Join VSDC for a Sustainability Plant-Based Lunch & Learn @ GMU's Veg Dining Hall

Are you passionate about creating meaningful change for animals that benefits the climate? Join VSDC and our friends at Plant Based Lunch & Learn on Monday, February 17 (President's Day) for a presentation by Sophia Nelson, Field Marketing Manager at Sodexo, about the foodservice giant Sodexo’s roll-out of its DefaultVeg program.

The event will be held in George Mason University's veg dining hall, The Spot: Where Plants Power You and will feature an all-you-can-eat vegan buffet. The price for this event is $22.

Location: The Spot is located at Hampton Roads and Pilot House on the GMU campus. (Note: its address is 4401 Patriot Cir, Fairfax, VA 22030, but that may be confusing since it is a large campus. We recommend using the parking address below and then following signs to The Spot.)

Parking: If driving, please park in the Rappahannock River Parking Deck. Since it is a large campus, use this address for parking and The Spot is right across the street from the parking deck:
4395 University Dr. Fairfax VA 22030

Sodexo, one of the world’s largest foodservice companies, has massively expanded its use of the DefaultVeg strategy where plant-based meals are replacing some animal-based meals at nearly 400 college dining halls. This strategy, first piloted in all-you-can-eat university dining halls by Sodexo in partnership with the Better Food Foundation and Food for Climate League, uses behavioral nudges to encourage plant-based diet change. Information in a peer-reviewed study from this pilot indicates that the average rate of students choosing plant-based dishes increased by almost 60 percent on plant-based default days.

VSDC: More Than A Meetup
We are so glad to have you as part of The Veg Society of DC Vegan Meetup group, and we enjoy seeing you at our events. Did you know that VSDC is a nonprofit organization with membership benefits?

With VSDC membership, you will save money at area restaurants and businesses, attend VSDC member-only events, and, most importantly, support us as a clear and consistent voice for improving the lives of all beings through community building and education centered on the benefits of a vegan diet and lifestyle.

The VSDC membership fee is minimal, but the impact is significant! Become a member of VSDC.

Liability Waiver and Code of Conduct
When you sign up to attend, you automatically acknowledge VSDC's Liability Waiver and commit to follow the code of conduct found at Policies - VSDC - Veg Society of DC.

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