Weekly Wrap-up: In The News & Father’s Day Giveaway
Thanks to everyone for another wonderful week of social media goodness.
I want to send a special shout out to Daniel Hauff for his super nice wall post to our Facebook page:
You’re welcome Daniel, and thank you for your incredible support.
Also, in case you missed it we had a great week in updates, which included these must-read posts:
VegNews’ Great Dessert Giveaway Winner! < Did you enter?
Father’s Day: Family Time and Food
The Best Coffee Recipe Ever!
Father’s Day Giveaway <<< There’s still time to enter this one!!
The Minty Month of June < My personal favorite (I love mint!)
Check out the latest entries for the Father’s Day Giveaway:
I’m sure by now you’ve heard of the horrible acts of animal cruelty that were uncovered by footage taken at the Conklin dairy farm in Ohio. The news about the Mercy for Animals undercover video has been all over the Internet the last two weeks. Check this link to learn about what is being done to address the issue.
Allison posted this comment about the video:
Why am I vegan? For me it’s not a choice. I know too much and refuse to contribute to the suffering of another being. The depth of suffering by a dairy cow is unparalleled. There is no dairy without a calf; cows are artificially impregnated and their babies are ripped away from them at birth so that humans can steal their milk. If the baby is female, she is forced into the same lifelong impregnation cycle as her mother. If he is a boy, he becomes veal.
Additionally, there are some terribly sadistic people who work in these facilities. I am sorry to be the bearer of this truth, but cannot renounce my responsibility to it. If you have ever said, “but I love milk and cheese,” please watch this video and at least know what you’re contributing to for the pleasure of your palate.
By bearing witness to this suffering, we can become their voices.
On to happier news – last week the United Nations announced its support of the vegan diet. This is a huge step for the vegan community! For a nice yet brief report on the issue check out The Discerning Brute (great blog!).
That’s it for this week’s wrap-up. Stay tuned for more updates, blog posts, tweets, and Facebook posts.
Winner: Springtime and Easter Giveaway!
Congratulations to Amanda, the lucky winner of our Easter and Springtime Giveaway! She will be receiving a 24-piece gift box of Allison’s Gourmet vegan caramels. We know she loves vegan peanut butter cups, so we hope they don’t get jealous of her Spring fling with our vegan caramels.
Enjoy, Amanda!
Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
Tell us your favorite way to eat chocolate by posting here on our blog, and you’ll be entered to win some Valentine’s Day 
chocolates! That’s right, we’re giving away a 16-piece box of Valentine’s Day vegan chocolates to one lucky winner. Keep them for yourself or give them to your sweetheart, but hurry, we’ll pick a winner Monday, 2/8. There’s also still plenty of time to order vegan chocolates and other Valentine’s Day goodies for all your loved ones. Order on our website before 9am Tuesday to ensure timely delivery.
Coming soon…Valentine’s Day!
Although the Holidays seem to be just barely behind us, Valentine’s Day is also just around the corner! In fact, I find that looking forward to this love-struck holiday and shopping 
for unique valentine gifts for my honey are great ways to survive these cold, dark, wintry days. The preferred Valentine’s Day gift is chocolate, of course, and we certainly have plenty of that here at Allison’s. We also offer some other unique Valentine gifts like the swoon-inducing combination of Classic Peanut Brittle, Crunchy Almond Toffee and Vanilla Caramels in our Classic Vanilla Lover’s Gift Set, or the simple elegance of premium organic, fair-trade coffee 
and tea samplers. If these treats sound more like something for you than for your partner, may I remind you that there’s nothing wrong with a little innocent hint-dropping. In fact, tell us which one of our items you’d most like with your candlelit dinner and, at the end of the week, we’ll send one lucky winner an instant gift certificate towards their next order (hint, hint).
Welcome to Our Fabulous Future!
The launch of our delish new website is just the beginning of an amazing new year we’ve got planned at Allison’s Gourmet. Visit us regularly to keep up with all the new treats we’ll be introducing, our tempting, tasty giveaways, and veg buzz to keep you in the know. And don’t forget to check in on Twitter and Facebook. Can’t wait to see you there!
