{"id":25233,"date":"2025-08-11T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=25233"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:06:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:06:25","slug":"vani-patel-from-texas-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2025-video-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2025\/08\/11\/vani-patel-from-texas-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2025-video-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"VANI PATEL FROM TEXAS IS A WINNER OF THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP 2025 VIDEO CONTEST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vani-Patel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Vani-Patel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vani said: I believe being veggie is such a compassionate way to care for our planet, animals, and the environment. It shows that you are a kind and caring person. It is a small act but it is so powerful as it preserves\u00a0our beautiful planet and protects\u00a0the\u00a0animals. I enjoy promoting healthy eating and I hope this video inspires others to consider choosing a plant-based lifestyle and the positive, impactful change it can bring.<\/p>\n<p>Link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1EV04gjHwau_PhzUMUoCDrnCW6fZkQtEl\/view?usp=drive_link\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1EV04gjHwau_PhzUMUoCDrnCW6fZkQtEl\/view?usp=drive_link<\/a>\u00a0(You may have to download the video)<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for the next Vegetarian Resource Group video contest is July 15, 2026. See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/videoscholarship.php\">www.vrg.org\/videoscholarship.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information about VRG\u2019s $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors who have promoted veganism, see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar.htm\">www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar.htm<\/a>\u00a0 The next deadline February 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>To support VRG\u2019s outreach to young people, join at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/2013sv.php\">www.vrg.org\/member\/2013sv.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or donate at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/donate\">www.vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vani said: I believe being veggie is such a compassionate way to care for our planet, animals, and the environment. It shows that you are a kind and caring person. It is a small act but it is so powerful as it preserves\u00a0our beautiful planet and protects\u00a0the\u00a0animals. I enjoy promoting healthy eating and I hope [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25233"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25235,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25233\/revisions\/25235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}