The First Board
2019-2020
“As founders of the Vegan Student Association in Nijmegen, we look back at the past year with great pride and even more thankfulness to everyone who has contributed to making it such an amazing first year for VSA Nijmegen.”
– Elena, Rebecca and Paul
Elena
President
“It all started with just a thought: what if we can create a student association for vegans? That thought took the form of VSA Nijmegen. Something that has exceeded my expectations, but also provided numerous challenges. I hope we were able to create a solid base on which future boards can build even greater things. I am grateful for this opportunity, for my fellow board members who have shown continuous dedication to this association and the members who showed that all this time and effort were very much valued.”
Rebecca
secretary
“I’m so happy with the community we’ve created and very very thankful for everyone who has put time and effort into building the association the past year. It’s been a lot of work and I’ve had to go outside of my comfort zone a lot, but it was definitely worth it. It’s been very gratifying to see how the community has grown with amazing people and projects and how it has given us the opportunity to spread awareness about veganism and work towards making it a part of the conversation within spaces on campus.”
Paul
treasurer
“I can’t believe it’s only been a year, it feels like a lifetime ago when I sat down at the notary’s office to put my signature on a piece of paper to make it all real. Instead it has been an unreal experience. It offered amazing experiences, my personal highlight being the day we got to host Earthling Ed, but also incredible challenges, most notably corona. It was a huge amount of work. I couldn’t have done my work without Elena and Rebecca, the Catering Committee, and all the other volunteers who made it possible and all the members whose happy faces make it all worth it.”