Daffodil Days campaign is a fundraiser for ACS


February 24, 2011 at 4:03a.m.

Local businesses across the Northeast Ohio region are being encouraged to place orders by March 4 for daffodils being sold by the American Cancer Society.

Funds raised during the corporate campaign will enable the ACS to save more lives and create more birthdays by helping people stay well and helping people get well by finding cures and fighting back.

The daffodil, one of the first flowers of spring, is the perennial ACS symbol of hope for cancer patients throughout the community.

Businesses can help by ordering any of the following Daffodil Days specials:

Bear and a Bunch — $25 donation, a Liv N. Hope bear created especially for the 2011 campaign for the Boyds by Enesco and 10 freshly cut daffodils.

Bunch of 10 Daffodils — $10, a bouquet of 10 freshly cut daffodils.

Vintage Vase and a Bunch — $15, a vase randomly selected from a collection of stylish and colorful Daffodil Days vases and a bunch of daffodils, while supplies last.

Potted Mini Daffodils — $12, a package of 3 to 4 dainty daffodil bulbs packaged in a foil-wrapped 4-inch pot of vibrant dainty daffodils.

Project Care — $25, a Boyds bear to comfort a child, delivered anonymously.

Businesses interested in placing an order by the deadline are encouraged to visit one of the following websites:

http://daffodil.acsevents.org/northeastohio for Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Portage counties. Contact Shannon Ealy, 888-227-6446, ext. 2200

http://daffodil.acsevents.org/starkcounty for Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties. Contact Helen Stager, same number as above, ext. 2208.

http://daffodil.acsevents.org/summitmedina county for Summit and Medina counties. Contact Kathy Wallace, same as above, ext. 2206

If a business or company is interested in participating by having an employee as a coordinator or as a helper during the street sale campaign in March, they should contact the ACS at the above number.

For more information on the ACS or for answers to cancer questions, call 800-227-2345 any time or visit www.cancer.org.