Vegetarian Society of East Tennessee


Home
Membership
Calendar/Events
Newsletter
Member Discounts
Recipes
Photos
Quotes
Resources
Other Links
Mailing List
Location
Contact
 

 

Michelle Pfeffer Vegetarian
Advocacy Award

The winner for this year for the Micheel Pfeffer Vegeatrian Advocacy Award goes to Linda Capps!

She has dedicated a lot of her time and energy helping to promote vegetarianism and animal rights.

  • Founder of Meatout (annual festival to promote vegetarianis) in Knoxville. This is a national campaign like the Great American Smokeout to encourage people to stop smoking but this is the Great American Meatout. Linda was the founder of this event in Knoxvile.

  • Regularly volunteers to come to people¹s homes (strangers) to teach them to cook vegetarian food

  • PETA rep for Knoxville

  • Vends vegetarian food at local festivals such as Vestival

  • Served on the board for VSET