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| Portland's VegFest is up for a Veggie Award! |
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Every year VegNews Magazine has an ever-expanding competition of all things veg for people to click on and vote for their favorites. This year Portland's VegFest is up for "Favorite Veg Event," and many other local restaurants, businesses and products are also up for awards. To entice you to cast a vote, other than showing your support for Portland's veg community, every voter has a chance to win fun and fabulous prize packages, including a Tropical Vacation Getaway. Polls are open now and close July 31 at midnight. Cast your vote HERE.
Winners will be announced in the November+December "Best of Vegetarian" holiday edition* of VegNews. America's premier vegetarian lifestyle magazine, VegNews is read by 195,000 people in 38 countries and has premium newsstand distribution across North America.
*All Northwest VEG members at the $35 level of membership or greater receive a VegNews Magazine subscription as part of their Northwest VEG membership. To become a Northwest VEG member online or to download a membership form, visit: www.nwveg.org/join.php
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| 4th of July Potluck Picnic |
Saturday, Jul. 4 (1:00 PM - 5:00 PM) |
A Northwest VEG potluck picnic will celebrate the spirit of independence with delicious vegan food. We’ll meet at Raleigh Park, 3500 SW 78th Ave., between Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy. (bus 54) and Canyon Rd. (bus 58).
Please bring a plant-based (no animal products, including honey) main dish, salad or dessert, a card listing its ingredients and your name, and plates, utensils and cups for your use. We'll supply drinks! Need plant-based ideas? Click here. Bring your croquet, badminton, bocce ball or any other lawn or table games! We have reserved a number of picnic tables, but you may want to bring lawn chairs or blankets. Don't forget your tennis racquet, if you play. A swimming pool at the park is available for a few dollars per person. If it looks like rain, we’ll meet at West Hills UU Fellowship, 8470 SW Oleson Road. Check our phone message if you have any questions (503-224-7380) after 9am on July 4 for any update.
For more information, call (503) 224-7380 or email info@nwveg.org. If you can volunteer at the July 4 picnic, there are a few positions that need to be filled. We need a games coordinator (2-5pm), help with set-up (11:30am-1pm), and help with cleanup (5-6pm); please contact Wendy at volunteer@nwveg.org.
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| VegFest is Fresher in '09 |
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VegFest (September 19) will feature a greater variety of fresh food this year, with an expanded restaurant section available for both lunch and dinner, as well as in between. The following establishments are providing additional support to VegFest as Silver Sponsors. Enjoy your summer dining experiences there!
Proper Eats, sponsoring for the third straight year, has both a café and market featuring local organic produce. The menu is internationally influenced and includes raw offerings. Check out the live music on weekends at www.propereats.org.
Papa G's Vegan Organic Deli, also sponsoring for the third straight year, is exactly what its name implies: 100 percent vegan and 100 percent organic. It is so committed to sustainability that everything is either recyclable or compostable— no trash cans needed. See their newly expanded menu at www.papagees.com.
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