HOLLYWOOD, CA — Nonprofit group Million Dollar Vegan will deliver 1,000 hot meals to essential workers, marginalized communities, youth centers, homes for the elderly and people in shelters Wednesday afternoon. For the first time, "The Great Vegan Meal Train" will feature a parade of bicycle-clad volunteers, dressed in farm animal costumes for extra creativity.
"This is the first time that we have decided to form a meal train so that cyclists can deliver large volumes of food to those that need it while staying socially distanced," said Naomi Hallum, Million Dollar Vegan CEO. "We have done giveaways of a thousand meals before, but we wanted to make this one a little special because of the holidays, the time when people in need are often forgotten. We want to make sure that we are reaching out to people, people who may otherwise go hungry as well as essential workers who, unlike the majority of us, don't necessarily get to spend the holidays at home with their families."
Million Dollar Vegan will buy meals from Sugar Taco, Veggie Grill and Voodoo Vegan, three vegan restaurants in Los Angeles. Food will be delivered from 3-7 p.m.to several locations, including the Hollywood Food Coalition, Southern California Hospital at Hollywood, Project Angel Food and two elderly living facilities in Hollywood Plaza.
The plant-based meals will feature creole-style red beans, sausage and rice bowls made by Voodoo Vegan, truffle mushroom mac N cheese from Concierge Kitchen, veggie burritos made by Sugar Taco andMediterranean falafel wraps from Veggie Grill.
"This is a terrible time for restaurants, too. We are not asking any of them to donate food and nobody can afford to do that during these difficult times," Hallum said. "Our mission to deliver one million meals is also aimed at supporting restaurants and small businesses, buying food from them during a time when they're struggling for business and taking it to people who wouldn't normally have access to food like this."
Million Dollar Vegan distributes free vegan starter kits and invites everyone to take the 31-day vegan challenge. Participants receive daily recipes, inspiration, health and nutritional information, videos, and other guidance and support during the challenge to help make the journey easy. Those interested can sign up at www.milliondollarvegan.com/go-...
City News Service contributed to this story.
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