August 2009 Archives

Donor Apprecation Party and Outreach for Animals Week

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Last week we had our Donor Appreciation dinner at the home of some new supporters and old friends of mine. It went well: the food was fantastic, it was very intimate, people had a great time. The major downside was that the attendance was low. Abby Lindekugel, a new volunteer and student at the U, did a great job in organizing the event with me.

Outreach for Animals Week is moving along. We have kick off events and you can sign up online. Check out the page on exploreveg for more details. Please consider helping out! Leafleting is pretty easy and the fund raising is crucial -- we get much of our funding from friends and family of volunteers.

In other news:
  • Catering looks like a viable option for the 2010 banquet. Lisa Kimball has been doing some research. If you know of caterers that can make affordable vegan food, send them my way
  • We continue to research potential foundation funders, without luck
  • The matching donation is going great! We have received about a dozen donations for at least $500 from our appeals in the weekly update. This is more successful than we've ever been at email fund raising.
Ok, that's all! Please let us know what you're up to!

Organizing the Vegan Food Showcase is a Big Job!

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Hi everyone. Not a lot has changed in my job since I last blogged. I'm still spending most of my time working on the e-newsletter and the vegan food showcase. These are the same tasks that will keep me occupied until the end of my last day as Communications Coordinator, which will happen towards the end of August.

Never fear, CAA volunteers, for the food showcase will be a success. Lauren G and I have been working hard to organize it. My main task has been to contact companies about food donations. So far, two emails have been sent out and I am now calling some of the companies who have yet to respond. This is a little difficult, considering that I am trying to conserve minutes on my cellphone, but I hope that I won't have too many more phone calls to make.

We've already gotten a lot of great food donated, so please don't forget to stop by and taste it on September 23rd! Also, if you're interested in volunteering before or during the event, let myself or Lauren know. Your help is always appreciated!

Well, that's all for now. Talk to you guys later.

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