Almost here!

The very first meeting of the Baltimore Vegan Pledge program is just 13 hours away! This is so exciting. But what am I still doing awake?!?

(Mail merging and eating dark chocolate chips, for the inquiring minds.)

Welcome to the very first Baltimore Vegan Pledge Program, everyone! We are the third city in the entire US to implement a VPP. Participants will pledge to live vegan for 30 days, with the guidance & support of a vegan mentor. We will have meetings each Sunday for the duration of the program, addressing such topics as nutrition, animal-friendly household products, and grocery shopping. There will also be optional social & extracurricular events throughout the month, including wellness workshops, dinner night at Mr. Chan Szechuan House (home of the best orange yuba in the state), and "office hours" at local coffee shops where pledges may come to just sit & talk, or ask questions they missed inside the meetings.

Not sure how you would dine out, what you would cook, or how you would obtain sufficient nutrients without animal products? Steve was kind enough to compile several posts addressing those very topics! He'll also be involved with the Vegan Pledge Program as a mentor. We will also cover these topics (and more) at the meetings.

Mentors & pledges are also invited to blog about their experiences. We would love to have more than one of each, for a variety of perspectives.

I hope all the pledges and mentors are sound asleep, dreaming of General Tso's tofu and coconut milk ice cream! See you at Cyclops.

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