Southwestern - The Vegetarian Resource Group

l e t t e r sVRG’s MEMORIALAND HONORARYGIFT PROGRAMHow often have you wanted tomake a gift in honor of a lovedone or friend but weren’t surewhich charities are vegetarianfriendly,pro-environmental, orpro-animal rights? Please rememberThe Vegetarian ResourceGroup. You can make a gift inmemory of a loved one or as aliving tribute to honor someoneyou care about on a special occasion,such as a wedding or birth.We’ll send an acknowledgementto you and to the recipient(s) youchoose. Your gift will supporteducational outreach programsand help promote vegetarianism.Memorials & Honorary GiftsIn memory of:In honor of:Please send acknowledgement to:Name:Address:My name and address:Name:Address:Make checks payable to The VegetarianResource Group and mail to P.O. Box1463, Baltimore, MD 21203.Peggy Fields and Mary Jane McCord have madedonations in memory of Richard Hawthorn. EdithSteiger Seaman made a generous donation inmemory of Dr. Howard P. Steiger.C.J. Masters made a donation in honor of Dr. T.R.Wikstrom.Thank you to Himali Gandhi for assisting ReedMangels, PhD, RD, with gathering informationabout vegan energy bars and volunteeringfor other activities.Thanks for PublishingSuch Practical Recipesin Vegetarian Journal!I have looked through some backissues, and Vegetarian Journal seemsto be exactly the type of magazineI want. So many of the recipes inother vegetarian publications usesuch difficult-to-find items that youneed to add 2 1 /2 hours of drivingto the time it takes to preparethem! Thank you in advance forhelping to maintain a vegetarianlifestyle with such a practical anddown-to-earth approach.Linda G., via e-mailFlorida Farm WorkersSeeking Agreementwith ChipotleIn response to Who’s the Veggie-Friendliest of Them All? in Issue 4,2008, of Vegetarian Journal:I just read the article on top restaurantchains for vegetarians. I wantto alert our VRG community thatChipotle, which is friendly in foodchoices, has not yet been willingto negotiate with the Coalitionof Immokalee Workers, . This is an organizedgroup of Florida farm workerswho have been campaigning withthe major fast food restaurantsLetters to the Editors can be sent to: Vegetarian Journal, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD21203. You may also e-mail your letters to vrg@vrg.org.Coming in the Next Issue:to reach an agreement for only apenny a pound more for the tomatoesthey pick for us. Taco Bell(also mentioned in the article)was the first to sign an agreementwith the CIW, and McDonald’s,Burger King, and Subway havefollowed. Chipotle has indicatedsome movement in the directionof an agreement, but so far has notbeen willing to sign the agreement.We who care about animalrights need to demonstrate passionatecare for the rights of farmworkers also, so let’s keep this inmind as we choose our restaurants.Mary Ann H., St. Petersburg, FLNew Vegan ExcitedAbout Life ChoiceWow, thanks a lot for all the help,Jeannie!!! I work at LensCrafters,and the optician there is vegan.He was telling me about beingvegan and all the benefits of beingvegan, so I looked into it all weekend!Needless to say, I have beenvegan for one week today andhave never felt better in my life!I even quit smoking! I went tothe library today to check out abook, found the VRG number,and thought a vegan group wouldbe awesome. Thanks for the help!Jonathon W., via e-mail2009 VRG POLL RESULTSPlus: Late Summer Fruit, Vegan Food from Street Vendors,Food Service Ideas for Cancer Patients, and more!VEGETARIAN JOURNAL Issue Two 2009 5