Vegan Catering for All talk attracted new members!
Date: 2009-02-20
At our meeting on Wed 4 March, we welcomed Amanda Baker from The Vegan Society who talked about their current campaign to encourage all restaurants, cafes etc to cater properly for vegans. The talk was excellent and it attracted 5 new people to the group! We learnt how we can all help the campaign, including by distributing their excellent catering booklet to local eateries. Read more on www.vegansociety.com
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