On January 20th, Veg Club participated in BGSU's annual Get Involved Fair, hosting a table about our awesome organization! We handed out vegan candy and talked to those who inquired about what we do. We also got a handful of new e-mail
subscribers!
On January 26th, Veg Club held a demonstration in the Union about chickens raised for meat. Our catch-phrase for the day: "Bred to grow too big too fast, our bones and organs cannot last." We had a person in a chicken costume on crutches to visually demonstrate this fact. We handed out 200 "Not a Nugget" leaflets, had some good conversations, and got a lot of attention for the cause. One of our members got really into it, even having a mock conversation about poop contained in meat. Hilarious, fun and successful day!
On January 27th and 28th, Veg Club attempted to hold a cash prize raffle to fundraise for our club. We didn't make as much as we thought we would, so we will be extending our fundraiser to this Thursday and Friday, February 5th and 6th, so come and show your support!
On February 10th, Veg Club worked with PETA and Starbucks to give away 50 cups of vegan hot chocolate. We ran out in about an hour and a half, and people were very interested in what made it vegan. In addition to the giveaway, we tabled and leafleted about the dairy industry, displaying faux dairy products and inviting people to hug our cow!
On February 24th, we tabled about the fishing industry, asking people to play our fishing challenge--a game where the participant closes their eyes and tries to catch only one color of plastic fish in a tub of water while avoiding other colors, using a wire net. This serves as analogy to one type of fishing method used by the industry, where a giant net collects all the creatures in its destructive path, killing non-target species. About 10-20 people participated in the game, and seemed positive and intrigued about the information they learned. Our table also displayed an empty package of faux fish by Gardein, and we gave away Swedish fish (the candy!).
