About Us

Cooks for Compassion was started by people who care deeply for life and all living things, including animals.  CFC has one mission, which is to make the lives of animals better through delicious food.  How do we do it?  It’s easy!  We organize local benefit dinners that offer three or four gourmet vegan courses.  All proceeds go to an animal-friendly 501(c)3 non-profit organization.   People can enjoy amazing cruelty-free food, while every dish is making the world a better place for animals.  We can’t think of a more win-win situation!

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Alice Cherng is a graduate of the Natural Kitchen Cooking School in New York.  She started the group in the hopes to share her passion in vegan food, which can be delicious and compassionate.

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Sheryl Becker has been active in animal welfare/rights issues for approximately 25 years. She has campaigned for numerous different animal issues, and has been active in various local animal welfare/rights organizations and vegetarian/vegan groups. She is also dedicated to land conservation and environmental issues. Sheryl has served on the Agawam Conservation Commission for eight years, the Westfield River Water Association board for four years, and has been employed as a Conservation Agent for another local town.

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Will DeVault-Weaver is a student at Holyoke Community College. He has been a vegan for almost 3 years and his best friend is Tyson the Pitbull Terrior.

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Amanda Woolley is a music teacher in Springfield, MA, whose passions include music, teaching, and veganism (especially vegan baking)! After going vegan “cold turkey” at the beginning of 2009, she decided to work with Cooks for Compassion to advocate for animal rights and share the joys of veganism in a delicious way!

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Cooks for Compassion is based in Amherst, MA.