WILLISTON – For more than 35 years, the American Cancer Society Daffodil Days® program has been making a difference in the fight against cancer and providing hope for those facing the disease. 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 with less cancer and more birthdays, where cancer never steals another year from anyone’s life.

This year’s Daffodil Days is coming to Vermont the week of March 22nd. The American Cancer Society is looking for volunteers– anyone from school children to corporate CEOs – to assist in taking requests for, packing, and delivering daffodils during February and March at work, in neighborhoods, in schools, and around town. To help make a difference in the fight against cancer through Daffodil Days, contact your American Cancer Society, 55 Day Lane, Williston, Vermont at 802.872.6300.

“I have been volunteering with the American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days for four years,” said Susan Letwenski, Daffodil Days volunteer coordinator for Lamoille County. “Seeing the joy on people’s faces when we deliver daffodils gives me such a sense of pride; I know we’re giving hope to others.”

Vermont residents have until March 5th to place requests for daffodils. For a donation of $10, supporters will receive a bouquet of fresh-cut daffodils and, more importantly, the knowledge that they are helping fight cancer. In addition, potted daffodil bulbs ($15) and the Bear and a Bunch, a collectible Boyds bear with a bouquet ($25),are also available.

An important part of Daffodil Days are the Gifts of Hope—a bouquet of 10 daffodils delivered anonymously to cancer patients around the state, and the Bear Hugs for Hope—Daffodil Days bears provided anonymously to children impacted by cancer. Multiple donation levels are offered

beginning at $25) to enable donors to support as many Gifts of Hope or Bear Hugs for Hope deliveries as they choose.

Dollars raised through Daffodil Days provide the Society with much-needed dollars to 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.

For more information about Daffodil Days, to place an order or to get involved with the program, contact Kathy Johnson, American Cancer Society staff partner, at 802-872-6321 or Kathy.johnson@cancer.org, or visit www.cancer.org/daffodils.