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Low calorie, nutritious meals | July 2022 | Vegan Recipe Club
If you are curious about vegan cooking, this club is for you! Each month participants make three recipes from popular cookbooks then share their reflections with the group. Novice to expert cooks are welcome, as are interested non-cooks. Registration not required. You...
A fond farewell to Emily Nyberg—CAA’s Design Director
We are sad to be saying goodbye to CAA's Design Director, Emily Nyberg (she/they), at the end of June 2022. Emily has brought her considerable talents to benefit CAA since September 2018. Her outstanding contributions have moved the organization forward and helped in...
Meet Kristen Klemann—Twin Cities Veg Fest Volunteer
Kristen (she/her) has joined us a first time volunteer this year. She plunged right in with taking on the role of handling the Twitter social media for the Twin Cities Veg Fest. As with so many of our Festival volunteers, Kristen got attracted to this role because of...
Meet Stefanie Amundsen—New CAA Design Director
Stef loves to lounge around with Ted the cat Stefanie Amundsen (Stef) (she/her) has recently been hired as our new Design Director. Stef is no stranger to CAA! She has been part of the UMN CAA student group group for a few years, and has helped out with graphics for...
Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Party 2022
On June 11, 2022 we gathered for our annual Volunteer and Donor Appreciation Party. Yunuén and Sanchez Brown were once again our gracious and generous hosts! Their lovely yard and party room were a perfect setting. As is traditional,...
CAA’s First Bags Tournament—a great source of FUNding!
Compassionate Action for Animals hosted its first bags/cornhole tournament on June 4. 2022. $1,222 was raised to help save the lives of farmed animals. And lots of fun occurred in the process! This fundraising event exceeded...
May 2022 Tour of SoulSpace Inspires Visitors
As part of Veg Month 2022, CAA sponsored a tour of SoulSpace Animal Sanctuary on Saturday, May 21. SoulSpace is home to over 70 animals, including rescued sheep, hens, chicks, pigs, and goats. Each of them has a special story, and that...
Meet Buffy—Farmaste Animal Sanctuary Resident
Buffy, the Nubian Cross Goat, enjoying her life at Farm Buffy is a well loved resident of Farmaste Animal Sanctuary in Lindstrom. Farmaste rescues abused, neglected and unwanted farm animals and brings them to their 30-acre farm. There they are allowed to...