DAFFODILS have become more than just another pretty face in a spring garden.
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As an international symbol of hope for anyone who has been touched by cancer, daffodils get their own day in the sun, once a year.
Cancer Australia’s Daffodil Day is being held on Friday (August 22) across Australia.
Stalls with daffodil merchandise will be set up in Stocklands, Forster and Manning Street, Tuncurry by the Forster Tuncurry Quota Club, who raised over $7,000 last year towards research into the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer and its information and support services.
This year, they will be amongst over 10,000 volunteers across the country who are aiming to raise $9.7million to fund cancer research and services.
Every day, around 350 Australians find out they have cancer. Whilst the survival rate for some of the more common cancers has increased to 30 per cent over the last two decades, 115 Australians still die from cancer every day, showing that research still has a long way to go.
Great Lakes residents are encouraged to show their support in the fight to beat cancer by purchasing bunches of daffodils ($7), wearing a pin, or selecting from other daffodil merchandise displayed on the day.
Every item sold and every donation is another step towards the defeat of cancer.
For more information about Daffodil Day visit www.daffodilday.com or phone 1300 65 65 85.