CRF was one of two charities chosen for Expedia staff to donate to. CRF enabled the Benevity platform and received donations through volunteers’ work.

German manufacturing company with APAC HQ in Singapore. CRF was to present to their staff on the topic of ‘Outlook of Sustainability’ and obtained a donation in the form of an appearance fee.

Green School Day is run by the Singapore Environment Council. We participated in 2016 where our smoothie bike was a huge hit with the students and was invited back this year. About 700 primary and secondary kids and their teachers attended in 2017

Our prolific speaker Rebecca Capelli gave a talk at LinkedIn and flew the VSS and Animal Allies flag at Hong Kong. The message from the talk inspired the audience to take further steps on their plant-based journey. It also opened up dialogue with LinkedIn Singapore for future collaboration on vegetarian and environmental events.

NTUC Income RUN 350 was an eco-run in support of the global “350” movement, which aims to raise awareness on the need to lower the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to a sustainable level. A smoothie bike was used to demonstrate that delicious vegan food can be easily and sustainably prepared.

Guests were able to try out iAnimal, a virtual reality project pioneered by Animal Equality, at our outreach booth. iAnimal creates a 360 degree immersive experience in which viewers are transported inside factory farms and slaughterhouses. They witness first-hand the abuses that the animals endure.

VSS members gave out vegan cookies to participants while educating them on why animal welfare links with LGBTQ rights.

The Great Relay Singapore is a team running relay format event. Runners were able to try iAnimal, vegan bakes, and a smoothie bike, while learning about how our diets impact the environment.

SRRFM is a temporary market based on the concept of sharing resources, to encourage reducing consumption and waste of natural resources. Animal Allies also participated in SRRFM 43, 44 and 45 later in the year.

Maker Faire 2016 was held at Singapore University of Technology & Design. The event brought together a community of tech enthusiasts, crafters, homesteaders, scientists, and garage tinkerers. Vegan cupcakes were given out, and the public was able to make their own watermelon smoothies using our smoothie bike.

Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD) organised a film screening to raise awareness of the plight of stray and abandoned dogs. VSS members approached the audience at the event with vegan cupcakes. After taking cupcakes, people donated generously to ASD.

The Green & Healthy Festival, organised at Expo by Kampung Senang with help from VSS, was a huge success, with thousands of people in attendance and a wide variety of veg food. VSS gave a presentation on the moral reasons for moving towards veganism. Plus, we set up three tables with vegan bakes and activities that explained the moral, health, and environmental reasons for choosing a vegan diet. The event featured the launch of Green and Healthy Monday, with MP Mdm Tin Pei Ling as GOH and Dr. Ong Hean Yee, head of Cardiology at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, as special guests.

World Animal Day is an annual celebration organised by SPCA to highlight the important role that animals play in our lives. This year, they organised an adoption drive at The Cathay, and VSS members gave out free vegan bakes to the public while educating them on the moral reasons for choosing a vegan diet.

We gave out vegan cookies at this event, which raised funds for the Cat Welfare Society. Tasting the cookies helped open people’s eyes to the fact that we do not need ingredients from animals in order to enjoy our favourite foods, even desserts.

The Green is the New Black festival educated those who want to green the way they live, work and consume. It was held at Hotel Jen Tanglin, and Animal Allies was there to let people try the smoothie bike and other activities that showed the impact of diet on the environment.

This conference was organised by NUS Law School’s Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) and consisted of distinguished speakers who shared their expertise on achieving the UN SDGs. Two VSS members managed a booth at the event, with information on the livestock industry and how vegan diets improve sustainability.

Singapore Environment Council invited us to have a booth at their annual Green School Day, a time when schools receive awards for their green projects. More than 500 students and teachers attended the event. Our smoothie bike was a big hit, and we made appointments to visit at least one of the schools.

Our vegan bakes were the hook, along with green knowledge games, at this event where PM Lee was the GOH. Although the PM did not have time to sample our wares, many secondary school students and teachers were delighted by our cookies and challenged by our games.