Help is needed to finish to goat barn...

Hi all,
I received the following from Todd MacQueen. Do we really want to have new pens but a lost opportunity to paint? Please Please help with this. The next fairboard meeting isn't until June 11 and we should be done with the painting by then so we can start the pen construction.
Maruska


From Todd:

Good Morning Maruszka,

We ran into some problems working on the barn last night. I started painting but had to stop for a couple of reasons. The old paint flaking off still has to be scraped because the power washing didn’t get everything and there’s still a lot of loose paint. We scraped until dark but there’s a lot of scraping to be done and we only scratched the surface. If we don’t do this right we’ll be back in the same situation next year.

The way I see it is we have two options:

If the barn is to be painted before fair it’ll need to be a huge effort on the part of every club and the fair board. It’ll require cooperation and scheduling of large groups working together possibly working shifts ...

The other option is to simply skip painting. I hate the idea of leaving the barn looking like it does but I’m just not sure we’ll get the kind of cooperation we’ll need to get it painted in time...

If we try to pull this off, I see it going something like this:

Scraping
(40) volunteers (minimum) for 8 to 10 hours
(10) 6ft ladders
(10) 8ft ladders
Scaffolding if anyone has some
(40) scrapers
Rakes and shovels for cleanup

Painting
(40) volunteers (minimum) for 10 to 12 hours
(10) 6ft ladders
(10) 8ft ladders
Scaffolding if anyone has some
(2) airless sprayers (rentals typically cost $120 for a weekend)
(20) paint brushes
(30) paint rollers
Rags

Do you think the fair board would be willing to supply the airless sprayers since its Lowell’s buildings we’re painting?

The North Kent 4Hers will be willing to help with the project, but we have only seven kids showing goats now ... This is a big project… do you think we’ll get the cooperation we need from all of the clubs? Please share your thoughts.

Thanks,

Todd