The Chiefs Rugby Club is working with Variety for the fourth successive season to support the charity’s annual Warm Hearts Winter Appeal, with the goal of raising funds for 50 beds for Kiwi kids in need.

As part of this fundraising for Variety, Gallagher Chiefs and All Black hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho will be donating for auction a match-worn signed home jersey to raise funds for the cause. This jersey will also be signed by the current Gallagher Chiefs team, including Taukei'aho.

All proceeds from this auction will go to the Variety Warm Hearts Winter Appeal.

About the initiative: Variety is asking New Zealanders to donate to its Warm Hearts Winter Appeal to provide 1100 kids with new beds and warm bedding this winter. Each night, one in 10 Kiwi kids in New Zealand’s poorest communities won’t have their own bed to sleep in.

To help make a difference, the Chiefs Rugby Club are calling on all staff, players, and supporters to help through the purchase of warm blankets, bedding packs and single and bunk beds.

The following items can be purchased from the Chiefs online store, with all funds going directly to Variety to purchase the items.

• $8 will fund a ticket for a child to attend a Gallagher Chiefs game
• $45 will fund a warm blanket
• $92 will fund a bedding pack
• $454 will fund a single bed and mattress
• $703 will fund bunks beds and mattresses

Donate Here: https://store.chiefs.co.nz/collections/variety-the-childrens-charity

Fans can also make donations to the appeal when they purchase a ticket to the Gallagher Chiefs v Hurricanes game on Saturday 20 May at FMG Stadium Waikato. Tickets can be purchased from https://chiefs.flicket.co.nz

Learn more here: https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-supporting-variety-warm-hearts-winter-appeal

Auction includes: signed Gallagher Chiefs home jersey worn by Samisoni Taukei'aho during 2023 DHL Super Rugby Pacific match.