This is a WONDERFUL group of >400 vegans, a subset (6-90+) of whom attend any particular event. By networking with BVA, BVS, MARC, NEAVS, other veg groups, and other meetups, we get to know one another. My Thai, Veggie Planet, VejNaturals are our favorite meeting sites.

We're always "BECOMING a vegan group"; BRING SOMETHING VEGAN TO SHARE with other attendees as a way for them to get to know you and you to know them. Sharing IS "becoming" for veg*ans.

What and how can we share? A news article, a story with a vegan interest, some information (old or new) with a vegan slant, a memento of traveling as a vegan, info on a great vegan website or resource or event, etc.

What if it's not EXPLICITLY vegan (or even vegetarian)? Then have a vegan slant to what you share [e.g. (a) When Hillary Clinton is in the news again; her daughter Chelsea is vegetarian. (b) When a new iDevice is released, Steve Jobs may still be vegan; (c) research study on B12 or a news item on vegetarians and/or vegans; etc., or talk about how your being vegan interplayed with your work, or how political platform impact our concerns for animals, human health, environment, politics, etc.