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2009 New Year's Resolution: Stepping Up Your Involvement with CAA!

CAA offers many great volunteer opportunities to help animals and promote vegetarianism. Just check out our list of over 35 current opportunities that we have for getting involved. If you can't find an opportunity that interests you, we can help you create one that does!

However you are able to help, you're bound to find something that matches your interests and skills! What better way to start off the new year than by channeling your beliefs into action? If you haven't already, be sure to fill out our online volunteer application.

Let us know if you would like to help with any of these opportunities, or if you'd like more information, by emailing us at volunteer@ExploreVeg.org.

Don't have much time in your schedule for volunteering? Consider donating! Show your commitment to helping end animal suffering by setting up a recurring monthly or quarterly donation.

Thank you and all the best for the new year!

VegGuide.org: Our online guide to veg-friendly places

Looking for veg-friendly restaurants? Then check out VegGuide.org, CAA's very own online guide to veg eating and shopping! Besides having well over 7,000 entries for veg-friendly restaurants world-wide, VegGuide.org has all sorts of other useful features, such as searching for entries near a specified zip code, categorizing places by how vegetarian or vegan friendly they are, and, most importantly, the ability to add, rate and review the restaurants you visit. Whether you are at home or on the road, VegGuide.org has everything you need to make your dining experience a pleasure.

Visit VegGuide.org now! Or go straight to the Twin Cities area listings.

CAA Book Club: The Lifelong Activist

Join us for CAA's next book club meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4! This will be a vegan pot-luck meeting, please bring a dish to share. Hillary Rettig, the author of our book selection will be joining us by phone to talk with the group.

Book: The Lifelong Activist: How to Change the World Without Losing Your Way by Hillary Rettig
When: Wednesday, Feb 4 from 6-8 PM
Where: The home of Justin Leaf @ 3512 Portland Ave, #2 Minneapolis, MN 55407

The Lifelong Activist is a book that teaches activists how to avoid burnout by integrating activism consciously and joyfully into a well-balanced life. Its five sections offer easy and effective techniques to help activists make realistic choices that ensure their long-term happiness and productivity, and those on the verge of burnout reclaim their enthusiasm, passion, and joy. Written by a coach who has helped more than a thousand activists and others realize their dreams, The Lifelong Activist will help you take your activism to the next level, while at the same time helping you live a balanced, happy, and healthy life. (review adapted from Amazon.com).

This book is available through the Hennepin County library system or online through Lantern Books or other online sellers.