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Celtic launch 2024 Foundation Christmas Appeal with £10k donation as Brendan Rodgers delivers personal message

gavin berry
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Celtic have kicked off the club’s Christmas Appeal campaign this year by donating £10,000 to the Foundation.

The festive charity launch comes on the day of the club’s 137th birthday with the Scottish Premiership giants formed on November 6 at St Mary’s in the Calton, where Brother Walfrid and the club’s other Founding Fathers made a stand to help those most in need within their local community.

As well as requesting donations from big-hearted supporters, the club have a host of fundraising events and initiatives. The club are aware of the challenges during the festive period and are looking to help those facing hardship at Christmas.

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Supporters will be able to get behind the Appeal while they do their Christmas shopping with the Hoops joining with the club’s Retail department to create a special ‘Walfrid’s Wishlist’. Every festive item purchased from the selection will see a contribution being made towards the Appeal - just look for the Christmas Appeal Snow Globe while shopping. A brand new, limited edition Celtic FC Foundation T-shirt which will also be sold online via the Celtic Store, with net proceeds dedicated to the Appeal.

Celtic FC Foundation Chief Executive, Tony Hamilton, said: “The Christmas Appeal will allow countless individuals, elderly people and families with young children to be included, alongside everyone else. That’s only possible because of the support Celtic FC Foundation gets from across the world. Without the backing of supporters, funders and corporate backers, none of this would be possible.

“We recognise that this is a tough time for the vast majority of people but even the smallest contribution will help make the biggest difference. A sincere thanks from everyone at the Foundation to those people who can help us this year.”

Celtic Chief Executive Michael Nicholson added: “Celtic FC Foundation continues to be at the very heart of everything that we do at the club. Through the Christmas Appeal, which the club is delighted to continue to support, the Foundation will hopefully bring some magic to Christmas for those in need, at what can be a difficult time for people in our communities.

“I would like to thank the Celtic supporters, who go that extra mile each year so that the Foundation can assist even more people at Christmas, through this fantastic initiative. Thanks also to our colleagues within the Foundation, volunteers and Trustees, our colleagues across the club, and our partners, all of whom continue to make such a positive impact on the lives of those supported by the Foundation.”

Fundraising events and initiatives.

  • November 6 – Founding Fathers’ Fast

  • November 8 – Virtual Christmas Tree

  • November 15 – Celtic Sleep Out, Wicklow

  • November 16 – Celtic Sleep Out, Glasgow

  • November 20 - December 20 – Christmas Appeal Prize Draw

  • November 29 – Ghirls for Good festive extravaganza, sponsored by the Ellen Kane Trust

  • December 7 – Our annual Christmas Appeal matchday bucket collection at the home William Hill Premiership match against Hibernian

  • December 8 – The Santa Stroll 1 Mile or 5K

  • December 9 – 16 – Thanks to Club sponsors Dafabet and Magners, the shirts from the match against Hibernian will feature our Christmas Appeal logo and these will be auctioned

  • December 13 – Celtic Sleep Out, London