robert Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 (edited) The 10-day 2007 Vegan Vacation just came to an end today. This was a pretty amazing event and I'm sure it was life changing for a lot of people. There are a lot of people to thank for making this event possible. Before we even get into it, we need to thank Richard for everything he has done to create the website, the flyers, and all the other stuff that goes into putting this event on. There is no event without Richard! Thanks for everything man! I'm not going to rank any of these thank you notes in order of importance or anything like that, but some people need to be recognized. First of all, I want to thank all of you who attended. Many of you traveled thousands of miles, left your friends, families and jobs behind to spend part of your summer with a bunch of other members from this community. I thank you for all of your sacrifices, your courage, your trust and your determination to make it to Portland this year. Secondly, I need to give a special thanks to lotus and loveliberate. To be honest, without their help, this event wouldn't even take place. There is no way I can do it myself and they not only stepped up big-time, they pretty much took over and made this event a great success! I whole-heartedly thank you both for everything you have done to make the Vegan Vacation possible. I also want to thank veganpotter, Michelle, and xdarthveganx for being on the organization committee. Thank you DV for all the support, the food, the donations, the fundraising and everything else that was involved with your efforts. We really appreciate it! A big thank you is in order for Jessifly, veganpotter, xdarthveganx, oregonisaac, Ravi, gkleinman, and others who drove people around all week long, all over Portland and outside of the city. Thank you to everyone who hosted our forum members at your homes, especially davidtarrfoster and xdarthveganx who often found 10 people at their houses. We wouldn't have been able to pull off the Portland part of the Vegan Vacation without that flexibility and support. Thanks to everyone else who contributed to this event and supported us. One last thank you to lotus and loveliberate who really established the foundation and structure for this year's events. I love you and your family. I look forward to seeing many of you at Vegan Vacation 2008. I deeply appreciate all of you for your trust in me to pull this event off and for everything you had to do to get here this summer. With love and respect, I thank you. Edited August 10, 2007 by robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thank you Robert for all of your hard work to bring together community and spread the word about veganism and fitness. You get an idea and actually do something to bring it to fruition! You touch many lives. Thank you for being so gracious it means alot that you care about us and appreciate us. Now get some rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thank you to everyone...it was an experience i'll never forget and it meant everything to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvp663 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thank you so much Robert and everyone else who helped put this thing together. It was a fantastic experience that I hope repeats itself again next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravi Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thanks for all your hard work Robert....it was an awesome event and I look forward to seeing everyone again very soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanders77 Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thank you very much Robert for making all this possible. Many of us have their online-family in this forum but to meet so many members and especially you in person has been a big influence.I enjoyed my visit very very much and would love to attend a VV sometime in the hopefully near future again. I would also love to bring my family with me!Thank you again my friend!I think you need to sleep and eat a lot now – and don't forget to retox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 It definitely changed my life, and I'm glad I made it out there. Thanks everyone. GROUP HUG!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks all, I had a wonderful time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkleinman Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks Robert. YOU DA MAN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xveganjoshx Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thank you to all of those who Robert has mentioned, and thank you to Robert himself. I had an amazing time. This experience has influenced me in many ways and I have grown because of it. It was great to meet you all too. Everyone of you is an amazing person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veganmonk Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks to all of you - the experience was incredible and Portland is on my fav list forever =) Unbelievably vegan friendly city and such great people! It was wonderful meeting all of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 Thanks to all of you - the experience was incredible and Portland is on my fav list forever =) Unbelievably vegan friendly city and such great people! It was wonderful meeting all of you! It was awesome meeting you and Jen too, I hope everything's going well up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdarthveganx Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I love everyone. Thanx for all the good times, good laughs, and good conversations. To my Euro friends, I may be seeing you in October!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odidnetne Posted August 9, 2007 Share Posted August 9, 2007 I love everyone. Thanx for all the good times, good laughs, and good conversations. To my Euro friends, I may be seeing you in October!! You forgot the Japanese Super Street Fighter 2! Sonic Boom this, Darth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamingana Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Thanks Robert and to everyone for making this happen. I think I read somewhere that Robert used his rent money to make some of this happen. If there is a Paypal account set up, I'd be happy to send a small contribution. Meeting all of you and being a part of this family is priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I am glad so many folks had a great time! We are already talking about and planning for VV08! We are always looking for more help and folks to get involved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasha Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Thanks Everyone for making VV07 possible I had a great time.And a big thanks to Ravi for letting stay at his place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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