{"id":27446,"date":"2026-10-09T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=27446"},"modified":"2026-09-11T12:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:21:12","slug":"julius-trey-williams-iii-from-maryland-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2026-video-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2026\/10\/09\/julius-trey-williams-iii-from-maryland-is-a-winner-of-the-vegetarian-resource-group-2026-video-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"JULIUS TREY WILLIAMS III FROM MARYLAND IS A WINNER OF THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE GROUP 2026 VIDEO CONTEST"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Julius said: Growing up, I was inspired by my mother, who has been a vegetarian my entire life. Her example taught me that making thoughtful choices about what we eat can become a lifelong commitment. As I became more involved in environmental conservation through river cleanups, roadside litter removal, and habitat restoration, I began to see how my personal choices could also help protect the planet. Those experiences motivated me to transition from vegetarianism toward a vegan lifestyle. Today, I enjoy eating plant-based foods, feel healthy and energized, and hope my story encourages others to consider how small choices can make a positive difference.\u00a0Video link: https:\/\/youtu.be\/pVZGnCs-e2A<\/a><\/p>\n

The deadline for the next Vegetarian Resource Group video contest is July 15, 2027. See https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/videoscholarship.php<\/a><\/p>\n

See other videos here: https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/veg_videos.php<\/a><\/p>\n

And https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@VegResourceGrp\/shorts<\/a><\/p>\n

For information about VRG\u2019s $5,000 scholarships for high school seniors who have promoted veganism, see https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/student\/scholar<\/a>\u00a0 The next deadline is February 20, 2027.<\/p>\n

To support VRG\u2019s outreach to young people, join at https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/member\/cabdacae.php<\/a> or donate at vrg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Julius said: Growing up, I was inspired by my mother, who has been a vegetarian my entire life. Her example taught me that making thoughtful choices about what we eat can become a lifelong commitment. As I became more involved in environmental conservation through river cleanups, roadside litter removal, and habitat restoration, I began to […]<\/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-27446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27446","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=27446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27448,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27446\/revisions\/27448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}