Scarcely a week goes by without me asking you to support Mary’s Meals. This year, every school day, over 5,000 kids in Malawi or Liberia ate a meal paid for by CQN’ers, or ate in a school kitchen built by the money you raised.
By now, you know as well as I do, the impact this has. School attendance increased by an average of 30% where these meals were provided, as kids don’t need to work for their food. They are educated, learning skills, which will provide life-long improvements in earning capacity and opportunities.
Being better nourished also makes them healthier; mortality rates will improve as fewer succumb to the afflictions of extreme poverty. All because you donated a few pounds here and there.
Alzheimer Scotland were in touch after you raised an incredible sum for them after we learned of Billy McNeill’s condition:
“Thank you so much for supporting the work of Alzheimer Scotland by raising £3264.37 through your BT MyDonate page “Celtic fans for Alzheimer Scotland”.
Dementia is a major health and social care challenge in Scotland and there are currently over 90,000 people with dementia, a number that is expected to double within the next 25 years.
Our work includes:
• Provide our network of Dementia Advisors across Scotland to support people with dementia, their families and carers and work with local communities to make them more dementia-friendly.
• Support funding Dementia Nurses post in every health board in Scotland to lead vital improvements in dementia care.
• Provide our freephone 24-hour Dementia Helpline (0808 808 3000)
• Fund the Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre in partnership with the University of Edinburgh
• Campaign for the rights of people with dementia
Best wishes and thank you again for your fundraising support we really do appreciate it.
Gillian Dimmock, Fundraising Support Officer.”
For 13 years we have held the CQN Charity Golf Day in Aberdour, the summer focus of our fundraising. This year, CelticRollerCoaster wrote on behalf of the Walk with Shay campaign, who received £1300 from the CQN Golf Day. Shay (4) suffers from Cerebral Palsy and will need help, not available on the NHS, to sit, walk and lead as normal a life as most of us take for granted:
“Thank you for the fantastic £1300 raised at the CQN Golf Day and for the thousands more CQN’ers contributed to Walk for Shay throughout the year. The great news is that Shay’s development has really benefited. The impact you have made on one small boy is incalculable.”
After receiving a donation from the Golf Day, The Celtic FC Foundation wrote:
“Thank you so much for the wonderful donation of £1,100.00 which has been allocated to our 2017 Christmas Appeal.
“The Appeal reflects the very heart of the Club’s charitable and humble beginnings as it aims to follow in the footsteps of Brother Walfrid, providing comfort to those on our doorstep.
“This year, we want to help around 300 local families facing poverty, to provide a meal on the table and gifts for the kids. We want to bring the magic of Christmas to those homes. We are also looking to help vulnerable local pensioners to ease the financial burden at a challenging time of year plus a number of other local charities who support those experiencing homelessness or other disadvantage.
“The generosity and compassion of the Celtic Family is unique and unsurpassed and CQN’s gesture is a perfect example of that.
“Please pass on our thanks for Sharing the Spirit of Celtic this Christmas to all those involved.”
The Celtic FC Foundation is now an integral part of being a Celtic supporter. You did not just contribute at the Golf Day, on dozens of occasions throughout the year, you answered the call to get involved. Last week, we learned it wasn’t just 300 families who benefited from the Spirit of Celtic, Christmas campaign:
435 families in Glasgow and Lanarkshire in poverty and hardship were assisted. Aid also went to vulnerable pensioners in the city, hundreds of our homeless, vulnerable women and men, while gifts were given to the chronically sick children in our community. The Foundation reached those in need in London, Ireland and as far as Canada.
Being able to invest the emotional energy into supporting a football team is more than many in our communities can manage, as all their energies go towards survival. But this is how the Celtic Story began, among the destitute and hungry. How lucky we are to be anchored to this football club, to these values.
You did all of this and more in 2017. It is humbling to see so many great people do so much, so often. You are a constant inspiration. Thank you.
Have a peaceful and loving Christmas.
NEW CQN PODCAST OUT NOW! CHRISTMAS JUMPERS FOR GOALPOSTS
Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham are joined by Celtic authors, Stephen Sullivan and Stevie Murray for a special festive episode – Christmas Jumpers for Goal-Posts.
Stephen Sullivan is a former Celtic View reporter who wrote the much-lauded Sean Fallon biography, ‘Iron Man’. He is now the editor of FIFA.com.
Stevie Murray has now written two books on Celtic – ‘Ten Men Won The League’ and ‘Kenny of the Celtic’ – and he is a respected and authoritative voice on the club.
Treat yourself to a signed copy of Jim Craig – Right Back to 67 and you will receive a copy of That Season on Paradise signed by Bertie Auld, just order the Jim Craig book at CQNbookstore.co.uk and we’ll do the rest…
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I would like to ask the moderators why my alzheimers joke on page 2 was….
The well known phrase, “I” before “E” except after “C” usually applies, except in “Alzheimer”s”…someone forgot probably.
Celtarella
It’s German so games a bogey.
Just ask Mr Alzheimer, he knows.
I wish you a Christ-filled Christmas,
I wish you a calm New Year
All anger, pain and sadness
Leave your heart and let your road be clear
A merry Christmas to Paul67 and all the posters and lurkers on here.
I trust Santa was good to you all.
A Very Merry Christmas To One & All…
Hope You All Have A Great Day.
Hail Hail
A very happy Christmas to all associated with CQN from a foggy but mild ” Betty Ford ” clinic in the North Sea..
Peace and happiness to all.
HH.
Good morning CQN from a dull, wet and dreich East Devon.
A very Happy Christmas to one and all.
Happy Christmas, one and all.
Burd in the oven, ham cooked, traditional family Christmas cheesecake chilling, veggies prepared, and Santa has been and gone. Is it too early to say good morning to Mr Daniels ? . Probably :-))
Hope everyone has a lovely day, enjoying the company they keep, and raising a glass to those who can’t be with us today.
HH
Merry Christmas CQN
Have just moved into a new house with my daughter
Has been a bit hectic over the last few months but hopefully we can settle in now
And I can get back CQN
Hope you and your families all have a great day
Hail Hail
Mt
Has he been?
Merry Christmas everyone. Can’t believe the kids aren’t up yet. I’m ready for the onslaught.
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Hopefully everyone will have a blast.
Our 7 year old was up from ten past two.
Very excited and it gladdens the heart to see her so happy.
My bhoy is expected about half eight so a wee rest for 50mins or so, then time to make breakfast. No doubt I will be fast asleep by midday.
Hail Hail
Merry Christmas
To all with a Celtic minded smile….I wish to you and yours from me and mine a peaceful and of course awfy braw Christmas ….
Braw.
Big big braw smiley things….
Long time lurker infrequent poster
Merry Christmas to Paul and all the gang on here, and I hope all your dreams come true in 2018
Qhere
JNP
We had to waken the wee blade at 8.30am :-)
Hope you all have a cracking day
Hail Hail
Morning, A very merry Christmas to all posters and lurkers
This always gives me goosebumps…..a brilliant video that Petec brought here 1 fine day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ZKQfp7D6U
Gotta keep faith that your luck will change……
Merry Christmas everyone.
Merry Christmas to all who post and lurk on CQN
God bless⚽️⚽️
Yogihughes, in answer to your question I was at Midnight Mass here in Inverclyde. Incidentally it was 2.30 by the time I got to bed and then I wakened early, must have been those sleigh bells that had me up at 7.30. Have a great day, one and all.
Merry Christmas CQN,hope you all have a fantastic day.
Good morning friends, lurkers and posters and a Happy Holy CHRISTmas from a rain with sodden, grey and desolate looking East KIlbride!
Looking forward to a fantastic family day with 3 generations of Baldies.
Ole Papa Jobo HH
Merry Christmas.
Hi Bhoys
A very very Merry Christmas to everyone on the planet relax and enjoy the day with feelings of joy and happiness in our hearts.
Phone goes this morning at 6.30. It’s my bhoy that’s the weans up he says. So me and the wife jump oot the bed she drags her clothes on and I pull on my inflatable santa suit. We drive the few minutes to his house and there are the weans tearing the wrapping off the gifts. Their faces are beaming and their voices get louder as each one gets unwrapped. They eventually notice us and give the wife big hugs. They don’t seem to know what to do about the red and white blimp standing there saying hohoho. I step forward and say merry Christmas the boy recognises my voice and says merry christmas granda but the wee yin just about turns and runs to her mother. I’ve still no had a cuddle from her yet I must have scared her again. But it disnae matter cos I saw their joy and heard their laughter that was my best present even beat the brick my wife got me at Celtic Park.
In the words of John Lennon and Paul Mc Cartney ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
Now my favourite Christmas song
Greg Lake – I Believe In Father Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXCEdrnaFlY
R.I.P. Greg Lake
KEEP THE FAITH
Happy Christmas to all on CQN,Happy birthday to baby Jesus and baby huey (G64) love n HH.
Merry Christmas all.
Dembele to Brighton 18m ??
HH
merry xmas to all at cqn. posters and lurkers god bless and hail hail.
A merry Christmas to Paul67 and a big shout out to NEUSTADT-BRAW and all the other good Celtic people on here.
Scroll past if yir no interested.
Traditional Christmas over here is a “Full Pig” on the BBQ and family and friends are important to the native’s at this time of the year. (Great weather today nice and warm and not a cloud in the sky) I’m gonna stick with what i know and it’s the Turkey for us with all the trimmings :-)
Again the native’s wash it all down with masive quantities of the local hooch called Rakia which is very popular in and around the Balcans. Google it if yiv never heard of it My petrol lawnmower runs perfect on it btw. Again i’ll spoil myself with a wee 18 yr old malt from the country of my birth :-)
Once again wherever you are in this changing world have a Merry Christmas.
So it looks like Dembele is away for 18m to Brighton…Kind of sad but in the cold light of day it has been a fantastic piece of business and good luck to the lad.Hopefully all the Grifiths talk will calm down and he will reclaim the number one undisputed striker role
Sky Sports reporting …
BREAKING NEWS
#Celtic accept bid from @OfficialBHAFC for striker Moussa Dembélé – clubs reach agreement on transfer fee of £18 million
I just heard Dembele might be away, £18m to Brighton. Brighton ffs! Strange choice if true, not many CL nights to look forward to.
Gets him closer to France!
Merry Christmas to one and all. Why only 18m for Dembele ?? Surely better than Brighton.
I THINK 18 million is a fair price.Considering what we paid for him and wages we probably paid him I would guess thats over 15million clear profit!…..and some terrific service from the lad.
Hope everyone got what they wanted for Christmas!
I’m currently quaffing my first of the day,lovely black thing of beauty
By coincidence,I’m also wearing a lovely black thing of beauty,with a wee Celtic Crest on it.
Take a bow,my wonderful friend and benefactor,LEFTCLICKTIC
Cheers,pal. And thank you SO much!!!
HH
All the best MD.
Hunskelper
HH
£18m is way too low. If he must go then I am hoping this is the start of the auction.
A very happy and holy Christmas to everyone. Off to Mass to show off the grandson. All good here. Take care everyone.