Leeds United star Jack Harrison has helped to raise over £30,000 for the club's official charity Yorkshire Cancer Research after hosting an online raffle for his hat-trick winning shirt.
The 25-year-old scored his first ever Premier League hat-trick against West Ham United earlier this month, and to help celebrate the occasion and give something back to our loyal fanbase, Harrison decided he wanted to start a raffle for the match-worn shirt, with all of the funds being donated to the local charity.
During the handover, Jack Harrison said: “I have had some unfortunate experiences with cancer and unfortunately know some people that have sadly passed away. I think the latest one was a young boy who lived in Holland, and I became aware that he was suffering a lot and he had been writing letters to myself and my mum, so we communicated with him.
“When we played Ajax in pre-season we managed to get in touch and invited him to the game, and I was actually able to meet him which was incredible. He'd had his leg amputated and was suffering a lot, but you could still see how happy he was, and it really touched my heart to see that, because he had been through so much but despite all the setbacks, he found a way to remain happy and enjoy football, supporting Leeds as well and it was really inspiring for me.
“I'm really happy to help raise so much money, I wasn't expecting it to be that much, and it's just incredible that everyone has shown so much support for such a good cause."
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