Iconic Daffodil Day Street Appeal moved online for August 2021 collections

For 31 years Mercury Bay Cancer Support Trust volunteers have been collecting in Kuaotunu in the North, to Hahei in the south and Whitianga as a collection hub. The Trust and it's volunteers collect for Daffodil Day on behalf of the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Branch of the Cancer Society. 

The Trust and volunteers are disappointed to be unable to provide face to face collections this year but still urge the public to give generously. 

Our district is remote from major hospitals and oncology support, and is home to the highest number of residents in the 65+ age group in NZ. As the susceptibility to cancer increases with age, the Mercury Bay Cancer Support group is regularly called upon to help patients and families with a cancer diagnosis. With the ongoing challenges of Covid-19, the demand for cancer services has increased and the Cancer Support group would encourage people to once again give generously. 

Ruth Young, Mercury Bay Cancer Support Trust

How to donate to Daffodil Day 2021

This year donations can be made:

• Online via the Cancer Society
• Use the Cancer Society QR code on your phone (scan at the Cancer Bay Cancer Support Trust bookshop window or via the image on the bottom of this page)
• For those wishing to make cash donations - when lockdown levels permit visit the Cancer Bay Cancer Support Trust bookshop on Blacksmith Lane in Whitianga (see link below). 

Over 30 years of collecting for Daffodil Day

The first Daffodil Day collection for the Waikato-Bay of Plenty branch of the Cancer Society was organised in 1989 by Jenny Edwards, founder of the Mercury Bay Cancer Support Group.  As the group evolved the Mercury Bay Cancer Support group became a registered Charitable Trust in 2017 and over the years the collections have been so successful and the community so generous that the Mercury Bay community consistently raised the biggest collection amount in the region.  

About the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Cancer Society 

The Waikato-Bay of Plenty Cancer Society supports those with cancer in these regions with funding, monthly visits by support nurses and the provision of free of charge accommodation at the Cancer Society/Lions Lodge in Hamilton as well as hospital visits and practical support. This includes facilitating meetings for cancer sufferers and their families in conjunction with local support groups such as the Mercury Bay Cancer Support Trust.

The Trust is privileged that together with the Cancer Society, local medical professionals - including experienced district nurses and a highly trained Waikato Hospice nurse - we are able to help residents live well and with integrated professional support, through their cancer journey.

Jenny Edwards, Mercury Bay Cancer Support Trust

Mercury Bay Cancer Support Trust Fundraising

The Mercury Bay Cancer Support Trust fundraises throughout the year via the Daffodil Day collection and through its popular second-hand book shop in Whitianga. The book shop is generously supported by locals and visitors and fully staffed by volunteers.