Saturday August 1, 10am-4pm – lunch will be provided

OBJECTIVE: SETUP BOTH GARAGES (Chicken Prep, Cold-Room & ParBoil), STAGE SETUP, ELECTRICAL & MOST BOOTHS

• Start by clearing out both garages – moving things inside the temple or into small staging piles in the parking lot. To minimize extra work we will try and move things to areas where they will be used. Make sure to leave space to move large items (the Waza platforms). Keep space open in front of both garages as we will build the long corn/udon/refreshment booths. Advisors will help direct this task but some hints:

1. Move Barrels, lids, sheet pans to the washing area in front of the S/W gate.
2. Move 55 gallon drums in front of east Garage
3. Move Waza platforms near the Waza area (near S/E gate)

• Prep West Garage – LEAD: _________ ADVISOR-VIC/GLYNN:

1. Clear out stored items from walk-in cooler
2. Open space along the west wall
3. Install window air-conditioner
4. cover chicken prep area (floor to ceiling) with plastic – special instructions from Mark: cut the plastic curtain – 1ft from floor – along 3 walls – cooler wall, ac(window)wall, and the cinder block (north) wall, leave the plastic long along the shelving. we’ll cut if needed.
5. “Cold Room” should already be running
6. 2 tables to stack sugar

• Prep East Garage – LEAD: __________ ADVISOR-GLYNN

1. Cover all floor space with cardboard
2. Cover east wall with cardboard
3. Install gas line, barrels, and burners (GLYNN)
4. Cover west and east walls with plastic

• Wash Barrels, Ice Chests, Sheet Pans – LEAD: __________

1. Wash Marinade Barrels and lids
   • Wash with a mixture of 2 tbsp dish soap and 2 tbsp of bleach in gallon of water
   • Thoroughly Rinse
   • Store clean barrels in the Chicken Prep area or Cold Room in West Garage (do not nest the barrels)
2. Wash Ice Chests and move to social hall
3. Wash Sheet Pans move to parboil area in East Garage

• Stage Prep – LEAD: __________ ADVISORS-JERRY/ROGER

1. Need a few people who can do a small bit of carpentry – lifting, driving screws, hammering, using a level
2. Open/clear storage area under stage (make neat stacks of like materials – torii, gates, other – use minimal space in parking lot)
3. Do Not Rip Floor covering – just unscrew the wooden anchor boards
4. Wash and repair existing floor covering – Apply Non-Slip solution
5. Check for nail/screw pops on stage and repair
6. Install stairs & railings
7. Install North Wall vertical studs and (new) install horizontal boards between studs (for strength and to provide a better surface to attach screens). Horizontal boards set at 3′ and 8′.

• Add Fence to Temple East Side green space – ADVISORS CARL

1. Drive 4′ stakes about every 6′ along the desired fence line.
2. Use the black plastic construction fence just removed from the stage and attach to stakes

• BOOTHS Setup – LEAD: __________ ADVISOR-JERRY/ROGER

1. Setup WAZA 2 10×20 popup tents – add divider lattice and LED light strings
2. Setup Chicken Concession Booth – run LED light strings (new popup tent in 2024)
3. Setup Corn/Udon/Refreshment booth run LED light strings
4. Setup General Sales Booths up to the WAZA section – run LED light strings

• Electrical – LEAD: __________ ADVISORS-BEN, JIM, VIC

1. Setup Stage Wiring
2. Prep Wiring for other areas – We are not lighting above the eating area or the above the vendor booths – no strings are necessary other than to provide electricity to the vendor booths. Over the Audience area the lines from Obon will be up BUT WE WON’T LIGHT THEM – we will just put chochins over the empty light sockets.

• Inside Kitchen & Hall – LEAD: __________ ADVISORS-MIKE

1. Cover Kitchen and Hall with cardboard.

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