Pink Stumps Day 2013 An Introduction to festivities.
The Rosemeadow Reapers Cricket Club,
Due to scheduling conflicts with the local
an entity set up to lobby the local
Camden District Cricket Association while
governing body of cricket the Camden
many clubs across Australia will be
District Cricket Association for affiliation in
hosting their event on Saturday 23rd
their new 2013/2014 Cricket Season, are
February 2013 the Rosemeadow Reapers
one of just one-thousand clubs across the
Cricket Club have been forced to hold our
nation to have registered to take part in
event on the following day to ensure that
the 2013 Pink Stumps Day promotion.
all participants are able to take part in our
An initiative established by the McGrath
Pink Stumps Day.
Foundation in order to assist in fundraising
The Rosemeadow Reapers Cricket Club
so as an organization they are able to
Pink Stumps Day will instead take place
provide more nurses specifically trained in
on Sunday 24th February 2013 and be
Breast Cancer and how to deal with
staged, thanks to the support of the local
patients who are or have been suffering
Campbelltown City Council, at the
from the illness.
Rosemeadow Sports Complex off Dickens
Since the Pink Stumps Day initiative has
Road.
been launched almost three years ago
The event is not just about cricket and has
now cricket clubs around the country have
been designed to be a Community Fun
raised over $1Million for the McGrath
Day which will also see a Sausage Sizzle,
Foundation with the annual amount of
Show bags, cakes and slices, a fully
funds raised growing with each year that
operational canteen and a raffle with a
passes.
large number of prizes taking place on the
The Rosemeadow Reapers Cricket Club elected immediately upon reviewing the criteria to host a Pink Stumps Day event to register our fledging club to help raise funds for this important cause.
day to ensure that everyone who comes down to support the event has plenty of ways they can contribute, even if they are not the biggest cricket fan.