“ I'll be the new kid this summer.. I'm 18 and I'm drug-free, smoke-free, alcohol-free, and vegan. I'm big into photography and just finished a year of college, but am not going back next year (moving..) IM sometime, if you please: Shmuzzlemunnkey ”

“ I want local Meetups because I wish to meet, communicate with, and otherwise hobnob with other interested & interesting people. ”

“ Hello Everyone, I am a Massage Therapist and Nutritional Educator.I recently got involved witha small home based business in the Wellness Industry that I incorporate into my massage practice. I am very open to connect with other like minded folks ”

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“ I want to connect with like-minded people who understand the joy of being vegan! ”

“ It'd be fun ”

“ hello! i am curious re all topics to learn/teach/remain open.... ”

“ I'd love to see a Vegan meetup in the Newburyport / Essex County / Merrimac Valley area ”

“ I love the outdoors. No dress rehearsals in this life. live like you want to now. :) ”

“ Hello! While there are a couple great vegan and vegetarian local meetup groups, there weren't any specifically for desserts. So, as a company that specializes in vegan desserts, we made one. :) ”

“ Hi I spend a lot of time in portland and would love to have some support and company in creating rawsome rawbundance...Kavi ”

“ I have been a Vegan for 2 years and totally raw 1 month. Very excited about meeting people of like mind! ”

“ Interested to meet others with similar interests for social connection, shared experience and learning. ”

“ I'm learning about eating raw and look forward to meeting others who are raw foodists. :) ”

“ would like to meet other raw foodist and possibly attend/co-host pot-lucks ”

“ I want these local Meetups because in interested in meeting other vegans and animal rights advocates. ”

“ I want these local Meetups so that I can connect with amazing people who share similar interests like The Law of Attraction, veganism, health, wellness, network marketing, animal welfare and building businesses. ”

“ to learn from, meet & hang with people who won't think I am either a 'food-nazi' or a werido from another planet for eating this way . . . ;-) ”

“ I want local Declutter Meetups because I live too cluttered a life and I want to slow down. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to develop friendships with like minded people. Also, I want to become more "involved" bringing awareness and health to the planet. ”

“ My name is Rose and I have a daughter named Ruby. We live in Cambridge, and are looking to meet other moms and toddlers in the area. ”

“ I've just moved to Tucson this past summer from Maine, though I'm originally from Romania. My husband (PleinTarif) and I are new grad students at the U of A. My major is nutrition so if anyone is interested in vegan nutrition let me know. Cheers :) ”

“ Hiii...I'm Allison, I'm from the East Bay, but I go to school at WPI on the East Coast...I'll definitely attend meet-ups in the summertime! ”

“ i just met some of you at the Garden Grille meetup ... so i guess i can just skip this field ! ”

“ living in MA but happy to traverse state border's for some healthy eatin ”

“ Since it's been off the air for a while now, most people have forgotten about the X-Files. It would be so cool to meet others who are still into it. ”

“ Hi, I became a vegetarian this summer. None of my friends or family is vegetarian so I am kind of in this alone. I would like to meet other people who are vegetarian and vegan to share thoughts, ideas and recipes with. Thanks, Cindy ”

“ I have just moved to Providence and am looking for fellow veggies/vegans to meet up with and find some great places to eat in the process. I've been a vegan for over 6 years. ”

“ Hi everyone! I'm Rachel, I love cooking, kids, and family time. I just recently started consulting for Arbonne - a Swiss Health Care company whose prodcuts are all certified vegan. ”

“ Absolutely love horror movies...can't wait to get together soon. ”

“ I'm a super cool vegan lady. I sew, throw clay, do burlesque and hang out with my hermit crabs. ”

“ Hello, Im a 28 yo teacher from the south shore of Massachusetts. I am a vegitarian and would love to meet others of a like mind. ”

“ hi! i have been vegetarian since i was 11 (about 25 years) and vegan for the last 8 of those years. until now. we have 3 year old twins who were vegan until last november when we backstepped to lacto/ovo simply out of convinence/laziness! ”

“ Hi I am trying to transition into eating raw foods. I am on a semi-macrobiotic diet. Have been reading and experimenting with eating raw foods. I am interested in meeting with this group to find out more about eating raw food as a way of life. ”

“ I just moved back to Rhode Island and have fallen off the veg wagon a bit, but I'm looking forward to getting back on it and making some new friends in the process. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because my main goal in life is to educate people about the truth about what happens to animals that end up on their plates. Also, Boston is a big fur wearing city. I want to educate people about this sick, cruel, fashion ”

“ Hey, I've been into photography for about 3 years now (just turned 19 in March). I have a Canon 35mm SLR and Fujifilm Finepix S7000 digital. Never done any photography in a large group before, interested in seeing what it's like ”

“ Hello, my name is Laura and I live outside Providence. I have been a vegan for 6 years and I am currently a senior at the University of Rhode Island. I am interested in Vegan Meetups because I would like to meet other vegan/vegetarians in my area. ”

“ becasue i care about the welfare of all animals and like to do my part to help ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm trying to move towards a raw diet to live a fully healthy life and would like to meet others who are doing the same! ”

“ Vegan over half my life, longer than most human beings have been alive on this planet. Read my blogs, which you can easily find by Googling my name in quotes, and outside the quotes put the word "vegetarian". ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i want to become a vegan and need someone to bring me up. I guess the best way to achive this , is to get married to male vengan, to encourage me. ”

“ We need to talk and meet each other, the system needs change, read my story here: http://chainofconfidence.com/cs/forums/t/54.aspx Thank you! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am interested in a maintaining a healthy mind and body ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I believe in annimal rights. I would like to meet with other vegans in order to oranize possible protets in order to increase awareness through the power of numbers. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I would like to meet more people who are vegans like myself to share places to dine, recipes and good conversation with people who are on the same plane of conciousness. ”

“ I want local Vegetarian Meetups because it would be nice to meet some other locals with similiar interests. Boston is quite a ways for me, but Providence is not too far. ”