Vegetarian Club Hosts a Public Dinner on Dec. 8

Emma Meyers shops for a healthy substitution over meat since she is a vegetarian. Meyers created a club at school for vegetarians and is excited to help people get a better understanding of how to be healthy. “People are just really uneducated on the lifestyles of vegetarians,” Emma said.

By Mattie Shea, Yearbook Staffer
Published: December 6, 2016

After the kickoff of the new vegetarian club, to publicize and spread the word, the club is having an all vegetarian dinner on Dec. 8. Tickets for this dinner can be purchased up until Wednesday, Dec. 7 for $5. The meal will be held in the FHN Commons, at 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The foods being served include entrees such as squash spaghetti, tortellini soup, mac and cheese and roasted vegetables.

“I’m not in the club but I am looking forward to going to the dinner because I would like to learn more about being vegetarian and trying some new recipes I can make at home,” sophomore Haleigh Schlogel said.

At the dinner, the founders of the club, senior Emma Meyers and junior Olivia Archibald, and some other members from the club will have a mini presentation. Topics will include: why being vegetarian helps the environment, how vegetarianism contributes to better health and how to get the right amount of protein with this lifestyle.

“I am just really excited to hopefully open everyone’s eyes about the lifestyle,” Meyers said.

The dinner is not just to feast on healthy options to substitute meat, but to educate people about why vegetarians eat the way they do. They also hope to sell 50 tickets, so that they can raise money for their club and donate some of the profits to a charity.

“Emma and I are very passionate about vegetarianism, and we wanted a place where people with the same interests could go and talk about things and to just start spreading awareness,” Archibald said.

A vegetarian lifestyle is filled with many misconceptions. This dinner provides an opportunity for the girls to educate the public about the benefits as well as dispel the myths of eating a vegetarian diet.

“Our goal is to show each other how to get all the nutrients we need and prove that all those misconceptions are wrong,” Archibald said.