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Part of our team expectations is that the parents of each team member must provide a meal for the team. We have one wonderful parent that organizes the whole schedule for the build time. Our "short" days - Tues, Thurs 5:30 - 9, and Sun 12:30 - 6 don't require food. The long days - Mon, Wed, Fri - 2:30 - 9 and Sat. 12:30 - 9 we need dinner. The parents are fantastic - so far this year we've had chicken fingers & fries, Chili, turkey dinner (w/ potato and veggie). Last year I even brought in my barbeque grill and we had burgers and hot dogs. We eat well! The school's food lab is across the hall from our build area, and the school is gracious enough to let us use the space to eat and store some of our food items like paper products. We use the dinner time as a team bonding time, rookie members sit with returning members and get to know each other. We also use the time for team meetings.