ECM Days begins at 9:00 am. The location is determined by our neighborhood partner for that day as we move around to the six neighborhoods ECM is targeting on different Saturdays. An orientation is provided where leaders share the vision for ECM and the partner organization involved that day. Then each group splits up into their respective groups and their group leaders will give their team specific instructions about the projects identified on their targeted blocks and the work begins, usually around 9:30 am. Lunch is at 12:30 pm, at the same meeting location from earlier in the day, and is a time for volunteers and residents to share a meal and get to know one another. When multiple groups are scheduled per day, lunch usually consists of having a joint barbecue where each group pitches in and helps contribute some of the food. After lunch, groups continue working on the projects they started. There is not a set end time (usually around 4:00ish), but the expectation is to complete whatever projects were started so community residents and volunteers feel good about what they accomplished and can see the project completed at the end of the day.