I understand you not wanting 20 bags of chips and 2 pots of soup... what if we started a thread so people could post what they were bringing and could plan accordingly rather than having a formal signup??? Really though, in this instance, 20 bags of chips wouldn't be the worst thing since I'm thinking there will be mostly snack foods anyhow. The only requirement that I do think there should be is to bring bowls and spoons if you bring soup, forks if you need forks for it, etc.