Archive for the ‘Events’ Category

VegWorcester Gets Some Love from the Worcester Public Library

Check it out, one of the librarians at the Worcester Public Library recently wrote about VegWorcester on the Worcester Public Library blog:
Hello, I am excited to share an informative site with you. It is a terrific local resource for vegetarians, vegans and people interested in learning more about either. The website has a blog on [...]

March 4, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Animal Rights, Events  No Comments

VegFest Volunteer Work-Party Today at 5:30pm (Feb 24) [Event]

Want to help us get ready for the Worcester VegFest? There is a volunteer work-party at 5:30pm on Wednesday Feb 24 at Kaylee’s house: 23 Barber Ave, Worcester (map).
The VegFest is happening on Saturday, April 17 at Worcester State College, but we’re having regular volunteer meetings in the lead up to the event. Come out [...]

February 24, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Activism, Events, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Buddha Hut Holding Buffet Fundraiser this Saturday [Event]

This Valentine’s weekend, Buddha Hut is sending VegWorcester some love. On Saturday, February 13 from noon-7pm the restaurant is hosting their monthly $10 vegan buffet fundraiser for VegWorcester. 10% of your bill will be automatically donated to VegWorcester.
This event has been consistently awesome. Every buffet they try out new and interesting dishes. Hope to [...]

February 11, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Buddha Hut, Events, Restaurants & Businesses  No Comments

VegFest Volunteer Work-Party this Thursday [Event]

Join VegWorcester this Thursday for a volunteer work-party. Eat some snacks while you help us prepare outreach literature.

This Thursday (February 11) VegWorcester is holding the first volunteer work-party meeting at 5:30pm (RSVP to the facebook event). We are meeting at Kaylee’s home, 23 Barber Ave, Worcester (map).В We’ll spend the time preparing outreach materials, eating snacks, [...]

February 10, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: Activism, Events, Veg Advocacy, Worcester VegFest 2010  2 Comments

VegWorcester’s February E-New Now Online

If you aren’t on the VegWorcester email list, you may not have seen this yet. The February VegWorcester E-News is now online.
Here’s what you’ll find in this month’s e-newsletter:

Upcoming Events
Why did VegWorcester give away free vegan donuts in downtown Worcester?
New Book by Melanie Joy: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows
The Prizing-Winning Vegan [...]

February 8, 2010   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, News, Restaurants & Businesses, Vegetarian Recipes  No Comments

Announcing the Winners of 2010 Mac Daddy Competition [Bling]

The 2010 Mac Daddy Competition was a tremendous success, with over 15 entries and a packed room of vegan mac & cheese lovers. We raised around $150 for the 2010 Worcester VegFest! Let’s cut to the chase, who won? The fancy, mock-meat filled, cheesy casserole from Mr Gregory Lee Opperman won him the belt. His [...]

February 4, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Belmont Veg, Events, Misc, Worcester VegFest 2010  One Comment

Avoiding Cargo Cults [508 podcast]

On this week’s 508 podcast, Mike Benedetti–the blogging king of Worcester–and Brenden Melican talk about VegWorcester’s recent vegan donut feed-in (see photos).
Mike and Brendan discuss how Richard Feynman’s concept of cargo cults relates to activism and Worcester’s vegetarian renaissance. Mike’s analogy raises a question that we need to be constantly asking ourselves about VegWorcester’s [...]

February 3, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Activism, Events, Misc, Veg Advocacy  No Comments

The prizes for today’s vegan mac & cheese cook-off/taste-off are so cool [Event]

The Mac Daddy Competition is today! Is your vegan mac & cheese recipe ready?
Come to the cook-off/taste-off today at 6pm-8pm at 126 Eastern Ave, Worcester. It’s going to rock! Bring a few bucks because this is a fundraiser for the Worcester VegFest. (But no one will be turned away for lack of funds.) To be [...]

January 30, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Events, Vegetarian Recipes, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Worcester Mag Hypes Vegan Mac Daddy Comp [Event]

Awesome! This week’s issue of WoMag mentions VegWorcester’s Mac Daddy Competition, the vegan mac & cheese cook off/taste off.
Check it out from Worcester Magazine:
The 2010 Mac Daddy Competition proves you don’t have to include dairy in a killer Mac & Cheese dish on Jan 30 at 6p.m. This vegan mac & cheese cook-off/taste-off is $5 [...]

January 28, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Belmont Veg, Events, Worcester VegFest 2010  No Comments

Photos & Quick Reportback from Today’s Vegan Donut Feed-in [Photos]

Today’s vegan donut feed-in went really well! We gave out about 100 donut samples and flyers about the campaign to get Dunkin Donuts to add vegan donuts. We were out there urging Dunkin Donuts to quit supporting animal cruelty at egg factory farms. We met some vegetarians and vegan who were excited to see us [...]

January 27, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Events, Misc, More Veg Options, Veg Advocacy  2 Comments