There's
stigma attached to the name Chicken Noodle Club ever since the arrest of
former Saint John Common Councillor and pedophile Donnie Snook and his guilty
pleas on more than 40 charges of child exploitation.
Snook
became the face and voice for the Chicken Noodle Club. Judith
Meinert-Thomas, who was a volunteer for 4 or 5 years, says a makeover is
needed to ensure its survival but she's confident it will withstand the
current difficulties.
Meinert-Thomas says besides a new moniker, a new person will have to be hired who will be spotless.
She points out the lunch program feeds 18 thousand young people a year in the south end and that's nothing to sneeze at.