11TH ANNUAL WORLD VEG FESTIVAL WEEKEND IN SAN FRANCISCO: OCT. 2 & 3, 2010

The San Francisco Vegetarian Society welcomes everyone to: WORLD VEG FESTIVAL, commemorating World Vegetarian Day. The two-day event takes place Saturday and Sunday, October 2 & 3, 2010 in the San Francisco County Fair Building, located at the Lincoln and 9th Avenue entrance to Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. This Award Winning Festival celebrates its 11th year with an action packed weekend of very informative lectures by the movers and shakers of the vegetarian movement plus creative vegan cooking demos; international cuisine to sample or buy; vegan friendly merchandise; a Children’s Corner; Veggie Speed Dating; a Vegan Fashion Show; and a variety of world entertainers. Some of the outstanding speakers are John Robbins, Jeffrey Masson, Rory Freedman, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Dr. Michael Greger , Dr. Michael Klaper, Dr. Milton Mills, Dr. Anteneh Roba, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, & more!

DATE: Saturday & Sunday, October 2 & 3, 2010
TIME: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
PLACE: San Francisco County Fair Building, Lincoln & 9th Avenue entrance to Golden Gate Park
COST: $7 suggested donation; FREE to children, students & seniors with ID.
CONTACT: 415-273-5481, wvdinfo@sfvs.org, or www.sfvs.org/wvd

Founded in 1968, the SFVS is a non-profit, volunteer and community-based organization that promotes the nutritional, ethical, social and environmental benefits of a vegetarian diet.

SFVS President Dixie Mahy is available for interviews. Dixie can be reached at 415-885-2251 or dixiemahy@gmail.com.