What Is Daffodil Day?

Members of Quota International of Forster-Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia, celebrate Daffodil Day.

Forster-Tuncurry Quota volunteers annually raise money for their local Cancer Council through Daffodil Day, an effort supported by many South Pacific Quota clubs. Created by the Canadian Cancer Society in the early 1980s, Daffodil Day is now run by cancer charities in seven western countries, including Australia and New Zealand. Proceeds fund scientific cancer research, public education efforts, and support to cancer victims and their families. The Cancer Society chose the daffodil because it symbolizes that, despite people's struggle with cancer, there is hope through research and healthier lifestyles.

Members of QI of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, staff the club's Daffodil Day table. Adults left to right are: Marcia Maybury, past club president; Joyce Fren, club treasurer (and past international president); Mary Tinlin, past club vice president; and Daffodil Day Volunteer Daphne Rothe. The children—Grace, Candice, and Emily—are granddaughters of Marcia Maybury, past club president!