Friday, October 1, 2010
This is a casual dress event. Reservations required by September 24th!
Please join us for our 4th annual Speaker Recognition Dinner.
Click here for a list of our fantastic expo guest speakers.
Keynote speaker:
Howard Lyman, a former cattle rancher-turned-vegan and food safety activist.In 1996, Lyman revealed, to a national television audience, how the cattle industry potentially exposed Americans to Mad Cow Disease by feeding cows the remains of live animals – including other cows. As a result of his remarks, Lyman was named a co-defendant with Oprah Winfrey in the infamous “veggie libel” case brought by Texas ranchers in Amarillo.
Dinner emcee, Jerry Cook – Former member of the Board of Directors for EarthSave International (an international organization that educates, inspires and empowers people to live more in harmony with all life starting with a plant-based diet). Roberta Schiff, will perform a short comedy routine. She has served as President of the Mid-Hudson Vegetarian Society in Rhinebeck, NY.
Doors open with social hour at 5:30pm and dinner kicking off about 6:30pm.
New York State Museum
4th Fl, Terrace Cafe
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Click here for parking and driving directions
Please note: after 3pm on Friday, parking is FREE in both lots located on either side of the museum.
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