ThanksLiving X Recap

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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