Apologies for absence yesterday, the day got away from me. The blog would have said something like, “really pleased Celtic pushed back so vocally against the illiberal and ill-conceived Offensive Behaviour Act”, but with less brevity.
Shortly before Christmas we launched the campaign to fund the construction of a school kitchen in Malawi through Mary’s Meals to mark the 10th anniversary of Celtic Quick News. The project would cost £7000 and to get us there we scheduled a St Patrick’s Day dinner dance for next Friday, 14 March.
8 days out I am delighted to inform you the target money has been raised, Mary’s Meals already have £7000 in their bank, the project is officially funded and construction plans are underway.
That the money was raised ahead of the event was a surprise, although after 10 years of watching Celtic fans go about their business in this manner, it shouldn’t have been.
We received a remarkable donation from Patrick Foley’s Irish Bar & Restaurant in Gent, and Barney Vallely’s Irish Pub in Cologne, who between them raised €2600.
You don’t think of Gent and Cologne as being big ‘Celtic towns’. I’m sure they are not, but there enough Celtic fans in each city to form a proper community. Their work has been incredible and a real inspiration. Thank you to Patrick, Charlie and their patrons. Special thanks to Kolncelt, who orgainsed the entire effort, but has had to cancel his trip to Glasgow next week.
This gave us a problem, of course, The Show is going ahead next week, but the kitchen at the Kholoni Primary School is already paid for, what will be our focus next week. Here is a remind of what that £7000 is going to achieve:
Mary’s Meals feed 822,142 kids each day across some of the most impoverished areas of the world. The global average annual cost per child is £10.70, and is only £7 in Malawi, where the Kholoni Primary School is.
Kitchens are brick constructed and fully stocked with stoves, pots, serving utensils, mugs and cutlery. They also have a wall-mounted blackboard, so the room can be used as a classroom outside of meal times.
The charity started in 2002 when founder Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow met a mother dying of AIDS, and her child, whose only ambition was to have enough food to eat.
93% of money raised goes directly to the needy and, where possible, the 65,000 volunteers who keep the project running are drawn from parents and relatives of the children being fed.
The impact in Malawi, 17th poorest country by UN measures, is significant. Mary’s Meals provide a daily meal to 20% of the countries primary school aged children. The impact is more than just feeding the hungry, two years after a Mary’s Meals project in Malawi starts, school enrolment is up an average of 30%, leading to higher educational achievements, and a better chance in life.
I’m open to ideas on what to focus on next week but my instinct is to get back onto Mary’s Meals and ask where they next need a kitchen.
A couple of pairs of tickets have become available for Friday’s CQteN St Patrick’s Day at the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park. £50 per ticket, dinner, dancing, two acts, Irish dancers; it is shaping up to be quite an event. Email Tony if you want to be there, cqnbooks@gmail.com
We have a donations page for CQN Mary’s Meals’ projects, if you would like to help out, you can do so here.
Seville, The Celtic Movement, launches this month.
Order yours below:
[calameo code=0003901714cb03d5d5808 lang=en page=114 hidelinks=1 width=100% height=500]
813 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
Taking next week of work (as usual) to sit in front of the tv (and defend my crown :)) – one day I’ll manage a visit to the place :)
just got my hat in this morn…..looks the biz…..many thanks HH.
Afternoon ghuys………………..Baltimore rock 3.15 Sandown 4 me.h
Beautiful Stranger 5.45 Wolvs
CHOOKIE ROYALE…… 2.20 Wolv.
Best wishes for the Festival to all our intrepid punters.
13:30 @ Sandown – Carry on Sydney – NAP!
Roll on Cheltenham.
Good luck everybody.
Sandown 2.40 KASABADALI.
Good luck today. Save some for Cheltenham.
At Ayr races but will go with vibrato valtat at sandown 3.15 be lucky
Skint in the 3:15 at Sandown for me please.
This horse was previously with Nicky Henderson and won a 2m4f hurdle Class 1 race on its only previous trip to Sandown and the current trainer is trying first-time blinkers today.
Might have a wee saver on Nicky’s Fourth Estate!
Good luck,
TTTT
Baltimore Rock 3.15 Sandown
Fourth estate 315 sand
Overclear 17:00 @ Sandown.
jeeso, even gough and the ferret saying the hun goal was a foul…ach well, more fun tomorrow in work…thems just keep giving.
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : Week 30/8th March results & standings
Outstanding results this weekend in the lead up to Cheltenham…
Bada Bing, valentinesday, voguepunter all napped Baltimore Rock @7/1.
leftclicktic (Gaillimh a Chroi @9/2), Kilbowie Kelt (Chookie Royal @4/1), PF Ayr (Forward Flight @13/8)
+£19.00 Rockon Neil Lennon (8)
+£15.50 valentinesday (8)
+£12.60 PF Ayr (10)
+£ 4.50 leftclicktic (6)
+£ 3.88 Som mes que un club (5)
+£ 2.00 tommytwiststommyturns (2)
+£ 1.00 Bada Bing (4)
-£ 2.50 Cathal (4)
-£ 4.63 BMCUWP (6)
-£ 5.63 green T (5)
-£ 6.00 BULL67 (4)
-£ 9.00 El Madrigal (3)
-£ 9.70 unionbearBhind (3)
-£11.13 bonbhoy (4)
-£11.50 fleagle1888 (3)
-£11.75 16 roads (3)
-£12.50 What is the Stars (2)
-£12.75 Kilbowie Kelt (4)
-£16.50 twists n turns (2)
-£17.80 voguepunter (2)
-£20.25 Che (2)
-£22.20 Sponsored by Cheetah (2)
-£22.75 MHARK67 (2)
-£24.94 Burgas Hoops (2)
*No selections (wk 30) : bonbhoy, MHARK67, What is the Stars
*Non-Runners :
Cheers, fleagle1888
CQN CHELTENHAM Naps Competition
Lads, for anyone who wants to take part in the CQN Cheltenham Naps competition, please post your daily selections at the end of this article :
“Jock, Martin, Gordon and Neil”
N.B.
please bookmark this page, as we will be using the same page for the entire week of the Cheltenham festival !
Good luck… fleagle1888