Cancer Society Daffodil Days are coming

TOPSHAM — The American Cancer Society is celebrating the hope of spring with a public launch of its annual Daffodil Days fundraising campaign.

The official period for daffodil order-taking commenced recently, with awareness of daffodil products available this year, promotion of the www.cancer/daffodils interactive website, volunteer recruitment and delivery of the blossoms in time for spring.

Daffodil Days offers a bouquet of products:

• For a $10 gift, donors receive a bouquet of 10 fresh daffodil blossoms.

• Three mini-daffodil bulbs in a soil filled pot are available for a $15 donation.

• A bouquet of 10 daffodils and a Boyd’s collectible stuffed bear for a $25 donation.

• Gift of Hope: daffodils are delivered anonymously to a cancer patient undergoing treatment for a $25 donation and up.

• Bear Hugs for Hope: special edition, collectible bear is delivered anonymously to a child impacted by cancer. $25

Flower and product orders can be placed now through March 1 by calling the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 or making an online donation to a coordinator you know at www.cancer.org/daffodils.

Delivery occurs the week before spring, beginning March 19.

According to the Society, this longstanding program, which historically coincides with the coming of spring, is expected to raise $100,000 in Maine to support the fight against cancer. For more than 35 years, the American Cancer Society has, through its Daffodil Days program, been sharing hope for a world with less cancer and more birthdays by really helping people get well, stay well, find cures and fight back against cancer.

Although Daffodil Days involves offering daffodils to donors every spring in appreciation for their contributions, it is about more than just giving beautiful flowers; it is an opportunity to share hope for a world free of cancer.

Volunteer opportunities abound - from school children to corporate CEOs – to assist in taking daffodil orders, sorting and packing the bouquets for order fulfillment and/or delivering daffodils in your community during the week of March 18.

Supporting Daffodil Days as a volunteer or a donor provides the knowledge that you are helping fight cancer, and what a poignant thought that is as we welcome spring.

Dollars raised through Daffodil Days enable the Society to offer free programs and services that help people fight cancer with courage and optimism, while it provides day-to-day help, emotional support, and 24-hour information to help ease the cancer experience.

Additionally, daffodil contributions provide the Society with much-needed dollars to fund groundbreaking cancer research, educate people about the importance of cancer prevention and early detection and advocate for meaningful public health policies that benefit the community.

For more information about Daffodil Days, to request flowers, or to get involved with the program, contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345 or www.cancer.org/daffodils.