"Race Night in aid of The Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Charity"

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"Race Night in aid of The Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Charity"

Postby Joe O'Rourke » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:06 pm

[SIZE=3:1f828c47]The Association are holding a Race Night in the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park on Friday March 26th; all proceeds will go to the Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Charity. Doors will open at 7pm.[/SIZE:1f828c47]
[SIZE=3:1f828c47]We hope to have the schoolchildren from Cardenden (home of John Thomson) to perform the play about John’s life, they have performed the play at the Scottish Parliament last year, it was very well received, the play will start at 8pm, after the racing the night will finish with a disco.[/SIZE:1f828c47]
[SIZE=3:1f828c47]Tickets for the night will cost £7, you can book tables of 10 at the cost of £70, there will be snacks provided.[/SIZE:1f828c47]
[SIZE=3:1f828c47]We are looking for clubs or individuals to sponsor races at the cost of £50 per race, you can also sponsor a horse or jockey in each race for £5.[/SIZE:1f828c47]
[SIZE=3:1f828c47]The final race of the night will be an Auction Race; the prize for the winner will be two executive seats for the match against Rangers, which will take place sometime after the League split. We are hoping for a sell-out crowd to raise plenty of money for this very worthy cause, and also to continue to show our respect to Tommy.[/SIZE:1f828c47]
[SIZE=3:1f828c47]Anyone requiring tickets or wanting to sponsor some part of the event can do so by contacting [/SIZE:1f828c47][EMAIL="jimforrestcsa@yahoo.co.uk"][SIZE=3:1f828c47][COLOR=#0000ff:1f828c47]jimforrestcsa@yahoo.co.uk[/COLOR:1f828c47][/SIZE:1f828c47][/EMAIL:1f828c47][SIZE=3:1f828c47] or any member of the EC.[/SIZE:1f828c47]
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The Celtic Supporters Association

The Celtic Supporters Association was the idea of Willie Fanning whose dream became a reality back in September 1944.

These were dark days on and off the pitch with the Second World War still raging and in comparison to those horrors rather more trivialy Celtic were not providing much joy to its supporters and defeat was a regular experience. Indeed the idea of a supporters association came to 27-year-old Willie while watching the Bhoys get thrashed 6-2 at Hamilton.

Willie decided to write to the Daily Record calling on fellow Celtic fans interested in establishing a supporters club to get in touch. A total of 14 people replied. Consequently a meeting was arranged at St Mark's and St Paul's Hall, Chester Street in Shettleston. The meeting proved to be a success - a provisional committee was installed and Willie was elected as President.

By the time of the second meeting at the A.O.H. Hall in Alexandria Parade in Townhead the word had spread. The hall was packed and car loads of supporters from across Glasgow and beyond eager to attend created a traffic jam along the parade.

A constitution was drawn up which allowed the new organosation to become an amalgamation of supporters clubs. Within 12 months membership had rocketed to 700 and the association had won the official endorsement of Celtic FC who handed over the responsibility of distributing match tickets to affiliated branches of the CSA.

The CSA remains a strong and influential body. Apart from following Celtic in massive numbers it has a social club in Glasgow and its annual Supporters Rally is a highlight in the Celtic calendar.

True to the traditions of Celtic FC the CSA also has a proud and continued ethos of raising funds for charity.


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