Wellbeing & Culture

Last Thursday, August  25th was Daffodil Day. 

It is a day for Australians to give hope to those affected by all cancers by donating to support a cancer-free future.  Daffodil Day is the Cancer Council's most iconic and much-loved annual campaign that raises life-saving funds for world-class cancer research. 

It's a time of hope; where we come together to show our support for the 150,000 Australians diagnosed with cancer each year.

There are many ways you can show your support during Daffodil Day:  fundraisers at school, volunteering your time or simply buying a bunch of daffodils. 

In 2021 the Daffodil Appeal raised almost $1.5million for life-saving cancer research. 

The appeal looked very different last year as Melbourne was still in lockdown.  People could order flowers online and they were delivered by special courier on the day.  I myself bought bunches of daffodils in 2021 and sent them to family and friends across Melbourne, to hopefully brighten their day during lockdown while donating to this incredible charity. 

This appeal holds very dear to me as my own father passed away from cancer over 4 years ago.  It was and still is a tough time, but I hope that with research and life-change breakthroughs we can make cancer a thing of the past.   

Try the Daffodil Day Word Search (no cheating, cover the solutions on the right 😃):

Claudia Michielin  -  Visual Arts