1. We’ve had two new members this week! Welcome Hannah and Lauren A.K.A Serenish! We hope you are both enjoying our community.
2. The VegOpt board’s sticky threads have been as popular as always, don’t miss out on what people are eating, watching, listening too and wearing (oo er!)
3. Do you fancy flexing your graphic muscles or sending and receiveing Christmas cards from all over the world? Then don’t forget to sign up for the Christmas Card Exchange and Secret Santa if you haven’t already, we had a blast doing it last year and know this year will be just as fun!
4. Would you like to exhibit or progress your writing skills? Watch this space a writing ‘competition’ is in the mix! From poetry to novels you’ll be able to participate in any which way you like, you don’t even have to be a writer.
5. Lastly our Novermber read for Book Club The Perks of Being a Wallflower. We look forward to the book discussion soon!

Synopsis:

Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

This is the story of what it’s like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie’s letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.

Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.

There are a set of rules and guidelines for Every Hour on the Hour as well as a list of dates we have picked out for the rest of the 2008 year.  We will be posting reminders every month when the chosen date approaches.  Our first assigned date is September 27, 2008 - get those cameras ready!

If you would like to let us know that you are willing to be considered for a the job of a board moderator, please PM me, Manda, or email me at admin@vegetarianoption.org with the following details:

• Name
• Email address
• Preferred forums to moderate
• Why you would like to be a board moderator

When it comes to choosing moderators, Sophie, Alice and I will always first look at the members that have notified us that they are interested in being considered as moderators.  We are always open to members notifying us that they are interested (read: no deadline), however, we are currently looking for a moderator for the Book Club forum, so obviously interests in books is a plus!