Hello everyone,

With less than a week to go, I thought I would re-post this for those interested.

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My local cricket club Bayswater Park is holding its annual Twenty20 charity match on Sunday January 21 for two extremely valuable and much needed organisations, Multiple Sclerosis Australia (MS) and the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF).

The charity Twenty20 match is an annual Bayswater Park tradition going back almost 10 years (when we used to team up with Wantirna South Cricket Club for some interclub rivalry). Over the years, the matches have raised tens of thousands of dollars for many noble causes such as NBCF, MS, Leukaemia Foundation, and the Alannah and Madeline Foundation. Last year alone we raised over $20k for both NBCF and MS and this year we are hoping to go even bigger!

We are looking for the good people of reddit to assist with donating to either of these worthy causes and have provided links below (any amount is welcome and donations can be done anonymously!) Thanks for your time in reading this and an even bigger thanks for anyone who donates! I would be happy to answer any questions about the charities or the match day itself.

Event details

Time: Sunday, January 21 from 9:30am

10:30am - Juniors vs parents twenty20 match

12:30pm - Lunch

2:00pm - Showcase twenty20 match

Location: Guy Turner Reserve, Bayswater

Google maps: https://goo.gl/maps/NtppWwmxQ5B2

Donation links

MS - https://give.everydayhero.com/au/bpcc-ms-australia

NBCF - https://give.everydayhero.com/au/bpcc-nbcf

Organisation information

MS Australia - https://www.msaustralia.org.au/

MS has been supporting and helping people with multiple sclerosis (MS) since 1956. Through an extensive network of centres, branches, support groups and health services, MS provides specialist programs to people with MS, their families, carers, friends and health care professionals.

MS informs people with multiple sclerosis how best to achieve as full and healthy a lifestyle as possible while managing the symptoms of MS, raises funds for the provision of services, programs and research, educates the community, and liaises with government and other bodies on MS-related issues.

Our Mission

To minimise the impact of multiple sclerosis on individuals, family members, carers and the community, while working to improve treatments for the disease and accelerating research to ultimately develop a cure.

Our vision is to create a world free of MS.

National Breast Cancer Foundation - https://nbcf.org.au/

The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is 100% community funded and the only national body that funds life-changing breast cancer research with money raised entirely by the Australian public. Breast cancer is the most common cancer facing Australian women, with eight women dying from the disease each day — mothers, sisters, wives, daughters and friends.

Research is the only way to prevent deaths, and improve how breast cancer is diagnosed, managed and treated. By funding only world-class research, NBCF is working towards a goal of zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030.

In 2017, NBCF has committed over $12 million to fund more than 30 research projects that will contribute towards our goal of zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030. This year we have continued to fund innovative projects that investigate new avenues for treatment, and new applications for existing treatments to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients. The researchers will explore promising areas of investigation, some of which include more effective immunotherapies for hard to treat breast cancers, targeted treatment delivery systems, and predictive tests for relapsing cancer. In total, since 1994, NBCF has awarded more than $140 million to 479 Australian-based research projects to improve the health and well-being of those affected by breast cancer.