in the process of planning a vegan Thanksgiving dinner for a group of at least 25 people (hopefully more) for our monthly vegan potluck group in Montrose, CO. The plans aren't complete yet so I have a tentative date and no time yet. The event will be in a private home. |
| USA | CT | Brookfield | Kaylie | meoww--at--rocketmail.com | Information Table, Memorial, Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution I am still in the planing stages. Please e-mail me if you're interested in helping! |
| USA | CT | Griswold | Raina | 860-376-5756 raina--at--sunauctions.net | Information Table, Veg Meal for Friends/Family, Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: Thru Nov Location: varies Features: Keifer's Kettle Korn will pass out flyers at each of our events! |
| USA | CT | Oneco | Hollie | Veg Meal for Friends/Family Date/Time:November 27th Location: home Features: |
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| USA | CT | Putnam |
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Harvest Moon Health Foods, 554 Liberty Hwy, will set out Gentle Thanksgiving handouts for customers. | |
| USA | CT | South Windsor | Justine |
summergrl985--at--aol.com |
Work Lunch |
| USA | CT | Stafford Springs | Allie | Leafleting / Literature Distribution Date/Time: November 22nd,- 12pm Location: Connecticut Features: I will hand out literature to houses in my community |
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| USA | CT | Wallingford | Carol | 203-269-3166 joepops--at--snet.net | Veg Meal for Friends/Family |