Cruelty Free You + Me

Wicker Park Farmers Market
2022-06-26 08:00 - 14:00, 2022-06-19 08:00 - 14:00, 2022-06-12 08:00 - 14:00, 2022-06-05 08:00 - 14:00, 2022-05-29 08:00 - 14:00, 2022-05-22 08:00 - 14:00 UTC | Wicker Park Farmers Market
Each week during the Wicker Park Farmers Market we will be gathering plant-based, shelf stable groceries, cruelty free cleaning + beauty supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, and PPE supplies. All donations will benefit our partners at Food Not Bombs – Humboldt Park and We Grow Chicago (formally I Grow Chicago). We are excited to announce we are also beginning to accept fresh produce, peanut butter, Cheerios, and used/new blankets and towels to benefit our animal friends at Chicagoland Pig Rescue.
You can find our booth right outside the market exit where we will be providing outreach and resources about veganism & animal sanctuaries, as well as selling our merchandise and providing coloring pages for the kiddos!
Children’s Story Time, art activity, and vegan snacks at the market’s exit beginning at 9am until 11am.

Story Time in Oak Park!
2022-06-25 09:00 - 12:00 | Oak Park Farmers Market, 123 Madison St, Oark Park, IL, 60302, United States
Join us as we host our compassionate Story Time for children and families at Oak Park Farmers Market. We will begin programming at 9am and 10am.
We start with two stories, followed by art, music, & vegan snacks. We hope to see you and the littles there.
Story Time is donation-based. Your donation makes our programming possible and goes right back into buying new books, art supplies, and snacks.
To learn more about our Compassionate Children of Chicago programming click here.

Story Time in Wicker Park!
2022-06-19 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-12 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-06-05 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-05-29 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-05-22 09:00 - 11:00 | Wicker Park Farmers Market
Each week we host a compassionate Story Time for children and families at Wicker Park Farmers Market. Our Story Time takes place at the exit of the market at 9am + 10am. Each session lasts about one hour long. Our 9am programming is most popular.
We start with two stories, followed by art, music, & vegan snacks. We hope to see you and the littles there.
Story Time is donation-based. Your donation makes our programming possible and goes right back into buying new books, art supplies, and snacks.
To learn more about our Compassionate Children of Chicago programming click here.

Vegan in the Burbs Market
2022-06-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Soundgrowler, 8201 183rd St Suite P, Tinley Park, IL, 60487, United States
Join us for Vegan in the Burbs Market at Soundgrowler Brewing Co. in Tinley Park, IL. We will have our booth set up collecting plant-based groceries and providing information about our work in the Chicagoland community. We will also bring all the kid and family fun!! Scavenger hunt, games, coloring pages, and prizes!
Market Hours are noon to 4pm
Free entry // Kid Friendly Event / Dogs allowed on patio ONLY!
Vendors include:

Ste Martaen
Libby’s Corner
Snack Chan
Paulie Gee’s Logan Square
Mindful Baking
Kind Kitchen Chicago
Tart Pie
Ritual Pastry
Dr. Herbal’s Organic & Vegan
E.E. Mercantile & Co.
Serial Crystal Lover
Xpressive Mocha
Two Kittens Boutique
Envision Positive
Cruelty Free You + Me

Vegandale in Chicago!
2022-06-11 11:00 - 19:00 | Vegandale, 337 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL, 60601, United States
Join the CFY+M at Vegandale in Chicago. Our team will be out there proudly wearing our CFY+M gear and enjoying all the tasty vegan food there is to offer. We will be spending the whole day there and would love for you to hang with our group.
Email Vick at Victoria@crueltyfreeyouandme.org to meet up!
*We will NOT have a booth, we are simply going to support all the hardworking vegan businesses.*

Madison Vegan Summer Pop-Up Market
2022-06-05 11:00 - 16:00 | Goodman Community Center – Ironworks Building, 149 Waubesa St., Madison, IL, United States
Join us at Madison Vegan Summer Pop-Up Market. We will be there doing the following:
☀️ Plant-Based Food + Supply Drive benefiting @foodnotbombshumboldtpark
☀️ Secondhand Rack-Sale featuring cruelty free materials
☀️ STORY TIME, scavenger hunt, and activities for children and families
☀️ Selling our dope new merch
☀️ Outreach on veganism and our work in the community
Event details:
🌻 Sunday, June 5th
🌻 11am to 4pm
🌻 Goodman Community Center – Ironworks Building
🌻 149 Waubesa St. Madison, WI
☀️ Visit @madison.vegan.popup for more details and vendor features! They’re doing an amazing job building a strong vegan community in Wisconsin.

CFY+M Virtual Team MEeting
2022-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 | IL
Interested in joining our team? We have virtual team MEetings a few times a month to strategize and plan for upcoming events.
Messages us to learn more.

Vegan in the Burbs Market
2022-05-15 12:00 - 16:00 | Solemn Oath Brewery, 1661 Quincy Ave Ste. 179, Naperville, IL, 60540, United States
Join us for Vegan in the Burbs Market at Solemn Oath Brewing Co. in Naperville, IL. We will have our booth set up collecting plant-based groceries and providing information about our work in the Chicagoland community. We will also bring all the kid and family fun!! Scavenger hunt, games, coloring pages, and prizes!
Market Hours are noon to 4pm
Free entry // Kid Friendly Event / Dogs allowed on patio ONLY!
Vendors include:

Ste Martaen
Dr. Herbal’s Organic & Vegan
E.E. Mercantile & Co.
Libby’s Corner
Cruelty Free You + Me
Kind Kitchen Chicago
Tart Pie
Envision Positive
Two Kittens Boutique
K&S Supper Club
Vegan Friendly Chicago
Ritual Pastry
Mindful Bakery

Story Time in Wicker Park!
2022-05-15 09:00 - 11:00 | Wicker Park Farmers Market, 1425 N. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States

Wicker Park Farmers Market
2022-05-15 08:00 - 14:00 | Wicker Park Farmers Market, 1425 N. Damen Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States

Animal Sanctuary Food + Supply Drive
2022-05-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Liberation Kitchen, 2054 W. Grand Ave., Chicago, il
Collecting fresh produce, peanut butter, Cheerios, and other supplies for Sweet Petunias Microsanctuary and Chicagoland Pig Rescue.
Guest appearance from Finn of Sweet Petunias!! They will arrive around noon.
* Also accepting plant-based food donations, cruelty-free cleaning + beauty supplies, and PPE supplies to benefit Food Not Bombs – Humboldt Park.
High Needs for Animal Sanctuaries: LEAFY GREENS, apples, oranges, grapes, lettuce, carrots, creamy peanut butter, Cheerios, used or new blankets + towels

Animal Sanctuary Visit
2022-05-07 11:00 - 17:00 | SoL Criations Farm Sanctuary, N1924 Rizer Rd., Endeavor, WI, 53930, United States

Plant-Based Mother's Day
2022-05-06 10:00 - 12:30 | We Grow Chicago, 6402 S. Honore St, Chicago, IL, 60636, United States
This is our 3rd year providing Plant-Based Mother’s Day for 75+ women at We Grow Chicago. For this special event, we provide gift bags for women in their Women’s Group. Each bag includes various vegan meals from local Chicago businesses, vegan desserts, homemade soaps, and packaged snacks and self-care items.
Our amazing donors this year are:

Casa Yari
Kale My Name
Handlebar: 20 meals
Penelope’s Vegan Taqueria
Mindful Baking
Kind Kitchen
Liberation Donuts
Beyond Meat
Dr. Herbal’s Organic & Vegan

Our team personally goes out to prepare the bags and deliver them within the Englewood community. One of our absolute favorite events of the year.

Brittany's Karaoke Birthday Party!
2022-04-26 20:00 - 23:30 | Reed’s Local, 3017 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL, United States
Our amazing teammate Brittany is turning 29 and is hosting a karaoke birthday party benefiting Cruelty Free You + Me! The idea is bringing awesome compassionate humans together, so feel free to bring your pals as well.

Join us on Saturday, April 26th at Reed’s Local for karaoke, raffle prizes, drinks, and vegan snacks!

Party kicks off at 8pm; karaoke starts at 9pm.

Cash ONLY + Proof of Vax Required. Dog Friendly Bar!!

There will be various raffles benefiting Cruelty Free You + Me. Brittany is asking for folks to donate to CFY+M in place of a birthday present.

Event is vegan + cruelty free!

Earth Day in Mount Prospect
2022-04-23 11:00 - 14:00 | River Trails Park District, 1500 E. Euclid Ave., Mount Prospect, IL, 60056, United States
We will be joining River Trails Park District for their Earth Day event again this year. We will be hosting a story time, art projects, and provide vegan snacks for the kiddos!
Story Time at 11:30am, 12:30pm, + 1:30pm.
Event is 11am to 2pm
Located at Woodland Trails Park
* Weiss Center if the weather is not cooperating

Earth Day Story Time in Wicker Park!
2022-04-23 11:00 - 12:00 | The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
We will be hosting our Earth Day Story Time on Sunday, April 23rd at 11am on the 2nd floor of The Den Theatre.

Our Compassionate Programming is donation-based and includes two (or three) stories, an art project (yes, not just coloring pages anymore), and vegan snacks to take home to enjoy! Oh, and music! Always music!

Vegan in the Burbs Market!
2022-04-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Miskatonic Brewing Co., 1000 N. Frontage Rd., Darien, IL, 60561, United States
Join us for Vegan in the Burbs Market at Miskatonic Brewing Co. in Darien, IL. We will have our booth set up collecting plant-based groceries and providing information about our work in the Chicagoland community. We will also bring all the kid and family fun!! Scavenger hunt, games, coloring pages, and prizes!
Market Hours are 1pm to 5pm
Free entry // Kid + Dog Friendly!
Vendors include:

Ste Martaen
Dr. Herbal’s Organic & Vegan
E.E. Mercantile & Co.
Libby’s Corner
Cruelty Free You + Me
Kind Kitchen Chicago
Ritual Pasty
No Bones Beach Club
Vegan Friendly Chicago
Snackie Chan
Serial Crystal Lover

Story Time in Wicker Park!
2022-04-09 10:00 - 15:00, 2022-03-26 10:00 - 15:00 | The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
We will be joining the Wicker Park Farmers Market for their indoor season. Our Story Time will take place at 11am at The Den Theatre.

Our Compassionate Programming is donation-based and includes two (or three) stories, an art project (yes, not just coloring pages anymore), and vegan snacks to take home to enjoy! Oh, and music! Always music!

Masks are REQUIRED for all children 2+ and adults.

Plant-Based Food Drive in Wicker Park
2022-04-09 10:00 - 15:00 | The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60622, United States
We will be joining the Wicker Park Farmers Market for their indoor season. We will be accepting vegan shelf-stable grocery donations, as well as cruelty free cleaning + beauty supplies from 10am to 3pm at The Den Theatre.

All donations will benefit Food Not Bombs – Humboldt Park.

Masks are REQUIRED for all children 2+ and adults.

Buena Vista Social Club
2022-03-27 12:00 - 16:00 | Lo Rez Brewing, 2101 S Carpenter, Chicago, IL, 60608, United States
Join us at Buena Vista Social Club at Lo Rez Brewing in Pilsen on Sunday, March 27th. We will be there hosting our Cruelty Free Rack Sale. 100% of items are second hand and made with cruelty free materials. 100% of purchases directly support our work in the Chicagoland community.
