Erina Fair will be the flagship site on the Central Coast for the NSW Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day Appeal on Thursday, August 25.
The appeal is being held throughout August to raise funds supporting vital cancer research.
This year marks 36 years of Daffodil Day and Cancer Council NSW has invested more than $86M to world class cancer research from 2016 to 2020.
It is life-saving research as one in two Australians are diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
Thanks to investment in cancer research, amazing advances have been made in cancer prevention, screening, early detection and treatment, helping to increase survival rates from 51 percent in the late 1980s to about 70 percent.
Community Lead from Cancer Council NSW Hunter Central Coast, Sarah Russell, is urging the community to give to this Daffodil Day Appeal to fund the country’s best and brightest cancer researchers.
“The daffodil is the international symbol of hope for everyone impacted by cancer,” she said.
“Cancer takes so much from all of us, and every person who donates, holds a fundraiser or buys daffodils this August will be helping us to continue investing in life-saving cancer research programs, giving hope for better treatments and early detection and ultimately, giving us hope for a cancer free future,” she said.
Russell said various ways to help included donating via the Daffodil Day Appeal website and give to cancer research; hold your own fundraising event; or purchase fresh daffodils at a Cancer Council event such as Erina Fair.
Source:
Media release, August 2
Cancer Council NSW