News from the Toronto Vegetarian Association

Walk or Run with the Toronto Vegetarian Team

Click here to see the Toronto Vegetarian Team’s page and sponsor a runner on the team! Are you a plant-powered runner? Or do you just love to go out for a long walk on a beautiful autumn morning? Want to spread the word that vegetarians are strong and healthy? Then join the Toronto Vegetarian Team at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 20th! You can sign up to walk or run the 5k, 1/2 marathon or full marathon to raise funds to support TVA. Everyone on the team receives a special discounted charity registration rate. But that’s not all! Thanks to our generous sponsors Vega, Fresh Restaurants, Marni Wasserman, VegNews Magazine, Know Thy Food, Chef Mary Hulbert, Monarch Park Stadium and Whole Foods, team members this year will get: FREE fitness talk from Marni Wasserman at her brand new Delicious Knowledge studio FREE yoga for runners class from Vega rep and FlipSwitch Studios FREE raw cooking demonstration from chef Mary Hulbert Tree-free subscription to VegNews magazine… Read More

Filed under: Healthy Living News News from the Toronto Vegetarian Association

Media Relations Request For Proposal – Vegetarian Food Festival

Project Profile: The Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA) is seeking proposals for media relations work for the 29th Vegetarian Food Festival in Toronto. Proposals should incorporate the development of a public relations plan that includes the following activities: media relations; relationship building with key influencers in targeted communities; and cross-promotional activities to support the event’s marketing objectives. You will be responsible for media relations-related work for the weeks leading up to the festival, as well as at the festival itself on the weekend of September 6-8, 2013. Background: The Toronto Vegetarian Association (TVA) is Toronto’s go-to resource for all things veg. TVA’s flagship project is North America’s largest Vegetarian Food Festival. Attended each year by 40,000 visitors, the Vegetarian Food Festival is the largest event of its kind in North America. This free three-day event offers an opportunity to enjoy vegetarian cuisine from Little India to Chinatown, get a taste of products from over 120 restaurants and vendors, plus try plenty of free samples. We offer a wide array of internationally acclaimed speakers, special workshops, live music, cooking demonstrations and film screenings. Project Goals & Objectives: The goal of festival media relations is to create momentum and excitement around the festival… Read More

Filed under: News News from the Toronto Vegetarian Association

Vegan Summer Appetizer Workshop

Join Chef Liz Murray as she teaches you to prepare a delightlful array of vegan summer appetizers. The menu will include: Gaspacho Shooters with Chipotle Cashew cream Quinoa Tabouli Endive Cups with Lemon Tahini Sauce Smoky Tofu “Cheeze Ball” with Crudite Raw Vegan Brownies Spicy Fruit Kebobs Refreshing Fruity Spritzer Where? Harvest Noon Cafe (16 Bancroft Avenue, in the GSU Building on the 2nd floor) When? Wednesday, July 24th at 6:30 pm How much? Only $10 for TVA members and students, $15 for general public (includes samples of dishes prepared). (Not a TVA member but want to join to get discounts at this class and other events? Visit veg.ca/join) Seating is limited to 30 and tickets must be purchased in advance. Tickets may be purchased by phoning the TVA office at 416-544-9800 or dropping by our resource centre at 17 Baldwin Street, second floor (open Wednesdays 6 to 9 pm or Saturdays 1 to 4 pm, excluding Saturday, June 29th). Read More

Filed under: News News from the Toronto Vegetarian Association Uncategorised

A Tribute to Anne Dozell

In honour of her birthday on June 24th, we take time today to remember former Toronto Vegetarian Association board member Anne Dozell, who sadly passed away at Markham Stouffville Hospital on June 7, 2012 at the age of 71. In addition to serving on the TVA board, Anne co-founded the DurhamVeg Group, co-authored TVA’s popular “Tastes of Toronto” cookbook and wrote for several other TVA publications, including frequent articles in Lifelines. Anne worked tirelessly to serve the GTA’s vegetarian community as one of TVA’s chief social event organizers during the 1980s and early 1990s. She is most remembered for her “Getting Started” tutorials, her “Ask Letty” advice column in Lifelines [“Letty” being short for “Lettuce”], her outreach visits and her supermarket scrutiny. Her friends at the Toronto Vegetarian Association fondly recall her energy and her infectious laugh. She was always seeking ways to make veganism more attractive to the common omnivore. While the TVA misses Anne greatly, her memory and activism live on through the growing list of social groups which exist today, and we thank her for planting that seed at the Toronto Vegetarian Association. Read More

Filed under: News News from the Toronto Vegetarian Association Uncategorised

Walk or Run on the Toronto Vegetarian Team

Click here to see the Toronto Vegetarian Team’s page and sponsor a runner on the team! Are you a plant-powered runner? Or do you just love to go out for a long walk on a beautiful autumn morning? Want to spread the word that vegetarians are strong and healthy? Then join the Toronto Vegetarian Team at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 20th! You can sign up to walk or run the 5k, 1/2 marathon or full marathon to raise funds to support TVA. Everyone on the team receives a special discounted charity registration rate. But that’s not all! Thanks to our generous sponsors Vega, Fresh Restaurants, Marni Wasserman, VegNews Magazine, Know Thy Food, Chef Mary Hulbert, Monarch Park Stadium and Whole Foods, team members this year will get: FREE fitness talk from Marni Wasserman at her brand new Delicious Knowledge studio FREE yoga for runners class from Vega rep and FlipSwitch Studios FREE raw cooking demonstration from chef Mary Hulbert Tree-free subscription to VegNews magazine… Read More

Filed under: News News from the Toronto Vegetarian Association Uncategorised