{"id":6346,"date":"2022-06-30T12:31:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/?page_id=6346"},"modified":"2022-09-09T09:50:26","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T16:50:26","slug":"more-than-a-meal-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/more-than-a-meal-application\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a Meal &#8211;  Meal application"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/07\/3473687.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;If meals are free, why is it still important to fill out applications?&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/more-than-a-meal\/#funding&#8221; button_two_url=&#8221;https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/more-than-a-meal\/#learning&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;53px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#dddddd&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/foodservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2020\/12\/DSC_7183_web_banner.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;100px||200px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;funding&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||17px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.8&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.6&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span>You may be wondering why it is so important to continue filling out meal applications even though your student&#8217;s meals are free. 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