Bowen’s Pink Stumps Ladies Day hosted over 300 women at the Bowen Sporting Complex to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation, part of the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign to bring attention to the devastating disease.
Each year the Cricket Ground swaps stumps for frocks as part of the McGrath Foundation charity day, welcoming women to support breast cancer nurses nationwide, as well as here in the Whitsundays.
The McGrath Foundation funds McGrath Breast Care Nurses, who provide invaluable support and care to women and men experiencing breast cancer at no cost.
This week’s fundraiser took the shape of a seated lunch, with platters and drink stalls running alongside the marquee. Throughout the day the organisers ran auctions with the profits heading straight back to the McGrath foundation.
The items on auction ranged from a Cowboy’s jersey, two signed bats from the Australia-Sri Lankan team 2007, one from the Big Bash League, and another from the Glenn McGrath Foundation itself.
There was live cricket played on the field, although the ladies’ interest was chiefly on the food, drinks, and good company. Expert speakers took to the stage to highlight proper health checks and information on Breast Cancer.
Breast Care Mackay attended, as well as Sue Murray from the Coastal Radiology who gave talks on breast cancer. Sergeant Michelle O’Regan of the Bowen Police department emceed the entire event, “keeping it lively,” and Councillor Michelle Wright attended on the day as well.
Last year, the group raised $10,000 for the foundation with a crowd of 200. President of Bowen Cricket Incorporated, Seth Mcintosh, said that they were hoping to bring in even more this year.
The event has raised almost $40 thousand dollars over its time of operation in Bowen.
One of the pink-tastically decorated tables at Bowen’s Pink Stumps Day
Two internal cricket matches were played to raise funds alongside the sit-down lunch
Ladies enjoyed themselves at the sit-down lunch for Pink Stumps Ladies Day
Fast talking auctioneer Peter Lawton was a source of constant humour
Two of Mackay’s McGrath Foundation Nurses
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