THE Irish Cancer Society has appealed to Southsiders to send a message of hope in a new national garden this Daffodil Day.
Last month, over 200,000 paper daffodils were sent all over Ireland inviting recipients to write a message of hope, remembrance or celebration for someone they know affected by cancer.
On Daffodil Day, Friday, March 27, the Irish Cancer Society will plant these paper daffodils in the Iveagh Gardens in a special Garden of Hope to celebrate and remember all those in Ireland affected by cancer.
Last year, over 3,000 flowers were planted as part of the Garden of Hope and
?¬210,407 was raised.
Over the last five years the Garden of Hope has raised almost
?¬1,000,000 as part of Daffodil Day. The garden will open at 7.30am and will remain intact until 5.30pm that day.
Visitors are welcome to come and wander through the garden, read messages and enjoy the display.
Flowers will be numbered so if you returned a daffodil with a special message for someone you love you will be able to find your daffodil.
You can dedicate a flower as a tribute to someone you care about by visiting www.cancer.ie/gardenofhope or CallSave 1850606060.
Mark Mellett, Head of Fundraising of the Irish Cancer Society said:
“The Garden of Hope is a really beautiful and meaningful part of Daffodil Day.
“Every day we are receiving daffodils with beautiful messages written on them. A team of volunteers, from lead partner Dell and other corporate supporters EY and Aviva, then carefully order the flowers and attach wooden sticks so they are ready for planting on Daffodil Day.
“Staff and volunteers will be up at dawn getting everything ready and planting the garden. It’s very special and something we hope anyone, who can, will come and visit the garden on Daffodil Day.
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Funds raised on Daffodil Day by thousands of volunteers across Ireland go directly to fund the work of the society across support, prevention, research and advocacy.