MARGIE Abbott seems on track to blitz the charity record Tim Mathieson boasted about earlier this year.

The former first bloke launched a scathing attack on the Prime Minister’s wife in May saying the she was not doing enough charity work.

But one year in to her role the first lady has discredited his claims serving in patron or ambassador roles in seven different charities and performing dozens of charity engagements this year, a spokesman for the Prime Minister’s office confirmed.

It’s not meant to be a competition, but Mathieson tried to set the standard of what was an acceptable number of charity functions for a Prime Minister’s spouse to perform and said he was “disappointed” Mrs Abbott wasn’t doing any.

“What is she doing? Because I did 60 charity events. I went out for three full years,” he told News Corp in May.

The Prime Minister’s office quickly retaliated, releasing a detailed list of Mrs Abbott’s charity commitments, and after a year as first lady her commitment hasn’t slipped.

Mrs Abbott is a patron to the The Deb Bailey Foundation Inc for Motor Neurone Disease Research, Kids Xpress, the National Portrait Gallery, and has ambassador roles for organisations Pink Hope, National Op Shop Week Week without Words and Fed Cup Foundation.

Hosting charity Pink Hope’s Bright Pink Lipstick Day initiative at Kirribilli House today, Mrs Abbott made it clear her commitment to charity work was not about clocking up numbers but championing causes close to her heart.

“This campaign encourages us all to start a conversation, to share and to speak about our family health to help our children understand and shape their futures,” she said of the Sydney-based charity which aims to support women at high risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

“As a mother I have encouraged my daughters to be proactive with their health. I want them to be aware of the importance of the regular breast checks, of Pap smears and mammograms,” Mrs Abbott said.

Pink Hope founder Krystal Barter said Mrs Abbott had been incredibly generous with her time and was hands-on in her involvement with the charity.

“It’s incredible for us to have Margie on board, she’s just so kind and considerate and she definitely doesn’t consider herself the star of the show,” Ms Barter told news.com.au.

“She comes in and gets her hands dirty and asks ‘what can I do?’, she doesn’t gravitate towards the limelight.”

Mrs Abbott hosted today’s event launching the charity’s annual Bright Pink Lipstick Day, to be held on Friday September 26.