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July Matching Donation
Drive
UPDATE: The goal has been reached!
A very dedicated, generous member
writes to the Vegan Outreach community:
Dear Friends,
Like many of you, I became a
vegan when I learned of the suffering
that animals endure on factory
farms. I know many more
people would change their diet
if they only knew how animals
are treated and considered the
impact of their food choices.
Fortunately, Vegan Outreach's
efforts give people reason to
consider these issues.
But VO needs our help to
continue this work.
I am lucky to have a good job,
and I try to live simply so that
I'll have more money to donate
to Vegan Outreach and allow the
many dedicated activists to get
more booklets into more people's
hands. I have seen how effective
and efficient VO's work is, and
I know that every dollar I can
give prevents a great deal of
suffering.
I know you share my determination
to save as many animals as possible.
I would like to offer you a challenge
and an opportunity:
For the month of July,
I will match your donation to
Vegan Outreach, up to a total
of $30,000.
When you contribute to Vegan
Outreach this month, our combined
donation will prevent the suffering
of twice as many animals
who would otherwise be raised
to be eaten. Our contributions
will allow many more new people
to learn about the hidden realities
behind what they eat, and discover
the steps they can take to bring
about a more compassionate world.
Please
join me in supporting this powerful
and vital work.
Sincerely,
A Vegan Outreach Supporter
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Tucson, AZ 85751-0865
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All of us at Vegan Outreach will
continue to do our absolute best
to make your contribution go as
far as possible for the animals.
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Photos courtesy
of Compassionate Action for
Animals, East Bay Animal Advocates,
Farm Sanctuary, Animal Place,
Animal Acres, and Bay Area Vegetarians. |
Talk of the Week:
Jack Norris in Seattle
Vegan Outreach co-founder
and President will be speaking at
the University of Washington on
Monday, July 7. His will be discussing:
Does Veganism Spread Itself? A History
of the Vegan Movement in the United
States: What's been tried, what's
worked, where should we go from
here? More
details.
Notes from Our
Members
The many problems
that face the environment, the country,
and the universe at large seem intractable.
For so many problems, I don't even
know where to begin. But when it
comes to helping animals, I know
exactly what to do. I get in my
car with a few boxes of Vegan Outreach
literature and go to a conference,
festival, or concert. In a few hours
I can spare thousands of animals
a life of suffering. I may not change
the whole world, but I know I've
changed a piece of  it.
I leaflet because I know it makes
a difference.
-Nick Lesiecki, Seattle,
WA
Susan Bury leaflets at the
University of Alaska; photo by Alex
Bury.
At Chicago State University,
one student took a booklet and stopped
to tell me he had recently begun
reducing his consumption of animal
products. Later, a student told
her friend that her sister had become
vegetarian after getting this booklet.
Another student heard my plea to
"help stop violence,"
looked at the booklet cover, and
declared she was not interested
in being a vegetarian. I asked her
if she was interested in being decent
to animals. She said yes and took
the booklet.
-Joe Espinosa, 6/27/08
Thank you so very much
for the wonderful
information you sent for my Teach
Kind program! About 25 students
came, and I offered copies of Even
If You Like Meat and Why
Vegan, explaining the levels
of "graphicness" in each
and letting them decide if they
wanted to see them. I also passed
out the Guide
to Cruelty-Free Eating and "A
Meaningful Life" (which
I absolutely LOVE, by the way!).
-YS, 6/27/08
 Emily,
Yvonne, and I found
the Death Cab for Cutie concert
to have a pretty receptive crowd.
A lot of people seemed genuinely
interested in taking a "pamphlet
against factory farming." One
teenage girl excitedly told me,
"I'm already vegetarian!"
and the guy she was with said, "Actually,
vegan." Two young guys asked
if I could give them a few more
Even Ifs -- "I have
some friends to give them to."
-Jessica Dadds, 6/26/08
Matt McEwen leaflets at Union
Station, Chicago; photo by Leslie
Patterson.
This is just a quick
note to say thank
you. I've been "pescatarian"
for a long time, but recently started
considering veganism. Vegan Outreach
has the most thoughtful and informative
site on the Internet that I have
found.
-LH, 6/25/08
I love the "Adopt
a College" approach
because unlike protests, the activist
is not accusing the individual while
they are "in the act."
This simple distinction is important
because people are much more likely
to respond openly when they do not
need to defend what they are currently
doing. Most people are naturally
compassionate, and repeated reminders
of the connection between their
culinary choices and the animals
suffering for their food are needed
to advance their ethics into action.
-Eleni Vlachos, Durham,
NC
At Laney College today,
everywhere I looked,
students were reading the booklets.
One student
said: "Aww man, you're going
to make me feel all guilty every
time I eat something."
Me: "You
have a choice every time you eat.
The power is all yours."
He: "OK."
(reads the booklet)
-Miranda Robbins, 6/26/08
 Jennifer
Greene leaflets at Madison Square
Garden; photo by Eileen Botti.
It saddens me beyond
measure to contemplate
the suffering of billions of innocent
animals. However, thanks to Vegan
Outreach's leaflets, I have a powerful
tool to help others see the truth.
During last semester, I leafleted
one university, two colleges, and
three secondary schools in southern
Ontario. I've been a vegan for 10
years, and I feel there's no more
important work being done on the
planet than the work of Vegan Outreach.
-John Sakars, 6/2/08
I think what you're
doing is commendable,
brilliant, empowering, and enlightening.
You are my heroes!
-JM, 6/22/08
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