REMINDER: Fundraising Tea Party & Talk on Mad Cow Disease

[Guest guest]

Dear Friends,

 

Just a quick reminder that our Fundraising Tea Party for Farm Sanctuary is

happening *this* Sunday, August 18th. Colleen Patrick & I, along with an amazing

troupe of phenomenal volunteers, have been drawing up the menu and gathering

together donations for the silent auction. Through the collective energies of

our vital and energetic community, Sunday's soiree promises to be a fabulous

fete of feasting and fun. On the menu: vegan biscuits, scones, " sour cream "

streusel coffee cake, lemon cake, almond biscotti, lemon anise cookies,

chocolate mint cookies, two kinds of pate, three kinds of sandwiches, two shades

of lemonade, green & black tea, and much, much more. Bring your appetite!

 

In addition to food & drink, we'll have live acoustic music, door prizes, and

several wonderful silent auction items, including professional massages, a salon

facial, fair trade coffee & tea gift baskets, food gift baskets, books, cooking

class gift certificates, limited edition t-shirts, subscriptions to hot,

national veggie newspapers, cruelty-free toiletries, and more!

 

Many of the goodies are being donated by companies such as Tofutti, Soy

Delicious, Sunflour Baking Company, No Cookie Cookie, VegNews, and L'Amys Tea

Bar in Oakland. A talented pianist will set the mood, and our special guest

speaker, Dr. Michael Greger, M.D., will speak on Mad Cow Disease.

 

Michael Greger, M.D., a general practitioner specializing in vegetarian

nutrition, is a nationally recognized speaker on a number of important public

health and social justice issues. As Farm Sanctuary's chief investigator on mad

cow disease, he debated the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Director

before the FDA and was invited as an expert witness to defend Oprah Winfrey in

the infamous " meat defamation trial. "

 

This is also the perfect time to sign up as walkers or pledgers for either the

Oakland " Walk for Farm Animals " on September 7th or the San Francisco walk on

October 26th!

 

RSVP is not required but requested and appreciated. You're welcome to decide at

the last minute, and the donation at the door is a sliding scale of $5-$25. ALL

ages are welcome. We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you there!

For more info, contact colleen.

 

HOSTED BY: Colleen A. Patrick and Alka Chandna

WHERE: First Unitarian Church of Oakland - 685 14th Street, Oakland, CA (5

blocks from the 12th Street Oakland BART station)

WHEN: Sunday, August 18, 4:00pm to 7:30pm

MORE INFO: (510) 914-7131

 

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

 

Warm regards,

Alka