2010 VEGGIE PRIDE PARADE - LA
Saturday, October 30 11 am to 4 pm
Santa Monica, CA
Don't miss the second annual VEGGIE PRIDE PARADE LA! Last year's VPP event drew several hundred vegheads and made veggie history! This year's VPP promises to be even bigger and better with a great outreach venue, dozens of vegan food, cruelty-free shopping, and nonprofit organization booths, noted speakers and special guests, entertainment, and more veg fun and education !
VPP SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS (partial list)
Rory Freedman, Author of the international best-seller Skinny Bitch and other Skinny Bitch publications.
Julieanna Hever, Plant-based Dietitian and Executive Director, Earthsave.
Lorri Houston, Founder of Animal Acres, and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary.
VPP LOCATION & PROGRAM
11 am to 2 pm - VPP Rally with dozens of vendor booths featuring LA's top veg restaurants, cruelty-free shopping, and nonprofit organizations. Eat, drink, and be merrily educated while enjoying music and entertainment, noted speakers and special guests, and other VPP festivities. VPP Rally will be held at The Victorian 2640 Main Street Santa Monica, California 90405
2 - 4 pm - VPP Parade through the streets of Santa Monica. Our highly visible parade route will give everyone an opportunity to educate and demonstrate your veggie pride. Prizes for the best VPP costume, and don't forget your VPP sign!
Click here for information on last year's historic, first-ever VEGGIE PRIDE PARADE LA! Get inspired by watching the 2009 VEGGIE PRIDE PARADE LA video!
VPP VENDORS WELCOME
If you are interested in selling vegan food and cruelty-free merchandise, distributing literature, and promoting the good work you do to promote a compassionate world, please join us as a VPP Vendor. Space is limited, so please book your VPP vendor spot today.
Nonprofit Booth Space - $150
For profit Company/Restaurant Booth Space - $300
Proceeds from VPP vendor fees provide funding for VPP rentals (stage, porta-potties, etc), promotion, and facility fee. Please click here for a VPP vendor contract. Thank you for your support!
VPP SPONSORS NEEDED
Help us host this amazing day of veggie education and outreach by joining us as an individual or corporate sponsor. Your sponsorship donation of $1,000 or more in services, products, or direct donation, will provide the resources we need to organize, promote, and host Southern California's only Veggie Pride Parade. (Click here for a list of VPP event expenses.) All sponsors will be recognized on the Animal Acres website and receive a complimentary booth space at the VPP event. To make a $1,000 or more sponsorship contribution, please click here and choose Veggie Pride Parade in the FUND category box. If you are interested in donating services or products, please email: info@animalacres.org or call 661-269-5404.
VPP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
It will take a veggie village to put on LA's Veggie Pride Parade. We currently need dedicated vegheads to join the VPP Planning Committee - please email: info@animalacres.org if you would like to serve on the committee. Over 50 volunteers will also be needed to coordinate the event on October 30th - we need dedicated vegheads for VPP event set-up and clean-up, staffing informational tables, parade marshalls, and other VPP volunteer jobs. Please help us make Veggie Pride Parade-LA possible by signing up to be a VPP volunteer. To sign up, please email: info@animalacres.org or call: 661-269-5404.
VPP COSTUMES & SIGNS
Vegheads outdid themselves with creative and educational costumes and signs for LA's first VPP event. Help turn heads towards the Veggie Pride Parade this year, too, with your costume and/or sign as we parade through Santa Monica. Look at last year's costumes and signs, and prepare to be inspired!
VPP SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS (partial list)
Rory Freedman, Author of the international best-seller Skinny Bitch and other Skinny Bitch publications.
Julieanna Hever, Plant-based Dietitian and Executive Director, Earthsave.
Lorri Houston, Founder of Animal Acres, and co-founder of Farm Sanctuary.
11 am to 2 pm - VPP Rally with dozens of vendor booths featuring LA's top veg restaurants, cruelty-free shopping, and nonprofit organizations. Eat, drink, and be merrily educated while enjoying music and entertainment, noted speakers and special guests, and other VPP festivities. VPP Rally will be held at The Victorian 2640 Main Street Santa Monica, California 90405
2 - 4 pm - VPP Parade through the streets of Santa Monica. Our highly visible parade route will give everyone an opportunity to educate and demonstrate your veggie pride. Prizes for the best VPP costume, and don't forget your VPP sign!
Click here for information on last year's historic, first-ever VEGGIE PRIDE PARADE LA! Get inspired by watching the 2009 VEGGIE PRIDE PARADE LA video!
If you are interested in selling vegan food and cruelty-free merchandise, distributing literature, and promoting the good work you do to promote a compassionate world, please join us as a VPP Vendor. Space is limited, so please book your VPP vendor spot today.
Nonprofit Booth Space - $150
For profit Company/Restaurant Booth Space - $300
Proceeds from VPP vendor fees provide funding for VPP rentals (stage, porta-potties, etc), promotion, and facility fee. Please click here for a VPP vendor contract. Thank you for your support!
Help us host this amazing day of veggie education and outreach by joining us as an individual or corporate sponsor. Your sponsorship donation of $1,000 or more in services, products, or direct donation, will provide the resources we need to organize, promote, and host Southern California's only Veggie Pride Parade. (Click here for a list of VPP event expenses.) All sponsors will be recognized on the Animal Acres website and receive a complimentary booth space at the VPP event. To make a $1,000 or more sponsorship contribution, please click here and choose Veggie Pride Parade in the FUND category box. If you are interested in donating services or products, please email: info@animalacres.org or call 661-269-5404.
It will take a veggie village to put on LA's Veggie Pride Parade. We currently need dedicated vegheads to join the VPP Planning Committee - please email: info@animalacres.org if you would like to serve on the committee. Over 50 volunteers will also be needed to coordinate the event on October 30th - we need dedicated vegheads for VPP event set-up and clean-up, staffing informational tables, parade marshalls, and other VPP volunteer jobs. Please help us make Veggie Pride Parade-LA possible by signing up to be a VPP volunteer. To sign up, please email: info@animalacres.org or call: 661-269-5404.
VPP COSTUMES & SIGNS
Vegheads outdid themselves with creative and educational costumes and signs for LA's first VPP event. Help turn heads towards the Veggie Pride Parade this year, too, with your costume and/or sign as we parade through Santa Monica. Look at last year's costumes and signs, and prepare to be inspired!
