Mitcham to raise funds for important cause

  • 2025-01-18
People living in and around Mitcham have the opportunity to raise money for a great cause by signing up to the Pink Stumps Day next month.

The McGrath Foundation is the legacy of Jane McGrath, who set up the foundation as a result of her cancer diagnosis. The goal was to fund breast cancer nurses across Australia.

McGrath’s husband, Glenn, is a retired Australian cricketer, and so Australian Cricket has always been involved in the fundraising efforts for this worthy cause. The initiative was first launched within community clubs on 5 January 2011 - now also known as Jane McGrath Day.

People in the community are urged to rally and submit a team so that they can play cricket on Pink Stumps Day, helping to raise funds to ensure that no-one faces cancer without physiological, emotional and physical support from a specialist nurse. This applies to both the patient and the family.

The Pink Stumps Day Kit contains items such as badges and stick-on tattoos that may be produced by local Print shops.

Pink Stumps Day will take place on Saturday, 8 February, from 3pm until 5.30pm. The venue is the Heatherdale Reserve Pavilion at the Heatherdale Cricket Club, which can be found on Purches Street in Mitcham. Tickets cost $50, to include food and drinks. Donations of prizes for the raffle and silent auction will be greatly received by the charity.
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