ThanksLiving X Recap Thanksliving in 360 VR #whywoodstock – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA Feeding our rescued turkeys Over 240 guests came to celebrate Woodstock Farm Sanctuary’s 10th annual ThanksLiving celebration on November 15th in High Falls, NY. This year tickets sold out in an hour, and the event raised over $80,000 to help the organization’s mission of rescuing farm animals and advocating for veganism. As part of this decade-old tradition, the rescued turkeys were the VIPs and served gourmet meals first. Chef Jay Astafa’s Fried Mac & Cheese Balls Guest Chef Jay Astafa created a restaurant-quality presentation of delicious hors d’oeuvres and an artisanal vegan cheese spread! The main course was equally mouth-watering, a seitan turk’y roast with truffle mashed potatoes, wild mushroom gravy and orange cranberry sauce. ThanksLiving guests watch our feature on CNN’s “Great Big Story” Woodstock Farm Sanctuary Co-founders Jenny Brown and Doug Abel shared a video about our recent rescue and our feature on CNN’s Great Big Story and spoke passionately about their vision for the sanctuary’s expanded location in High Falls, NY. Elegant Desserts by Danielle Konya, Vegan Treats Bakery Danielle Konya of Vegan Treats Bakery brought it home with gorgeous cakes and pastries, almost too beautiful to eat! Our raffle and silent auction were very popular again this year and featured beautiful artwork, high-end vegan shoes and handbags, and many exciting vegan experiences. Silent Auction and Raffle Prizes Thanks again to our donors and sponsors, our amazing team of event volunteers and our staff for their hard work and dedication in making this year our most successful ThanksLiving benefit to date! Photos by George Brooks and Melissa Cacioppo Thank you to our generous gift bag, raffle and silent auction sponsors: 100% Pure Acure Organics Alternative Baking Co. Aroma Thyme Bistro bambooee Beanfields Beyond Skin Bodhi Holistic Spa Bungalow360 Caryn King Studio Cheezehound Chicago Vegan Foods Chickpea & Olive Cinnamon Snail Citra Solv cocomama Compassion Co. Daiya Djuna Shay Earth Science Field Roast Furface Pet Portraits Genna Howard Go Macro Go Raw Grayworks Design Gristle Tattoo Guayaki Hungry Ghost Guesthouse Johnny’s Selected Seeds Karen Segboer Lagusta’s Luscious Lighter Live & Let Live Michelle Leon Vegan Nature’s Path obsessive compulsive cosmetics Phoenicia Lodge Planet Dog Raw Revolution Sick So Delicious Spider Ink Studio Stephanie Schlegel Sweet & Sara The Vegan Collection Tieks Tofutti V-Dog Vaute Couture Vegan Essentials VegNews Vital Alchemy Acupuncture YAROK Thank you to our generous food and beverage sponsors: Ace Natural The Apple Bin Twisted Jeanne’s