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.
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Blantyretim.
Are you free tomorrow afternoon, Could come into Glasgow for a few hours.
Survey done
eddiein
Add another one. :-))
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
BRTH
So its a lite bite then.
Macca on clyde
“The boy is illegible for scotland”
Oldtim
after 4…
KK
You can’t help yourself can you old boy?
Like a greyhound out of a trap. Embarassing.
Belated hoopy birthday to Lorna Winklepicker.
Hail Hail sister
Next Friday I’m working till four so just meet at kerrydale im afraid.
ill see my dad over the weekend.
Oldtim, depending on sipsini’s availability we may crash your pre party party.
A CEILER GONOF RUST
I’ll pass them on,bud. Along with the rest.
I gather she celebrated last night with some very fine whisky,a very rare and limited edition.
Dunno where she got it from…..
Bmcuw
pass on my regards to your sis
Got locked out for a few days!!!
blantyretim.
Is that you saying that you will go for a drink after four??.
A Ceiler Gonof Rust Says Hail Hail Big Fraser.
Your always welcome.
Tomorrow yes, have you got canman we can go to Partick
Syd Negakev
Thanks,Pally… Appreciated.
Gotta Leave ,Steve.
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
estorilbhoy……No doubt the patter will be great at table 34,
you and your son can dance the feet aff Mrs V…….please!!!!
Auldheid apologies if I missed your response but I was pretty perturbed by your recent post that celtic were in a huff over the reaction to the forum?
Blantyretim.
I think Canamalar is away back in Foreign soil.
I’ll see you in the Blane Valley at four, if you can get away earlier let me know.I can change my arrival time.
Wee Judith fair brightened up the weather – just there.
BLANTYRE TIM
Will do,mate.
I’m hoping the widespread good wishes will tempt her to share her vitriolic opinions with us all on here.
Always love reading the blog, very rarely post.
I”m looking forward to hopefully meeting a few of you next week at CQTEN.
Bmcuw
who will be first to ask her the question do u support yon dead team
BLANTYRE TIM
That would be ACGR-once he reads my post at 1844 re whisky!
Dunno if anyone’s mentioned it,but we have a friendly on August 2nd v Bayer Leverkusen.
In Helsinki!
Ah well,at least WEEFRA Jr will be pleased….
Family duties call, so I’m off….btw for all the horsey types
on here any early Cheltenham tip’s would be well appreciated.
I caught the last few minutes of radio shortbread sports show,one of
the guests was Jock Brown. He spoke fondly about wee Fergus and Celtic
while slaughtering the media coverage the tabloids gave him in relation
to the love-in they had with sir minty.
Well said Jock.
We still have a very limited number of tickets fir CQTEN due to some late cancellations – if you want to be at the CQN event of the decade next Friday 14th March at the Kerrydale suite at Celtic Park please email david@cqnmagazine.com
valentinesday.
Keep money in wallet! That’s my tip!
Oldtim 67
I will see you in The Blaine Valley next friday if that is OK
HH
valentinesday
18:54 on 6 March, 2014
estorilbhoy……No doubt the patter will be great at table 34,
you and your son can dance the feet aff Mrs V…….please!!!!
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Looking forward to meeting up with your good self and Eddie and many others. A as much chance of my son dancing as Craig Whyte being at our table ( now there’s thought, why have we not got him as guest of honour :))
Don’t forget in blane valley everyone is called Dave
only fools and horses….8)
eddieinkirkmichael
18:22 on 6 March, 2014,
Filled in mate without using sweary words :-)
VALENTINESDAY
I gave my weather and going forecast at around 430am this morning,if it’s any help!
Acgr,
Doc mailed earlier we’ll be there alright as will jtt.
eddieinkirkmichael
18:22 on
6 March, 2014
I was only reading about the survey until your little prompt,logged in and completed.
Pity they did not ask for proper ID’s to prevent mis-use, and if required, to further enhance any instances or examples quoted.
No matter, well worthwhile.
BT/Oldtim,
assuming my now posptoned travel plans, stay postponed, im up for a wee pre-swally, swally!
And im guessing given your last post, that i’ll be fine in the Blane Valley eh BT?
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
For such a twisted bunch of argumentative messers, you CQN guys are hot stuff in the fund raising department.
Amazing response to the Mary’s Meals appeal.
Just filled in the petition.
Can’t see any problem with the Act.