Wolves' medical team set up fundraiser for Cure Leukaemia

Wolves' medical team have started a '12 Days of Christmas' campaign in the aim of raising thousands for Cure Leukaemia.

Wolves' medical team raised more than £11,000 last year and have set up the '12 Days of Christmas' this time around

The drive comes after a running challenge last year raised £11,045 for the charity – close to the hearts of all at Wolves after Carl Ikeme's successful battle against the disease.

This year, the medical department are offering various special prizes, courtesy of Nuno Espirito Santo's first-team squad, all the way up to Christmas Eve.

A raffle for six pairs of signed, match-worn Rui Patricio gloves began the fundraiser on Saturday, with two new prizes revealed each day – today's being an auction for a squad-signed Premier League ball and a raffle for two Raul Jimenez-signed Leeds programmes.

The Wolves medical department said: “We’re delighted to be raising funds for Cure Leukaemia again.

"It was very successful challenge last year, so we’ve decided to do something similar this year.

“We’ve got lots of amazing pieces of memorabilia which have been donated by the first-team because they wanted to be involved.

"We’re hoping to raise as much as we can, in what we know is a difficult time, for a charity which means a lot to the whole club.”

James McLaughlin, CEO of Cure Leukaemia, added: “Everyone at Cure Leukaemia is delighted that the medical department at Wolves will be running their 12 Days of Christmas fundraising campaign over the coming weeks.

“Last Christmas, the team ran 10km every day during the month of December, raising over £11,000 and it’s fantastic that they will be adding to this total over the festive period, with some truly magnificent raffle and auction prizes, generously donated by the current Wolves squad.

“Since Carl Ikeme was diagnosed with leukaemia back in 2017, Wolves fans and the local community have raised over £165,000 for Cure Leukaemia which is a truly phenomenal amount of money that has had such a positive impact on the lives of people with leukaemia, across the UK.

“I would encourage not only Wolves fans, but football fans across the country to get involved, whether that’s entering the raffle or bidding in the auction for some fantastic prizes.”

For more details on how to get involved, see @WolvesSportMed on Twitter or visit cureleukaemia.co.uk