Have you heard the news that the Toronto Vegetarian Association has been selected as one of the three finalists in the Green Toronto Awards? Yes, it's true! We're a finalist in the category of Environmental Awareness, as a result of the work that TVA's outreach and Vegetarian Food Fair does to support people in making greener food choices.

Thanks to TVA's generous donors and army of volunteers, more than 100,000 Torontonians were empowered to take steps towards a more sustainable diet in 2010. We know that going vegetarian is one of the most effective ways people can lower their ecological footprint, and now the City of Toronto agrees!

In 2010, we attended 7 environmentally focused events including the Green Living Show, the Halton Eco Festival and Live Green Toronto, where we distributed over 1000 vegetarian fact sheets and over 800 vegetarian starter kits and recipe booklets, and signed up over 200 people for the Veggie Challenge. At our Annual Vegetarian Food Fair, we distributed thousands more and signed up an additional 200 people for the Veggie Challenge. As a result of our new Meatless Mondays program, by the end of 2010, 550 people committed to reducing their meat consumption one day a week.

Recently, volunteers at the York University Health Fair signed up almost 100 people to take the Veggie Challenge in just a single day!

These accomplishments are made possible by the generous donations of members like you and the work of more than 300 volunteers.

On April 15th, the winners will be announced at the Green Toronto Awards ceremony held at the Direct Energy Centre. Wish us luck!