Hey pals. It’s that time of year again, time for the annual (well, it happened last year too) AR Volunteer Roundup! This year is gonna be bigger and better than last year. Why? Because more folks are gonna show up and get involved, right? Right. Here’s the details:

When: Saturday, January 17th, 6-8pm
Where: Vegan Mini-Mall, 1217 SE Stark St, stuff going on in every shop
Cost: Free, of course, but you might wanna donate some change to the local groups who are out there busting their rumps.

The idea is that a ton of people can show up, find out what everybody is about, and get involved with whatever group seems to be a best fit for you.

Nothing is totally final yet, but we’re hoping to have tables and people to talk to from In Defense of Animals, NW Veg, Portland Animal Defense League, the Let Live Foundation, Coalition to Abolish Animal Testing, Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary, Out to Pasture Sanctuary, VeganThis, OHSU Cruelty (.com), TryVegan PDX, the Vegan Outreach leafletting group, and probably some other folks who we’re forgetting.

Sound good? Sure it does. Mark it on the calendar and please try to come and get involved. Makes life more interesting than just sitting on your futon complaining that things are not going the direction you’d like them to.

Also, if you’re lucky there may be some soft serve or chili or cookies or something else for you to stuff into your mouth. IF you are lucky.