Free annual Rancho Park Vegan Thanksgiving Potluck and Picnic

This is a free vegan event with raw vegan, vegan desserts, vegan main dishes, all the sides, healthy drinks, kombucha, sun tea, juices, fruit, and signature vegan dishes from every culture shared by participants. See on FACEBOOK.

This event is posted at Wisdom Quarterly and many other places and annually welcomes hundreds of attendees. It is open to all, vegans, nonvegans, intermittent fasters, vegetarians, omnivores, and everyone of every diet is encouraged to attend.

It is Los Angeles's biggest and longest-running SINGLE DAY VEGAN TRADITION of the year, a tradition that has been going for more than 25 years.

Come share some delicious vegan foods, connect with beautiful people, enjoy the outdoors while helping save the environment.

There is live music, performances, drums, and an open mic. Bring musical instruments, yoga mats, balls, frisbees, chairs, blankets (since most of the picnic tables are filled with potluck dishes)... Family-friendly, great for kids and well-behaved dog companions on leashes.

EVENT OPEN TO PUBLIC
No fee to attend, but to participate please bring a 100% VEGAN dish to share, using your best judgment in the practice of health and safety protocols. Hand sanitizers will be available. Please attend only if healthy (free of any symptoms).

• *Park rules: No alcohol
• *For each person attending, alone or in a group, please bring a vegan dish to share that will serve at least 8-10 people that is ready to serve.
• For example if there are 2 people in a party, please bring 16-20 servings.

WHAT DOES "VEGAN" MEAN?
Vegan means completely free of meat (any animal products like mono and diglycerides, flesh, lard, extracts, butter, milk, ghee, nonvegan flavorings, fish, eggs, dairy, or honey. Vegan means NO animal products at all of any kind. (Yes, it's possible and it's delicious).

Organic, chemical-free, GMO-free, "natural" flavor and MSG-free foods are preferred and encouraged. Cooked and raw vegan food is welcome. There will be a space designated for raw items. Please only place your dish there if EVERY ingredient in it is 100% raw (no pasteurized or commercially canned or jarred foods are raw).

Please bring an INGREDIENT LIST to help those of us with allergies to wheat, barley, rye, oats, buckwheat (all of which are full of lectins like gluten, avenin, gliadin, and fagopyrins, which are really bad for health).

TO PREVENT PAPER AND PLASTIC WASTE, PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN REUSEABLE PLATES, BOWLS, CUPS, EATING AND SERVING UTENSILS.

SPECIFIC LOCATION
Enter Cheviot Hills Park (aka "Rancho Park") at the north entrance on Motor Ave. (the first entrance south of Pico Bl.) When entering the park, there is a parking area on the left. Drive past it and follow the road to the NEXT parking area, which is a few hundred feet down. Walk to the picnic tables across the grass behind the baseball field. Signs that say "VEG" will be posted pointing the way.

(There is another picnic area at the far end and close to the parking lot that is not our picnic area).

EVENT PLANNING AND COORDINATION
Spread the word. Feel welcome and even encouraged to support the community that attends. If you would like to volunteer, please send an email to: **veganthanksgivingla@gmail.com**

DISCLAIMERS
Unless otherwise stated, organizers and participants do not assume any related legal obligations, responsibilities, or liabilities, but all are expected to behave in a civil and orderly manner and adhere to all event policies. Participation is at every person's own risk. Indoor activities, outdoor activities, in-person social interactions and sharing foods have some associated risks, including injuries, allergies, transmissible illnesses, and food poisoning.