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Liam Bryce

Celtic Foundation pledges support for Ukraine refugee crisis as club charity donates £10,000

The Celtic Foundation has made a £10,000 donation to support the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

The Premiership club's charitable organisation offered financial assistance to the Scottish Refugee Council as more than two million people flee the country following Russia's invasion.

Money from the Foundation aims to help the SRC provide shelter, food and support to refugees arriving in Scotland.

SRC chief-executive Sabir Zazai says the support is vital to their work.

He said: " Celtic FC Foundation has supported our work with families time and again, enabling us to provide toys and food vouchers to the most vulnerable we work with.

"This assistance has also helped us to source and distribute hundreds of phones and tablets and help grassroots organisations across Scotland to assist their neighbours and communities during the pandemic.

"Scotland has demonstrated time and time again its commitment to solidarity and sanctuary for refugees seeking protection.

"We will keep fighting for refugee rights and against hostile environment policies, and with the help of donations from partners such as Celtic FC Foundation, we will work together to make Scotland a welcoming place for everyone.

"Last summer, we received an overwhelming number of incredibly generous offers of support from people across Scotland in response to the crisis in Afghanistan.

"We know that the people of Scotland will want to show the same compassionate welcome to people fleeing Ukraine, but we need a structured resettlement programme that properly funds local authorities and communities to be able to deal with emergency situations such as those being displaced from Ukraine."

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