Pledges Agree: It’s Veggies for Me!
Choosing vegetarian foods for seven days—or everyday—is as great for you as it is for animals and the environment! See what last year’s participants had to say about their 7-Day VegPledge.
“Thank you so much for the support during VegWeek. Your information has opened my eyes and helped me in the decision to go vegetarian. I look forward to learning more.”
- Michelle McPartland
“Through the different events in my area and all of the great information provided, I plan continue a full vegan diet. Thanks US VegWeek!”
- Amanda Hursh
“Thanks to products like Gardein and the email tips, going vegetarian for a whole week was much easier than I expected and I even got my family on board. I’m definitely looking for more opportunities to eat vegetarian and eat more compassionately. I’m so glad I took the challenge!”
- Erika Goehrig
“I am vegan, but my boyfriend is an omnivore. We did Veg Week together and shared a lot of meals. It was fun and brought us closer together. He said he had no problem giving up meat for a week, so we’ll probably be doing even more vegan cooking together. Thanks!”
- Becca Costello
“Thanks for the encouragement and tips along the way. It sure felt wonderful to be meatless. I’ll definitely continue to try alternatives to meat in my diet and my family’s.”
- Madona LeBlanc
“I love animals and refuse to have them on my plate anymore. Thank you for the opportunity to take part in something that I plan to continue all my life.”
- Belinda Knowles
“This exercise has greatly reduced my dependence on meat as a mainstay of my diet. Thanks for the experience!”
- Rebecca Coplon
“As I was already a vegetarian, I thought VegWeek was the perfect opportunity to finally make the pledge to go to a vegan diet!”
- Melissa Brown
“All of the ladies that work with me took the pledge to go veg for a week, and we made it a point to swap recipes, encourage each other and commit to the week of meat free eating. I successfully convinced my mother and brother to go forth with VegWeek as well! I am so excited I got my family and coworkers involved. It’s been amazing!”
- Anna Townsend
“In the past year since I made the decision to go vegetarian, I have lost 80+ pounds, my health and skin is better, and I am a happier person. This week was a chance to me to renew my commitment and to help bring my family with me - who all took the pledge and did stick to it for the week!”
- Heather Thomas
“I just hope to one day inspire someone like you inspired me. I am done being part of the problem. There is nothing humane about enslaving animals.”
- Halley Simpson
“I never thought I would try going vegetarian in my life—yet once my week was up I decided to continue going veg. Thank you for helping me along the way and for helping all animals! Our future generation will be thanking you also!”
- Erin Forward
“Since we went veg, we have felt more energetic, positive-minded, and have also been more creative in the ways that we cook and prepare food. Now we are master chefs and dinner time is an adventure! We originally became veg for the health benefits, but after reading the enlightening articles on the COK website, we feel that animals are just as important as our health. After all, we wouldn’t harm our beloved cat or dog, so why would we eat other animals?”
- Emmy DeLattre
