Membership
Congratulations to our wonderful member Andy Barnes, who won the Star Letter prize for this issue. Andy won a 3-month gift box from Eat Pips. The Star Letter winner for Issue 3 will receive the full range of Lemonaid and ChariTea drinks (eight flavours in total). See the range at drinkinghelps.co.uk.
Discounts In return for supporting The Vegan Society and our campaigns, we offer our members 10% off our multivitamin VEG 1 and over 130 third-party discounts. These include 10% off at Holland & Barrett and 50% off Vegan Food and Living magazine. You can find all of these in the Members’ Area of our website at vegansociety.com/my-account/shopdiscounts. New discounts include: • 10% off products from MettaLife (an eco-friendly vegan online marketplace) • 10% off your first order of soft drinks and iced teas with Lemonaid & ChariTea • 10% off one order of baby-friendly cleaning products from Nimble • 10% off handmade, eco-friendly, vegan ceramics at Oxford Clay We would love to hear from you with any suggestions you might have on improving the Discount List. You can email us at membership@vegansociety.com or call on 0121 523 1730. Alternatively, do you run a business that would like to offer a discount to your fellow members? Contact discount@ vegansociety.com or apply online at vegansociety.com/yourbusiness/discount-list.
AGM 2021 The 2021 AGM will be held on 22 May from 1pm to 5pm. It will be held online to avoid risk to staff and members from coronavirus, with registration details sent to all members in advance. Members can vote on the election of trustees and on the motions to the AGM up until 12pm on Thursday 20 May, without any need to attend the AGM. Please note that postal ballots must be sent in good time to reach UK Engage, our election services provider, by this deadline. You should have received email or postal information from UK Engage regarding the motions and the candidates standing for election to three trustee positions. If you haven’t received this information, please contact membership@ vegansociety.com or call 07398532280 to check that we have your correct contact details. Registration for the AGM is now open until 12:00 on 22 May. Please register in advance for the AGM using this link: tinyurl.com/TVS-AGM-2021. Lapsed members (or non-members) who wish to vote should be sure to join by Thursday 13 May at 9am to vote by post (on motions and candidates), by Tuesday 18 May at 9am to vote online in advance (on motions and candidates), or by Friday 21 May at 12 noon to vote online on the day (on motions only). By voting on trustees and motions, members guide the society’s direction and priorities. We are proud to be a democratic organisation controlled by our members. We love to hear from our members and understand your concerns. Members can submit questions to the AGM on any aspect of our activity, but priority will be given to questions on the 2020 Report and Accounts. Please send your questions to the Chair of Council Robb Masters (chair@ vegansociety.com) and Interim CEO Louise Davies (ceo@ vegansociety.com). You can also post them to Donald Watson House, 34–35 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham B3 1EH. These must be received by Thursday 13 May at 5pm. Any requests to record the AGM must also be received by Thursday 13 May at 5pm. We hope you will use your vote to choose trustees for the society and to decide on the motions to the AGM.
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