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First Veggie Pride Parade
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The Veggie Pride Parade, NYC, is your parade, inclusive and participatory. It welcomes creativity and input from all veg'n and veg'n-friendly sectors of the society. (Click GOALS.) In the case of this parade, "getting there" is half the fun. Volunteering is profoundly rewarding and provides opportunities for personal development and satisfaction.

Be a PARADE MARSHAL

Be a PARADE AMBASSADOR

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• 3 points gets you a home-cooked vegan meal with the planners (monthly)

• 21 points gets you on stage at the post-parade rally in Washington Sq. Park
GO TO QUICK LIST: •THINGS YOU CAN DO
FEB. - MAR.
to be completed by
Mar. 9, 2008

POINTS: 6
Install a bulletin board to the Veggie Pride Parade Web site.


Mindy G. (Portland, OR)

POINTS: 6
Re-design the current Veggie Pride Parade Logo. Supply a hi-res and/or postscript file in tiff, jpg, and/or eps format.


Pamela R.

POINTS: 3
Get our Veggie Pride Parade listed online on 15 veg'n oriented listserves, meetup-group calendars, Facebook sites


POINTS: 3 - 10
Install interactivity to the Veggie Pride Parade Web site. Just one example is the following: We need to have a specified Web page where people can offer and find free housing in NYC to help out-of-towners be able to attend the parade. This is just one of our needs for the Web site.


VOLUNTEER TBD

POINTS: 3
Post flyers about the Veggie Pride Parade at 15 veggie restaurants (in their vestibules is best.) A list of Veggie restaurants can be found at Supervegan.com. See upper left hand corner for interactive restaurant finder.

  • Lisa L.
  • Laurie J.
  • Jean Th.

POINTS: 3
Write a press release: Are you a professional publicity person? Or do you just have a great propensity for promotion, matched with a good grasp of the English language? It's time to put your skills to the test for your Veggie Pride Parade.

  • Pamela R.

POINTS: 1
Contact the decision makers of 3 local restaurants. Let him or her know 1) about the parade and date. 2) Suggest that they have a contingent in the parade (could consist of as little as one person with a sign indicating restaurant name, address, phone, location, type). 3) Suggest that the restaurant donate a dinner (or lunch for two as a prize in the poster-slogan and costume contest. 4) Let them know that the Veggie Pride Parade itself can provide a banner for the restaurant. 5) Suggest that the restaurant have a table at the post-parade rally in Washington Sq. Park (tables limited). 6) Pass along the name of the restaurant contact person, with phone number, to the Veggie Pride Parade committee. to the Veggie Pride Parade committee.

  • Doug G.
  • Lisa L.
  • Ariel P.

POINTS: 3
Stage a photo shoot showing typical parade participant(s). It is hoped that this parade elicits lots of creativity. We want to make that very clear to people visiting the Veggie Pride Parade Web site. This project requires that you find a person with a great costume that is relevant for our parade (Kris P. Carrot, for example - a giant carrot that urges people to GO VEG!). Get someone to dress up in such a costume or get a person or persons to simply hold a sign with a pro-veg slogan. Then, take pictures. Submit the best images to the the Veggie Pride Parade Web master in digital format (jpeg).

  • Latanya B.
  • Pamela R.

POINTS: 1
Contact 4 local associations: (For example: NAACP, VFW, Society of Mayflower Descendants, Association for a Better New York.) Talk to an official for the group, and ask if their vegan members would like to form a contingent in the parade. Send out a pre-made (supplied) flyer in the mail as a followup.


VOLUNTEER TBD

POINTS: 2
Write a pro-parade letter to the editor of a mainstream publication about the parade and see it get published.


VOLUNTEER TBD
MAR. - APR
to be completed by
APR. 9, 2008

POINTS: 3
Write a press release: Are you a professional publicity person? Or do you just have a great propensity for promotion, matched with a good grasp of the English language? It's time to put your skills to the test for your Veggie Pride Parade.


VOLUNTEER TBD

POINTS: 1
Contact the decision makers of 3 local restaurants. Let him or her know 1) about the parade and date. 2) Suggest that they have a contingent in the parade (could consist of as little as one person with a sign indicating restaurant name, address, phone, location, type). 3) Suggest that the restaurant donate a dinner (or lunch for two as a prize in the poster-slogan and costume contest. 4) Let them know that the Veggie Pride Parade itself can provide a banner for the restaurant. 5) Suggest that the restaurant have a table at the post-parade rally in Washington Sq. Park (tables limited). 6) Pass along the name of the restaurant contact person, with phone number, to the Veggie Pride Parade committee. to the Veggie Pride Parade committee.


POINTS: 3
Write a press release: Are you a professional publicity person? Or do you just have a great propensity for promotion, matched with a good grasp of the English language? It's time to put your skills to the test for your Veggie Pride Parade.


Alison

POINTS: 3
Stage a photo shoot showing typical parade participant(s). It is hoped that this parade elicits lots of creativity. We want to make that very clear to people visiting the Veggie Pride Parade Web site. This project requires that you find a person with a great costume that is relevant for our parade (Kris P. Carrot, for example - a giant carrot that urges people to GO VEG!). Get someone to dress up in such a costume or get a person or persons to simply hold a sign with a pro-veg slogan. Then, take pictures. Submit the best images to the the Veggie Pride Parade Web master in digital format (jpeg).


VOLUNTEER TBD

POINTS: 3
Get our Veggie Pride Parade listed online on 15 veg'n oriented listserves, meetup-group calendars, Facebook sites


POINTS: 1
Contact 4 local associations: (For example: NAACP, VFW, Society of Mayflower Descendants, Association for a Better New York.) Talk to an official for the group, and ask if their vegan members would like to form a contingent in the parade. Send out a pre-made (supplied) flyer in the mail as a followup.


Lilly G.

POINTS: 6
Legal. Provide legal advice, pro bono.


Lewis Klee, Brooklyn practice: 718-935-0582

POINTS: 1
Contact 4 local associations: (For example: NAACP, VFW, Society of Mayflower Descendants, Association for a Better New York.) Talk to an official for the group, and ask if their vegan members would like to form a contingent in the parade. Send out a pre-made (supplied) flyer in the mail as a followup.


POINTS: 2
Write a pro-parade letter to the editor of a mainstream publication about the parade and see it get published.


VOLUNTEER TBD
APR. - MAY
to be completed by
MAY. 9, 2008

POINTS: 6
Coordinate parade marshals. This means making sure all the marshals are thoroughly familiar with his or her responsibilities during the parade. The coordinator must relay a set of guidelines to the marshals, calling a meeting to explain them. If a marshal cannot attend the meeting or meetings, the marshal coordinator must be in touch with that person to be certain the guidelines are properly communicated in some other way. (Note: marshals are participants in the parade. Each will wear a vest with the words "marshal" on it. Marshals are there to keep the peace. If a marshal sees an altercation or sees one brewing, he or she is to take appropriate steps and quickly inform the police and the marshal coordinator.


Jean Thaler

POINTS: 6
Coordinate parade ambassadors. This means on the day of the parade you the ambassador coordinator directs those good folks passing out pro-veg literature. This person needs to do all that he or she can to arrange for outreach materials to first of all be shipped in to VivaVegie headquarters from various pro-veg groups, then, transported to the start of the parade, later to be properly divvied up and adequately distributed to everyone, including both parade participants and parade watchers/bystanders. The ambassador coordinator needs especially to make sure that our illustrious program guide is passed out. The coordinator of the parade ambassadors will call a meeting to relay guidelines that must be followed in this task.


Danielle Fontain

POINTS: 6
Coordinate the wedding of Penelo Pea Pod.Our grande dame of vegetableland, Penelo Pea Pod, will get married at the end of the the Veggie Pride Parade rally at 4:30 p.m. on stage in Washington Square Park, May 18, 2008. This means coordinating all logistics, including putting together the wedding party, the minister/rabbi, costumes, vows (sign boards for all to read would be a funny touch), and rehearsal.


Dave Warwak

POINTS: 3
Get our Veggie Pride Parade listed online on 15 veg'n oriented listserves, meetup-group calendars, Facebook sites


POINTS: 3
Post flyers about the Veggie Pride Parade at 15 veggie restaurants (in their vestibules is best.) A list of Veggie restaurants can be found at Supervegan.com. See upper left hand corner for interactive restaurant finder.


POINTS: 3
Write a press release: Are you a professional publicity person? Or do you just have a great propensity for promotion, matched with a good grasp of the English language? It's time to put your skills to the test for your Veggie Pride Parade.


VOLUNTEER TBD

POINTS: 3
Stage a photo shoot showing typical parade participant(s). It is hoped that this parade elicits lots of creativity. We want to make that very clear to people visiting the Veggie Pride Parade Web site. This project requires that you find a person with a great costume that is relevant for our parade (Kris P. Carrot, for example - a giant carrot that urges people to GO VEG!). Get someone to dress up in such a costume or get a person or persons to simply hold a sign with a pro-veg slogan. Then, take pictures. Submit the best images to the the Veggie Pride Parade Web master in digital format (jpeg).


VOLUNTEER TBD

POINTS: 1
Contact the decision makers of 3 local restaurants. Let him or her know 1) about the parade and date. 2) Suggest that they have a contingent in the parade (could consist of as little as one person with a sign indicating restaurant name, address, phone, location, type). 3) Suggest that the restaurant donate a dinner (or lunch for two as a prize in the poster-slogan and costume contest. 4) Let them know that the Veggie Pride Parade itself can provide a banner for the restaurant. 5) Suggest that the restaurant have a table at the post-parade rally in Washington Sq. Park (tables limited). 6) Pass along the name of the restaurant contact person, with phone number, to the Veggie Pride Parade committee. to the Veggie Pride Parade committee.


POINTS: 1
Contact 4 local associations: (For example: NAACP, VFW, Society of Mayflower Descendants, Association for a Better New York.) Talk to an official for the group, and ask if their vegan members would like to form a contingent in the parade. Send out a pre-made (supplied) flyer in the mail as a followup.


VOLUNTEER TBD

THE REWARDS

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3 POINTS: HOME-COOKED DINNER

Satisfactorily complete any one of the above items worth 3 points or more (according to its description) and you'll be entitled (free of charge) to a home-cooked vegan dinner in Manhattan with the organizers of the Veggie Pride Parade. (If you complete an item worth 6 points, you're entitled to 2 dinners—of course). These dinners are lovingly prepared once a month by the grand master of hospitality, none other than Roberta Schiff, head of the Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society and stand-up comic. Lots of laughs at these dinners, folks, by the way.

21 POINTS: RECOGNITION ON STAGE

Accumulate 21 points over the coming months leading up to the parade (scroll up for item point designation) and receive recognition after the parade on stage at the rally/rock concert in Washington Square Park.

GOLD STAR!

Complete any one of the above items (no matter the number of points) and receive a gold star next to your name. Multiple names with stars may appear.

SOMETHING, ANYTHING!

All helpful volunteers will receive recognition (by name and for the specific job he or she performed) in the Veggie Pride Parade program/ad booklet, which will be distributed during the parade and at the rally to participants and bystanders.

Suggestions welcome!: info@vivavegie.org


What you can do for the Veggie Pride Parade

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• Re-design Veggie Pride Parade logo column 1
• Get our Veggie Pride Parade listed online on 15 veg'n oriented listserves, meetup-group calendars, Facebook sites column 1, 2, 3
• Install interactive bulletin board to VPP Web site column 1
• Write a press release column 1, 2, 3
• Stage a photo shoot column 1, 2, 3
• Install interactivity to VPP Web site column 1
• Help D. Greene with restaurant outreach column 1, 2, 3
• Approach local associations column 1, 3
• Post flyers at local veg'n restaurants column 1, 2, 3
• Write a letter to the editor and get it published column 1, 2, 3
• Translate correspondence to French Veggie Pride Parade people (assigned) column 2
• Provide legal advice, pro bono (assigned) column 2
• Coordinate parade marshals (providing security) column 3
• Coordinate parade "ambassadors," VivaVegie's "veg-evangelists" column 3
• Coordinate the wedding of Penelo Pea Pod column 3