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5th Annual Thanksgiving Feast (in memory of Paul)

Nov 26
Thu 1:00 PM
Location
Snyder Park

3299 S.W. 4th Avenue
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33315
954.828.4585

Estimated attendance
 80  people attended.
5.00 5.0015

Who organized?
Liz

PLEASE NOTE VENUE CHANGE

Join the South Florida Vegetarians and Vegans for a Thanksgiving potluck in the park. Come out and enjoy delicious cruelty-free food and good conversation. Feel free to invite others !

In order to accommodate both vegetarians and vegans, please bring a dish that contains no animal products (eggs, milk, butter, cheese, honey or any kind of meat). Feel free to email or call me for ideas or visit vegweb.com for recipes !

This event is in memory of our former member Paul who passed away February 2006 after a long, ongoing battle with cancer. Paul was a key participant at the 2005 Thanksgiving Feast and proposed making it an annual event.

A few notes about our new venue:

* the event will be held in Pavilion #6
* gate fee is $1 per person (ages 6 and up)
* we must be out by 5pm so make sure to arrive early !
* NO pets, alcohol, gas grills or amplified music allowed

If possible, please bring your own plates and utensils in order to have a more environmentally friendly feast.

Donations to help cover the pavilion cost will be kindly accepted.

Let everyone know what you're bringing in your RSVP comments.

I hope to see everyone there !

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Talk about this Meetup

  • marla
    Posted Nov 30, 2009 8:25 PM
    marla
    Thanks for all of your hard work Liz!
  • Vivian Salisbury
    Posted Nov 29, 2009 11:11 AM
    Vivian Salisbury
    Just to make it clear.. the person that brought the rice cheese (with casein) made an innocent mistake.. let's not be mean to anyone..
  • Jungle_Jim
    Posted Nov 27, 2009 1:00 PM
    Jungle_Jim
    We had a really good time, nice people- new and old, weather held out and delicious food. The time just flew by, didn't even get to talk to everyone I wanted to. Already looking forward to the next meetup Thanks Liz for another great event
  • Marshall Zale
    Posted Nov 26, 2009 5:28 PM
    Marshall Zale
    It was such a great pleasure meeting all of you loving , kind people. What a pleasure to go somewhere and not worry what to put in your mouth. All of you are great chefs and I am begging for some recipes. :) Thank you for making my Thanksgiving a memorable one. Your new friend, Marshall Zale
  • Pre-Meetup comments below
  • Stephanie
    Posted Nov 22, 2009 11:41 AM
    Stephanie
    Anyone from the Boynton or Delray area interested in car pooling? Will share gas expenses : )
  • Steph
    Posted Nov 20, 2009 1:16 PM
    Steph
    Ah well, I guess I'll just have a mini thanks giving for my rats so they don't miss out (I'll just hoard all the left overs ;D )
  • Liz
    Posted Nov 11, 2009 11:27 AM
    Liz
    Organizer
    I totally understand about the pet situation. I really wanted to bring my dog along, but I had a very hard time finding a location this year. This was the nicest one I found that wasn't closed or booked solid. Hopefully next year we will be able to get a spot at Plantation Heritage again where pets are always allowed !
  • Diana & Nicholas
    Posted Nov 6, 2009 1:39 AM
    Diana & Nicholas
    I loved the pets at one we went but they were licking my plate when I looked the other way...LOL
  • Steph
    Posted Nov 2, 2009 4:14 PM
    Steph
    How is it a family festivity without pets?

Who attended?

  • 80 attendees
    • “ There was a nice turnout, a gppd variety of food (unfortunately some with CHEESE, in spite of Liz's very clear request to bring only vegan food). ”
    • Vivian Salisbury (+3 guests)
      “ This was a very special event! My baby Victoria spent her first Thanksgiving in a peaceful environment giving thanks with a group of people that care about the earth, the animals and also their health.. and that's how we plan to raise Vicky! I also saw old friends, tried all the yummy food and had fun! Thanks Liz one more time for the great event and even though people weren't too happy for the fact that we couldn't bring our pets, this park kept everybody close together, with enough tables for everyone to seat and TALK!!! ;) ”
    • “ Pretty good, thanks. Awesome food. Count me in for more foody events :) ”
    • “ so much fun! can't wait until next year. ”
    • “ once again, Liz did a great job ”
    • yana (+1 guest)
      “ it was great, so many people, weather was nice , abandance of food, very nice ”
    • Dakota (+3 guests)
      “ Great food, great people. Really enjoyed it. ”
    • “ Thank you so much Liz and the others for this wonderful feast. I really enjoyed myself, meeting up with friends I hadn't seen in a long time and connecting with new people. the food and surroundings were wonderful. Sheila ”
    • Liz
      “ I couldn't imagine a better Thanksgiving. So many friendly faces and so much good, cruelty-free food. Thank you all for making this such a wonderful event. You continue to blow me away. I'm already looking forward to next year ! ”
    • Lana Fuerst (+1 guest)
      “ Nice setting. Enough apace. Only wish that people could have brought their pets. Next year. Food was awesome. People always awesome. How could veg/vegan people not be? ”
    • Ron
      “ A wonderful and diverse array of food and many interesting people. Saw old friends and made new ones. Great job of organizing by Liz. ”
    • Melanie (+5 guests)
      “ Thank you again Liz. Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time! Happy ThanksVegan!!! ”
    • “ Liz was very friendly and helped introduce me around a bit, as this was my first meetup. The food was GREAT all around, people were mellow and nice to talk with. All in all, I enjoyed my experience and would definitely attend future meetups! ”
    • Dr. Janardana Dasa (+3 guests)
    • Jim
    • Shira Levy (+4 guests)
    • Raw Scott (+1 guest)
    • Diana (+2 guests)
    • Saul (+1 guest)
    • AV
    • Daniella (+1 guest)
    • Fran (+3 guests)
    • Ben Padilla (+1 guest)
    • MJ (+1 guest)
    • Debbie Marin (+4 guests)
    • MARGARET SIMPSON (+1 guest)
    • Heather Chapin (+2 guests)