6.1.06

Happy June, Everyone.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered at The Boulder Creek Festival this past weekend and to everyone who stopped by to say hello, take some information, or to hang out. Extra special thanks to Ann Swissdorf and Donna Marino for organizing the HEALTH and RMAD booths, respectively. The task always requires a lot of time, energy and patience as you navigate the Boulder Creek Festival traffic. Thanks to Kit, MaryAnne, Jennifer, Audra, Lorissa, Steve and Monae, Steve C, Bob, Barbara, Dave H, Renee, Ashley, Matt, Lisa, Sandy, Kellie, Deb, Peter and Jessie.

Ann Swissdorf is still seeking volunteers for this weekend’s Capitol Hill People’s Fair in Denver. From Ann: There will be no selling, setting up or tearing down. You only need to know a bit about the health benefits of a vegan diet, and the effects of a meat centered diet on the environment and the animals. The Fair hours are 10 AM - 8 PM on Saturday and 10 AM - 7 PM on Sunday. The times I need covered the most are 11 AM to 2:30 PM on Saturday (so I can attend the fur demo), and 10 AM to 1 PM on Sunday. Please let Ann (anns@rmad.org) know if you can commit to any part of those hours.

RMAD continues to be heavily involved with Keep Boulder Wild, a coalition of advocates taking on The Boulder City Council’s draft plan to kill the majority of prairie dogs within city limits. Activists braved the heat this past weekend to inform festival-goers of the truth behind Boulder’s Urban Wildlife Management Plan, under which approximately 5,900 prairie dogs will be killed. This slaughter is unprecedented for Boulder and we encourage you to join us in taking a stand! See www.KeepBoulderWild.org for more information. And contact us if you wish to volunteer!
Keep Boulder Wild is also looking for a scientist with credentials to help prepare an alternate plan. This would be a temporary, paid position and would entail some time in Boulder. Please let Lindsey Sterling Krank (Prairie Dog Coalition Director) know right away if you have any ideas, suggestions or contact information at director@prairiedogcoalition.org.

Dave Crawford will be on a call-in show tonight (Thurs, June 1) discussing wildlife and Boulder’s perilous Urban Wildlife Management Plan. He will be joined by Rob Edward of Sinapu. Details: Thurs, June 1, 6pm-7pm, KGNU (www.kgnu.org, 88.5 FM Boulder, 1390 AM Denver)

RMAD has been serving the public heavily the past few weeks. We’ve had calls from all over the Rocky Mountains and beyond with requests for help with sick horses, distressed dogs, adoptions, animal hoarders, and, of course, imperiled prairie dogs. We try to assist these callers whenever possible, providing at the very least the support they often do not find from governmental agencies.

Thank you to Jeri McGinnis for raising funds for an anti-circus ad in Colorado Springs and for hosting a "Be Kind to Animals" essay/drawing contest for elementary school students. For more information about Jeri’s store in Manitou Springs, Gigi's: The Animal Lover's Gift Shop, please see http://www.rmad.org/community.html#merchandise.
According to Sarah of Three Little Figs (http://www.threelittlefigs.com/), Sun Deli has added Vegan Cheese pizza to the menu. They use Follow Your Heart "Vegan Gourmet'. It melts nicely in their pizza oven and they have delicious vegetable toppings, too. Details: Sun Deli, Pizza & Liquor - 2299 Pearl Street, Boulder. ph: (303) 938-1078. They deliver, too.

New vegetarian restaurants are popping up in the area. In addition to perennial favorites Watercourse Foods and Cafe Prasad, the Front Range now welcomes Denver’s Cafe Karma and Boulder’s Karma Cuisine and Leaf.

Events have been added to the calendar, below. Please check them out!


- Chris