Deadline to order for Daffodil Days fast approaching

Daffodils will be delivered for The American Cancer Society’s annual Daffodil Days March 23. The deadline to order daffodils with site coordinator Carol Huffer is Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Daffodil Days is one of the American Cancer Society’s oldest and most beloved fundraising programs that provides hope to everyone touched by cancer by offering daffodils to donors in appreciation for their contributions.

As the first flower of spring, the daffodil represents hope and renewal to cancer patients and those affected by the disease and a chance to believe there is hope.

The American Cancer Society impact includes:

• Investing $3.1 billion in cancer research since 1991, contributing to 3.5 million fewer cancer deaths.

•Advocating for high-quality, affordable health care for everyone, including closing the Medicaid coverage gap, through the American Cancer Society Action Network.

•Education and advocating for healthy lifestyles and environments, including promotion of regular screening, and being a trusted source of screening recommendations for health care professionals.

•Providing multiple support programs for people with cancer and their caregivers, including a home away from home with the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge communities when they need to travel for treatment and free access to cancer information via its 24/7 helpline. of students Kimberly Aalbue, Jenna Debbink, Marissa Drake, Rowan Eshbach, Julia Frone, Belle Hernandez, Morgan Hooks, Anna Keller, Rebekah Krooswyk, Lauren McKinney, Erika Murrill, Oli Rainwater, Chloe Reel, Neri HurtadoRojas, Madie Roy and Lauren Winyard.

•Being the only nonprofit supporting people with all types of cancer though advocacy, research and patient support.

• Ensuring everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer.

Daffodil Days is an opportunity for people to join the American Cancer Society’s vision to end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

Dollars raised through Daffodil Days help improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer. For a $10 donation, donors will receive one bunch of freshcut daffodils. For a $25 donation, donors can give a Gift of Hope, a bloomed bunch of daffodils in a vase, delivered to a cancer patient currently in treatment.

Huffer can be contacted by bchuffer@comcast.net or (574) 858-0051.

“I’m most excited to see everyone else’s work come together in this exhibit,” said Frone, a visual communication design major. “Seeing how much everyone grew over the last few years has been inspiring.”

The Mount Memorial Art Gallery is open 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The department’s goal is to equip graduates with the ability to communicate visually, possess professional skills and be able to analyze works from historical and contemporary cultural perspectives. Students learn to demonstrate excellence in creative work that ultimately serves in their calling as artists, Christians and professionals.

For more information, call (574) 372-5100, ext. 6022, or email art@ grace.edu.