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> WORLD VEGETARIAN DAY CELEBRATION

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> Saturday, October 4, 2003, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

> (early registration at 9:45 a.m.)

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> San Francisco County Fair Building in Golden Gate Park, entrance at

> Lincoln & 9th Avenue, next to the Arboretum, close to the Japanese Tea

> Garden.

> Public Transit: #44 or N Judah with BART connection at Transbay

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> Adults $5 donation/Children under 12 free

> Earlybird free admission to 10:30 a.m. for everyone!

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> Our 4th Annual World Vegetarian Day celebrating our 35th Anniversary has

> been extended to accommodate more exciting activities for everyone. In

> addition to the delicious vegetarian/vegan food & wine tasting to sample

> or buy and demos featuring ethnic foods to sample with recipes, there will

> be an Outdoor Cafe, outstanding lectures, a children's corner, docent

> tours of the Arboretum, lively entertainment, a compassion Fashion Show,

> and a catered buffet dinner at 6:00 p.m. followed by dancing to 10:00 p.m.

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> OUTSTANDING SPEAKERS

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> John Robbins, author of The Food Revolution and Diet for a New America, is

> well known for enlightening the world to the connection between the

> environment and health. He has been recognized nationally and

> internationally with the Rachel Carson Award, the Albert Schweitzer

> Humanitarian Award, the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award and a

> standing ovation at the United Nations. He has been featured on TV and in

> newspapers all across the nation. He spoke to standing room only at our

> event last year. By popular request, he will return this year and his

> topic will be " Diet for a New World " .

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> Dr. John McDougall (MD) will be speaking on " Surviving in a High Protein

> World " . As Director of the McDougall Program at St. Helena Hospital in

> Napa and the McDougall Wellness Clinic in Santa Rosa, he has been guiding

> many people to a healthy diet and lifestyle. He is author of McDougall's

> Medicine, The McDougall Plan, and The McDougall Program for women.

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> Dr. Alan Goldhamer (DC),Founder and Director of True North Health Center

> in Rohnert Park in 1984, was the principal investigator of a study on

> fasting and diabetes and on fasting and hypertension. He will be speaking

> on " Food Pleasure Traps " basedon his recently published book, The Pleasure

> Trap. He also authored The Health Promoting Cookbook to help people make

> good food choices to control weight and prevent many of the common

> degenerative diseases today.

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> Michael Klein, is the Co-founder of Roxanne's Restaurant, CEO of Modulus

> Guitars, Director of Rainforest Action Network, and Board Member of Forest

> Ethics. He will be speaking on " Sustainability in Diet, Business, &

> Consumerism " - a practical approach to an eco-friendly lifestyle.

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> Michele Simon is Founder and Director of Center for Informed Food Choices,

> a non-profit organization based in Oakland that educates people on how to

> transition to a plant-based diet. Her timely topic will be " Is Junk Food

> the Next Tobacco? " -How advocates are Taking on the Food Industry.

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> Kim Sturla is the Co-founder of Animal Place in Vacaville, a sanctuary for

> farm animals where they promote a new 4H Kindness Plan. She will be

> speaking on " Farm Animal Sanctuaries " - Why? How? & Who?

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> HEALTHY FOOD DEMOS with Samples & Recipes

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> " Vegan Breakfast " with Miyoko Schinner featuring vegan omelettes, bacon,

> and hot cakes. She is the author of The New Now & Zen Epicure and

> Japanese Cooking and Founder of Now & Zen, makers of " The Great

> UnTurkey " , UnChicken, UnRibs, Unsteak, and HipWhip ( a natural, non-dairy

> whipped topping).

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> " Ethiopian Cuisine " will be presented by Ethiopian born Chef and Caterer,

> Genet Kefetew. She uses principles of macrobiotic cooking in preparing

> authentic Ethiopian dishes and sees food as a wonderful ritual of

> nourishment for the body and spirit. She has cooked in restaurants and

> catered private parties, weddings, spiritual gatherings, and special

> events for youths and seniors.

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> " Indian Cuisine " will be created by Shanta Nimbark Sacharoff, author of

> Flavors of India. She gives classes and workshops to help others learn

> how tasty vegetables can be. She will be offering samples and recipes

> from the Other Avenues vendor table in the Gallery. " Lively Living Foods "

> will be presented by Emily Lee and Robert Angell. They have been teaching

> classes and special workshops on raw food preparation to share their

> enthusiasm and philosophy of eating and living with others. As a cancer

> survivor, Emily is a living example ofher teaching.

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> " Healthy Desserts " will be presented by Cherie Soria, author of Angel

> Foods - Healthy Recipes for Heavenly Bodies and co-author of Comiendo Pura

> Vida (Eating Pure Life). She is Founder and Director of Living Light

> Culinary Arts Institute, known internationally as the top raw chef school

> in the world. Dan Laderman, Co-director of the Institute and RAW WORD,

> will be assisting her with the demo.

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> ENTERTAINMENT

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> Our wonderful entertainment will include favorites like Rob Schaaf on his

> soothing sax, SteveSmullian with his great guitar, the lively

> " Nightingales " , and the international, sensational Red Panda Acrobat,

> Wayne Huey. A Compassion Fashion Show featuring Fashion Designer Kami and

> Abeba's Absolutely Beautiful Boutique of San Leandro will add a special

> flair before a Buffet Dinner catered by Bay Area's own Flacos at 6:00 p.m.

> followed by Exhibition Dancing led by Elizabeth Bechtold and the everyone

> dancing to DJ Gordon Leong's " Sound Innovations " to 10:00 p.m. a great

> opportunity for everyone to meet and dance, especially for singles. Bring

> your family and friends to this all day fantastic celebration! Pass along

> the enclosed flyer and call for more to help spread the word 415-273-5481.

> Check our website for speaker and demo schedules www.sfvs.org.

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> SPONSORS and COMMITTEE

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> Many thanks to our wonderful sponsors: HOME GROWN, VARNASHRAM, VEGNEWS,

> and RAINBOW GROCERIES and to our hard working committee: T.G. Barnhill,

> Joseph Cadiz, Lynn Lampky, Sharon Leong, Nancy Leowen, Dixie Mahy, Winnie

> S, Janet Tom, and assistants Jacob Winiecki and graphic artists, Susan

> Dembowski and _______________________ (nancy -- get name from JC (your

> nephew).

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