About 600 people participated in the carnival, food booths and the reveal of the treat, Nordvedt said.
The cooking took place Friday and Saturday, with the carnival starting at 1 p.m. on Sunday. At 2:30 p.m., the TV producers filmed several takes of the reveal before officially lifting the enormous curtain that was hiding the 12-foot tall mega-treat.
“It’s all about the community here,” said Kirk Durham, head of development with Beyond Productions, the company producing the show. “Our offices are here in Hollywood and we all live in the area. Seeing [the wildfires and mudslides] on the news, it can happen to our neighbor; to any one of us.”
“We’re just out here to help the town of La Cañada and the community center here,” said Executive Producer Mark Herwick. “This area has taken a lot of hardships over the last year and we’re happy to bring the community together.”
The producers bought 7,000 pounds of marshmallows and 5,000 pounds of Rice Krispies, expecting 20% to be lost during the cooking process.
Volunteers, mostly high school age or younger, began unwrapping the bags of marshmallows and mixing them in with the butter on Friday.
Girl Scout Troop 3461 was there Friday afternoon, having canceled a camping trip originally scheduled for this weekend.
“The girls took a vote whether to camp or do this,” said Jacki Harris, mother of Girl Scout Lindsey Harris. “They wanted to do this. We can camp any time.”
Harris said they’ll get a badge for their work.
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Lindsey Harris. “The Community Center is important.”
