This summer also marks seven years since the foundation first teamed up with Cricket Australia, and in the lead-up to Tuesday's Pink Test in Sydney, the Australian Cricket Team joined Glenn McGrath at the SCG to mark the milestones.
It's been a decade since Glenn McGrath and his late wife Jane launched the McGrath Foundation, which has raised more than $6 million to increase awareness about breast cancer, and fund a network of nurses in rural and regional areas.
"The idea was if we could help one person, then it's worthwhile," Mr McGrath said.
"To think what's been created, never in our wildest dreams could I have imagined where we are and what's been achieved.
"The support of the Australian people has just been amazing."
Currently, 101 McGrath Foundation nurses are stationed around Australia. They say they've helped support over 30,000 families affected by breast cancer.
In 2015 they want to add another nine nurses and help up to 10,000 more families.
"It's a major challenge for us," McGrath Foundation CEO Petra Buchanan said. "We've not been able to increase our numbers that significantly in the past.
"But we believe that we have the support of the community, and we know that individuals are really in need of our support."
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson said the Pink Test has become a significant event for the team.
"It's a a very emotional test," he said. "Jane McGrath was an incredibly beautiful woman and Glenn McGrath is one of my good friends.
"Especially on Day three, as well, it really hits home that we don't have Jane around like we'd all love to.
"It's a really special test match to be part of and hopefully we can all perform very well throughout this test match because of the legacy both Jane and Glenn have left."
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