{"id":47,"date":"2013-08-03T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T22:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sacramentovegetariansociety.org\/wordpress1\/?p=47"},"modified":"2013-08-06T18:35:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T01:35:49","slug":"welcome-to-svs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sactownvegsociety.org\/wordpress1\/2013\/08\/03\/welcome-to-svs\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Sacramento Vegetarian Society!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SacVegSociety\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-61\" style=\"border: 0px none;\" alt=\"like us on facebook\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sacramentovegetariansociety.org\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/like_us_facebook-300x89.gif\" width=\"166\" height=\"49\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Sacramento Vegetarian Society (SVS)<\/strong> is dedicated to bringing you information about vegetarian and vegan activities.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to inform and support the vegetarian and vegan community through our meetings, social events, outreach programs, and this website.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to attend our events. Our members are happy to answer any questions you have about the organization. Please send us an e-mail or call us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dig into great food!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who are we?<\/strong><br \/>\nSVS is an association that encourages a vegan diet and lifestyle, which entails abstinence from all animal products, including fish and fowl.\u00a0 The society encourages everyone \u2013 vegetarians, vegans and nonveg people \u2013 to participate.\u00a0 SVS will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age or sexual preference.\u00a0 SVS operates on a nonprofit basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our purposes:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 To sponsor vegan potlucks and discussion meetings.<br \/>\n\u2022 To educate the membership and general public about veganism.<br \/>\n\u2022 To promote veganism as a path to better health, greater compassion for animals, and a gentler footprint on the environment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join the SacVeggie Meetup and Discussion groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Notices:<\/strong>\u00a0 To receive notices about meetings &amp; events, please join our Meetup group.\u00a0 Go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Sacramento-Vegetarian-Society\" target=\"_blank\">SVS Meetup Page<\/a> and click on \u201cJoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion:<\/strong>\u00a0 To participate in discussion about vegetarian and vegan issues, join our yahoo group.\u00a0 Send a blank email to<\/p>\n<p><strong>sacveggie-subscribe@yahoogroups.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When you get the confirmation message, just reply to it\u2026and your subscription will be complete.\u00a0 You can post anything veggie-related on the yahoo group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact us:<\/strong><br \/>\nE-mail:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 sacveggie@gmail.com<br \/>\nMail:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 PO Box 163583, Sacramento, CA 95816<br \/>\nPhone:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Call Glenn Destatte at (916) 455-0563<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Vegetarian Society (SVS) is dedicated to bringing you information about vegetarian and vegan activities. 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