{"id":27263,"date":"2026-09-02T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=27263"},"modified":"2026-08-13T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:29:15","slug":"khepera-omijeolukore-from-georgia-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2026-video-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/09\/02\/khepera-omijeolukore-from-georgia-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2026-video-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"KHEPERA OMIJEOLUKORE FROM GEORGIA IS A WINNER OF THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP 2026 VIDEO CONTEST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KHEPERA-OMIJEOLUKORE-2026-video-contest-winner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KHEPERA-OMIJEOLUKORE-2026-video-contest-winner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Khepera said: As someone who was born and raised vegan due to my family history of heart disease from high cholesterol, I have always been interested in pursuing this plant-based lifestyle. I am currently a public health researcher at Morehouse School of Medicine studying how a plant-based diet can contribute to a higher quality of life after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Vegetarianism and veganism has been researched extensively and found to contribute to overall well-being and I believe it is my duty to encourage others to feel as good as I do. In addition to the health benefits of a veggie diet, I am also aware of the environmental implications of a plant-based lifestyle and the effects it can have on creating a safe world for both humans and animals alike. Video link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/O2JwiHvfU5Y\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/O2JwiHvfU5Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The deadline for the next Vegetarian Resource Group video contest is July 15, 2027. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/videoscholarship.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/videoscholarship.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See other videos here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/veg_videos.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/veg_videos.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VegResourceGrp\/shorts\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VegResourceGrp\/shorts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information about VRG\u2019s $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors who have promoted veganism, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar<\/a>\u00a0 The next deadline is February 20, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>To support VRG\u2019s outreach to young people, join at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/cabdacae.php\">https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/cabdacae.php<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or donate at <a href=\"http:\/\/vrg.org\/donate\">vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khepera said: As someone who was born and raised vegan due to my family history of heart disease from high cholesterol, I have always been interested in pursuing this plant-based lifestyle. I am currently a public health researcher at Morehouse School of Medicine studying how a plant-based diet can contribute to a higher quality of [&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-27263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27263","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=27263"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27265,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27263\/revisions\/27265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}