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Mark:

VegFund.org is an organization aimed at spreading the word about the joys of a plant-based diet. We learned about it on Animal Voices (click here to listen to the show). It provides free vegan food for activists to give out at public events, as long as they also give out vegan literature and recipes at the same time. It was started by Rae Sikora, Zia Terhune and JC Corcoran. My understanding is that an anonymous donor set them up with funds to do this amazing bit of peaceful direct action.

So we at CockadoodleMoo contacted them about helping us feed the masses at Nevada Humane Society's annual Walk for Animals at the Sparks Marina. We were just going to do it at our little table, but Nevada Humane Society was so excited when they heard about VegFund.org that they asked if Dianne and I would do the food for the entire event — 2,000 people attended last year.

I'm a little nervous using so much of someone's money. The event is tomorrow. I'll post an update when I can but I wanted to let animal activists know of this great resource. Basically, you put in a request through the site, they approve or deny you (or seek more details, like with us) and then you submit them receipts within 30 days. You put a sign on your table explaining that the food is vegan — no meat, no fish, no eggs and no dairy — and you hand out vegan literature and recipes that you can get from many organizations for little or no money.