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Arguably the most famous beach in Australia, Bondi is turning PINK this Sunday (5 February) just for us, thanks to our Foundation Friends and Bondi Lifeguards, Andrew Reid & Corey Oliver (pictured with McGrath Foundation Ambassador & Director, Tracy Bevan)!

With a weather forecast of 29 degrees, there’ll be no better place to be, so gather your friends and come down to the beach between 8am and 1pm, wearing your best pink kit. The Bondi Lifeguards will be adding a splash of pink to their famous blue shirts, with pink boardies generously donated by ZANEROBE and pink McGrath Foundation visors.

No pink in your wardrobe? Come and visit our marquee in front of Bondi Pavilion to get some pink zinc in exchange for a donation or buy some McGrath Foundation merchandise. We’ll also be selling limited edition pink ZANEROBE boardies and t-shirts, so there’s no excuse to be seen in any other colour!

Don’t worry if you can’t make it to Bondi on Sunday – you can still get involved by bidding on our ultimate ‘Bondi Experience’! The highest bidder will receive a bed & breakfast accommodation pacakage for 2 people at the Swiss Grand Resort & Spa, a two-hour Lifeguard Experience for you and a friend with Corey Oliver & Andrew Reid, and two pink McGrath Foundation gift bags including pink caps signed by Andrew and Corey. The auction closes on Saturday 11 February so click here to place your bid!

All money raised on the day and from the online auction will help fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses and increase breast awareness in young women. A big thank you to our friends at Waverley Council, ZANEROBE, Northern Suburbs Party Hire, Kracka Surfcraft Australia, Swiss Grand Resort & Spa and of course the Bondi Lifeguards, particularly Andrew and Corey, for making the day possible.

See you at the beach!

A big CONGRATULATIONS to our competition winners:

• Woodville Rechabite Cricket Club, SA
• Kissing Point Cricket Club, NSW
• North Shore Cricket Club, NSW

We’d also like to thank our cricketing friends in Queensland who have offered to attend the Pink Stumps Day for Northsiders Cricket Club.

The winners for our Donate and Win competition during the Vodafone Sydney Pink Test are:

Winner of the trip for two to attend the Allan Border Medal in Melbourne - Joseph Frick, South Brighton, SA
Winner of David Warner’s signed pink baggy – Greg Briggs, Coleambally, NSW
Winner of Ed Cowan’s signed pink baggy – Daryl Estall, Eight Mile Plains, QLD
Winner of Shaun Marsh’s signed pink baggy – Stacie Ziogos, Concord, NSW
Winner of Ricky Ponting’s signed pink baggy – John White, Orange, NSW
Winner of Michael Clarke’s signed pink baggy – Kristin Sanderson, Wattle Ponds, NSW
Winner of Mike Hussey’s signed pink baggy – Isabel Menton, Lane Cove, NSW
Winner of Brad Haddin’s signed pink baggy – Alison Sutton, Maiden Gully, VIC
Winner of Peter Siddle’s signed pink baggy – Cath Sloley, Greensborough, VIC
Winner of James Pattinson’s signed pink baggy – Jonathan Restarick, Brunswick West, VIC
Winner of Ben Hilfenhaus’ signed pink baggy – Jacqueline Malcolm, Oakleigh South, VIC
Winner of Nathan Lyon’s signed pink baggy – Andrew McConchie, Gold Coast, QLD
Winner of Ryan Harris’ signed pink baggy – Cheryl King, Dubbo, NSW

Congratulations also to Jacob Cob Debono who won our "Pink It, Shoot It, Post It" photo competition on Facebook!

All winners have been notified by email.

Thanks to everyone who donated and participated!

From Bunbury to Townsville, hundreds of community cricket clubs across Australia will join the Vodafone Sydney Pink Test phenomenon this year by participating in Pink Stumps Day on 18 February 2012, an initiative of the McGrath Foundation and Cricket Cares, Cricket Australia’s community action program.

The McGrath Foundation was bowled over by the massive response in 2011 for the inaugural Pink Stumps Day, with 665 clubs uniting to raise over $550,000. With the Pink Test in Sydney now in its fourth year, the McGrath Foundation and Cricket Australia look to again spread the hot pink magic beyond the Sydney Cricket Ground and onto the pitches right across Australia.  

Chairman and Co-Founder of the McGrath Foundation, Glenn McGrath, is thrilled by the support and enthusiasm communities showed during Pink Stumps Day 2011 and is hoping Pink Stumps Day 2012 is even bigger and even pinker.

“Pinks Stumps Day 2011 was started to help involve local communities in the spirit of the Sydney Pink Test and we were blown away by how big it was. This year, we’re hoping to get more clubs involved with our community fundraising and raise funds and awareness for the McGrath Foundation. 

“It’s through the support of the Australian Government, Corporate Friends, Foundation Friends and the Australian public that we’ve been able to support more than 10,000 Australian families through their breast cancer experience in the past three years with our 65 McGrath Breast Care Nurses working nationally. Support from Cricket Australia and the cricket community will go a long way to helping us support the next 10,000 families,” Glenn said.  

Cricket Australia CEO, James Sutherland, is looking forward to the cricket community again banding together behind the national cause and strengthening the friendship between Cricket Australia and the McGrath Foundation.

“Pink Stumps Day has quickly become a key feature of Cricket Cares, our community action program.

“It gives cricket clubs nationwide, irrespective of their size, the chance to use cricket as a vehicle to support the McGrath Foundation, just as has been done with the Sydney Pink Test for the past four years.

“I’m looking forward to seeing cricket clubs covered in pink across Australia again in February, just as the SCG is each year in January.”

Head of Sponsorship and Events at Vodafone, Stephen Saunders, said “The efforts of the McGrath Foundation make an extraordinary difference to the lives of many Australians and their families. Pink Stumps Day is a fantastic initiative, and we're looking forward to joining our cricket community and the McGrath Foundation, to make Pink Stumps Day bigger and better than ever before."

Following last year’s success, participation in the Pink Stumps Day 2012 will be open to the first 1,000 clubs which register. Not only will these clubs receive a unique online fundraising page to help their fundraising efforts, each club will also receive a Pink Stumps Day Team Kit valued at over $500. The kit includes two sets of pink McGrath Foundation / Vodafone stumps and two sets of bails, six pink training safety cricket balls, one pair of pink McGrath Foundation wicketkeeper pads, 15 pink McGrath Foundation / Vodafone caps for the players and coaches, 12 pink McGrath Foundation sew-on badges for the players, 100 pink McGrath Foundation temporary tattoos and a pink McGrath Foundation Team Kit bag.

Plus, every registered club will have the opportunity to enter a competition to win a visit from an Australian Cricket Legend and have the likes of Glenn McGrath attend their Pink Stumps Day on 18 February 2012.

Clubs will be encouraged to invite friends and family to wear pink on the day, and arrange fundraising activities such as a gold coin donation sausage sizzle, a pink food stall and face painting, as well as having volunteers roam the field with collection tins for donations. All proceeds from the day will be donated to the McGrath Foundation to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia and to increase breast awareness in young women.

Clubs can now register to participate in Pink Stumps Day and receive their Pink Stumps Team Kit Bag at www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au. Registration closes Thursday 12 January 2012.

The McGrath Foundation thanks Cricket Australia and Vodafone for their support.

McGrath Foundation Pink Test Promotion
TERMS & CONDITIONS
1) This Promotion and Competition is run by the McGrath Foundation Ltd (“the Promoter”) of Level 1, 115 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge NSW 2063 (ABN 23 115 566 624).
2) Information on how to enter forms part of the terms and conditions of entry. Entry into the competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
3) Entry is open to all permanent residents of Australia. Employees and their immediate families of the McGrath Foundation and their agencies and companies associated with the promotion are not eligible to enter.
4) The competition commences on 3rd January 2012 at 8am (EST) and concludes on 7th January 2012 at 11:59pm (EST).
5) To enter participants must:
a) Log onto the website www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au during the period 3rd to the 7th January 2012 inclusive.
b) make an online donation to the McGrath Foundation; and
c) register their details including (but not limited to) name, address, phone number and e-mail address.
6) Entrants under the age of 18 must obtain the prior permission of a parent or guardian over the age of 18 to enter.
7) Incomplete or incomprehensible entries will be deemed invalid.
8) The cost of accessing the promotional website will be dependent on the entrant’s individual Internet Service Provider.
9) Prizes and values are as follows: 1 x winner will win a trip to Melbourne for them and a friend to attend the 2012 Allan Border Medal, including flights for two people from their nearest capital city, two tickets to the ceremony on Monday 27 February 2012, and one night’s accommodation in Melbourne for two people (valued at up to $5,250 in total); 11 x runners up will win one of eleven signed Pink Baggy caps from Day 1 of the 2nd Vodafone Test in Sydney between India and Australia (valued at $550 in total).
10) Prizes will be awarded to the person named in the entry. Prizes cannot be transferred or redeemed for cash. If a competition winner is under 18 years of age the prize will be awarded to the winner’s parent or legal guardian.
11) The promoter will not enter into any correspondence regarding the competition result.
12) The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any person who the Promoter has reason to believe has breached any of these conditions, or engaged in any unlawful or improper misconduct calculated to interfere with the fair and proper conduct of this Promotion. The Promoter’s legal rights are reserved to recover damages or other compensation from such an offender.
13) If for any reason this promotion is not capable of running as planned, including (but not limited to) due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the administration security, fairness or integrity or proper conduct of this promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to take any action that may be available, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition, subject to any direction given under state permit regulations.
14) In the case of the intervention of any outside agent or event which naturally changes the result or prevents or hinders it's determination, including but not limited to vandalism, power failures, tempests, natural disasters, acts of God, civil unrest, strikes; the Promoter may in its absolute discretion cancel the event and recommence it from the start on the same conditions subject to state legislation.
15) The draw for the winners will take place on 10th January 2012 at 12pm (EST) at the Promoter’s offices – Level 1, 115 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW, 2063. If the winners are under the age of 18 years the prizes will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians.
16) Each valid entrant who has entered the competition during the promotional period will be entered into the draw. Twelve valid entries will be drawn at random to become the winning entries, with the first drawn entry the winner of the Allan Border Medal prize package, and the following eleven drawn entries each winning a signed Pink Baggy.
17) Prize values are the recommended retail value as provided by the supplier and are correct at time of printing. All prize values are in Australian dollars.
18) The Promoter reserves the right to request winners to provide proof of identity, proof of residency at the nominated prize delivery address, and/or proof of entry validity. Proof of identification, residency and entry considered suitable for verification is at the discretion of the Promoter.
19) Independent financial advice should be sought as tax implications may arise as a result of accepting the prize.
20) All winners will be notified by email or phone within 2 days of the winners being decided, and the winner's details will be published on the Promoter's website on 11th January 2012. A list of all prizes and winners will be displayed in a prominent place on the Promoter's website (www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au) and at the Promoter's premises for 7 days after the date of the draw.
21) The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever which is suffered (including but not limited to direct or consequential loss) or sustained in connection with any prize/s, except for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
22) Subject to any direction which may be given under the relevant State legislation, the Promoter will conduct such further draws as may be deemed necessary at the Foundation’s offices – Level 1, 115 Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge, NSW 2063 on 12th April 2012 at 12pm (EST) to distribute any prizes unclaimed by that date, and published on the Promoter's website on 13th April 2012. If any prizes remain unclaimed for 3 months, the Promoter will draw another winner.
23) All entries become the property of the Promoter. The Promoter collects personal information about you to enable you to participate in this promotion. To facilitate your participation, the Promoter may disclose your personal information to other companies associated with this promotion. An entrant’s personal information may be disclosed to State and Territory lottery Departments and winners’ names published as required under the relevant lottery legislation. No other further use of this information will be made without your prior consent. A request to access, update or correct any information should be directed to the Promoter at the address shown below.
24) The Promoter accepts no responsibility for any kind of loss or liability suffered or incurred by any of the prize-winners in relation to the prizes or the promotion. The winners release the Promoter its related bodies corporate, affiliates, officers, agents and employees, from all liabilities, loss and damage of any kind arising at any time out of or in connection with the acceptance of, and participation in, the prize or the promotion. Without limiting the foregoing, the released parties will not be liable for any injury, sickness or death, property loss or damage or other direct or indirect loss or damage of any kind, howsoever sustained or incurred, in connection with or arising out of the prizes.
25) The prizes will be delivered to the winners within seven days after the winners are decided. The Promoter will make reasonable effort to locate the winners and deliver the prizes.
26) Once prizes have left Promoter's premises, the Promoter will not be responsible for any delay in delivery, or failure of safe delivery of prizes. The Promoter will take no responsibility for prizes damaged in transit.
27) The Promoter is authorised under permit numbers: Permit No ACT TP 11/05333