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Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber
Ok, I hate to be that guy but one of the lessons FIRST/RDs need to learn - Vegetarian food != just salad. I hate to complain about volunteer food but it's a small issue when I don't have time to run out and grab food somewhere else. Eating just salad for 2 meals a day for 3 days is not healthy. We have the same dietary requirements as the rest of you. If providing a vegetarian option is a problem let me know in advance and I'll make plans accordingly.
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That's more of a venue specific thing than related to FIRST specifically. You get what the venue provides when you order a vegetarian option. That said, the regional events I volunteered at had fairly decent vegetarian options, though I don't specifically recall seeing the vegetarian options in St. Louis.
Remember though, that a lot of these events are run on a shoestring. In Duluth; the Lake Superior and Northern Lights regionals they didn't even have coffee for the volunteers because it wasn't in the budget. Despite the fact that I'm pretty sure not serving coffee is a human rights violation I muddled on through.
So while I encourage the Event Managers to work so that the vegetarians get more than rabbit food I think that we as volunteers need to understand that some things just aren't within the control of the Event Manager/FIRST>