?Let?s Delve Into We Carnival 2012?

~ Is next year's official Carnival slogan ~

PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Carnival Foundation (SCDF) board has chosen the slogan for Carnival 2012: "Let's Delve Into We Carnival 2012."

As has become tradition, the selection of a slogan was done via a public competition. SCDF received more than 100 submissions via Facebook and e-mail during the competition period, exceeding the number of submissions for the Carnival 2011 slogan competition.

In the end, the SCDF board settled on the submission by Delbert Jack, who works at a major hardware store. He received a season pass to Carnival 2012, which is deeply appreciated as he is an avid Carnival supporter.

SCDF President Stuart Johnson said the theme had been chosen after much debate, to reinforce the commitment and involvement of the people, as it always would be the "people's festival."

"We held onto the 'we carnival' part of the slogan, as it speaks to everyone who loves Carnival or is involved in any facet of our cultural celebrations," Johnson said. "We embraced the involvement of the people's perspective in the winning slogan: people must hold on to the ownership of our Carnival, as it belongs to them."

"Everyone can feel proud of the steps taken already towards the preparation of Carnival 2012, inclusive of the full schedule already being released, our ongoing registration, our promoters being identified, and now our slogan being launched," Johnson said.

"We surely are holding on to the promise made. Early preparations for Carnival surely will lead to a more successful Carnival season once again. We've come a long way and this is simply just the beginning of what is yet to come," he concluded.

SCDF also is gearing up to release its plans for the marketing and further promotion of Carnival for the upcoming season and beyond.

Source: http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/23632-lets-delve-into-we-carnival-2012.html

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