This year some of your money went to Whizz-Kidz, who help some of the estimated 70,000 children in the UK waiting for the right wheelchair. They not only provide equipment and life skills, but also offer support to young people. Take a look at this video to find out the kind of way your cash has changed a life:
We’ve just sent off money to Action on Depression, a Scottish charity working with some of the 10% of the population who suffer from this illness at some point in their lives. Like all of the recipients of your money this year, there is a feeling that we provided no more than a drop in the ocean of what is required, but with depression we felt that bringing the subject out into the open was as important as the money donated.
This illness can do enormous damage lurking in the shadows, let’s kick it into the light.
Many of you will remember the Martin Chamber Ecuador Trust. Fr Martin left Scotland some years ago to help some of the most deprived people on earth. In his words, this is why we helped:
“I would say that people should care about the poor people of Ecuador firstly because they are our brothers and sisters. On top of that their needs are great: they have no running water, no proper sanitation, no sewerage system and poor electricity. They have little access to education or to medical care and they are crammed together in bamboo huts – mile upon mile of houses, millions of people living below the poverty line. That’s why people should care.”
You gave to the Ronnie Coyle Benefit Trust, sadly, Ronnie is no longer with us, you donated to the Aberdour PTA, from the Fife village that hosts our summer get-together, and you gave a donation to The Haven, who help people with life limiting illness from Glasgow and Lanarkshire. Their story is available in a short video here, take a look at what your money is doing.
All in I’d say you did very well. Very well indeed. Have a great Christmas, you deserve it.
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If
… If we were 15 points adrift. If we couldn’t play right for playing wrong.
I’d still be on here saying – Merry Christmas one and all – God Bless us all.
Pleasure and an honour to know you all.
Because we all know that it matters. All of it matters. How much we love Christmas and how much it loves us.
And that we remember to say how much we love each other.
God Bless us all. This Christmas. Next. And for evermore…
U
Lubo
Merry Christmas mate glad I was able to help you out.
VP
Best wishes to you and your family I hope you had a great day big man.
Brogan Rogan Trevino, well said and many thanks.
BIG-CUP-WINNERS, aye, it’s a great thing. Take care.
FourGreenFields, you’re very welcome.
Voguepunter, I sure will, you too.
Torontony, Merry Christmas.
Notthebus, well said.
Pauloantony, very kind of you, thanks.
Owen who wouldn’t, Merry Christmas to you too.
Vmhan, yes. The work to bring Pablo home and to assist TonCheDan was no more than we expect from CQN’ers.
Auldheid, well said.
Skyisalandfill, and the same to you, take care.
Partizan, and so you should be.
time for chane, you’re very welcome; take care.
Harryhoodsdugbitme, many thanks, take care.
Googybhoy, the family say Merry Christmas to you too.
Jimmybhoycampbell, keep up your great work out there. Take care.
Minceyheidman, I hope all the Minceys had a great day.
Bada Bing, many thanks and the best to you.
Over…and…Over, hope you had a great day.
Awe Naw, love straight back to you. Take care.
Kojo, I know the team will be just getting into the day just now but wish them all the very best from me. Take good care.
Sparkx, the very best to you too, take care.
GourockEmeraldBhoy, we had a great day, thanks, “Best Christmas ever” was the verdict from the youngest ’67. Hope yours was just as good.
SwanseaBhoy, aye well. I’m not going to argue with you, not today :-) Take care and thanks.
Narrowbhoat Tim, the known universe is in for an interesting week. Looking forward to it. Take care.
fan-a-tic, you are very welcome. Take care.
JohnnyClash, had a great one, hope you did too.
jackie mac, many thanks.
Logical Optimist – the only way to be. Take care and thanks.
KevJungle, when you do this job the spirit of Celtic shines every day. You can tell. Take care.
RalphWaldoEllison, common sense, aye, not sure about the rest.
BABASONICOS71, a fine sentiment straight back to you. Take care.
nally81, Merry Christmas to you too.
Lubo, aye, who would’ve thought 7 years ago? Not me anyway. Take care.
Patmcgrathtakesapenalty, you’re very welcome.
Been driving today but just opened a bottle of Chianti. Hmmm.
Paul67
Would that be a Hannibal Lecter Chianti hmmmmmmm????????
1957
A long wait to see quality footage of the 7-1 game,however short.
Didn`t know this existed.
Discovered when looking at Kitalba`s `60s retrospective of yesterday.
Form goes out of the window for hun games,but Wednesday should be ours,by a gap.
By a gap.
Paul67 Merry Christmas to you n yours
Hamilton Tim all the best mate, hopefully try n get out Thursday to finally meet you
HH
Paul67,thank you for another year on this fine site,Happy Christmas to you and all the posters..
Well I’m bored now. The people I’m looking after have been in bed for an hour. So in a grouchy spirit, goodnight CQN.
This would have been helpful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN-TYzzaU3M&feature=related
ElDiegoBhoy, see, you can’t drink a fine Italian these days without that reference! :-)
Bundoran Bhoy, had a great time, thanks. Hope you did too.
Coorslad, very Happy Christmas to you too.
Paulsatim, thanks, hope you had a good one.
Theweegreenman, hope you had a great day.
Green Oak Tree, had a great day, hope you did too.
Panda Hands, you’re very welcome, thanks.
SydneyTim, hope you had a fine day.
‘GG, yes, we congregated at Martin42’s today. Had a smashing day.
pigalle, Merry Christmas to you too.
Summa, just caught your appeal for reinstatement. You, like Mr McCoist, are likely to fail in your appeal.
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby, the world is indeed a good place.
SFTB, hope you and your family had a great day.
MWD, just caught the message in your name! :-) Thanks.
Henrik’s Golden Boot, thank you, hope you had a great day.
Catman, good to hear from you and thanks for popping out from the lurk.
Parkheadcumsalford, I hope you had a great but enormously restful day….
Stpatricksbhoy, Happy Christmas to you too.
Doc, you’re very welcome.
Petec, I’ve had an excellent start to the week & I’ve no intention of letting it slip from here.
Starry Plough, thank you and take care.
johann Murdoch, Merry Christmas to you too.
RRC, Merry Christmas back to you.
Abmucker, can you imagine what all that stolen time looks like?
Richie, had a great time, hope you did too.
Praecepta, just caught your comment from early this afternoon. I know it’s been a difficult few weeks but I also know you are fortified with great memories – and an excellent article writer. Take care.
Paul67
Had a great day thanks. Weans in bed now so CQN for a few hours with (several) Guinness so :-D
Hail Hail one and all
P67
You must be very proud of all you have achieved in the past 12 months. Big well done to you and yours.
Alongside the GB, your efforts are the stand out of the Celtic support in recent times. I am only speaking for me, but I would be kinda lost without your blog.
Your vision seems sound amigo. Onwards into the next chapter.
Enjoy the rouge. If anyone deserves a few scoops, you are that man. If you can avoid do downton abbey, so much the better!
Thank goodness the 2011 locust plague has left the hoose.
Hope everyone had a nice Christmas and did not overdo the food and drink, well not too much anyway.
Just a wee point on the late great Tommy Burns.
Tommy came on a sub against Dundee at Celtic Park and was truly the only highlight in a very poor display which resulted in a 2-1 defeat. Every tim that attended the game that day and i was one, left the ground with the feeling we had just witnessed a future star.
I can assure you that this was nothing to do with hindsight, simply a knowledge of who can and cannot play football the Glasgow Celtic way, something in whichTommy never disapointed us with.
SOAL
Apologies for an unChristmas type snipe at you the other night.
Hope you’ve had a great day and most importantly that the bike turned out as it
was meant to be:o)
Is prince Phillip ok?
Kinda ruined my Christmas you know, worrying about his illness.
Copy of post on RTC, makes you hope..please..
Goosy says:
25/12/2011 at 10:21 pm
Mmmm…..
28 Dec may turn out to be the last ever Celtic v Rangers game in a series stretching back well over 100yrs
Could we be in for another one of these “I was there” games like Lisbon and Seville ?
tractorbhoy
pretty sure I was at that game as well. I remember asking my dad why everyone kept cheering the young lad whenever he touched the ball and him explaining.
EDB
Behave yerself and enjoy the rest of your day.
My hoose looks like Manchester after the huns had a visit.
Re TB
Best game I ever seen him pay was against Kiev, where they leathered him out of the game, and he was subbed after about half an hour. He was incredible that night.
By the way, he was a decent left back – hated paying there as he later said, but at the time got on and did the job. That was under davie hay, I think?
My abiding memory of TB was when he was asked to comment on MJ signing for the Huns. He basically said, I wouldn’t be able to do that, but I am not a good Enough person to be able to judge someone else for their actions.
Don’t think I could have mustered that amount of self control.
Not enough people know that life is eternal,its sad that some would bend over backwards to try n disprove the presence of paradise,the wee man was born the day,belief is a bit like good manners,it costs nothing,absolutely nothing.
Keep The Faith.
EDB
The Bike is now a coat stand
SOAL
LOL! Does that mean id did turn out to be a unicycle:o)
A big Hail Hail from the west.
Hope you all enjoyed a fab Xmas…
EDB
I am looking at the one wheeled coat stand as i type.
At least you can move it from room to room with no problem.
Merry Christmas to all.
Paul 67.Continued success for 2012.
Good evening and a very merry Christmas to all my CQN friends.
Just drove my mum home and sat down to my first drink.
I had the pleasure of buying young Paul McGowan a drink last night – he enjoyed his goal even more than I did, if that is possible :-)
Chaplin, like you, and no doubt a few others, due to driving duties i too have just opened my first can of Christmas cheer.
All the best to all of the Celtic family.
Paul, i am an addicted lurker, but seldom post, but would like to pass on my thanks for all your hard work in creating a superb site
.
Merry Christmas folks!
Singing well underway in my house, just did a dodgy duet with my mum of The Bold Fenian Men.
I love celtic. Merry christmas….
Merry Christmas to you ,Paul67 and all of CQN.
Here’s to 2012 – i feel it’ll be a great year in Timdom.
HH
It’s that time on Xmas evening….
What do you call a nun who. Walks in her sleep. .?…a roman catholic
What do you call a lady with one leg longer than the other..?…..Eileen
I was walking passed the river this morning and saw a current bun drowning…..instinct kicked in and I saved him ………… As my screensaver
67 Heaven
And I know you don’t drink.
Happy Christmas mate.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!! Tick Tock !! says:
25 December, 2011 at 23:28
What do u call a man with no arms n no legs in the water?
Bob
(ill get ma coat) lol
Tommy Burns was a modern day saint. There is no greater praise than that. I don’t think he was a great player or a great manager but he epitomised what Celtic is all about and set standards which made him a model for all Celtic players and supporters to follow.
What do you call a fly with no wings?………a walk…