There was a flurry of yellow across the Latrobe Valley on Friday during Daffodil Day as dozens of people hit the streets and shopping strips to raise money for cancer research.
At Moe a busy bunch of volunteers worked tirelessly in an effort to raise funds to help find a cure for cancer.
Moe and District Cancer Council Volunteer Group coordinator Cynthia Rawlings told The Express on Friday the group hand-picked the daffodils at Moe South earlier that morning.
Ms Rawlings said it was the 23rd year she had taken part in the event.
“I lost my sister, Vicki, when she was 30-years-of-age to breast cancer… she discovered it the day before her 28th birthday,” she said.
“My mum discovered (she had) breast cancer six months after my sister and that was just a terrible experience.”
The group, which covers Moe and district, has raised more than $110,000 over the past two-and-a-half decades.
“We love getting out here in the community and raising money to try and find a cure for cancer, our unit raises money throughout the year and this will go towards that contribution,” Ms Rawlings said.
“We do it with the hope that one day we can have a cancer-free future.”
There was a flurry of yellow across the Latrobe Valley on Friday during Daffodil Day as dozens of people hit the streets and shopping strips to raise money for cancer research.
At Moe a busy bunch of volunteers worked tirelessly in an effort to raise funds to help find a cure for cancer.
Moe and District Cancer Council Volunteer Group coordinator Cynthia Rawlings told The Express on Friday the group hand-picked the daffodils at Moe South earlier that morning.
Ms Rawlings said it was the 23rd year she had taken part in the event.
“I lost my sister, Vicki, when she was 30-years-of-age to breast cancer… she discovered it the day before her 28th birthday,” she said.
“My mum discovered (she had) breast cancer six months after my sister and that was just a terrible experience.”
The group, which covers Moe and district, has raised more than $110,000 over the past two-and-a-half decades.
“We love getting out here in the community and raising money to try and find a cure for cancer, our unit raises money throughout the year and this will go towards that contribution,” Ms Rawlings said.
“We do it with the hope that one day we can have a cancer-free future.”
In Traralgon, Cancer Council volunteers, the Lions Club and Traralgon East CFA gathered out in the central business district to sell donated daffodils to raise funds for cancer research.
Volunteer Sally Wilson said Traralgon was one of the highest fundraising branches in the sate.
“We could raise about $50,00 in a year,” Ms Wilson said.
“People are helping all the time and always supporting us.”
The Lions hosted a sausage sizzle and local florist, Flower by Rhi, donated the daffodils sold at the stall.
Last year Daffodil Day raised $5.6 million Australia-wide.
The event helps the Cancer Council provide a variety of support services.
For more information, visit
www.daffodilday.com.au
