Celtic's 2022 Christmas Appeal has raked in a record-breaking £385,000 after a succesful festive campaign.
The club's charitable arm – Celtic FC foundation – joined forced with the club to 'share the magic' and raise vital funds for the most vulnerable in our society ahead of one of the toughest Christmas periods in recent memory amid the cost of living crisis. Such support has allowed the Premiership champions to assist 987 families facing poverty and hardship, while 428 vulnerable pensioners have been given a helping hand through the provision of Christmas vouchers or a hot meal.
Eight hundred and 44 children directly have been aided, a festive lunch for 120 people from Simon Community Scotland has been hosted and donations have been made to 32 grassroots organisations who support children, woman and children in refuge, the homeless and refugees, primarily in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, but also in Belfast, Dublin, Donegal, London, Newcastle, Oban and Ottawa.
