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title: "World Vegetarian Congress 1996 - Sports and Fitness People - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "World Vegetarian Congress 1996 - Sports and Fitness People: Sports and Fitness People Pictures and Comments from the Cybercafe Anne Dinshah Lightweight women's rowing coach, University of Wisconsin at Madison. Madison, Wisconsin, USA VEGGIE POWER, lean, clean and unmean!"
url: "https://ivu.org/international-vegetarian-union/resources/interviews/4250-congress-wvc96-sports.html"
date: "2026-11-06T00:18:42+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---
# World Vegetarian Congress 1996 - Sports and Fitness People
![[Anne Dinshah]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/anne_dinshah.jpg)
| **Sports and Fitness People** Pictures and Comments from the Cybercafe **Anne Dinshah** *Lightweight women's rowing coach, University of Wisconsin at Madison.* Madison, Wisconsin, USA ![[Bernie Thimian]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/bernie_thimian.jpg)VEGGIE POWER, lean, clean and unmean! If you're not eating your veggies, what are you eating? One Step Closer Proactive Health Management \- Fitness and Nutrition Coach \- Product Development \- Healthful Living Resources Information, Education and motivation, equals transformation! Visit our world wide web site at , soon to be . Presenting peak preformance tips on fitness and nutrition and everyday living. Neat links to Cyberveggies, and columns on Scary Dairy, Egg Joke and Cow Gone Mad. Also the One Step-One Shop product catalog featuring; Veggie Power(TM) Athletic clothing, Famous vegetarian T's, New Four Food Group Place Mats, Educational resources, and other neat stuff. **Bernie Thimian** Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada ![[Birgit Rambaud]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/birgit_rambaud.jpg)I have been a vegetarian for the past 50 years, and a vegan for 45 years. I am now 71 years old and still going strong. I am thankful for my good health. I am still very active and in good health. I did bungee jumping in Australia in 1993. Last year in 1995 I celebrated my 70th year birthday in an air balloon high over Australia. This year on my birthday I went soaring in a glider over the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, where I live. I have attended many World Vegetarian Congress - Maine in 1975, 4 different cities in India in 1977, Neu Ulm, Germany in 1982, and many others. I hope to attend the [World Vegetarian Congress in Toronto in 2000](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-2000-congress-2000-index.html). I also volunteer at the Olympics occasionally, but this year Olympic volunteering conflicted with the World Vegetarian Congress, so I attended here instead, since this is more important to me. My reasons for vegetarian living are primarily health. In the 1940's I was extremely ill and expected to die within a few months. I then became a vegetarian and have learned to become quite healthy, and I am living proof of the potential of healthful plant-based, ecologically-responsible living to restore vigor and vitality in human health. I have written two books in my life, during my 7-year residence in Australia, from 1950-1957. I am SWEDISH. Jag har varit vegetaruan for over 50 ar nu och en vegan for omkring 45 ar. Gillar mycket farsk frukt och salad men ater kokt foda ocksa behover inga kokbocker ar nu 71 ar gammal och for tva ar sedan jag var nere i australien och reste omkring och aven gjorde bunge jumping det var 1993 ifjor 1995 jag firade min 70ars fodelsedag i en ballong over canberra i ar jag gjorde gliding i the berkshires var jag bor jag fortfarande ar stark och jobbar hart varje dag pa en kampingplats vi ager. **Birgit Rambaud** Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA This is my third Summerfest and every year I look forward to seeing old friends, and meeting new ones. I would love to share my Vegan recipes with other vegetarians. My other interests are aerobic classes, weightlifting, and golf. **Carol A. Kuhnke** Miami Lakes, Florida, USA | ![[Carol A. Kuhnke]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/carol_kuhnke.jpg)![[Carole Baral]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/carole_baral.jpg) | This is my 20th year at the Vegetarian Summerfest. I am so happy to be here again with all these wonderful friends. I teach yoga and relaxation techniques here at the convention. My husband Arthur and our son, Matt are with me this year to become inspired and blessed by all this wonderful energy. **Carole Baral** *Certified integral yoga instructor, school teacher, [NAVS](http://www.cyberveg.org/navs/) board member.* Carmel, New York, USA ![[Rozalind A. Gruben]](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc96/rozalind_gruben.jpg)I assist Dr. Keki Sidhwa in the running of the British Natural Hygiene Society, the organisation that educates people in how to live in accordance with nature's laws for abundant health and joy. I am also working with Dr. Douglas Graham in the founding of HealthEco, a non profit organisation dedicated to advancing the cause of planetary health through a series of educational programs, and by supporting projects designed to make a difference to our planet. Much of my time is spent speaking and writing on the causes of health along with extensive work within the fitness industry as a course director of exercise teacher training. **Rozalind A. Gruben** *Professor of nutrition, writer, exercise teacher/trainer.* Storrington, West Sussex, England A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Davis, former manager of the International Vegetarian Union. It represents his curation of historical material, and in places includes passages written by him directly. Over the years, the IVU website has migrated between several different hosting servers. In the course of these migrations, a number of PDF files were unfortunately lost, and **some links to PDF documents may no longer function**. 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