Sat, Nov 16, 2024 – Catered Vegan Thanksgiving

We’re back with a traditional menu of all your favorite Thanksgiving dishes, once again catered by the talented chefs behind The Green Beautiful Gourmet Vegan Cafe in Manchester!

Gentle Thanksgiving Catered Event + Speaker
Saturday, November 16
11:30 am to 3:30 pm
McLane Center
84 Silk Farm Road, Concord, NH

We are also hosting a budget-friendly Vegan Thanksgiving Potluck on Nov. 2

Tickets for the event are $50 for adults (same price for members and non-members) and $15 for children (12 and under). Toddlers are free.

  • Seating is limited, so buy your tickets today!
  • No tickets sold at door
  • Ticket purchases are non-refundable

Your ticket includes:

  • Thanksgiving vegan buffet with two entrées and six sides
  • Two complimentary drinks — wine, beer, or signature seasonal mocktail
  • Dessert buffet and coffee service
  • 5 complimentary raffle tickets for a chance to win fantastic prizes!
  • Presentation by Bella O’Connor, legal fellow with the PETA Foundation’s Legal Team

Featured Speaker

We are delighted to have Bella O’Connor, legal fellow with the PETA Foundation’s Legal Team, as our featured speaker!

Bella will present Pathways to Progress, a results-driven talk that delves into the importance of changing laws and policies in creating a better world for animals, and how to do this most effectively.

Bella received her J.D. from Vermont Law and Graduate School, where she served as an environmental mission scholar and completed her formal concentration in animal law. 

While in law school, Bella worked on a wide variety of animal and environmental issues with the school’s Farmed Animal Advocacy Clinic and during her time with Animal Partisan and Food & Water Watch.

She also holds a B.A. in peace studies from Wellesley College and previously worked as the state affairs intern with the Massachusetts Humane Society.

Bella is deeply passionate about creating a food system that protects and honors the inherent dignity of all animals and farm workers while safeguarding the precious natural resources we share.

Bella lives in South Royalton, Vermont, with her rescued fish companion, Dr. Pepper.