MFS Be Kind to Animals Vegan Potluck & Sanctuary Tour - SOLD OUT
May 13, 2017 @ 11:30AM — 3:30PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Celebrate "Be Kind to Animals Week" with a vegan potluck, speech, and gifts for the animals.
THE POTLUCK HAS SOLD OUT. TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR.
We would love to see you at the potluck but ticket sales have reached the capacity of our event room! You can however purchase tickets to take a tour of the sanctuary in May or June. Also make sure you are on our mailing list to get updates about upcoming events later this spring and summer.
POTLUCK INFORMATION FOR TICKET HOLDERS
As a conclusion to National Be Kind to Animals Week, running May 7-13, MFS is hosting a vegan potluck highlighting the ways that people can be kind to farm animals through their dietary choices and lifestyles. Guests will enjoy a variety of delicious vegan dishes and hear a speech by MFS co-founder Cheri Vandersluis on the ways that we can do small things to be kind to animals every day of the year. The event includes a sanctuary tour and giving of small gifts for the rescued farm animals at MFS.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
11:30am: Vegan Potluck begins
1:00pm: Speech and Q&A with Cheri Vandersluis
2:00pm: Sanctuary tours begin
PLEASE PURCHASE TICKETS IN ADVANCE
If the tickets do not sell out online, we will have some available at the door. But we cannot guarantee that, so please get your tix in advance.
Q&A WITH CHERI
Submit a question for Cheri to answer during our Q&A! Comment on
Facebook or email events@maplefarmsanctuary.org with your question. We ask that questions be related to the general event theme of "kindness to animals." For example, maybe you are wondering about Cheri's most memorable rescue, experiences running a sanctuary, vegan lifestyle tips, or perspective on the future of farm animal protection. The Q&A will be broadcast live on Facebook.
TOUR INFO
The venue is down the street from the sanctuary and we will be leading 3 successive small tours beginning at 2pm.
POTLUCK INFO
Drinks will be provided. Please bring a vegan dish to serve a minimum of 8 hungry vegans. Kindly refrain from using any animal products in your dish, this includes meat, fish, eggs, dairy and honey. It's easier than it sounds, check out these links for tips and inspiration!
http://goldhousegourmet.blogspot.com/
www.theppk.com
www.compassionatecook.com
www.chooseveg.com/vegan-recipes.asp
www.cestlavegan.com
www.veganchef.com
kblog.lunchboxbunch.com
blog.fatfreevegan.com
Label your dish with your name so it can be returned to you at the end of the potluck. Please also attach a list of ingredients or the recipe for those with food allergies
Children under 12 are free and do not need to bring a dish. Please order child tickets in advance (cost is $0) to let us know they will be attending.
BE KIND TO ANIMALS GIFTS
Guests who wish to participate can help us celebrate Be Kind to Animals week by bringing small gifts for the animals. If you order items from Amazon.com, we would be grateful if you would support MFS through Amazon Smile at smile.amazon.com/ch/65-1275711). Much-needed gifts include the following:
- Gift cards to local grocery stores
- Gift cards to animal feed and hardware stores:
- The Mane Place, Uxbridge, MA
- Leeway True Value, North Smithfield, RI
- Koopman Lumber, Uxbridge, MA
- Produce for animals: apples, bananas, grapes, carrots, tomatoes, lettuce, kale, and melon
- Salt and mineral blocks:
- Redmond Minerals Rock on a Rope
- Billy Block Berry Mineral Supplement Block
- Himalayan salt blocks of all sizes on a rope
- Baby food for mixing in animal vitamins and supplements:
- Dixie Ultra 20 oz paper bowls (for holding animal supplements)
- Glad Press'n'Seal wrap
- Paper towels (regular, not select-size)
- Vet wrap of various widths and 4"x4" gauze pads
- Extra strong 30 gallon unscented trash bags
- LaPrima Shops Authentic Hand Made All Broomcorn Broom
- Forever Fork manure fork