There's stigma attached to the name Chicken Noodle Club ever since the arrest of former 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.