1-Offer to bring a couple of dishes 2- Try not to focus on the food too much and focus more on the company 3- Be prepared to answer questions on why you are a vegan. 4- Offer to help in the kitchen, as not everyone knows how to handle vegan food 5- Make some kind of food type gift (maybe cookies wrapped nicely) that people can take home and enjoy 6- Accept that not everyone understands veganism 7- Fruit is a nice accompaniment to the meal or for snacks as most people eat fruit and its vegan. 8- Ask nicely what is on the menu and how its cooked if you can 9- FACT - Unless you have prepared it your self you can never be 100% sure it truly is vegan 10- Be the kind of vegan you want to see