[2327] in Vegetarian_Support_Group
Re: Veg Group Meeting Minutes 4/3
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kelly N. Zimmerman)
Fri Apr 4 18:57:34 2003
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Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 19:00:12 -0500
To: Roseanna Chickos <rchickos@mit.edu>, veg@mit.edu
From: "Kelly N. Zimmerman" <knz@MIT.EDU>
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Hi!
An idea for something the group can do:
Put together baskets for people who have recently become vegetarian or are
thinking about it. It can include favorite recipes, restaurants,
substitution ideas, etc. from people already in Veg (maybe in the form of a
small booklet), maybe coupons to good veggie products, samples of snacks,
and a letter of encouragement?
This could help veg get more recognition and members as well as simply
connect with the community!
This would actually require some effort on the group's part, which is
typically good for groups:
-calling/writing to companies asking for coupons and samples
-collecting recipes, list of restaurants, ideas, etc. (simple web forms
would be good)
-compiling the above into a booklet
-putting together baskets
-writing a letter of encouragement
and, most of all, to make this work:
-keeping an eye out for people who are considering vegetarianism
Maybe a Vegan basket would be good too? That way more people that are
actually involved with veg could benefit...
I'm not quite sure where funding would come from. Maybe entirely donations?
Cheers,
Kelly ;)
At 06:42 PM 4/4/2003 -0500, Roseanna Chickos wrote:
>Hello everyone! The MIT Vegetarian Group had a meeting yesterday. Five
>people were present (myself, Laura, Stephanie, Ike, and Parthiv), and
>here's what we discussed:
>
>1. Elections
> In an effort to get the group more organized and active, we
> addressed the issue of officers at the meeting. Laura wanted to pass
> leadership to someone else, so we discussed the different positions and
> responsibilities involved. Here are the results of the vote:
> President: Roseanna Chickos
> Vice President: Stephanie Cross
> Secretary/Webmaster: Isaac Feitler
> Treasurer: Parthiv Shah
> Officers alone cannot keep this group alive. We need and want
> everyone's help for new ideas and planning/carrying out events.
>
>2. Poster Space
> The group was assigned poster space in building 8. Laura will put
> up a preliminary poster to meet the deadline this weekend, and a more
> permanent version will be put up in the near future. Here are our ideas
> for that poster:
> -list of common reasons for being vegetarian (animal rights/welfare,
> health, world hunger, environment) with a brief description and picture
> for each
> -two areas to be changed regularly (monthly maybe?); the content of
> these areas could be voted on, and ideas include famous vegetarians,
> health facts, and interesting news articles.
> -pocket(s) for pamphlets
>
>3. Event Ideas
> Laura said that when this group was active there were 2-3 events per
> semester. For some events we could try coordinating with other relevant
> groups on campus or in the local area. Here are some of the ideas we
> threw around:
> -speakers (since this involves so much planning, we probably can't
> do this until fall semester)
> -outreach events like a lobby 10 booth, ideally with free
> food/literature, or even a bake sale
> -potluck dinners, like the one for Thanksgiving, although not
> necessarily only for holidays
> -Stephanie brought up a very interesting idea for an entertaining
> staged chef competition; we could try to coordinate it with some type of
> holiday (Thanksgiving, Meatout)
> -movies of vegetarian interest
> -possibly bring back the IAP cooking series
>
>4. Future Meetings
> We will be deciding on a time and place for regular meetings. I
> think a good goal would be two regular meetings and one dinner meeting
> per month. If we find we need more time to accomplish our goals, we can
> change our meeting schedule accordingly. More details on this soon.
>
>5. Mailing List
> The official mailing list for the MIT Vegetarian Group is
> veg@mit.edu, not vsg@mit.edu. There are discrepancies between the two
> lists, and soon we will be fixing that so that everyone on both lists
> will receive the veg emails. However, we are trying to phase out the vsg
> lists, so please send all email to the veg list. If you need to contact
> the officers, the email is veg-officers@mit.edu.
>
>I'm really looking forward to working with our new officers, and I'd like
>to thank Laura for all her hard work and dedication to the group. I would
>really like to see this group grow and flourish. If you have any
>comments, suggestions, or questions, feel free to email me personally
>(rchickos@mit.edu). I'll be sending another email out when we have the
>next meeting planned.
>
>I hope to see some more of you in the future!
>Thanks,
>Roseanna
>
>
>Roseanna Chickos '05
>Course 5
>Random Hall #222
>(617) 225-7600
>rchickos@mit.edu
>May the force be with you, always...
Kelly N. Zimmerman
http://web.mit.edu/knz/www/
knz@mit.edu
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Boston, MA 02215
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