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SUMMER 2014 VEGETARIAN SUMMER CAMP Page 6 The Voice of the Toronto Vegetarian Association New VEG TRAVEL Page 12 All theFlavour IN THIS ISSUE OF THE VEGAN All the Flavour of the Vegan Bake-Off . 1 The Inside Story. 2 BAKE-OFF Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon. 3 BY DAVID ALEXANDER , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Volunteer for the TVA!. 3 On Sunday March 23, more than 500 people We are grateful for the support received from Veg Profile . 4 came out to share in the tasting of 7500 our sponsors: Artscape, Natura, Redpath, Weird Veg Science . 5 samples in a dozen categories at the 6th Magic Oven, and many more who donated Ways to Stay Hydrated . 5 Totally Fabulous Vegan Bake-Off. prizes. Vegetarian Summer Camp . 6 Dozens of vegetarian businesses donated an Congratulations to the winners! Veg Poll . 7 incredible array of fantastic prizes to award to Volunteers are Important People. 7 Best Pro in Show: Pizza Rolls by Through our winners, which were chosen by attendees, Champion Donors . 7 as well as three head judges: MTV Canada Being Cool Bakery Donations @ Work . 8 host Lauren Toyota, local chef Doug McNish Runner up: Punkass Peppermint Nanaimo Vegetarians in History . 9 and Toronto city councillor Mike Layton. Bars by APieCalypse Now! Vegan Bakery Ask Nimisha . 10 We would like to thank the amazing team of Best in Show: Jazzberry Lemonade Cupcakes Veg Travel in Central America . 12 more than 50 volunteers who made this event by Heather O’Shea possible, as well as all the bakers who put so Your Water Footprint. 13 much effort into making their fabulous treats. Best Presentation: Peanut Butter Bliss by Vegetarian Directory Update . 14 Diljot Kaur Vegetarian Events in the GTA. 15 Discount List . 16 For a full list of winners in all categories visit bakeoff.veg.ca THE ISSN 0834-3543 Toronto Vegetarian Association Inside Story 17 Baldwin St, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 1L1 BY DIANE BURGIN, PRESIDENT tel: 416-544-9800 fax: 416-544-9094 email [email protected] or [email protected] Web veg.ca Editing / Layout: Rachel Power, www. powerbydesign.ca Advertising: [email protected] Discounts: Andrea de Vries ([email protected]) Copy Editing and Proofing David Alexander, Marja Appleford, Mike Bordynuik, Barbi Lazarus, Stephen Leckie, Karen Pace, Roman Pawlyshyn Contributors Taunya Ahier, Luke Albert, David Alexander, Andrea de Vries, Diane Burgin, Sally Grande, Ambika Jain, Barbi Lazarus, Stephen Leckie, Nimisha Raja, Marco Pagliarulo, Dinesh S. 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Want to spread the word that vegetarians are strong and healthy? Then join the Toronto Vegetarian Team at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, October 19th! You can sign up to walk or run the 5k, 1/2 marathon, or full marathon to raise funds to support the TVA. Everyone on the team receives a special discounted charity registration rate and great gifts from our generous sponsors. Plus, you have the opportunity to win great prizes if you’re one of our top fundraisers! The larger our team is and the bigger our presence at the race, the louder our message that vegetarians are indeed strong, athletic, and healthy. Volunteer for the T A We hope you’ll join us! eNews and Website Editor Assistants wanted! Do you have a way with the written word? A keen attention to detail? We’re To join the Toronto Vegetarian looking for new people to join our team of proofreaders for our website and Team, please contact Barbi Lazarus eNewsletter! 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Find more volunteer opportunities at veg.ca/volunteer. lifelines Spring 2014 3 For those living in New Jersey of course, he’s known for much more. Cory was Mayor of Newark, New Jersey for several years where he focused on reducing crime and encouraging economic development. He was known for his personal involvement with constituents, especially through social media. In 2013, he was elected to the New Jersey senate, where this past January he co- sponsored the Respect for Marriage Act to require the US Federal Government to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages. But PETA recognized him for his long- time vegetarianism and work on several companion animal issues, including rescuing dogs and helping to build a state- of-the-art animal shelter. His journey to vegetarianism may sound a bit familiar (a la Brendan Brazier): he wanted to see how it could improve his athleticism and it had such a positive impact on him, he never went back. What is unique about Cory as a politician is his openness about his vegetarianism. It is no secret that Mr. Booker is vegetarian. Fortunately, this is becoming more and more common in the GTA as well.