Building a Foundation for the Animals' Future

Thank you to all the volunteers and donors that participated in Building a Foundation. We are sustaining our work and are considering expanding in several areas in 2010.

With your help, we will:

• Launch our new volunteer staff program. This program will engage two dozen committed volunteer leaders to conduct outreach, coordinate community events, and ensure a strong voice for animals
• Continue our outstanding Veg Week--a series of events informing nearly 1,500 people about the cruelties of factory farming. During this week, participants are empowered to explore vegetarianism with a "pledge to be veg" and through fun and educational events each day that week.
  
• Expand our humane education program, Bridges of Respect, which enables us to reach thousands of high school and college students annually with our compasisonate message.
• Grow our cooking classes series, hosting local chefs and demonstrating tasty, inexpensive, and healthy vegetarian foods.

What Makes CAA unique?

• We are an independent, Minnesota-based organization. We have local volunteers, donors, staff, and we reach out to people in our area. We have connections with colleges, with restaurants, with businesses, and with the public.

  

• We are respectful in everything we do. While we have a challenging message, we don't judge people. We've found that people will change their eating habits and reduce their meat consumption, become vegetarian, or become vegan if we are honest, direct, and open-minded.

Why does it matter?

• Animals are the most vulnerable and animals are the most abused individuals in our society. It is imperative that we advocate and speak out on their behalf.