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Written by Joe Clark
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Thursday, 05 August 2010 |
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We publicised the great work that was carried out last year to Bring Martin Kane home this is another initiative that is being implemented to help out Celtic supporters.
From the Kano Foundation
The Kano Foundation (pronounced Kane-Oh) are a group of Celtic supporters
who have got together to try and offer the Celtic/Paradise experience to
kids who wouldn't otherwise be able to do it.
The Kano Foundation (pronounced Kane-Oh) are a group of Celtic supporters
who have got together to try and offer the Celtic/Paradise experience to
kids who wouldn't otherwise be able to do it.
Working in partnership with Celtic , we've bought 50 season books (in
Lisbon Lions Lower - East stand) in order to give them away , match by
match, to as many deserving and/or disadvantaged kids as possible. We've
risen from the ashes of the BringingMartinHome campaign but differ from
that as we are trying to help as many kids as we can, not just a single
Celtic supporter.
This time we want to help kids who haven't had the breaks in life , kids
from single-parent homes , kids with no parents , refugees , as well as
the kids who have had to grow-up too quickly , those who care for their
own parents or who help others . All of them, maybe, just maybe, deserve a
bit of recognition and reward.
We think of this as the modern day equivalent of "gonnae gies a lift o'er
Mister" where Celtic fans , worldwide , can help kids get to Celtic Park
and experience something of what we did as youngsters. We've had pledges
from far and wide, Singapore to Shettleston and Kuala Lumpur to Calton but
we could do with more. Some fans are donating £1 per week - that's
basically a child's season book for the price of a loaf of bread per week!
If you want to donate, or you can suggest a group/charity who we could
help, or you simply want to know more, please visit us at
www.thekanofoundation.com or email us at
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We've got 41 kids and 7 adult seats to allocate for each game - we'll have
2 helpers at every game. We're open to everyone but, because of the seats,
the kids have to be U-13 as these are the seats we've bought from Celtic.
Also, any adult helpers have to be Disclosure checked.
Hail Hail
The Kano Foundation
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Last Updated ( Friday, 06 August 2010 )
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