AS the countdown to the festive season continues, Christmas shopping will be on the minds of many, as we look to find the perfect gifts for our friends and family, whilst staying safe and well during these difficult times.

Celtic FC Foundation are once again humbly asking supporters to contribute to our Christmas Appeal while doing their online Christmas shopping, via Give as you Live and AmazonSmile – with no added fees or charges.

Give as you Live is an online fundraising platform allowing users to shop at over 4,000 top stores and raise free funds for charity. It operates by donating a percentage of your transaction to your selected charity at absolutely no extra cost to you.

Or why not donate via AmazonSmile, a simple and automatic way for you to support Celtic FC Foundation every time you shop. The website is operated by Amazon with the same products, prices and shopping features as Amazon.co.uk.

Shopping online with Give as you Live or AmazonSmile and donating to Celtic FC Foundation couldn’t be simpler, all you need to do is:

GIVE AS YOU LIVE
1. Create an account HERE
2. Search for a store you want to shop with on Give as you Live – there are over 4,000!
3. Click on the store logo and Give as you Live will direct you to the website.
4. Make your purchase on the retailer’s website and Give as you Live will track the transaction.

Give as you Live turn a percentage of the commission paid by the retailer into a Celtic FC Foundation donation!

AMAZON SMILE
1. Log in or create an AmazonSmile account HERE
2. Select Celtic FC Foundation as the charitable organisation you wish to receive donations from eligible purchases.
3. Make a purchase via AmazonSmile and all eligible purchases you make will result in a donation to Celtic FC Foundation.
4. AmazonSmile is also available via the Amazon app and can be turned on in the settings section. Once turned on, all eligible purchases will result in a donation.

AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible net purchase price directly to Celtic FC Foundation.

The Christmas Appeal phase of our Football for Good Fund (FFGF) launched on Friday, November 6, the 133rd anniversary of the formation of the Club. Through the Appeal, we want to help hundreds of local families facing poverty, giving them the kind of Christmas most of us take for granted. With lots of food on the table and gifts for the kids. Making sure Santa pays a visit on Christmas Eve, despite COVID-19.

We also want to support pensioners on our doorstep, by lending a hand at a difficult time of year. Local charities need our help too. We can make a massive difference to the lives of children, the homeless, refugees and those living in refuge or facing other challenges.

The generosity and compassion of the Celtic Family is truly unrivalled and once again, we are looking for your support, to get behind this Christmas Appeal phase of the FFGF. We are a Club like no other, and together, we can continue to bring comfort to those who need it most.

To get behind the Christmas Appeal, you can also:

1. Donate by text – text ‘CELTIC’ followed by ‘£1’, ‘£5’ or ‘£10’ to 70085*
2. Donate online HERE
3. Donate via PayPal HERE
4. Donate via Facebook HERE
5. Donate in Cash – there are collection boxes located in all Celtic Stores
6. Donate by Cheque – payable to ‘Celtic FC Foundation’ and sent to Celtic FC Foundation, Celtic Park, Glasgow G40 3RE.
7. Contribute to our Virtual Toy Drive HERE
8. Sign up for our Stay Up for the Champions sponsored event on Friday, December 4 / Saturday, December 5 HERE
9. Contribute via our Christmas Appeal eBay auction, featuring shirts from the AC Milan v Celtic match on Thursday, December 3 (with Celtic FC Foundation branding) and Celtic v St Johnstone on Sunday, December 6 (with Christmas Appeal branding). The auction will run from Monday, December 7 – Saturday, December 12.
10. Make a donation to receive your ‘Celtic FC Foundation Letter from Santa’– further details to follow.
11. Purchase your copy of the stunning Gerard Burns Glittering Prize, the perfect Christmas Gift HERE
12. Contribute via our Virtual Bucket Collection on Sunday, December 6.
13. Look out for news coming soon on our Ghirls for Good alternative.

Thank you for your magnificent support.

*Texts will cost the donation amount, plus one standard rate message.

Support Celtic FC Foundation’s Appeal when shopping this Christmas