Our Vegan Very Much Shop was officially launched on June 11th, 2021! We are very excited about this part of our journey as Founders of Vegan Very Much, where we write articles on low-impact veganism, vegan ed, and recipes. As vegan foodies, we love to eat all kinds of food and found that even in Toronto, there are not many quick grab-and-go options. We especially wanted to reach out to our neighbourhood and see who would enjoy our products.
We decided, well it was my brilliant Co-Founder’s idea that we have a Bake Sale Fundraiser and donate a portion of our profits to a charity that helps animals who are often voiceless. We then decided to focus on an animal rights type of charity because our society is very attached to eating certain animals while loving and bringing others as pets into our homes. The animals that many enjoy on their plates (or not) are incredibly smart, loyal, with personalities that are joyful, silly, quirky, and sweet. Are they like us in this way?
We are aware that it is hard for people to change their habits, and so there are several ways to shift your mind and hearts to the side of protecting animal rights. Perhaps you want better health, a healthy plant-based diet is know to promote heart health and overall well-being. Or perhaps you love animals and never questioned why you eat some and love others? Ethical vegans acknowledge that it is not right to eat animals when there are many other choices that we have to eat. In the 21st century in the Western nation, animals can be friends and not food.
We have been doing research on which animal welfare organizations and charities to give your donations to and can’t wait to share more!
How did you do at raising money this past weekend?
Well…there were ups and there were downs. One down we discovered is that we did not open orders for long enough. Just over one day is hardly enough to get the word out. Although we n expectations, we still did not get as much support as we could have, therefore, did not reach as many kind souls as we know we can. As for the ups, we were able to talk to our neighbours about the Fundraiser, may even sell the last few slices of Carrot Pies we have tomorrow, and we were able to deliver to a sweet family.
We hope to meet more of you as we deliver goodies to your door. We can also do a porch drop-off and pick up the envelope with your payment without us meeting. It is up to you!
Now, back to the topic of funds raised to help innocent animals…shall we?
Total donations as of Monday June 14th:
$42.50 (This is 50% of our profits as promised )
We are so thankful to all who made this happen, and have decided to extend this Fundraiser for the rest of June! We have added more products and organized order dates and corresponding delivery dates. Special thanks to the kind soul who donated generously solely, simply because he loves what we’re doing. You know who you are if you read this!
What is our goal for donation?
It is now our goal to make $150 to donate to charity. We are almost a third of the way there!
Want to help us reach our goal?
Visit the shop and order a vegan treat! Order something delicious from the Vegan Very Much Shop and be part of something bigger even when you’re done munching.