Unfortunately, it's tricky finding a good day this time of the year that doesn't conflict with anything. If we wait until the following week, we sort of miss the point in discouraging people from buying a turkey corpse, and conflict with the RVM. If we went with the Saturday, people would complain that it's the 'day before the XX run'. If we did it the weekend before, it would be too early, and there was probably a run that week too (Terry Fox?)

So, we do the best we can. Personally, i think 23 people for a 1st-time event is HUGE for this city. I've organized numerous other events, and am always shocked with how long it takes for people to actually start coming out. This is a city of complacency and excuses much of the time.

Finally, i'd argue that a vegan run trumps 'The Run for the Cure', given that veganism can play a big role in cancer prevention…if more people ate well (and less turkeys!), cancer would be much less of an issue. This seems more like a 'cure' to me, than compared to all the animal testing and other awful things most cancer agencies practice.

That's my two cents on the issue, anyway. =)