Australia Test captain Pat Cummins to be guest speaker at The Chappell Foundation SCG dinner

MELBOURNE: Australia Test captain Pat Cummins will be the guest speaker at the fifth annual The Chappell Foundation SCG dinner on August 10, which raises funds for the fight against youth homelessness in the country.

Founded in 2017, The Chappell Foundation has raised more than AUD3 million for homeless youth in recent years, donating those funds to partner NGOs on the front line of the fight against homelessness, according to cricket.com.au.

Cummins, is at the forefront of philanthropic activities through his commitment to addressing issues relating to Covid-19 and climate change crisis, among others. He will join the list of greats such as Ricky Ponting, Jimmy Barnes, Tim Paine and the late Shane Warne, who have all spoken at the event in the previous editions of the event. IANS

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