That word from NBCC Student Life Coordinator Justin Sweeney while defending the 5th Annual Kids Winter Carnival to St. Stephen Town Council. The debate over a $200 donation brought Sweeney to Council Chambers last night (Monday) to clarify a few things reported elsewhere by local media.
Sweeney says, "The mention of fundraising and trying to raise funds for ourselves and things of that nature, I felt that was very innacurate, I felt that was where the misperception was." Sweeney tells Tide News he wants to clarify the event is not a fundraiser, infact, NBCC is in the hole around $1600 from the past 4 years. "People ask, and we'll say, 'Yeah, It was a huge success!' and for us, we measure success in the number of kids who attend the event, the fact that they have never had any injuries, and the only time we tend to see a kid upset is when their parents say it's time to go, so I mean, to us, that's the major success."
After Sweeney stated his case, St. Stephen Town Council voted 4-2 in favor of the $200 donation.
The 5th Annual Kids Winter Carnival will take place next Saturday, Feb 9th, at NBCC, from 10-6pm.
