"Vegetarianism is for Lovers" Event at Western Washington University! April 5, 2009

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Written by Rebecca McDow, President of the Western Animal Rights Network (WARN) at Western Washington University.

This year's "Vegetarianism is for Lovers" event, sponsored by WARN, was a wonderful success, drawing around 150 people! We had two tables of literature and encouraging each person to take anything they wanted. We baked for over 6 hours to prepare all the food that we served. We baked over 120 cupcakes, 5 cakes, and hundreds of little heart cookies. It was wonderful to see people interested not just in the amazing free vegan food, but in what our club stands for. On her way out, one woman told us that she had just gone vegan! This Valentine's Day themed all-vegan event was geared toward educating people about the benefits of going vegetarian or vegan, from saving animals, to their own personal health. We were able to get an amazing room for this day, and decorated the entrance and inside with Valentine attire. We also had free valentine-making at the tables where people sat to eat their vegan goodies.

Valentine's Day is a day of celebrating love, and what better way to express your love for humans, the environment, yourself, and the animals than going vegan? Everyday allows us as activists to reach out and touch people, and make them aware of the suffering that animals endure. Valentine's Day provides a special opportunity for us to spice things up with sexy 'go veg' ads from Alicia Silverstone, Dita Von Teese, and others. WARN is thankful to everyone who participated in "Vegetarianism is for Lovers"!