Thanks to all the volunteers who helped out with our most recent events, including outreach at Cinco de Mayo and at the MayDay Festival, as well as at the Vegan Pancake Feed-In last Saturday. Through your efforts, more people are learning about the problems with animal agriculture and how they can make more compassionate food choices. Thank you for that!
Our next big outreach opportunity is at the Pride Festival, which will be the last weekend in June. Sign up now if you’re interested in helping out with that. Pride is a perfect place for effective outreach. In a relatively short amount of time, we can reach lots of people who are very receptive to our message.
In other news, we’ve just shared a summary of where we our with our strategic planning process. Check it out and stay tuned to what’s happening behind the scenes.
Also, we want to be sure you know about the Animal Rights National Conference near Washington, D.C., August 3 to 6. This annual conference is an opportunity to network with others in the movement, and it’s also a place to develop your skills as an effective animal advocate. Register today!
Best wishes,
Justin Leaf, Communications & Events Coordinator
Volunteer Opportunities
Quick & Easy Social Media Support
- Please visit CAA’s Facebook event pages and invite your Facebook friends. Facebook limits how many people an individual can invite to events, so we need help to get the word out. Here’s how:
- Go to the event page.
- Click the “Share” tab.
- Click “Invite friends.”
- Using discretion, choose friends who would be most interested in the event, and invite them. (*Note that some of our events are great for people who are new to CAA. Examples of these events would be potlucks, dine outs, Twin Cities Veg Fest, and the Vegan Chili Cook-Off. Other events, especially volunteer opportunities, are more appropriate for those who are already involved with CAA or have otherwise shown interest in animal protection issues.)
Special Events for Volunteers
- Virtual Reality Volunteer Orientation
- Thursday, May 18, 7:00 – 8:00pm
- CAA Community Space, 2100 1st Avenue South, Minneapolis
- Want to help farmed animals, make friends, develop your leadership skills, and eat great vegan food? Attend this volunteer orientation session to learn more about volunteer work with CAA. This event will also prepare you to conduct virtual reality outreach at Twin Cities Pride, in the community, and at Twin Cities Veg Fest.
- If you’d like to attend, sign up now!
- For more information, email Laura Matanah at laura@exploreveg.org.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
- Bridges of Respect: Vegan Food Giveaway
- Thursday, March 18
- Blaine High School, 12555 University Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55434
- Class times are 11:22am to 12:35pm and 1:13 to 2:20pm. Volunteers will meet with the Bridges coordinator at the front entrance of the school 15 minutes prior to class times.
- Help share vegan food samples for about thirty students during a classroom presentation.
- To sign up, contact Shannon Kimball at shannon@bridgesofrespect.org.
- CAA Camping Trip
- Friday, May 19 – Sunday, May 21
- Elm Creek Park Reserve, Rush Creek Group Camp
- Help out on the trip! Can you make meals, lead activities, and haul equipment to the site? CAA will reimburse you for any costs.
- Lend a few supplies! Do you have extra tents, sleeping pads, and sleeping bags? Even if you’re not coming on the trip, your extra supplies could be useful for attendees who don’t own their own camping supplies.
- To sign up, contact Laura Matanah at laura@exploreveg.org.
- Bridges of Respect: Class Observation
- Thursday, May 25
- Blaine High School, 12555 University Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55434
- Class times are 8:54 to 10:01am and 10:08 to 11:15am. Volunteers will meet with the Bridges coordinator at the front entrance of the school 15 minutes prior to class time.
- If you’re interested in becoming a humane educator, please take this opportunity to observe a Bridges of Respect presentation.
- To sign up, contact Shannon Kimball at shannon@bridgesofrespect.org.
- June Potluck: Vegan BBQ
- Tuesday, June 13, 6:30 – 9:00pm
- The home of Paula and Nathan Huerkamp (Email Justin to get the address.)
- Volunteer positions available:
- Setup/greeting (2) 6:00 – 7:30pm
- Cleanup (3) 7:30 – 9:30pm
- To sign up, contact Justin Leaf at justin@exploreveg.org.
- Pride Festival Outreach
- Saturday, June 24 and Sunday, June 25, 9:30am – 6:00pm
- Loring Park, Minneapolis
- Help with outreach at the Twin Cities Pride Festival. We’ll be paying people one dollar to watch a five-minute video about factory farming, and we’ll also be conducting virtual reality outreach. To help with virtual reality, you will have needed to attend a previous virtual reality orientation.
- Sign up for a volunteer shift now!
For a complete list of CAA volunteer opportunities, visit the volunteer page on our website.