More volunteers are needed to help the Cancer Society on August 29 - Daffodil Day – with street appeals planned for Tauranga and Mount Maunganui.

With nearly 30 locations across the city from Bethlehem to Tauriko, and Otūmoetai to Mount Maunganui and Welcome Bay, there are plenty of convenient spots for volunteers to easily complete a two-hour shift between 9am and 5pm.

If August 29 doesn’t suit, some locations will also continue the street appeal on August 30.

“We really need the community to get involved, because we can’t do what we do without community support,” Lena Cordery from the Cancer Society Waikato/Bay of Plenty branch said.

“It’s also a really great day to be involved in, as it’s about spreading hope, and wearing the yellow with pride.”

Daffodil Day is the country’s chance to work together and change the experience of cancer for every New Zealander.

Becoming an everyday hero for your community by volunteering for two hours is a focus of the appeal, because everyone knows someone affected by cancer, and most Kiwis know the toll cancer takes on a person and their friends and whānau.

“Cancer is affecting one in three New Zealanders,” Cordery said. “This campaign is around that it could be you, it could be someone you love. But in saying that, we do want to spread the message this month that we are raising money for our support services, which are provided free to anyone who has cancer.

“And we are also raising money for cancer research. The Cancer Society is New Zealand’s biggest private funder of cancer research.”

Research is vital to finding a cure and improving outcomes for the approximately 28,000 New Zealanders diagnosed with cancer every year.

In the past 10 years, the Cancer Society has invested over $50 million in cancer research that has improved the prevention, detection and treatment of various types of cancer. This research aims to save lives and help New Zealanders live longer following a diagnosis.

To volunteer for the street appeal, go to www.daffodilday.org.nz, click on “Volunteer” and then select your location.