“EVERY CHILD DESERVES A GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS”

At the Blues we believe every child deserves a present under their Christmas Tree. After two successful years , this festive season we have again partnered with The Salvation Army to bring our ‘Fill the Blues Bus’ Christmas appeal to life this December.

The cost of living crisis and economic climate is proving difficult for many families in our region and we don’t want those struggling to miss out on the joy of Christmas.

Our target is 20,000 new gifts and $15,000 dollars to ensure we can help with spreading this joy!

For the month of November we have gift collection points dotted around our region - in Auckland, Northland and North Harbour. If you are in a position to give this Christmas we encourage you to drop off your unwrapped presents to the below locations.

This all leads to a massive collection day on Friday December 1st where our men’s and women’s Blues players jump on the three Blues branded buses to scoop up our region’s generosity and deliver it to families in need.

Join the Blues to support our community this Christmas so every child can have a present under the Christmas Tree.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

GIFT IDEAS

Donations of new, unwrapped gifts for children and teenagers (under 16yrs) are hugely appreciated. Please avoid clothes as it is difficult to allocate sizes. Here are a few popular gift ideas to help you.

- beach towels, sunglasses, body boards
- netballs, footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, cricket sets
- skateboards, scooters, helmets
- camping equpiment
- bicycles
- gym gear, sports towels
- books
- puzzles and board games
- Lego, Meccano, Mega Bloks
- art and craft packs
- stationery
- science kits
- toy cars
- music instruments
- baseball caps
- jewellery, hair clips, watches
- make-up, perfume, aftershave, nail polish
- backpacks, wallets, handbags
- console games (Playstation, Xbox)
- hair dryers, hair straighteners
- MP3 player, speakers
- headphones
- cameras
- movie gift cards
- sporting store gift cards
- shopping centre gift cards
- electronic store gift cards
- hardwarestore gift cards
- prezzy cards

MONETARY DONATION - BACK TO SCHOOL PACK

If you are unable to donate a present or can’t get to the collection points, we invite you to donate a Back to School Pack

On your behalf we will purchase 'Back to School Packs’ where with the generosity of Warehouse Stationery will be filled with essential school stationery items ready to equip our young people with the tools to succeed.

Packs are $30 each, please click here to donate

DROP OFF POINTS

You can drop off your donations to any of our collection points from Wednesday November 1st - Friday 1st December.

The Blues Buses will be picking up donations from key locations on Friday 1st December.

If you have a large donation please email info@blues.rugby to arrange a time for one of the Blues teams to swing by and pick it up.

32 Campbell Crescent, Epsom, Auckland
8.30am-4.00pm
All branches within our region
- Salvation Army - Westgate 532-534 Don Buck Rd, Westgate
- Salvation Army - New Lynn 32 Delta Ave, New Lynn
- Salvation Army - Royal Oak 691A Mt Albert Rd, Royal Oak
- Salvation Army - Otahuhu 99 Church St, Otahuhu
- Salvation Army - Pukekohe 1 Tobin St, Pukekohe
- Warehouse Stationery - East Tamaki, Cnr Greenmount & Ti Rakau Drives
- Warehouse Stationery - Royal Oak, 100 Pah Road
- Warehouse Stationery - Westgate, 57-61 Maki Street
- Warehouse Stationery - Henderson, 111-115 Lincoln Road
- Tangaroa College Haumia Way, Otara (Mon-Fri / 9am-3pm)
- Grammar TEC Rugby Club 36 Reihana Street, Orakei (Mon-Fri / 9-3pm)
- University Rugby Club. 73 Merton Road, St Johns
- Hillsborough Primary School Belfast Street, Hillsborough (Mon-Fri / 9am-3pm)
- Marist Rugby Club. 22 Dunkirk Road, Panmure (Wed & Thur / 5.30-6.30pm)
- College Rifles Rugby Club 33 Haast Street, Remuera (Mon-Fri / 10am - 4pm)
- Te Papapa Rugby Club Olea Road, Penrose (Tue, Wed & Thurs / 9am - 5pm)
- Marcellin College 617 Mount Albert Road, Royal Oak (Mon-Fri / 9am-3pm)
- Onehunga High School 24 Pleasant Street, Onehunga (Reception: Mon-Fri / 9am - 4pm)
- Chemist Warehouse - St Lukes 1 Wagener Place, Mt Albert
- Chemist Warehouse - Newmarket Westfield Newmarket, Broadway, Newmarket
- Chemist Warehouse - Manukau Westfield Manukau, Putney Way, Manukau City
- Kumeu Rugby Club 2 Alexandra Street, Riverhead (Thursday 3pm-8pm)
- Suburbs Rugby Club 130 Portage Road, New Lynn (Tues/Wed 5pm-7pm & Fri 4.30pm-7pm)
- Te Atatu Intermediate 8 Harbour View Road, Te Atatu Peninsula
- Salvation Army - Albany Bays 90 Rosedale Rd, Albany
- Warehouse Stationery - Wairau Park1 7-19 Croftfield Lane
- Orewa Primary School. 86 Maire Road, Orewa (Mon-Fri / 8:15-3:15)
- Silverdale United Rugby & Sports Club - 6 Hibiscus Coast Highway (Mon-Fri / 9am-3pm)
- Rutherford College. Kotuku Street, Te Atatu Peninsula (Mon-Fri / 9am-3pm)
- Orewa Beach School. 280 Centreway Road, Orewa (Mon-Fri / 8:30-9am & 2:45-3:30pm)
- Willowpark Primary School 13/17 Compton Street, Hillcrest (Mon-Fri / 10am-2pm)
- North Shore Rugby Club. Cambridge Terrace, Devonport (Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri / 9am-2pm)
- Belmont Primary School 3A Harrison Road, Belmont (School Office Mon-Fri / 8:15am-3:15pm)
- Chemist Warehouse - Westgate Westgate Shopping Centre, 32 Maki Street, Westgate
- Sentinel Homes - Rosedale 331 Rosedale Roada, Block 2A, Albany
- Stanmore Bay School 32 Waiora Road, Stanmore Bay, Whangaparoa (Mon-Fri / 8.30am-3pm)
- Salvation Army - Hibiscus Coast 36-39 Greenview Lane, Red Beach
- Salvation Army - Whangarei 3-7 Aubrey St, Whangarei
- Salvation Army - Kaitaia 100 Commerce St, Kaitaia
- Northland Rugby HQ 136 Riverside Drive, Parahaki, Whangarei (Mon-Fri / 9am - 4pm)
- Chemist Warehouse - Whangarei 21 Okara Drive, Whangarei