On April 17, 1915 Brother Walfrid passed away.
The Marist Brothers reported his passing with these words,
“Frère Walfrid est mort. Je perds en lui un vrai père !
Que de services il m’a rendus et avec quelle affectueuse charité !’’ (Avril 25, 1915).
“Brother Walfrid is dead.
In losing him, I lost a true father.
How many things he did for me… and with what loving kindness!”
A Father figure then and an inspirational father figure now, 100 years after his death.
Walfrid’s role in the founding of the Celtic was key. Not only did he achieve his aim of funding the Poor Children’s Dinner tables to feed the hungry of the East End, he also brought together visionaries who ensured that Celtic would have a lasting impact on football and society in Glasgow and far beyond.
Poverty and hunger are still in evidence in both the East End of Glasgow and beyond. To mark the 100th anniversary of Walfrid’s passing Celtic, its charitable arm, Celtic FC Foundation, and Celtic supporters groups will pay their own tribute to Brother Walfrid on April 15.
To support the principles upon which Walfrid founded the club, Celtic supporters will be having a food collection to support the work of Foodbanks in and around the West of Scotland.
On Wednesday April 15 when Celtic play at home to Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership, Celtic supporters are invited to bring items requested by the Foodbanks.
As well as being supported by Celtic FC, the collection is backed by the following Celtic fans groups and forums:
Affiliation Of Registered Celtic Supporters Clubs, AICSC, Celtic Graves Society, CelticMinded, Celtic Quick News, Celtic Supporters Association, Celtic Trust, Celtic Underground, Etims, Hail Hail Media, Green Brigade, Huddleboard, The Kano Foundation and Kerrydale Street,.
Under the banner of Walfrid’s Legacy, the supporters groups and forums have released the following statement: “100 years after the passing of Brother Walfrid there is still hunger and need in our communities.
“Walfrid’s vision was the formation of a successful football club based on the core principle of the alleviation of poverty in our society.”
“Walfrid’s legacy is a thriving Celtic Football Club with a support fundamentally committed to his ideals of supporting those in need locally, nationally and far beyond national borders. “
“To honour Walfrid and his ideals we would urge all Celtic supporters able to attend the match against Kilmarnock on April 15 to bring a donation for the foodbanks we are supporting.”
In addition to the food collection on April 15, on April 17 Celtic FC and Celtic FC Foundation will mark the 100th anniversary of Walfrid’s passing by hosting a lunch for 500 individuals from the city’s homeless community in the Number 7 restaurant in Celtic Park.
Peter Lawwell, Celtic FC Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to be working with our supporters on this magnificent initiative. So many years after our formation, Celtic continues to be very well aware of its continued social responsibility and the club does more charitable work now than ever before. “We are proud that Brother Walfrid’s spirit remains so strong at Celtic and through such initiatives we will continue to honour the ambitions of the club’s founders and make a positive difference to the lives of people in need.”
Tony Hamilton, CEO of Celtic FC Foundation, added: “The phrase ‘more than a football club’ rings true with this joint approach from the Club, its supporters and its charitable arm. The story of Celtic, as seen by our Founding Father, is alive and well today more than 125 years after our formation and I hope that both of these events will be supported.”
We would urge fans to brings donations of the following items.
- Sugar (500g)
- Fruit juice (carton)
- Soup , Pasta sauces, Tomatoes (tinned)
- Cereals
- Tea Bags/instant coffee
- Rice/pasta
- Tinned meat/fish, Tinned fruit
- Jam, Biscuits or snack bars
Donations will be collected on The Celtic Way by volunteers from the Celtic support.
The aim of the collection is specifically for food items as detailed above.
The collection will benefit a number of Foodbanks including, Loaves and Fishes, Coatbridge Foodbank and Hamilton Food Drop among others.
Any cash donations will be passed to Celtic FC Foundation lunch for our homeless citizens on April 17 and the charities they are supporting. Details here http://www.celticfc.net/news/7921
November 1887
“Many cases of sheer poverty are left unaided through lack of means. It is therefore with this principle object that we have set afloat the “Celtic”
@walfridslegacy
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Kitalba , Kingoh , anyone else interested.
Celtic laid a new batch of stones last week and included is a stone for Kano . its just next to one for The Kano Foundation and one for jack and lorraine sweeney and their granddaughter Erin. almost on the top line between Big Jock and Jinky.
Sanna
StS
That would be an insult to the homeless :)
HH
bournesouprecipe
16:33 on 8 April, 2015
Prolong your life expectancy
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You get me ever time with that :)))
Many thanks to Johann Murdoch and Oldtim67, through the kindness of Richie, for the tickets for the lounges tonight. It’ll be a change sitting with the toffs :-)
HamiltonTim , as you know , i don’t go to many away games. TTT got me tickets for that game . HT 0-3 – felt like chucking it. stuck it out and felt part of a defining moment .
Agree Stokes was immense 2nd half but was lucky to still be on the pitch come HT.
For anyone going tonight. http://www.thekanofoundation.com/?p=1927
Sanna
I’m sure that CaltonTongues will confirm or deny but I can’t think of many hostels left in Calton.
Sanna:
I’ll contribute. I was on the plane back to London the day when Martin passed. I’ve never yet had my say on his leaving and how the loss that it was.
If I ever do get around to telling the story of Kano as I knew it, regards his life, I won’t indulge revisionism like I’ve seen so much of on here. Kano would not want it any other way.
Revisionism cheapens the mans ethics and being. He never once ever resorted to lies or bullshit in life.
I remember reading somewhere that there is enough food in the world to feed everyone; everyone can be full, everyday! Yet there are still those of us who don’t get enough, if anything to eat. There has always been poverty. There has always been hunger.
What’s to be done . . .
Well; you found a football club, you have food drives and collections; you build schools in far flung places so the children can eat, you work at food banks, you drop some change in the hat sitting beside the homeless person outside the shop . . . you be the change you want to see in the world . . . you keep it lit.
And tomorrow you do it again.
T
BGX
16:58 on
8 April, 2015
I wonder how many people who read this blog know what Epigenetic means…I dont…dont have a clue…I mean not a Clue….
Me neither but google is a wonderful tool that I have to use on many occasions :-))
HH
Sanna
I was sat with BJMAC that day. I went down for a smoke at half time and could see plenty leaving including guys from my bus.
Thank God we stayed.
Can someone please ensure BSR gets a lift to El Glassico tonight?
Unfortunately I’m indisposed researching how pigeon faeces is a crucial component in the keeping of ones trousers up.
I fancy a few goals tonight.
EC67
tobagostreet
17:22 on 8 April, 2015
Amen to that mate.
Ronny’s Apprentice Feeling the Heat in Madrid
Ronny Deila’s former player Martin Odegaard seems to be finding his new life at Real Madrid very stressful.
Reports today suggest that since his lucrative 80k per week deal was signed back in January the player has fallen out with Real Madrid reserve coach Zinedine Zidane and has subsequently been benched for his attitude.
The 16 year old refuses to train with the reserves during the week and will only take part in training sessions with his teammates on the eve of a game. The player and his agent quite happy to make Madrid stick to their pre-agreed training deal in his contract which stipulates he is to train with the main team 5 days a week.
While it maybe beneficial training along side the stars of Madrid it’s even more beneficial to strike up a rapport with the team you are actually playing in.
Ronny gave Martin his professional debut back when he was the Stromgodset manager, the player becoming the youngest to score for the club at the age of 15.
It sounds like Martin needs an arm round him as he tries to deal with the pressure that comes along with the hype that has surrounded him for over a year.
Send him up to Ronny for a season and he’ll sort him out!
Hamiltontim
17:16 on
8 April, 2015
Many thanks to Johann Murdoch and Oldtim67, through the kindness of Richie, for the tickets for the lounges tonight. It’ll be a change sitting with the toffs :-)
Enjoy (as much as you can )
I found the experience very strange but thats probably cos I am very vociferous in my support (and I mean support) and not singing in the posh seats wasnt for me but I did enjoy not having to q for my pie, tea or indeed the cloak room oh and they had warm water there :-)))
HH
HT
Very true.
Felt as if I had played 90 minutes myself leaving Rugby Park.
Kitalba , drop me a text. wee story for you.
Regarding Kano , agreed. Could start a fight in an empty hoose is probably the mildest way of putting it. In some ways it made his silence all the more galling .
Sanna
No much chance of Hamiltontim getting blootered with the baw the night then? -))
kitalba
16:56 on 8 April, 2015
‘ernie lynch:
If you’re a man you’ll no have a need to race to blame your father for his failings.’
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With respect, I think you might be rather missing the point of the research findings.
Dena29
It was a lovely gesture by Richie and as I’m on holiday it’ll give me the opportunity to have few sherbets :-)
To be honest it’ll do me good to have a break from the perpetual negativity of the rocket that sits along from me normally!!
I take it you’re not over for tonight?
Anyone know of any pubs in los Christianos that might show the Inverness and Kilmarnock games?
Sanna:
I don’t know how to text, I don’t want to know how to text.
Flick me an e-mail if you want and I’ll get back to you in the morning.
dena29
17:22 on 8 April, 2015
BGX
16:58 on
8 April, 2015
I wonder how many people who read this blog know what Epigenetic means
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Aye well, they ken noo.
Sanna:
Or if you have my e-mail send me a number now and I’ll give you a call before I hit the sack.
DBBIA,
Happy Easter to you. Good to see you back posting.
Hamiltontim
17:34 on
8 April, 2015
Dena29
It was a lovely gesture by Richie and as I’m on holiday it’ll give me the opportunity to have few sherbets :-)
To be honest it’ll do me good to have a break from the perpetual negativity of the rocket that sits along from me normally!!
I take it you’re not over for tonight?
You know what they say a change is as good as a rest……:-)))
no not over :-(( mid-weeks a mare and havent been too well for a while but will be cheering on too the radio ;-)))
nice gesture from the bhoys but then wouldnt expect anything less :-))))
Enjoy
HH
burgas hoops
You should know by now it’s only at away games that the baw hits me!! :-)
Kit , email sent
ernie lynch:
maybe I am, did I skip a link? If I did I apologise but I’m trying to get my taxes sorted here and that never goes easy.
Bottom line, what was it they were saying?
Sanna any word from Weefra?
If your in contact with him tell him I was asking for him.
HH
Ernie Lynch
A legend in his own bathtub….
kitalba
17:42 on 8 April, 2015
Mea Culpa I forgot to post the link.
‘Why is Glasgow the UK’s sickest city?’
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27309446
Cheers Dena hopefully catch up soon.
Proudbhoy
No bother.
Best of on the job search.
HH
No internet connection at home yet so i’m using the wi-fi from the wee Pension across the way (small guesthouse) i’ve offerd to pay towards the costs till my connection is up and running btw.
So i need to head to the bar for the game tonight to pick it up on their wi-fi.
thinking on this afternoon i thought i better call CTV because they will notice the IP is Turkish now and not Bulgarian……………………called me back within 15 min’s just to get me to confirm my name/bank acc details and password ………… thunderbirds are GO for tonight. -)
But i’ve had that said to me before and it all went t**s up -)
Gary gillespieshamstring
Try the Irish Welcome if its still open or a wee bar below the Irish Times think its the Buckie Bar, alternatively walk or taxi to Parc de la Paz area area of Las Americas only a few euro you should have plenty choice there.
BGX. if you are still aboot,EPIGENETICS=backing all the loosers out of a stable and not the winners………………just like me and you …………
Awe Naw jnr will be at Celtic Park tonight. It has been “too long” since he was last there. I hope he has fun. I even heard the sun made an appearance today.
TBB I have not heard anything from Morrissey23rd …no surprises there but I owe you one. Again thanks.
HH
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
hope your bhoy enjoys the game
til later bhoys
HH