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Daffodil orders taken until February 23
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Give daffodils. Give hope.
Help fight cancer by placing your daffodil order today!
by Bobbie Snow
Spring is coming early this year and so is the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days! Osceola county residents have until February 23 to place their orders for daffodils.
"With Daffodil Days, the hope goes beyond the symbol of the flowers-you know that with every bouquet you order, you're making an actual difference in the lives of real people fighting cancer," according to Sherry McElroy, Osceola County Daffodil Days chair. "The Gift of Hope is so special for that reason. Compassionate individuals and companies are not only cheering on these courageous cancer patients; they're saying that their community is behind them, that we're funding research that may someday find a cure."
Ordering daffodils for friends, customers, and employees can brighten their days, desks, or dinner tables, and the proceeds help fund the American Cancer Society's mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem through research, education, advocacy, and patient service programs. Services and programs in Osceola County include Reach to Recovery, I Can Cope, Look Good, Feel Better, durable equipment, youth scholarships, Patient to Patient, Cancer Resource Network, and many more.
Make a minimum $10 donation to the American Cancer Society to receive a bunch of approximately 10 daffodils. For a $25 donation, the Gift of Hope bouquet is delivered anonymously to local cancer patients who are receiving treatment at medical centers and facilities in the community. This year also features Birthdays R. Hope, a special Boyds(tm) Bear designed exclusively for the American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days Bear and a Bunch(tm) that can be ordered for a donation of $25.
Orders are now being taken by contacting Sherry at 754-2685 or stopping at the Porch on Main in Sibley. Other contacts throughout the county will be announced next week. Daffodils will be distributed March 15-19, 2010.
Dollars raised through Daffodil Days enable the Society to offer free programs and services that save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight.
* About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation's largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing about $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.
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