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Alex Greenwood snapped this pic of Chris at the University of Toronto in =
Mississauga on 10/8/13 =96 along with John Sakars, they reached more than 1=
,200 students!
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        Profile: Chris Guinn
Continuing=20
        our series of activist=20
        profiles, we talk with Chris=20
        Guinn. Chris, currently leafleting in Canada,=20
        has handed a VO booklet to more than 28,000=20
        individuals!
What=20
        was your most positive leafleting experience?
Earlier=20
        this summer I took my younger brother Adrian=20
        leafleting for the first time. He had a blast=20
        and did a great job, it was a rewarding experience=20
        for both of us. Watching him evolve from a stubborn=20
        meat eater to a compassionate vegan has been=20
        awesome, I=92m tremendously proud of him.
What=20
        would you say to individuals hesitant about=20
        leafleting?
Everyone=20
        has to start somewhere. As someone who is naturally=20
        intro=
verted,=20
        my first leafleting experience made me a little=20
        anxious. I wasn=92t really too comfortable approaching=20
        strangers and didn=92t really feel confident conversing=20
        with them, but I quickly found leafleting to=20
        be a very comfortable thing for me after getting=20
        out there just a couple of times. Understanding=20
        the difference leafleting makes for animals,=20
        I grew to love it. Every time I leaflet, I walk=20
        away with a feeling of accomplishment =96 it=92s=20
        rewarding when you know you=92ve made an impact.=20
        An hour of your free time once a week can mean=20
        a big difference for animals suffering on factory=20
        farms. If you really think leafleting really=20
        isn=92t for you, you can make a donation!
Full=20
        interview here.
 
      From=20
        =93Your Daily Dose of Vegan Outreach!=94=20
        & Jack Norris RD Blogs
        An=20
          informative and fun interview with Jack Norris
        Queens school that we=
nt vegetarian=20
          shows student gains, draws plaudit
        Popularity=20
          Is the Opposite of Effectiveness
 
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      Product=20
        of the Week
Chris:=20
        =93I=92d recommend PlantFusion=20
        vegan protein supplement for vegans who are=20
        serious about their fitness. I=92ve been using=20
        it for about a month now after my workouts and=20
        I really like it.=94
Please submit your nominees for product of the week=20
        via=20
      this page; previous entries here.
 
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      Notes=20
        from Our Members
The students at American River=20
        College were hungry for this information!=20
        I talked to more vegetarians and vegans than I could count, and lot=
s of Guides=20
        went to people who have been trying to go vegan.=20
        One Guide went to a culinary student=20
        who talked about the rise of demand for vegan=20
        foods, and how she wants to be prepared to accommodate=20
        customers!
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     Today was another=20
        fantastic day at Sacramento City College! The=20
        most memorable interaction was brief but powerful.=20
        On her way past, a student said she read the=20
        booklet in class and started crying. She didn=92t=20
        stop to talk, but as she went past, she said,=20
        =93Thank you=85and not thank you, because=20
        now I can=92t eat meat anymore.=94 It stuck=20
        with me because she was so genuine and her raw=20
        emotion came through so clearly. In three seconds=20
        she communicated volumes to me. It was one of=20
        the many small victories that make all of this=20
        hard work worthwhile!
        =97Steve Erlsten, 9/12/13
Pretty good day =96=20
        reached 660 students at Shippensburg University,=20
        and 140 at Dickinson College. Met James who wanted to have someone =
give a presentation=20
        =96 I got his email and gave him some videos=20
        to show. Also met Rebecca [right], who told me that she had been ea=
ting a semi-veg flexitarian diet; we conversed a bit about transitioning to=
 veg eating and I told her about some easy meals I make and was sure to get=
 her a Guide too! She was compassionate and understood the cruelty=
 of animal agriculture, I just had to reassure her that eating veg is easy!=
        =97Chris Guinn, 9/12/13
The wondrous Chelsea and=20
        I continued our leafleting fun with a short=20
        day at Oakland University. Was crazy busy and=20
        the take rate was so good we could have reached=20
        twice as many people had we brought more booklets!=20
        One guy named Duncan said, =93I=92m vegetarian,=20
        please tell me what more I can do to spread=20
        the word.=94
        =97John Oberg, 9/5/13
Shaunagh, Elizabeth, Kristin, Rachael,=20
        and I had a record day at Royal=20
        Melbourne Institute of Technology! We all noted=20
        many more vegans and veggies out and about and=20
        stopping to tell us about it. Annie wanted to=20
        hear more about what we were doing and get involved.=20
        My favorite moment was right at the end when=20
        someone said, =93I want one of those vegan=20
        books.=94 Another said, =93Me too,=94=20
        and a third stuck out her arm. It was like a=20
        feeding frenzy and I didn=92t know which way was=20
        up!
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     From Shaunagh:=20
        =93One guy said he had already read the booklet=20
        and was trying to cut down his meat intake.=20
        I encouraged him, saying that every little bit=20
        helps. Another young man wondered if it would=20
        be possible to still be healthy and get all=20
        his dietary requirements on a vegan diet. I=20
        explained that yes, the Australian dietary guidelines=20
        have recently changed, saying that a vegan diet=20
        is perfectly healthy, and encouraged him to=20
        Google them for more info. Another guy looked=20
        pretty sceptical as he took a booklet. He said=20
        he=92d met some arrogant vegans, and asked if=20
        it is appropriate for someone in a third-world=20
        country to be told to go vegan. I said I wasn=92t=20
        leafleting in a third-world country, that I=20
        was completely aware of how privileged I am=20
        to be educated and to be able to afford meat=20
        alternatives at the supermarket. I said that=20
        for me, not being part of contributing to factory=20
        farming is a really good place to start, when=20
        often it=92s hard to know how to make a difference=20
        in the world. He thanked me and shook my hand.=94
             From Kristin:=20
        =938 people said they were already vegan. An older=20
        man read the book then came back to me to have=20
        a chat about it. He was a meat eater completely=20
        open to learning more. We also discussed the=20
        disconnect between the food we buy and where=20
        it comes from. He told me bacon doesn=92t taste=20
        like it used to. I suggested that may be because=20
        he doesn=92t want to be eating it anymore!=94
        =97Chelsea Collins, 9/12/13
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Lane Tech High School was=20
        my first time leafleting to high school students=20
        =96 the take rate was great! It was very exciting=20
        knowing that these malleable minds are so eager=20
        to accept new information and have the potential=20
        to be future change agents. Sydney, Alan, and=20
        I had a very rewarding day of outreach.
        =97Becki Markle, 9/5/13
It was great to have=20
        Sam and April of the Louisville Vegetarian Club=20
        join us at the University of Louisville [above] =96 they=20
        helped Lauren and me reach 2,355 students,=20
        continuing our string of records. Had good conversations=20
        with people upset about what they learned from=20
        the booklet, with questions about nutrition=20
        and fitness, and interest in what VO does. A good day!
             After two class=20
        changes at Belmont University, Lauren and I=20
        extended our record streak to five schools at=20
        Vanderbilt, where we were joined by two members of the=20
        local group. Met a number of interested students.=20
        Also had a productive discussion with a woman=20
        who was curious about people who have chickens=20
        kept in good conditions and eat their eggs.=20
        She also inquired about honey, noting that more=20
        honeybees are used in food pollination than=20
        for honey. I told her that I didn=92t spend any=20
        of my advocacy time stressing over the gray=20
        issues, focusing on the black and white =96 the=20
        obvious forms of suffering. She said that this=20
        approach was different than her form of advocacy=20
        years ago, where there was more of a focus on=20
        making everything black and white. She said=20
        that her breed of advocacy had died out, saying,=20
        =93Perhaps you=92ve learned from us.=94
        =97Jon Camp (above, right, at Vanderbilt U with VIVA member Tricia Lebkuecher),=
 9/13/13
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Boom, baby! Kate,=20
        Sarah [below], Leslie, and I reached over 3,100 students=20
        at Towson University! Shakira [right] was very interested=20
        in the booklet and sharing everything she learns=20
        with her friends on social media. Also, an on-campus=20
        vegan bake sale!
        =97Kassy Ortega (above, at Towson U) 9/12/13
For day 5 of my Ohio vacation,=20
        we headed down to Cleveland State=20
        to vegucate the students there. Had a record=20
        day thanks to the super leafleting powers of=20
        Frances! Vacation total =3D 5 schools, 28 hours,=20
        7,290 people reached!
        =97Leslie Patterson, 9/13/13
The rain didn=92t seem to slow me=20
        down at Rensselaer Polytechnic=20
        Institute. Higher take rate and more smiles=20
        than last time I was here. During a slow spell=20
        a student was envying my umbrella, so I walked=20
        him to the end of the path he was on and we=20
        chatted about his semester =96 didn=92t plug the=20
        animals, but I countered the angry vegan stereotype,=20
        and he has a booklet to read.
        =97Laura Hart, 9/12/13
Good interactions at=20
        CUNY Baruch. I met a high school student who=20
        was vegetarian and really excited to hear about=20
        VO. Same goes for a student in the environmental=20
        club who is looking to do a program pertaining=20
        to vegetarianism. I met someone whose 14-year-old=20
        daughter has been vegan for three years and=20
        he said she would be thrilled to see the booklet.=20
        I also saw a student who I used to work with=20
        at my previous job =96 I had given him a leaflet=20
        about a year ago and he told me he still has=20
        it and since then has cut back on meat!
        =97Lisa Drapkin, 9/12/13
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          Below: Sarah De Munck provides Compassionate Choices at Towson University.
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Reached almost 1,500 students=
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        at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. One Guide=20
        went to a girl who used to be vegetarian=20
        and is looking to get back into it =96 hopefully=20
        she now has the encouragement to do so. Also=20
        gave a Guide to a girl who said the=20
        booklet was very sad and we talked about what=20
        she can do to reduce the suffering of animals.=20
        Watched one student who, after taking a booklet,=20
        walked ten feet, stopped and stood reading it, front to back [right=
].
        =97Rachel Shippee, 9/11/13
At the University of Toronto, I=20
        heard from someone who had been on and off vegetarian,=20
        and it was getting a VO booklet last year that=20
        got her back on track. She also took a Guide=20
        today.
        =97Alex Greenwood, 9/11/13
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Solid=20
        day for the animals at Bakersfield=20
        College today! Lots of interactions; e.g., met=20
        Frances [above, center], a really kind student who wants to go=20
        veg, we had a productive convo. Also met Pablo [above, right],=20
        who had seen video online from social media=20
        and had some questions. We had a very productive=20
        talk and he is now interested in vegan eating.=20
        Met Matt [above, left], and we had a long and comprehensive=20
        discussion on animal suffering in factory farms.=20
        He seemed deeply interested in eating vegan=20
        and was very affable. I saw many reading booklets=20
        as they walked. For example: early on, I saw=20
        two students reading and walking, finally they=20
        stopped and had a discussion of these issues [right].=20
        They were very sincere, saying what is done=20
        to animals is awful.
        =97Vic Sjodin, 9/11/13
 
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