According to Vegan Club leader Lara Garcia, who is a senior, the club celebrated multiple birthdays and a new grant with vegan coconut cupcakes Nov. 14.

According to club member senior Delaney Wallerich, this week’s meeting was all about celebrating the members of Vegan Club.

“Today we made cupcakes to celebrate the multiple birthdays we have in the month of November, and it was really fun and amazing,” Wallerich said.

Fellow club member and senior Khalyma Robinson shared how exciting both the birthday celebrations and the news about the new grant felt.

“I feel great,” Robinson said. “There’s a lot of things to be celebrated. We’re learning about delicious vegan food that’s sweet and taste good, and we’re also celebrating us, which is nice.”

Garcia said the grant will provide the club with many opportunities in the future.

“This means I won’t have to pay for everything anymore,” Garcia explained. “We also have ‘shnookbooks’ to sell to help costs, but … (I have only) sold one book.”

Robinson agreed, expressing how much of a strain buying all of the club’s food had put on Garcia before the grant was given.

“I feel very happy we have (the grant) just because I know Lara spent a lot of money before getting it. She spent over $200 on the first few meetings of the club, so getting the grant is a good thing,” Robinson said.

According to Garcia, writing the request for the grant did not take long, but the process of receiving it did.

“I got the grant today, (but) I wrote it a months ago. I got it from Laura Smith, who works with the city, over email. We got $1,000,” Garcia said.

According to Wallerich, getting this grant will affect Vegan Club in a positive way.

“I think it’s an amazing opportunity for us to expand our knowledge upon the community about veganism,” Wallerich said. “It’s a very fun club and everyone should join.”

According to Garcia, the next Vegan Club meeting will be after school Dec. 5 in room B222.