Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Help sell a daffodil and help save a life! We are looking for volunteers who will be a part of our annual Daffodil Days campaign held every year in March. Our primary volunteer need is for people to sell daffodils - our symbol of hope - to their family members, friends, co-workers, and more beginning in January through late February. During Daffodil week, we need packers, drivers, and volunteers to sell daffodils at direct sales sites.

This opportunity is sponsored by: American Cancer Society Lehigh Valley Unit

Volunteers will work with the following groups Adolescents (13-17) Older Adults (55+) Adults (26-54) Religious Groups Families / Parents Students Men Women Minorities Young Adults (18-25) We need volunteers who are free at these times Evenings Weekends Weekdays This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Adolescents (13-17) Individual Adults (26-54) Large Group (11+) Adults (55+) Small Group (2-10) Families Young Adults (18-25) This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests Human Services Nonprofit Organization We are looking for volunteers with the following skills Fundraising

Contact Person: Karen Schiavone, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

3893 Adler Place Bethlehem, PA 18017 (See a map)

Details where opportunity can also be performed

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:

Counties:		Lehigh Northampton

Miscellaneous Information

DAY time opportunity
	Yes
EVENING time opportunity
	Yes
WEEKEND opportunity
	Yes
Special Event related opportunity
	Yes
GROUP opportunity
	Yes
YOUTH opportunity
	Yes
Minimum age of youth volunteers without parental support
	18
HANDICAP accessible opportunity
	Yes
COURT mandated community service opportunity
	Yes
opportunity near a BUS stop
	Yes

5 Overall Experience   
There is no finish line until we find a cure!

The Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society's signature event. It is a team fundraiser for remembering those lost to Cancer. It is also a celebration for those who have survived. For the newly diagnosed, Relay offers a chance to meet someone who has survived the same type of Cancer. For the Cancer patient in treatment, Relay provides an opportunity to share with others. For the long-term survivor, Relay brings recognition of their struggle and the end to trying time in life. One of my reasons to Relay is selfish. I Relay because it’s a fun event. Ten years ago, my friend, Christine, needed some people to fill in the gaps in the walker’s schedules. I didn’t know what to expect other than some good exercise. Then I found out that the Relay is like a 24-hour party filled with good food, good friends, and good music. Yet another selfish reason is that Cancer doesn’t run in my family it gallops! Breast, colon, oral, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma - a real smorgasbord of the disease. So chances are that I’ll be one of those purple t-shirt wearing survivors at the Relay in the next 10 to 20 years. But the longer I’ve worked with the American Cancer Society, as a participant, a team captain and (for the last 3 years) as the event chair, the more I realize that I Relay to change the future. I hope that through my efforts, no others in my family nor any of you reading this will never have to hear those 3 dreaded words “you have Cancer”. Here's the punch line: please help me change the future by joining the fight against Cancer thru the Relay for Life. Yeah, I'm asking, no, begging for your help. I give countless hours of my life for this cause. I know that sounds tough for a middle-aged mom like me, but it’s not nearly as tough as what Cancer patients go through every day. Your involvement with the Relay for Life will help with Cancer research, patient services, for lobbying our government officials to support affordable treatment and for educational programs to teach that Cancer is not only curable but preventable. So help me out here! Get involved with the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. Thanks in advance for your support! posted by diva253 on January 28, 2007