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This year you made connections with new people. In the first half of the year you connected with 1226 pupils at Chibwata Primary School, Dowa, Central Malawi, who eat in a school kitchen you paid Mary’s Meals to build. This is it:
Chibwata sign 400

Chibwata internal 400

Two months ago you connected with the 1292 pupils at Kholoni Primary School, Mchinji, Central Malawi, who also eat at a school kitchen you paid Mary’s Meals to build. Here it is:
Kholoni internal kids 400
Kholoni internal cooking 400
Kholoni sign 400

There is now around 4000 kids attending schools in Malawi with kitchens you paid for. Not only are they being fed, they are being educated in greater numbers than ever – enrolment is up around 30% after the kitchens go up. This gives them better life chances. Some will graduate from subsistence living to a life with opportunities.

Villages with better education facilities become more productive and wealthier, as do districts and countries. Across Mary’s Meals 1m plus daily meals, this will provide a significant lift to the drive away from absolute poverty for decades to come.

These are big numbers but the detail is always more revealing. Magners offer us a pair of premium seat tickets for most home games. When we run these competitions dozens of you click to donate to Mary’s Meals, putting food in the larders of school kitchens.

Then there are the regular donations to the Celtic FC Foundation. Celtic work with those who have fallen through the cracks in the UK, Ireland and the developing world. They feed the homeless in Glasgow, make facilities available to kids with autism, and generally go around like a green and white caped crusader. You have always responded to the call.

I get to see lots of this in action, there are small causes too numerous to mention, helped more often than not from people who don’t want you to know what they’ve done. There have been 100 stories in 2015 which will never be written, but will live as private anecdotes, or as kitchens in Africa, or winter clothing for refugees in Serbia.  Celtic fans have been doing this for 128 years, each act is a commemoration of what started it all back in 1887.

I’ve met hundreds of CQN’ers but yet to meet one I didn’t like. Even the raging lunatics online (you know who you are!) are actually very decent people when you get them away from the keyboard. On behalf of the thousands you’ve helped this year, thank you very much.  I’m sure Brother Walfrid would be very proud of you.

Have a great Christmas, you deserve it.

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  2. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    Please be true

     

     

    Tyler Blackett ‏@TylerBlacket 19 mins19 minutes ago

     

    Thanks for the memories @celticfc, I’ve learnt a lot from my time here.

     

    Now time to come back home!

     

     

    Merry Christmas

  3. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Great article, perspective and the good work the blog does, P67 glad you put up with us all, hope you and all Cqners, lurkers alike, have a great time, took Miss GFTB to Cineworld today to see Snoopy, she had never been to the pictures, wasn’t her thing, on the train going by Carntyne/Bellgrove told her these would be the stops we get off when she gets her season ticket……she didn’t see “no” maybe 2016/17 could be her debut……

     

     

    All the very best to all……enjoy with your loved ones and the ones who aren’t here aren’t far away, roll on Sunday when Ronny gets back on track

     

     

    Hail Hail

  4. ElDiegoBhoy on

    Hamiltontim

     

     

    Thanks my friend. The girls are here organising things because…..that’s what they’re mum did.

     

     

    Best wishes to you and your loved ones and special big hugs to H, one of the original CQNers.

  5. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    May God Bless all Celtic supporters and there families in this special time.May we all remember the true reason why it is special.Jesus was born to die for us sinners so that we may repent our sins and be saved. H.H.

  7. Hamiltontim on

    EDB

     

     

    Keep your head up mate, you’ve got two special ones there who’ll do right by their mum.

  14. FourGreenFields on

    Hope you all have a great Christmas

     

    and remember ,

     

    United we stand – Divided we fall.

     

    HH

     

    COME ON YOU BHOYS IN GREEN

  19. Hrvatski Jim on

    Good evening CQN

     

     

    Thanks to Paul and David and everyone else behind the scenes for all the work they put into this site 365 days per year .

     

     

    Thanks to the posters who write such informative and often humorous posts.

     

     

    Tonight’s wondering post by Roy Croppie is just one example .

     

     

    I would also like to mention The Battered Bunnet who so excellently analyses complicated situations.

     

     

    There are many more.

     

     

    I was at vigil mass at St. Andrew ‘ Cathedral tonight. Adeste Fidales was sung, all four verses so Christmas may begin.

     

     

    Sretan Bosic I Sretna Nova Godina – Jozo would understand

  25. voguepunter on

    FOURGREENFIELDS on 24TH DECEMBER 2015 9:24 PM

     

    Hope you all have a great Christmas

     

     

    and remember ,

     

     

    United we stand – Divided we fall.

     

    ————————————–

     

    SHUT IT YOU!

  26. Auldheid on

    Praecepta 8.31

     

     

    Many thanks for this.

     

     

    http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/24/fulham-nottingham-forest-bolton-football-league#img-1

     

     

    It explains why Scottish football does not introduce a domestic version like the Championship has.

     

     

    At least one club would be operating under sanctions crippling to their hopes or not being allowed to operate at all.

     

     

    As long as accommodating that one club is a key policy matter our game will never enjoy good financial health.

     

     

    I’m not sure what Hibs position is but if they were to pass similar nominal FFP rules and lost promotion to TRFC, if I were Hibs I’d be demanding fair play.

  30. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Oh for the days of political incorrectness epitomised by the Jungle Jingle Bells.

     

     

    Seasons Greetings to all.

  37. THE EXILED TIM on

    QUONNO

     

    He is just interested in the money, imo, I doubt he knew feck all about them, he prob does now.

     

    HH

     

    …………………………….

     

    EDB

     

    Muchas Gracious mi amigo.

     

    You take care and keep the chin up.

     

    HH

  38. dena29 on

    HAMILTONTIM on 24TH DECEMBER 2015 8:44 PM

     

    Dena

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Don’t know if you saw, I’ve got you one for Stranraer.

     

     

    No gadnt seen that cheers HamiltonTim thats made my night

     

     

    havent been on much my Aunt died Saturday and buried yesterday and had my Aunt from Glasgow and cousin here they just went home so today was first chance I had to catch up

     

     

    Thank you so much ……….

     

     

    Hope you Minx Thr Bhoys and your wee ghirl have a great Christmas

     

     

    I’m over on 2nd so is it ok to pay you then ?

     

     

    HH

     

     

    happywithmylotcsc

  40. dena29 on

    Hope you Minx Thr Bhoys and your wee ghirl have a great Christmas –

     

     

    should be The bhoys …..sorry

     

     

    HH

  42. Hamiltontim on

    Dena

     

     

    I’m really sorry to hear your bad news G.

     

     

    Of course, I’ll see you on the 2nd. I hope you and all the family have a great Christmas. God Bless and take care missus

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