In recent weeks hundreds of you have contributed to our Mary’s Meals project to build a school kitchen in Malawi for the 1221 pupils who are enrolled at the Kholoni Primary School in Mchinii, and then for the 746 pupils at St Joseph’s Primary in Kasungu.
The £7000 required for the first school reached Mary’s Meals some weeks ago and the building was opened and serving meals yesterday.
Here it is:
We have a lot to do today but there is an excellent chance that the £7000 required for St Joseph’s will be raised and in Mary’s Meals account before 470 of us sit down in the Kerrydale Suite for the CQteN St Patrick’s Day dinner tonight.
Here’s what you’ve done. You have funded two facilities which between them will feed 1967 children, all of whom live below the UN measure of absolute poverty, in the 17th poorest country in the world.
Most days, for almost all children, this will be their main meal, it will often be their only meal. As a result, they will attend school in greater numbers, 30% greater, if they are an average Mary’s Meals, Malawi, school. They will gain a better education and have better opportunities in life. They will build stronger bodies, more able to resist infection. Child mortality will fall.
The spirit of Brother Walfrid, of Celtic, is alive within you. You can get involved here.
See you at the party!
Seville, The Celtic Movement, launches tonight.
“CNN reported that on the day before the game 3% of the earth’s flying population were all headed for Seville and were sporting a Celtic scarf – a statistic that no sector of industry could ignore and which would change the policy of many airlines as a result.”
Order yours here:
1,537 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- ...
- 41
- »
Best of luck to everyone tonight,well done to all the organisers and to say I’m envious would be a massive understatement .griff for a hat -trick? Anyone?bueller?M0NDEHOOPS!!
hendrix67
“If Tony Watt has been demoted to the Lierse B Team then would it not be better to bring him back home, since he was loaned out to get first team football. If he’s playing in a reserve or B team then he would be as well playing for ours.”
The only thing wrong with that plan is that it rewards Tony for his strop by rescuing him, and it undermines the Tough Love approach of sending him out to mature and grow up.
If he does not realise that he “earned” his exile at Lierse and he “earned” his demotion to the B team, and instead continues to blame his managers for his actions, then we will just be bringing back a disruptive immature boy to our dressing room.
I want a reformed Tony Watt back at CP, nothing less.
Should’ve said I was 15 at the time.
Looking forward to CQteN, taking the opportunity to give
Mrs V a airing, that why I can relax and enjoy the rest of
the year…..btw the winds getting up, so plenty of product
on yer hair……if you’ve got any!!!
…unfortunately the one when Gary Caldwell scored an OG!
Philbhoy
13:04 on 14 March, 2014
Might need help with my old memory here.
My first pint was in a pub near the pitches at Lethamhill. Can’t remember the name.
the golfers rest.wife got it in a wanner. you can take the girl out of ruchazie but you can’t ………….
Albert Kidd
I was still under 15 when I got my first pub pint.
There was a Celtic connection too as it was Bobby Murdoch’s Bar, I think called The Old Spot or something similar, down near the Old Glencairn ground.
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to make a PayPal payment to Paul’s Mary’s Meals appeal?
ohits
No excuse for protruding ear and nose hair, you’re a Celtic fan for goodness sake, smarten up: http://tinyurl.com/ovmg9pt
Looking forward to tonight, anyone needing picked up from Clarkston to Celtic park?
I see form bbc website that Rangers fans will be asked to welcome King’s involvement by displaying cards on the 18th and 72nd minutes – a reference to the deid club’s foundation in 1872. remember these cards: http://fotos.fotoflexer.com/0fcd344ca3c12ce524ea55300bd948c3.jpg
13:04 on
14 March, 2014
Might need help with my old memory here.
My first pint was in a pub near the pitches at Lethamhill. Can’t remember the name.
I was playing for the Boys Guild that day and after 3 pints before the game I was sick at half time and taken off.
Thoroughly ashamed of myself.
My next pint was in the Dalriada, accross the road from my school, St Gregory’s in Lightburn.
There were six of us and most of us were wearing the school uniform!
My last pint was in The Old Post Office in Linlithgow just the other day!
Would that pub have been the anvil?
Had a few pints when underage in there myself and in the Dal.
First illegal pint was had in the Keystane in Brigton at the tender age of 16.
I too am an old Greg boy between 1979 till 1984.When were you there.
I know a few old Greg boys are CQNers, would be nice to run into one or two tonight at CQNten.
HH
My first pint was bought for me by my uncle in a pub called Connie Coyle’s in Derrybeg, Co. Donegal. I was 12 (but tall for my age) lol
Favourite Uncle
Please thank your good Lady for me!
Ah, Ruchazie….the memories.
Thanks again.
Green Lantern (((((0)))))
celtic 4 man utd 1 1966
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAw_dSO9AVs
First pint? As in bought personally?
A pint of Tartan Special in the Madiera off Vicky Rd. Group of us hit the pub to swap results/cringe the night the Highers results came out. I’d have been 16. Why Tartan Special? It was the only one I recognised…
Graduated to the Mulberry in the following months, largely on the grounds that the crowd was so big the bar staff didn’t stop to look at who they were serving.
A doctored NUS membership card provided a handy passport to most places thereafter, except The Fixx, where the bouncer was the older brother of ‘a girl I knew’.
thebhoyfromoz
Thanks for your reply.
I was at the ‘Greg from 60 – 66 so am a wee bit older!
We had a school reunion in Glasgow in 2004, a wonderful night!
thebhoyfromoz
Sadly I won’t be there tonight, however, wish everyone all the best for a great night.
setting free the bears supports Res. 12 & Oscar Knox………..
13:10 on
14 March, 2014
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to make a PayPal payment to Paul’s Mary’s Meals appeal?
SFTB…….I don’t think you can.
I was looking for a Paypal link earlier today and couldn’t find one so I had to use my debit card.
HH
First pint was as a 15 year old in The Osprey Johnstone, 49p a pint the night after the 4 – 2 game.
Great memorys
travellorbhoy 04:34
No, I’m not going to CQN10, brilliant news that you are going with your Son. You are with some of the finest company on God’s Earth though, IMO.
Have a Wonderful night m8ty, you both deserve it after what you have been through.
Longest day ever at work but on the home straight now…
Brilliant work re Malawi, well done to all concerned.
First pint was at an U’16’s tournament in Telford, it took me about an hour to drink. That will nott be the case tonight.
HH
TBB – Was that at the Celtic or R***ers end of the Mulberry ?
First bought pint – Doune Castle (Doonstairs – McEwans Heavy)
All the best to the Bhoys at Rugby and Celtic Park tonight, will the thebhoyfromoz
be doing his Keyser Soze impersonation ?
Glasgowdave.
The Casbah.
Did you know any of the Dochertys that drunk there.
That was the drummy area was it not?
Maestro no 8,
Perfect! an I use yours too?? ;)
Fleeting visit today. Hope you lot are lucky today at the nags and if you’re going tonight have a great time.
And if you’re not going….I hope you have a braw time too!
COYBIG!
*can*
Doh!
Sipsini
Would Thomas’ dad be George — if so I have more stories than would fit in the Mitchell Library!!!
Did anyone actually enjoy their first pint?
Looking forward to catching up with everyone tonight.
Well done everyone on the Mary’s Meals fundraising. I was in Malawi this time last year and have seen first hand what living conditions are like there and what a difference efforts like these can make.
Need to get back to work as I’ve got some work to finish before I can come out to play (in case CRC is watching)…..
So if the first pint was at 15 -16 years old how many pints would you go on the drink by the time your 60?
ernie
Not really.
It took up to the 4th pint before taste became an irrelevance.
whitedoghunch. Happy days and Man U weren’t just there to make up the numbers- Best Law Charlton et al, and wee Stiles losing the rag ‘cos they were getting pumped.
A small donation sent and my best wishes to all attending tonight. Have a great time.
First pint cost me 1/10 that is one shilling and ten pence (9p in new money) those were the days. Sixteen year old in the ‘Canteen’ in Annan. Now does DBBIA know where that is ?
Jeez,
If you are referring to the limp induced by a torn arse muscle, then I will not.
Getting better by the day and hopefully ready fro selection in early april.
You going tonight?
How different would your life have been if you had never had that first pint?
newradbhoy
Yes, I lived in the heart of the Drummy are in Dalilea Dr. , and had a few mates that ran about in it. I used to travel to away games on the Casbah bus when I was a teenager, and there was a big contingent of the gang on there.
It just shows you how times have changed, if we returned from an away game with any windows left on the bus, then it was considered a successful trip.
I can’t remember the Dochertys from back then, but that’s probably more to do with my memory.
Just seen that the Evening Times have an 8 page pullout tribute to the new club winning the tier 2 league..Well that will cut their circulation in half today.
HH
I think the most used phrase tonight by CQNrs wifes/partners might just be
” him too hes never aff the thing!!” :)
Geordie Munro….
Aye no probs mate !
Fire away !
I enjoyed my first pint so much I had another. The rest is hishtory!
Ruby Walsh injured in 1st race,finished for the day