This year you made connections with new people. In the first half of the year you connected with 1226 pupils at Chibwata Primary School, Dowa, Central Malawi, who eat in a school kitchen you paid Mary’s Meals to build. This is it:
Two months ago you connected with the 1292 pupils at Kholoni Primary School, Mchinji, Central Malawi, who also eat at a school kitchen you paid Mary’s Meals to build. Here it is:
There is now around 4000 kids attending schools in Malawi with kitchens you paid for. Not only are they being fed, they are being educated in greater numbers than ever – enrolment is up around 30% after the kitchens go up. This gives them better life chances. Some will graduate from subsistence living to a life with opportunities.
Villages with better education facilities become more productive and wealthier, as do districts and countries. Across Mary’s Meals 1m plus daily meals, this will provide a significant lift to the drive away from absolute poverty for decades to come.
These are big numbers but the detail is always more revealing. Magners offer us a pair of premium seat tickets for most home games. When we run these competitions dozens of you click to donate to Mary’s Meals, putting food in the larders of school kitchens.
Then there are the regular donations to the Celtic FC Foundation. Celtic work with those who have fallen through the cracks in the UK, Ireland and the developing world. They feed the homeless in Glasgow, make facilities available to kids with autism, and generally go around like a green and white caped crusader. You have always responded to the call.
I get to see lots of this in action, there are small causes too numerous to mention, helped more often than not from people who don’t want you to know what they’ve done. There have been 100 stories in 2015 which will never be written, but will live as private anecdotes, or as kitchens in Africa, or winter clothing for refugees in Serbia. Celtic fans have been doing this for 128 years, each act is a commemoration of what started it all back in 1887.
I’ve met hundreds of CQN’ers but yet to meet one I didn’t like. Even the raging lunatics online (you know who you are!) are actually very decent people when you get them away from the keyboard. On behalf of the thousands you’ve helped this year, thank you very much. I’m sure Brother Walfrid would be very proud of you.
Have a great Christmas, you deserve it.
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Billy
HH
****Last Man Standing 6 week 2 update****
Good Evening fholks and a Happy Christmas Eve to you alll
Just a big thank you to the 37 buy backs who take their place along side the 18 teams that qualified in week 1. You have been keeping Jobo very busy on the ole emails.
So, with 85 contestants declared at the start, and 37 buy backs declared so far, we can confirm that the prizepot so far is an incredible £610. And indeed Wee Shay will benefit from at least the same!
As it’s Christmas, we have thrown in a few extra prizes to temp you to buy back and reward you when you do :-)
Round 1 Buyback option for £10
Round 2 Buyback option for £10
Round 3 Buyback option for £10
Round 4 Joker round; 5 lucky losers get the chance to regain their history for free
Round 5 1 Lucky loser wins 2 CQN badges ( badges 5 and 6)
Round 6 1 Lucky loser wins 2 CQN badges (badges 7 and 8)
Round 7 1 Lucky loser wins a Total Larsson DVD
Round 8 1 Lucky loser wins a set of CQN cufflinks
Round 9 1 Lucky loser wins a Winds of Change book and Total Larsson DVD
If the competition finishes earlier, then the remaining prizes will move to the earlier round
Week 2 kicks off on Boxing Day.
Have a Peaceful and wonderful Christmas
HH
CRC
ps A big thank you to Jobo for all his hard work,care and attention for LMS. He makes my life so much easier
Today, as I travelled east along South St in the north west of Glasgow, I happened upon a sign sitting atop a parked car. This sign proudly advertised directions to a nearby “Hot Hand Car Wash”, which left me raging. As someone who suffers from year round cold hands I immediately knew that if ever a job vacancy came up within this establishment I would have absolutely no chance of securing work there. Why the owner sees it fit to discriminate against myself and fellow cold hand sufferers I have no idea. Needless to say, as soon as I got home and had warmed my hands up sufficiently, I immediately set about writing a strongly worded letter to the owner of said establishment. I would however ask any employment lawyers who made reading this to advise me of my next move. Down with this sort of thing.
roy croppie
World Class Input my man:))
All the best, let the music play..
SP
https://youtu.be/K2dCMDNqE5Y
Heard this on Forth radio today. Got me in the festive mood.
PRAECEPTA on 24TH DECEMBER 2015 6:53 PM
TET
Could be the old pay-in at close of business – 2 days public holidays – 5 working days to clear cheque. Oops! New Year and another 2 days public holidays……
Come off it..
This is The Rangers we are talking about, not the DWP.
cleared funds by 4th January if lucky (and plenty of time to go into Admin if Hibs get a result)!!
:-)
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Heart warming blog today!
Lennon’s Passion and Bada Bing
Sincere apologies to both you good guys for by behaviour towards you a few nights ago. I was well out of order.
Hope you and all fellow CQNers and the worldwide Celtic family have the Christmas you would choose if it were possible.
P
If they have paid it back, and it’s accepted, which I have my doubts he will, could it be a ploy to stop him getting a slice of the pie if they go into admin ?
In Mash they are up against someone who knows the score inside out, I’m sure he would have thought things through.
HH
A bitter/sweet Christmas this year.
The joy and excitement on the faces of my 2 kids , contrasts starkly with daily health issues encountered by my hero, my Da.
Keep on thinking about a song I heard him sing many years ago on the bus back from the game.
His memory ain’t good so he can’t remember it.
Would love the words if anyone knew it…..
It starts…
‘ some day I long to see the Celtic maybe at the closing of my day…..
Wishing all CQNers a peaceful Christmas , make the most of your family.
HH
ELDIEGOBHOY on 24TH DECEMBER 2015 7:23 PM
Calm down besty it was handbags. You enjoy tomorrow with the family.
PS many thanks to Paul 67 for providing this magical place.
Peace be with you Paul and your family.
God bless Travellerbhoy
See Tyler Blackett is being recalled by Man Utd.
Made my Christmas anyway.
Thank you LP. Same to you.
Sadly tho as the years move on we’re leaving way too many family members behind. That’s life.
Steven McLean ref for Hearts game.
I visited a wonderful old uncle today. He’s now 91 and continues to love Celtic with his heart and soul. He talks often about lifting me over the turnstiles at Celtic Park all those years ago.
You have to play along with him occasionally and when he asked me who the pop singer was that used to sit with us my younger daughter whispered Rod Stewart. I mentioned that to my uncle and said did Rod have long hair at the time. He said no and did I know his wife was a tiny wee wummin!
Anyway most recently Peter Andre has been dropping in during breaks in Strictly rehearsals. I need some of what he’s on. God Bless my uncle Jim.
BMCUWP 5.54
Yes it is frustrating but when two professional journos who would love to use it say the legal advice is the cannot and the Celtic lawyer is of same opinion then it’s hard to argue.
However as I’ve said before that provenance reason will fade away either during upcoming trials or quickly thereafter.
In the meantime we soldier on.
Name the two Celtic legends
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Merry Christmas one and all. Hope you all have a wonderful time over the next few days!
It’s a funny old world.
Billionaire Ashley is apparently getting his money. And the florist and the face painter are still waiting on theirs.
Today’s highlight.
Ronnie D. In full click trackie crossing the road in bishy with two mates to get to the co-op.
I gave him a wee wave and a thumbs up and he gave the fist raised salute.
I felt like giving him a Christmas card to say sorry for my rants.
I hope we do something special for the rest of the season.
Braver man than me wearing the colours here.
Keep it lit.
THE SPIRIT OF ARTHUR LEE on 24TH DECEMBER 2015 8:03 PM
Name the two Celtic legends
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roy croppie on 24th December 2015 6:32 pm
Brilliant as ever
Hope everyone on cqn has a healthy happy and holy(if thats your thing) Christmas
HH
Auldheid on 24th December 2015 7:55 pm
Might be a wee early present for you? A Football League Xmas Eve announcement that’s bound to interest the English MSM – especially as QPR are contesting a £50M+ case and questions are being asked about the current EPL Leaders Admin not being a handicap to their promotion 2013/2014.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/24/fulham-nottingham-forest-bolton-football-league
Last of the presents wrapped.got a drink and You Tube on,
hope everyone on here has a happy and peaceful Christmas,
might even post a few tunes later
Dipn in & out
God bless all u bhoys & Ghirls
HH & here we go 2 10IAR
Merry xmas & hoopy NY
Burghbhoy on 24th December 2015 7:30 pm
A bitter/sweet Christmas this year.
The joy and excitement on the faces of my 2 kids , contrasts starkly with daily health issues encountered by my hero, my Da.
Keep on thinking about a song I heard him sing many years ago on the bus back from the game.
His memory ain’t good so he can’t remember it.
Would love the words if anyone knew it…..
It starts…
‘ some day I long to see the Celtic maybe at the closing of my day…..
Wishing all CQNers a peaceful Christmas , make the most of your family.
HH
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Tune Galway Bay
Some Day I’m going back to see the Celtic
be it only at the closing of my days
just to see again those Green & White Jerseys
& to wander down the lane of memories,
To recall again those days of James McGrory
that famous name has traveled near & far
& I’ll picture once again yon Prince of dribblers
the one & only Patsy Gallagher,
now the critics of today condemn the Celtic
their reason why I cannot understand
remember won the Exhibition Trophy
when they met & beat the pride of England.
So some day I’m going back to see the Celtic
back where the Green Flag proudly flies
& I’ll see again the Scottish Cup at Parkhead
& the rising of the sun at Paradise.
Mick Garngad.
from some old celtic songs- Zeta boards
My favourite Christmas song,takes me back to Wilbur Smith books as shinpads in my new Celtic strip playin’ wae ma new Mitre Delta on Craufurdland Road back in the ole day.
Happy Christmas all
http://youtu.be/cIxj7Ew_99w
https://youtu.be/o5V6_LdlOeM
Hope this works
HH
Came on here regarding Ashley
Why do we stick up for this guy.was heavy into Zero hours contracts a carpetbagger con man. he gets a easy ride on here. Is it because of the sevco thing.having them were he wants them.no he should be treated like every entrepreneurs who make there wealth on the backs of ordinary folk who can’t seem to get a decent job.no more looking up to him.just treat him as another con man.
Dena
Don’t know if you saw, I’ve got you one for Stranraer.
Timbhoy3
He is a scum bag, but not as big a scum bag as the huns.
HH
THE EXILED TIM on 24TH DECEMBER 2015 8:46 PM
Timbhoy3
He is a scum bag, but not as big a scum bag as the huns.
+The minute he bought into THEM, he became one of THEM.
HH
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TET
A very seasonal type comment:o)
Best wishes to you and your loved ones.
There are employees of Celtic on zero hour contracts.
Derk B is one of them :-)
Edb
Best wishes to you J and to H and the girls.
HAMILTONTIM on 24TH DECEMBER 2015 8:51 PM
There are employees of Celtic on zero hour contracts.
Derk B is one of them :-)
Wonder if Derk is allowed to work for someone else while zero houred with us.
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