October 2009 Columbus Vegan Meetup @ Scioto Audubon Metro Park w/Rad Dog!

Hey Gang!

Are you ready for another outdoor gathering? So are we!

The October Columbus Vegan Meetup will take place at the beautiful Scioto Audubon Metro Park, the downtown home of the new Audubon Center (http://www.grangeinsu..., an innovative structure that incorporates a plethora of green technologies to minimize its environmental footprint and appropriately grace the ongoing Whittier Peninsula restoration project.

One of the cool things about this particular wetlands restoration is its designation as an IBA [Important Bird Area], which means thousands of birds migrating from Central and South America use this spot along the Scioto River as a stopover during their long journeys. In addition, this former industrial site and waste dump is now home to multiple species of herons, turtles, and many other forms of wildlife!

We will plan on meeting at noon at the set of picnic tables located in the grassy area behind the boat docks in the park on the east side of the river. To get to the park located at 505 West Whittier Street (just west of German Village), from I-71, take the Greenlawn Avenue exit east one-third of a mile and turn left on South Front Street. Go a quarter of a mile and turn left on West Whittier Street. The entrance is one-third of a mile on the left. Then take an immediate left into the boat dock area and wind around until you reach the parking lot. We'll try to hang some meetup signs to direct everyone.

Our meal will be provided by the well-known and much-loved Tawd Bell of Rad Dog!

Here’s the lowdown:

As Metro Park regulations dictate that no money can be exchanged on park premises with outside vendors, we’re utilizing a feature on Meetup that, until now, has been untapped by our group… prepayment via Amazon.

For $9.50, you will receive a Rad Dog! combo consisting of:

*A vegan sandwich of your choice: Hot Dog (single or double in one bun), Beer Brat, Italian Sausage, Kielbasa, Beer Brat w/sauerkraut, peppers, onions & mustard, Chili Dog w/salsa, Reuben, or Sloppy Joe

*A cup of vegan chili

*Blue Sky Soda or water

*A Pattycake Vegan Bakery cookie

(FYI, $9.00 pays for the meal, and $ .50 covers the fee charged by Amazon)

Upon conclusion of our immersion in Rad Dog!'s toothsome fare, we’ll partake in a tour of the premises provided by an Audubon Center guide. For those interested, additional hiking on the Scioto Greenway and other nature trails and walking paths will take place thereafter... feel free to bring your non-human companion(s)!

IMPORTANT:

When you RSVP for the meetup, you’ll have 20 minutes to make your payment via Amazon. If the payment is not made within 20 minutes, you will automatically be dropped from the RSVP list.

We will be providing Tawd with a final head count the day before the event and, in the interest of fairness and guaranteeing Tawd payment for everyone included in the tally, no refunds will be issued to those who drop after the RSVP deadline and/or don’t show up for the event.

There is no attendance cap, and we kindly request that you not RSVP ‘Yes’ and pay unless you plan to be there.

We’re excited about this day of communing with nature and hope you are, too… we’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Debra and Doug