My pleather boots were made for walkin’
By Monica on August 13th, 2008
In the next two months, Ray and I are participating in charity walks for two amazing organizations that most of you are familiar with: Farm Sanctuary and PAWS Chicago. I know that the missions of both charities are close to the hearts of many of my readers, so I gracefully ask for you to consider supporting one or both of these events. Now, I don’t have Bazu’s courage so I will not be jumping out of an airplane to earn your donations, but I do have a cold cellar stocked with homemade vegan jams. I will happily send out jars of the sugary goodness to the first ten people who donate to either cause. (If you want goodies, make sure to leave your name/blog/identifying moniker when donating so I can contact you!)
If you’ve landed at my blog, you probably already know about Farm Sanctuary and the amazing work they do for the most forgotten of creatures, “farm” animals. Each year Farm Sanctuary hosts a “Walk For Animals” with walks scheduled around the country in honor of World Farm Animals Day. This is our second year participating and I absolutely encourage anyone interested to join a walk happening in their area - it’s a good time!
CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO MY PAWS CHICAGO DONATION PAGE.
If you live in Chicago or watched Oprah’s show on puppy mills, you know about PAWS Chicago. PAWS is Chicago’s largest no-kill shelter, running the stunning cageless facility you might have seen Oprah visit. They also operate the Lurie Family Spay-Neuter Clinic, the nation’s busiest low cost/free surgical clinic. Since PAWS began in 1997, they have reduced Chicago’s euthanasia rate by over 50% and are putting Chicago on the path to be the largest no-kill city in the US. I cannot say enough about this organization. This annual event is extremely important to raising funds for PAWS Chicago’s life-saving programs.
Both charities have been awarded the highest 4 star rating by Charity Navigator - so you can feel good about your donation being used wisely. And I promise that you will feel good eating homemade vegan jam from my very own rhubarb and strawberry plants! Thank you so much!
VeggieGirl says:
Sounds like some great events!!
August 13th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
jessy says:
what a great cause, Monica! you have my support & you rock so hard!
August 13th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
VeganCowGirl says:
What a great idea! All the best to you both (and everyone else involved)! I am going to check out the site info.
August 14th, 2008 at 4:14 am
mmg says:
What wonderful causes - this is so awesome that you’re doing this!!!
August 14th, 2008 at 9:19 am
celine says:
you and Bazu are my heroines.
August 14th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Animal-Friendly says:
How awesome! I’m definitely going to try to do the Walk for the Farm Animals- it’s such an easy thing to do for a great cause!
In response to your comment on my blog, I find that bean burgers tend to freeze really well. One of my favorite burgers to make in large batches and freeze is the Spicoli Burgers )made from hemp seeds) in Eat, Drink, and be Vegan because they keep their shape well and are so delicious! Also, I found a tempeh walnut burger on the Vegetarian Times website that I love and is well worth the effort. Just keep in mind that it’s important that the burgers really hold their shape and don’t crumble before freezing, or else they surely will when being defrosted.
I hope my tips will help you and you’ll be able to stop your husband from buying Boca burgers all of the time!
August 14th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Jess - The Domestic Vegan says:
Fabulous! Good for you two for doing this! I’m sure it will be a blast! Such great causes.
August 14th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
debra says:
Hello, I stumbled on your blog just recently and noticed you have links with the Czech Republic. I’m an Australian vegan who’s been living in Prague for the last seven years. Is there anything at all (food or otherwise) that you’d like sent from here? Please feel free to drop me a line if there is. - D
August 15th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Lisa (Show Me Vegan) says:
Thanks for the info on a couple of great causes! I’m going to check them out.
August 16th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Chocolatecoveredvegan says:
What an awesome cause. You rock! I’m going to make a donation to Farm Sanctuary right now (I love that charity).
August 16th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Nikki says:
I love that you are doing this for Farm Sanctuary - they mean so much to me!
August 20th, 2008 at 2:29 am
bazu says:
you guys rock! I’m so sad I won’t be around to do the Farm Sanctuary walk this year…
August 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Vegan on stage says:
wow what great charaties! good luck with everything!
August 24th, 2008 at 8:43 am
jd says:
Hey Monica -
I’ve been meaning to comment on what a cool thing you & Ray are doing for a few days now. It’s seriously awesome
Anyway, I can’t wait to hear how everything goes, so be sure to post asap!
August 28th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Jackie says:
What great events for two wonderful charities. Great to have you take part.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:58 am