IRON MOUNTAIN — A fundraiser is planned Saturday in efforts to help Erick Schultz fight relapsed leukemia.

The event, which is hosted by the Iron Bandogs LE/MC and Bimbo’s, will be from 2 to 8 p.m. at Bimbo’s Wine Press in Iron Mountain.

At age 17, Schultz was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic B-cell leukemia in February 2018. He has been in remission just short of two years after treatment but relapsed just days before Christmas last year.

After a month at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, Wis., Schultz has been treated at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts. On March 31, he underwent a bone marrow transplant with his older brother, Matthew, as his donor. Matthew was required to make several trips to Boston for testing before being selected to be his bone marrow donor.

Schultz will remain an inpatient at Boston Children’s for a number of weeks and will need to continue to stay in Boston with his parents for follow up care for at least six months following his discharge.

Schultz will be immune compromised and unable to work for an extended period of time.

Family members and friends hope the fundraiser will help ease the financial burden that comes with treating cancer and traveling a great distance from home.

Tickets for the gun raffle, which includes a Dickinson Arms Ranger Bullpup 12-gauge and Ruger Precision bolt 17 HMR, as well as steel targets, are currently on sale at Westman Precision in Iron Mountain. They will also be sold at the benefit.

In addition, they will be raffling off many basket and other donated items from local businesses and organizations. Those participating in the raffle do not need to be present to win.

Organizers will also sell Team Erick items and heating bags at the event.

Anyone wishing to donate raffle items for the benefit can contact Judy Plaswirth at 906-282-9288.