SFVS Holiday Events

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) URGENT: YOU WILL NEED TO SIGN UP TO OUR NEW EMAIL LIST

2) SFVS - East Bay Thanksgiving Potluck, Co-sponsored with East Bay

Veg*ns.

3) Thanksgiving Day Dining Out, Thursday, November 22 at 11:30 a.m.

4) Free Vegan Thanksgiving Cooking Class by Dave Koot Sunday,

November 18, 2007

5) Spicy Pumpkin Soup

6) 8th Annual World Veg Festival will be the weekend of October 4 &

5, 2008

7) ARFF - " Animal Rights Filmfest of San Francisco " & SFVS Potluck,

December 1

8) SFVS Holiday Potluck, Sunday, December 9 Co-sponsored with Animal

Switchboard

9) Christmas day Open House, Tuesday, December 25, at Dixie May'

residence

10) SFVS Annual Meeting, Sunday, January 13, 2008

11) VegNews Magazine: SFVS won the 2007 Veggie Awards Best in

Category

12) SFVS Dining Out, Sunday, December 2 at 6:00 p.m.

13) Join the SFVS Online Bulletin Board

14) SFVS Discount Provider List

15) SFVS Tax-deductible Donations (used clothes, old cars, wills, etc

 

 

1) URGENT: YOU WILL NEED TO SIGN UP TO OUR NEW EMAIL LIST

SFVS had changed to a new host-server. If you enjoy receiving email

announcements from SFVS o nongoing lectures, potlucks, dining out,

World Veg* Festival, etc. you will need to sign up to our new

emailing database. This will be your LAST CHANCE to sign up. Emails

sent out using Graphicsmail will be discontinued since it is not cost-

effective:

 

SIGN-UP is easy and painless. Your email address is for exclusive

use by SFVS only. It will not be shared with any third party. This

is an emailing list only. No one can post to this group.

 

Click on the link below and type-in your email address where you want

your emails forwarded; or you can copy and paste the link to your

browser to bring you to the link. You will then receive a

confirmation letter that you have joined the emailing group:

 

http://www.sfvs.org/mailing_list.php

 

 

2) SFVS - East Bay Thanksgiving Potluck, Co-sponsored with East Bay

Veg*ns.

Sunday, November 18: Socializing & Appetizers 5:00 p.m.; Dining 6:00

p.m.; Dancing 7 to 9:00 p.m.

633 Glenwood Isle, Alameda, hosted by Elizabeth Bechtold

$1 suggested door donation with food enough for 10 people or $10

without food.

Attire: Dressy

Vegan Thanksgiving recipes encouraged. Raw Food very welcome.

Directions: From 880, take High Street Alameda Exit. At stoplight,

turn west onto High Street and proceed over bridge 1.5 miles. Turn

right onto Otis Drive and right onto Glenwood. From Fruitvale BART

Station, take Bus #50 to White Hall & Willow, then walk 2 blocks to

Otis and 1 block to Glenwood. Call 510-864-1111 for last minute

directions or to volunteer beforehand. No door fee for those

arriving two hours early to volunteer setting up and prepping raw

appetizers.

Thanks

Dixie Mahy

President

San Francisco Vegetarian Society

 

 

3) Thanksgiving Day Dining Out, Thursday, November 22 at 11:30 a.m.

Millennium Restaurant, 580 Geary Street, corner of Jones, in the

Hotel California, San Francisco

Paid reservations in advance required. Make checks out and mail to

SFVS, c/o Joseph Cadiz, 73 Rondel Place, San Francisco CA 94103 by

November 20. Due to limited space in the Banquet Room, those who get

their money in first will have priority seating. The special SFVS

price will be $45.00 per person; $25 for children under 12. Price

includes vegan hors d’oeuvres, salad, entrée, dessert, vegan nog,

and coffee or tea, tax & tip. Wine and extra beverages are extra.

Call our veggie hot line for more information 415-273-5481.

 

 

4) Free Vegan Thanksgiving Cooking Class by Dave Koot

Sunday, November 18, 2007 at 2 p.m.

1844 Broderick Street, near California Street

San Francisco

For more information, 707-774-1904

 

 

5) Spicy Pumpkin Soup

Courtesy of VegNews and Robin Robertson.

 

Here's what Robin has to say about this, spicy little

number: " Inspired by a soup served during late autumn at my favorite

Thai restaurant, this creamy soup, redolent of coconut milk, ginger,

and peanuts, is a great way to add excitement to the usual

Thanksgiving menu. The chiles may be omitted for a mild yet flavorful

version. "

 

What You Need:

 

1 tablespoon cold-pressed canola oil

1 small yellow onion, chopped

2 teaspoons chopped ginger

2 red Thai chiles, split lengthwise or 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

2 teaspoons chopped fresh lemongrass (white part only) or 1 teaspoon

lemon zest

3 cups vegetable broth

3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

1 16-ounce can pureed pumpkin

1 13.5-ounce can unsweetened coconut milk

1/3 cup peanut butter

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon light brown sugar or a natural sweetener

Salt to taste

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or Thai basil

2 tablespoons crushed roasted peanuts

 

What You Do:

 

1. Heat the oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onion, ginger, and

chiles. Cover and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.

 

2. Stir in the lemongrass, broth, and soy sauce and bring to a boil,

then reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the

broth into another pot and discard the solids.

 

3. Over low heat, whisk in the pumpkin, coconut milk, peanut butter,

lime juice, and sugar, and season to taste with salt. Cook, stirring,

until smooth and hot, about 10 minutes, without boiling. Serve hot,

garnished with cilantro and peanuts.

 

6) The 8th Annual World Veg Festival will be the weekend of October 4

& 5, 2008

celebrating World Vegetarian Day (October 1st), Go Vegan Month, and

The

San Francisco Vegetarian Society's 40th anniversary!

 

 

7) ARFF - " ANIMAL RIGHTS FILM FEST of SAN FRANCISCO "

Don't miss A R F F

Animal Rights Film Fest of San Francisco

Saturday Dec 1, 11:30am-10pm &

Sunday Dec 2, 12:30pm-7pm

Fort Mason Center (Marina Blvd @ Buchanan)

Bldg C, Suite 260 ...waterfront screenings

of films and videos about kindness to animals,

improved human health, and saving the

environment...with speakers, filmmakers, food, and fun

....

Saturday: 11:30 San Francisco Vegetarian Society - Vegan Potluck

Fort Mason Center (Marina Blvd @ Buchanan)

Bldg C

 

Tentative Schedule, subject to change

Babe—12:15-1:45PM

Super Size Me—1:50-3:30PM

Speaker—3:30-3:45PM/ live music

Diet For a New America—3:45-4:45PM

Dealing Dogs—5:00-6:15PM

Chris DeRose (confirmed)—6:15-6:30

Eating (part 1)—6:45-7:15PM

Lethal Medicine—7:15-8:15PM

Shannon Keith (confirmed)—8:15-8:30PM

Behind the Mask—8:30-9:45PM

 

Sunday

Chicken Run—12:15-1:40PM

Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest—1:45-3:00PM

Speaker on forests / music—3:00-3:15PM

Mad Cowboy—3:15-4:35PM

The Witness—4:45-5:30PM

Tools of Research—5:35-6:15PM

Chattel—6:15-7:00PM

Thanks to CAFE GRATITUDE for its food donation, FABES

BAKERY for its donation of cakes, pies, and cookies,

San Francisco Vegetarian Society for its support

DAILY ADMISSION - Suggested Donation:

adults $10, students and seniors $5, sfvs members $5,

children under 12 - free

emcee - Bob Linden of GO VEGAN RADIO on Air America

heard in the SF Bay Area Sundays, 9pm, GREEN 960-AM

Further details: www.GoVeganRadio.com

 

 

8) SFVS Holiday Potluck, Sunday, December 9 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Animal People Party Co-sponsored with Animal Switchboard

Fort Mason Center, Building C, Room 260, Laguna & Marina Streets, San

Francisco

$1 suggested door donation & vegan potluck dish. Children welcome.

Celebrate the holidays with a fun vegan afternoon with food, friends,

entertainment, and gift items for sale. (If you

would like to donate an item for SFVS to sell or if you have some

talent, call 415-885-2251 and leave a message.)

This is the first year SFVS has co-hosted this annual event with

Animal Switchboard. Join the merriment and support

two worthy organizations. For more general information, call 415-474-

4021.

 

9) Christmas day Open House, Tuesday, December 25, 3 to 6 p.m.

At home of SFVS President Dixie Mahy, 1450 Broadway #3, between polk

and Larkin, San Francisco, RSVP required,

415-885-2251, message tape. members and friends are invited to drop

by for some vegan holiday cheer.

 

10) SFVS Annual Meeting, Sunday, January 13, 2008, Refreshments at

3:30 p.m. Meeting at 4:00 p.m.

IOA, 3600 Geary Boulevard, between Palm & Arguello, San Francisco

MUNI #38 at Trans Bay Terminal and BART at Montgomery Exit.

Members are encouraged to attend this once a year meeting in order to

have a quorum. Reports for the year 2007 will

be presented. Future events, including whether to have a World Veg

Festival in 2008 will be discussed. Nominations

for officers and board members will be presented and voted on for a

two-year-term. If you are interested in serving as

an officer or on the board, please call 415-273-5481 to submit your

name to the Nominating Committee by December

23, 2007.

 

11) VegNews Magazine: SFVS won the 2007 Veggie Awards Best in

Category

By now you've probably heard the buzz... the Veggie Award buzz. You

or your organization have been voted the best in its category in the

2007 Veggie Awards. Published in our November+December holiday issue,

the annual awards are the largest survey of its kind in the world,

with 20,000 readers voting for their favorite veg products, people,

and places in nearly 50 categories.

 

Here's a sneak preview of all the winners:

 

http://www.vegnews.com/veggieawards_2007.html

 

The magazine hits newsstands November 1 and is currently en route to

rs everywhere.

 

Next week, we'll be shipping you a beautiful framed award along with

two copies of the current edition. If you're a retailer, we will also

include a snazzy window decal for your store. To help you further

promote the award to your customers as well as to local, national,

and industry media, we have available winner logos (print and web

ready), a cover image of the current edition, PDFs of your feature,

the VegNews logo, and a sample press release. If you need any further

material, just let us know. Previous winners have had great success

promoting the award in years past. We simply ask you link any website

mention to VegNews.com.

 

With 180,000 readers in 38 countries, VegNews Magazine is thrilled to

honor you with a prestigious Veggie Award. Congratulations again!

 

Most sincerely,

Colleen Holland

 

12) SFVS Dining Out, Sunday, December 2 at 6:00 p.m.

Enjoy Vegetarian Restaurant, 750 Kirkham Street, corner of 12th

Avenue, San Francisco

Enjoy No-Host dining out and celebrate SFVS President Dixie Mahy's

Birthday (no gifts). RSVP 415-273-5481.

 

13) Join the SFVS Online Bulletin Board

Post your recipes, announcements or read ongoing news in the veg*

community by joining the SFVS board. You do not have to be a

member of SFVS to join. Simply below:

 

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14) SFVS Discount Provider List

Avail of the discounts provided by the SFVS Discount Providers like

Millenium Restaurnat, Cafe Gratitude, etc in the Bay Area. Your SFVS

membership is practically paid off. Link link below for complete

list of SFVS Discount Providers:

 

http://www.sfvs.org/blog/2007/03/sfvs-members-discounts.html

 

15) SFVS Tax-deductible Donations (used clothes, old cars, wills,

etc), see link below:

 

http://www.sfvs.org/donations.php

 

 

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