My name is Joshua Warchol and I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. Is it hot enough yet?  During the summer SCVS has had some major changes going on. Our dear founder, Peter Dean, is leaving Connecticut to do graduate studies, leaving a hole in many hearts and also a gap in the administration of SCVS. Several active members of the community have stepped forward to keep things happening, with myself being just the most techie. If you’re interested in helping organize events, please contact fill out the contact form on SouthCTVeg.org, our new website.

I am extremely pleased to announce that the next SCVS meeting will be on Saturday, August 13^th, 2005 at 4:00pm and will feature author, activist and public speaker Erik Marcus. As publisher of Vegan.com and the author of Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating and Meat Market: Animals, Ethics and Money, Erik speaks with a unique perspective. Please come and listen to Erik’s talk and enjoy the company of other local vegetarians.
 

Rather than the normal potluck dinners we share most of the year, for this meeting people should bring light vegan “finger food”  or refreshments to share. We’ll continue our normal feasts in the near future, I promise.

Our good friends at the Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society are having their Fourth Annual Pondside and Potluck Party on Sunday, August 14th starting at 11am. Please visit their website for more information.

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Take care,

Joshua