Designated charities assemble at Sandy Park

Twenty charities joined together at Sandy Park to plan their fundraising activities for the 2026/27 season.

These charities, all from the wider Exeter area, have been selected by the Exeter Chiefs Foundation’s board of trustees to benefit from the fundraising activities that take place on men’s and women’s match days.

They will provide volunteer hours for bucket collections and car parking donations on match days in return for a share of the money collected.

These designated funds are ring-fenced specifically for these organisations and will be distributed to them at the start of the following season.

Kieron Northcott, deputy chief executive of Exeter Chiefs, and Becky Skinner, the Foundation’s secretary, met with the designated charities’ representatives to allocate the match duties and to meet with this season’s new matchday co-ordinators.

Northcott said: “It is important that everyone knows what the matchday duties are to ensure these charities make the most of their fundraising opportunities. Many of our designated charities have supported the Foundation for several years, which in turn means we have been able to support them. They are great crowd and we look forward to working with them in the upcoming season.”