Russian hockey player Ilya Kovalchuk donated over 2 million rubles to children
2 million 300 thousand rubles Ilya Kovalchuk, a famous Russian hockey player, striker for the Russian team, donated for sick children.
He sent personal money to help children born with severe pathology - the primary (innate) immunodeficiency.
Such children are completely vulnerable to the outside world. Any bacterium, any virus or fungus can become for them. deadly.
Fundraising for these kids produces a charity foundation "Sunflower".
Ilya Kovalchuk received such an impressive sum of money after selling the car, which he received as a gift for winning the 2018 Olympics.
Hockey player made a donation personally, indicating the purpose for which his money should be spent.
First of all, they should be directed to the purchase of expensive drugs that are vital for children with immunodeficiency states.
The drugs will be given to babies who are being treated at the Clinical Immunology Department of the Moscow Children's Clinical Hospital.
Shortly before, Kovalchuk visited this department, brought gifts to children who are in the hospital, waiting for the transplantation of donor bone marrow.
