NOTE: We are starting an hour earlier than our usually potluck time, so we will have time to play games or watch a Holiday movie after we eat. We will be showing kids holiday movies before dinner.

When: Sunday 21 December 2008 at 4:30 PM, eat at 5; Visit HealthyChoicesforLife.org
(HEALTH welcomes everyone, regardless of dietary preference, to share a plant-based meal (a meal free of animal products), while learning about a more compassionate lifestyle. Join others in our community for a yummy vegan meal and fun, interesting conversation)

Not going home for the Holidays or leaving after the 21st? Join us for a fun relaxing Holiday/Solstice potluck. Bring your favorite veganised holiday dish. If you don't cook, bring some VitaSoy or Silk Nog, natural unsweetened juice, cut up fruits and/or veggies, or whole grain bread to share.

Cookie/Cupcake Exchange: Perfect for taking to the office on Monday, or to your Christmas Day parties to share. Bake either 2 dozen vegan cookies, or 2 dozen cupcakes, or 1 dozen of each, if you like. If you participate, you may pick from the offerings from the other participants and have a nice variety to take home. If you want to bake a few extras for tasting, that would be lovely. If you bring cookies, you may pick from the cookies, if you bring cupcakes, you may pick from the cupcakes, or if you bring a dozen of each, you may pick a dozen of each. Let me know if you would like some recipes. Bar cookies like brownies, blondies, etc, are considered cookies.

Location: We will be meeting on the 2nd floor at the Highlands Methodist, on the corner of 32nd and Osceola, between Sheridan and Federal in Denver.

For the potluck, bring a plant-based dish (no meat, fish fowl, gelatin, dairy, eggs, honey or other animal derived products) to serve at least 8 people. A plant-based dish can be as simple as, cut up fruits or veggies or a bottle of natural apple juice to share. If you are new to the group, please to come as our guest and let us feed you. Those comfortable with plant-based, please feel free to show off, dazzle us with your talent and bring extra if you like. Also bring a serving utensil, your own place setting, your own drink and a recipe card (with some extras to share) listing the ingredients in your dish (Please note on your recipe card if your dish contains hydrogenated oils for the health conscience folks in the group and also if it contains common allergens such as nuts).

Directions: From I-25 take Speer Boulevard, North to 32nd, then go West (left) on 32nd to Osceola. You may park in the lot across Osceola on the East side of the church if there's room.

From the West, take Sheridan to 32nd and go East to Osceola. The Church and lot will be on your right.

From Golden, 32nd also runs East from 13th and Ford in Golden all the way to Osceola, for those of you coming from Golden or the west side of town. It changes from 13th to 32nd somewhere behind the Coors plant.

We will be collecting a small donation (what you can afford) for the rent. They usually charge a $75 fee per use but they are being so kind to only charge us $30 + any extra we collect.

Tell all your friends! See you there!

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Think of me tonight ~ For that which you savor ~ Did it give you something real, or could you taste the pain of my death in its flavor? ~Wayne K. Tolson, from "Food Forethought"
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