Annual Compassionate Thanksgiving Potluck Celebration
About the event
This event is tentative. Stay tuned for confirmation. Join us once again for a vegan compassionate Thanksgiving Potluck and partake in this feast of thanks and bounty with fabulous prizes! PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: Doors open at 5:00. Entrance is by donation. Proceeds from this event will go to cover the hall rental and Meatless Meetup costs. This is your chance to build community. This is a family-friendly event, so please bring your loved ones young and old, veg or non. Though many attendees may not be vegan, please be sure to bring a vegan dish, as this is an animal-friendly event. Who says Thanksgiving can't be vegan? Let's show them by bringing mostly traditional Thanksgiving-y dishes, vegan style! Please bring a vegan dish, cut and portioned for serving, with at least 8 servings (=8 big scoops). Vegan means no dairy, eggs, honey, gelatin, whey/casein, or other animal byproducts. You don't have to cook, though--vegan food from a deli is A-OK. Please bring an ingredients list for your dish. You do not have to cook. Store-bought food is fine to bring, it just won't be eligible for a prize. Also, please bring a plate, cup, napkin, and cutlery for yourself, and *a serving utensil for your dish*. (a bag for your dirty dishes would be useful, too) Rough Schedule: Volunteer Raffle Draw 5:10pm Food judging 5:45--6:00 Volunteers eat at 6:00 Buffet tables open to everyone, in order of table number, at 6:15. Raffle draws throughout the evening Choices Market is kindly donating some vegan roasts and pumpkin pies. Plant Veda is donating a scoop of strawberries and cream Nora's ice cream for each attendee! There will be fabulous prizes for the best appetizer, best entree, and best dessert. This event will also feature the opportunity to win prizes in a raffle! Please bring some loonies and toonies to participate. Here are SOME of the FABULOUS PRIZES from last year (stay tuned for updates): $50 gift certificate for BEST ENTREE from Feast and Fallow $30 gift card for Runner Up Best Entree from Mila Plant-Based restaurant $50 gift certificate for BEST DESSERT from MeeT restaurants Runner UP Best Dessert Gift box of non-dairy products by Plant Veda containing cashew milk, lassi, yogurt, and creamers. $20 gift certificate for BEST APPETIZER from Vegan Shoku • multiple $20 gift certificates for Po Kong vegetarian restaurant • multiple $20 gift certificates for Sun Bo Kong vegetarian restaurant • $20 gift certificate from Vegan Shoku • coupon from Dr. Matt Nagra (Naturopath) • $30 gift card from Virtuous Pie restaurant • gift card from MeeT restaurants • gift card from Eternal Abundance restaurant • 50% coupon discount off any items at Vogue Cakes bakery, up to a $30 value • NightHowl LED safety necklace for dogs (x2) • "The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook" by Isa Chandra • "Vegan Pie in the Sky" cookbook by Isa Chandra • "No Meat Athlete" book by Matt Frazier • 8 Piece Baking set *** Special thanks to our sponsor, Pacific Maple Psych Centre [pacificmaplepsych.com](http://pacificmaplepsych.com/) / 604-774-5501 Owned by a vegan psychiatrist, they're a trusted source for individual, group, & couples therapy, & diagnosis of autism, ADHD, & other conditions. ***
