Public urged to support Daffodil Day in Laois

The public is being urged to give what they can this Daffodil Day in support of the Irish Cancer Society.

Donations will go towards  crucial services provided by the Irish Cancer Society to patients and their families in Laois.

Collections for the annual fundraiser will be taking place across the county on Friday, March 25th.

Local community organiser Margaret O’Brien has been involved with Daffodil Day for over three decades and this Friday she will be collecting at the Square in Mountrath. 

“Supporting Daffodil Day is so important for all the people who have been affected by cancer, myself included,” she said.

“We are so grateful for all the support we receive and for people's generosity. We hope that they will continue their support this Friday and I will continue to fundraise for the Irish Cancer Society for as long as I’m able,” she added.  

On top of supporting life-changing cancer research, the Irish Cancer Society provides vital services to patients and their families in Laois each year. The support includes over 350 counselling sessions, over 160 nights of in-home Night Nursing for patients in their final days, and over 280 Volunteer Driving lifts to get patients safely to and from their hospital appointments in 2021.

As Daffodil Day returns to the streets of Ireland for the first time since 2019 on March 25th, the Irish Cancer Society is calling on the public to take part in any way they can to show solidarity and support for anyone affected by cancer. 

Every day cancer takes so much from so many families and Daffodil Day is a chance to come together and take something back, giving hope and raising funds so that one day cancer will take no more.  

People are being asked to take part and take back from cancer in any way they can this Daffodil Day. As well as donating at Cancer.ie and volunteering to help fundraise, they can purchase items from the Daffodil Day online shop and take part in a steps challenge.  

Irish Cancer Society CEO Averil Power said: “We are so excited to be able to get out on the streets again to see the amazing support the people of Ireland show to anyone affected by cancer.” 

“Daffodil Day is such a special and hopeful day for our entire community. Throughout the pandemic we’ve been so lucky that people have found innovative ways to support us but we are looking forward to seeing Ireland turn yellow once again on March 25th,” she added. 

“Daffodil Day is our most important fundraising event of the year and the money raised goes directly to funding crucial supports including our Support Line, free counselling, our Night Nurses to provide end of life care, and financial support for families of children affected by cancer. Along with these services, the money raised on Daffodil Day allows us to support life-changing cancer research.”