CELTIC FC Foundation are calling on the Celtic Family to get creative this Christmas.

We launched our 2014 Christmas Appeal last month and our target is to provide a proper Christmas meal for around 200 local families and ;gifts for the younger family members, who otherwise would go without. If we don�€™t help them, there might not be a Christmas in those households.

We are also looking to support local charities who care for those experiencing the torment of homelessness or other disadvantage.

We know the Celtic support ;is second to none and has a unique reputation when it comes to honouring Brother Walfrid�€™s founding principles and helping those in need.

So we are asking you to get creative and come up with your own fundraising ideas to support the Appeal! Can you think of a sponsored activity you could arrange or take part in? Or maybe an event to be hosted in your home, local church, social club or anywhere else you can think of?

If so, please get in touch by email ;[email protected] ;or phone 0141 551 4321 and we will provide you with a fundraising pack, including summary of our Appeal and either a sponsor form or letter confirming your support. ; We will also note your initiative on our website.

Please help us brighten up lives and reach our goal this Christmas.

Those individuals and charities we are looking to support through the 2014 Christmas Appeal are:

• Around 200 local families (a Christmas meal and gifts for the children)
• Glasgow East Women�€™s Aid (Gifts, toys and family outings gifts for those in the refuge)
• Spirit Aid (Christmas hampers for those in need in the West of Scotland)
• Glasgow Simon Community (we will host a Christmas lunch here at Celtic Park on Sunday, December 7)
• Loaves and Fishes (at hot meal in the cold weather for the homeless and those living in poverty)
• The Wayside Club Centre (a refuge and meal on Christmas day for the homeless)
• Glasgow City Mission (support for their Older Men�€™s Club which provides food and companionship)
• Scottish Refugee Council (support for refugees facing their first Christmas in Scotland)
• The Invisibles (warm goods and clothing for the City�€™s homeless)
• Yorkhill Children�€™s Charity (gifts and activities for children facing a hospital stay over Christmas)

As part of the Appeal, we will also be providing a party for some local children on Thursday, December 18, in the Kerrydale Suite.

There are also a number of other ways to get behind the Christmas Appeal 2014:

1. Donate by Text �€“ text �€˜CELT07�€™ followed by �€˜£1�€™, �€˜£5�€™ or �€˜£10�€™ to 70070
2. Donate Online �€“ ;www.celticfc.net/charity/donate ;  ; ;
3. Donate in Cash �€“ there are collection boxes located in all Celtic Stores
4. Donate by Cheque �€“ payable to �€˜Celtic FC Foundation�€™ and sent to Celtic FC Foundation, Celtic Park, Glasgow, G40 3RE.
5. Attend the Ghirls for Good ladies lunch on Saturday, December 13 –http://www.celticfc.net/news/6998
6. Bid on our Ed Sheeran Signed Shirt �€“ http://www.celticfc.net/news/7020
7. Give as You Live via your Christmas shopping – ;http://www.celticfc.net/news/7018

Any support you can give this Christmas will help those who need it most.

Thank you for making a difference.

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