Membership

Congratulations to our wonderful member Annie, who won the Star Letter prize for this issue. Annie won a Lifestyle Box from The Vegan Kind.

The Star Letter winner for issue 2 will receive a monthly subscription box from Eat Pips for three months. Each box includes five specially selected vegan snacks, shipped in ecofriendly biodegradable packaging.

Star Letter

I made Rachel Ama’s Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie from Issue 4. It was delicious and the consistency was superb. I have prepared one for my freezer too. I also made it for my friend who is recovering from surgery, and I made one for my neighbour too. Both found it to be a tasty and easy to eat dish. I love being able to make a dish to try to encourage someone else to try a plant-based meal.

Instead of the all-purpose seasoning I used ‘savoury spice blend’, a Dr Michael Greger recipe from his book How Not to Die. It worked very well indeed.

This recipe absolutely will be a regular in my household. I am going to try the Chickpea Cookie Dough next. Thank you for these recipes! Love, Annie and the animals

Discounts

In return for supporting The Vegan Society and our campaigns, we offer our members 10% off our multivitamin VEG 1 and over 130 third-party discounts. These include 10% off at Holland & Barrett and 50% off Vegan Food and Living magazine. You can find all of these in the Members’ Area of our website at vegansociety.com/my-account/shopdiscounts.

New discounts include 15% off handmade soap, shampoo and conditioner bars from Friendly Soap, 10% off Moo Free Chocolates and 12% off PJ Kombucha.

We would love to hear from you with any suggestions you might have on improving the Discount List. You can email us at membership@vegansociety.com or call on 0121 523 1730. Alternatively, do you run a business that would like to offer a discount to your fellow members? Contact discount@ vegansociety.com or apply online at vegansociety.com/yourbusiness/discount-list.

AGM 2021

The 2021 AGM will be held at 1pm on Saturday 22 May 2021. We will provide online access, but will also have a physical venue if appropriate. Election of Council members

Applications to become a trustee are invited by Monday 1 March 2021. The role is voluntary, but reasonable expenses can be claimed.

The most important qualities for trustees are commitment, enthusiasm and the ability to consider issues thoughtfully, communicate effectively and work well with others. To ensure an effective and diverse board, members from a wide range of backgrounds and with a broad base of skills and experience are sought. Experience in successfully managing expanding organisations, policy development, charity law and audit or risk management are particularly welcome.

The time commitment is about nine days per year for attending face-to-face meetings and training events (currently online). Email correspondence may at times take up several hours per week, particularly in the approach to a Council meeting, but usually much less.

Candidates must be proposed by two full members. Candidates must also have been full members of the society for at least a year and be aged 16 or over, on the date of the AGM. Candidates should support the society’s objectives and mission and be committed to a vegan lifestyle.

For a candidate pack or further information on becoming a trustee, please contact the Chair of Council Robb Masters (chair@vegansociety.com) and the Interim CEO Louise Davies (ceo@vegansociety.com) by email or post (Donald Watson House, 34–35 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham B3 1EH).