Exeter Chiefs Foundation host successful 2023 Christmas lunch

Exeter Chiefs Foundation hosted a lively Christmas Lunch on Thursday, December 14 at Sandy Park which raised near an impressive £30,000 for their charities.

The four-course festive lunch – which included festive entertainment, live auction, a tombola with 600 prizes, player Q&A and David Flatman as compere – was a great success as the Christmas period gets underway.

The charity proceedings from the lunch will be spread to over 28 charities in Exeter by the Chiefs Foundation.

Tony Rowe CBE, CEO and Chairman of Exeter Rugby Club, greeted the jolly Christmas lunch crowd and praised the work of the club in the local charitable community.

“It was remarkable to raise such a commendable total for our Foundation. I was honoured to welcome our festive guests this week and I would like to sincerely thank everyone in attendance for their generosity.”

Demi Keenan, Secretary of Exeter Chiefs Foundation, was delighted with the outpouring of festive cheer at the event.

“The lunch went incredibly well – everyone had a wonderful time and I received so much positive feedback. The food was the best to date, the silent auction was successful, and our compere Flats was a superstar – as funny as ever!”

The Exeter Chiefs Foundation are currently supporting over 28 charities in and around Exeter and to date have raised close to £3m for all the charities they work with – hoping to reach the milestone very soon.

If you would like to become a member of the Foundation or Foundation XV or indeed hold a fundraising event of your own, please contact [email protected]

We would like to extend our thanks to everyone who helped us contribute to the valued charitable efforts by joining us for our festive celebration. We hope to see you here in 2024!