Vegas Veg

Vegas Veg - vegans, vegetarians, and veg-friendly people in Las Vegas. ANYONE is welcome to join us. We simply ask that you respect animals, the environment, and human healthy by choosing vegan options in our presense.

Vegas Veg is run by vegans and vegetarians who have a passion for making a difference for animals, the planet, and people.

Mission Statement: Vegas Veg focuses on ending human dependence on animals by promoting a compassionate, healthy plant-based lifestyle through grassroots educational activities.

Vegas Veg website: vegasveg.com

Thank you for making a difference for animals, the planet, and people by choosing vegan and vegetarian choices.

Vegas Veg Accomplishments:

Held over 300 “meetups," helping vegans make vegan friends as well as exposing nonveg people and newbie vegans to local vegetarian and vegan fare. Monthly meetups include Vegas Vegan Drinks and our donut meetup.
Handed out over 20,000 vegan educational pamphlets!
Put up 9 billboards in 2010 that were viewed over 10 million times! Put up 8 billboards in 2011.
Raised over $400 for victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake with a vegan bake sale.
Raised $500 with a vegan bake sale for Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Shown Earthlings and other films. Inspired nonvegans to go vegan and vegans to get active. And we’ve helped promote vegan-themed films when other groups show them.
Compiled an online list of Vegas restaurants that are vegan-friendly.
Promoted and participated in animal rights protests against puppymills, wild mustang round-ups, circus animal entertainment, and more.
Promoted vegetarian and vegan campaigns by other organizations, for example COK's Subway sandwich campaign.
Offered FREE vegan starter kits to UNLV students through the student newspaper classified ads.

If you would like to share a vegetarian or vegan event on the Vegas Veg community calendar, please contact the Lead Organizer, Elaine, at vegan@ooshee.com.

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Meetup
Vegan Outreach Leafleting at UNLV
- Wed Feb 15
  1:45 PM
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- 2 attending
- 0 comments
UNLV - University of Nevada, Las Vegas

4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV (map)
I will be leafleting Feb 15th around 1pm at UNLV. I will be wearing a red UNLV hat and I'll be standing near the library on the sidewalk. Just come on up and let me know... Learn more

Hosted by: Elaine Vigneault (Vegas Veg* main organizer of Vegas Veg)
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Veg Kids Play Date
- Sun Feb 19
  10:00 AM
- RSVP 4 days
  left
- 1 attending
- 0 comments
Town Square

660 S. Las Vegas Blvd. , Las Vegas, NV (map)
Meet us in the Play Area at Town Square. We will play for an hour or so in the enclosed outdoor play area. This park is nice becauce it has many fun features including a... Learn more

Hosted by: Elaine Vigneault (Vegas Veg* main organizer of Vegas Veg)
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Vegan Meetup at Komol
- Mon Feb 20
  6:30 PM
- RSVP 3 spots
  left
- 11 attending
- 6 comments
Komol Restaurant

953 E Sahara Ave, #E-10, Las Vegas, NV (map)
Everytime we've done a meetup at Komol it's been a success. People love the Thai food, the atmosphere, and of course the company of lovely vegan, vegetarian, and... Learn more

Hosted by: jen

Vegas Vegan Drinks

Wed Feb 22
7:00 PM
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1 attending
0 comments

Yayo Taco: 4632 S Maryland Pkwy 18, Las Vegas, NV (map)

Some people think of the vegan lifestyle as one of asceticism and self-denial. But nothing could be further from the truth. Some of us like to drink! Which is what we do... Learn more

Hosted by: Ed (Vegas Veg* organizer of vegan donuts meetup)

This Meetup repeats on the 4th Wednesday of every month

Vegas Vegan Drinks	1 attending	Wed Mar 28, 7:00 PM
Vegas Vegan Drinks	1 attending	Wed Apr 25, 7:00 PM
Vegas Vegan Drinks	1 attending	Wed May 23, 7:00 PM

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Bark in the Park - Vegas Veg Booth
- Sat Mar 03
  10:00 AM
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- 4 attending
- 0 comments
Paseo Verde Park

1851 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Henderson, NV (map)
Bark in the Park is an annual event that attracts thousands of people and their companion animals (mostly dogs) for a day of entertainment, contests, prizes, shopping,... Learn more

Hosted by: Elaine Vigneault (Vegas Veg* main organizer of Vegas Veg)
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Recent Meetups

Yesterday at 7:00 PM, 3 Vegas Veg Members attended
Virtual Organizational Meeting
Calling all Vegas Veg members! We need to gather together to talk about 2012. I have some great ideas and I'm sure you do too. So let's share our ideas for vegetarian... Learn more
Sunday at 2:00 PM, 80 Vegas Veg Members attended
Have a Heart - Help an Animal - FOR Nevada Political Action for Animals
They rated it 5.001 (1 ratings)

Join Nevada Political Action for Animals for the first Annual - HAVE A HEART - HELP AN ANIMAL! Special Guest Speaker: Dina Titus Presentation to honor Senator Mark... Learn more
Sunday at 10:00 AM, 7 Vegas Veg Members attended
Vegan Donuts & Book Club Meeting
They rated it 5.001 (1 ratings)

Just some vegan donuts... and some books. Book Club: We're no longer doing a book club. There's just not enough interest. But we will bring the Vegas Veg Library, which... Learn more
Friday at 12:00 PM, 3 Vegas Veg Members attended
Lunch at The Yard House
We will go to the Yard House for Lunch around noon. The Yard House offers gardein vegan chick'n and burgers. They also have edamame and hummus and a few other veg items.... Learn more
February 8 at 7:00 PM, 6 Vegas Veg Members attended
Virtual Event: Take 5 to Save 5
You can spare 5 animals a lifetime of misery simply by taking about 5 minutes to do some easy online activism. That's right, just spend a few minutes to post a free... Learn more

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Anthony joined
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Elaine Vigneault uploaded Vegas Veg Action Team Application.docx
Yesterday at 7:52 PM

Vegas Veg Action Team Application.docx
"We're looking to create a Vegas Veg Action Team. If you're interested, you can email me at [masked] with the Action Team Application. Just copy and paste it into an email and send it my way. Deadline is March 1, 2012."
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Elaine Vigneault uploaded feb-2012-minutes.doc
Yesterday at 7:46 PM

feb-2012-minutes.doc
"Feb 2012 meeting minutes"
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jen commented on Vegan Meetup at Komol
Yesterday at 3:59 PM

"Awesome! thanks!"

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Sarah attended Vegan Donuts & Book Club Meeting
Yesterday at 3:21 PM

"I always love the donuts here, but all the seats next to guys were taken! We didn't get to talk... ):"

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Elaine Vigneault commented on Vegan Meetup at Komol
Yesterday at 2:49 PM

"Jen, at the top left click the edit button then specify the RSVP limitations. Remember that 20%-50% of yes RSVPs wind up as no-shows. And also you may have duplicates here and at Yelp."

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Diamond Dauna RSVPed Yes for Vegan Meetup at Komol
Yesterday at 2:46 PM

Feb 20

Vegan Meetup at Komol
Monday 6:30 PM at Komol Restaurant

11 attending
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jen commented on Vegan Meetup at Komol
Yesterday at 11:34 AM

"@Stacy - I put on the yelp event $10-20. Elaine - how do I put a limit on the RSVPs. I need to limit to about 10 here, and 10 on yelp so we don't overwhelm Komol!"

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Ina Mohan attended Have a Heart - Help an Animal - FOR Nevada Political Action for Animals
Yesterday at 9:57 AM

"This was a great event and so well organized by our friend Stacia Newman! We had a great turnout, delicious vegan food, nice live entertainment and amazing raffle/silent acution items - all for the animals!"

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