SHORT TERM VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE DURING WEEK OF MARCH 18

Celebrate the arrival of spring and bring hope to cancer patients in YOUR community! The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers for several hours during the week of March 18 to help organize and package Daffodil Days orders in the community. Additional help is needed to deliver pre-ordered flower bouquets donated to cancer patients at local cancer centers. The annual campaign supports the Society’s program of research, education and local patient services. For more information or to volunteer, please call 800-227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org/daffodils.

For nearly a century, we have fought for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. Fueled in part by donations from Daffodil Days, one way we save lives is by finding cures -- through groundbreaking research into cancer's causes and cures. There are nearly 13.7 million people in America who have survived cancer - and countless more who have avoided it - who will be celebrating birthdays this year. If you've ever known someone with cancer, you know that birthdays are a very significant milestone. You can join the movement for more birthdays and fight back against cancer by enrolling in a new research study called the Cancer Prevention Study - 3 (CPS-3), this year at select cities in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The American Cancer Society's Epidemiology Research Program is inviting all men and women between the ages of 30 and 65 years who reside in New England and have no personal history of cancer to join this historic research study. The ultimate goal is to enroll at least 300,000 adults from various racial/ethnic backgrounds from across the U.S. By joining CPS-3, you can help us understand how to prevent cancer, which will save lives and give people more of their most precious resource: time. More time with their families and friends, more memories, more celebrations . . . and more birthdays. For a complete list of locations and information please visit cancer.org/cps3NE or call toll free at 1.888.604.5888.

The American Cancer Society combines an unyielding passion with nearly a century of experience to save lives and end suffering from cancer. As a global grassroots force of more than three million volunteers, we fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We save lives by helping people stay well by preventing cancer or detecting it early; helping people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis; by finding cures through investment in groundbreaking discovery; and by fighting back by rallying lawmakers to pass laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities worldwide to join the fight. As the nation’s largest non-governmental investor in cancer research, contributing more than $3.4 billion, we turn what we know about cancer into what we do. As a result, more than 11 million people in America who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. To learn more about us or to get help, call us any time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.