Festive fun with Wolves Foundation
As the dust settles on another year of Christmas festivities, so too for Wolves Foundation, who organized a string of different events across the many projects delivered by the club’s official charity.
Projects such as Head 4 Health and Healthy Goals enjoyed Christmas parties as did Molineux Memories – who staged a lunch including a visit from former players including John Richards, Mel Eves and Steve Daley – and Wolves Elders, who welcomed guests from the Girls Academy.
The Foundation’s Pack Patrons enjoyed an afternoon event at The Halls including Q&As with former Wolves interim manager Terry Connor and captain and Foundation ambassador Karl Henry, and Disability FC captain and coach Darren James.
Meanwhile, 80 children with SEND were welcomed to an afternoon of bowling, joining four members of the Wolves Women team, including captain and Foundation ambassador Anna Morphet, to help launch the new Sporting Chances project, which is going to deliver more physical and sporting activities for young people with disabilities.
Nicky Spittle, from Our Lady and St Chads Catholic Academy who took along several pupils to the event, said: “I think it’s massively important to have the links with Wolves Foundation because obviously it is our home city.
“The children are completely in awe of those who are good at sport, they are loving every minute of it.”
Younger participants on the Premier League Kicks projects were treated to a couple of ‘Kicksmas’ events at Aldersley Arena, including visits from Wolves Women captain and Foundation ambassador Anna Price and regular leading scorer Amber Hughes.
“It’s great to come down and see so many girls enjoying their football without any pressure,” said Anna.
“Some of them probably don’t play any football at school or aren’t part of a club so it’s really good they can get this opportunity.
There was also the return of the hugely popular Santa Dash event as young fans completed laps of Molineux before meeting Santa – and Wolfie – in the home dressing room, before the festivities were rounded off with a day of Festive Football Fun for Wolves Disability FC on the Monday before Christmas.
Lisa Whitehouse, who took part in the Santa Dash event with her daughter Gracie, reflected: “I thought it would be nice to support the Wolves Foundation, let Gracie come and see Molineux and have some Christmas fun and take part – we had a great time.
Overall, the event has raised over £4,000 towards delivering the Foundation’s range of projects across the community.
Now onto 2025 – and everyone from Wolves Foundation wishes readers a very Happy New Year.
