Parks closed, tickets handed out for students partying in Kingston Varma hopes the goal is achievable.“$2.9 million does require a lot of people to come forward and donate if that can,” Varma said. “We’ve been pleasantly surprised and touched by the support we’ve been getting — people have been generous so far.“In fact, we’re starting our campaign with 40 per cent of the revenue in the door already.”McNeely says the need is there, but these are certainly different times.“The goal is an ambitious one considering that we are losing a large source of contributions from many events that we are not able to run due to social distancing restrictions as well as the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on our community.” Construction of Kingston.