CELTIC Football Club today announced that is has passed the very kind £50,000 donation from James Anderson to Celtic FC Foundation – a sum which brings Celtic’s Fund to £500,000.

Donations were made available to all Scottish clubs through the SPFL Trust in relation to the Covid-19 Crisis and Celtic has passed this on to support the work of our Foundation and, in particular, our Football for Good initiative.

Celtic FC Foundation has already committed to making a total of £450,000 in donations to help those in need through its Football for Good initiative as we aim to help people most negatively affected by the current crisis. This Fund will now be raised to £500,000.

Thus far, we have provided funds to around 55 organisations supporting vulnerable children, families and the homeless and launched two projects through our partnership with Glasgow North-East Foodbank – a free self-referral service providing food parcels for people living in Glasgow affected by the current COVID-19 crisis, as well as a service providing food parcels to those who have been discharged from hospital – to ensure that they have access to food upon returning home.

We have also worked in partnership with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and Cathedral House to deliver 100 hot meals to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary every day for NHSGGC staff across all roles and wards.

Separately, our support has also extended to additional locations in Scotland, England and Ireland, including Skye, Greenock, Oban, Edinburgh, London, Newcastle, Dublin and Belfast. In addition, we have supported two partner charities in New York, Coalition for the Homeless and Children’s Aid, to provide food and essentials to vulnerable children and families in the city.

Celtic FC Foundation is hugely appreciative to everyone who has supported the Football for Good Fund so far and we will continue to harness this goodwill and support those most at need in these uncertain and difficult times.

Tony Hamilton, Chief Executive of Celtic FC Foundation, said: “We would like to sincerely thank James for the very generous donation he has made. This very kind contribution will further enhance the work which we have been involved in since March this year helping so many people in need. Our work across so many areas continues to make a real difference. We are very grateful to James for this gesture.”

Celtic gives James Anderson donation to Foundation