FOR anyone who looks fabulous in yellow, a cancer charity is searching for volunteers to help with its street collection appeal.

End of life charity, Marie Curie, is urgently calling for volunteers from across North Yorkshire to give just an hour of their time to hand out the charity’s daffodil pins in return for donations.

Volunteers will be supporting the charity’s annual flagship fundraiser, the Great Daffodil Appeal, which was cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic.

Last year Marie Curie provided direct support to more than 69,000 people, a 15 per cent rise on the previous year. All this is achieved by volunteers holding coffee mornings, car boot sales, stalls and hosting fundraising evenings and events.

Collections will go ahead in Leyburn on April 1, Richmond on March 12, Stokesley on April 2, Bedale on April 26 and at all Morrison’s stores throughout March.

Community fundraiser Gemma Hewitt said: “We’re so excited that this year we’ll be dusting off our big yellow hats and getting back out there again to host our much-loved collections, I can’t tell you how much we have missed it.

“We can’t do this alone, though. We rely on volunteers to donate their time to help us raise as much money as we can so that we can continue to work across the dale - whatever the weather - and ensure Marie Curie is there for terminally ill people, and their families in their final days, weeks, months.

“Volunteering at a collection is not only a great way to support Marie Curie but also a chance to meet new people in your local community. Our team will support you from the moment you sign-up too, making sure you have everything you need to safely encourage the public to donate and wear one of our iconic daffodil pins.”

To sign-up as a volunteer to collect for Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal, or to join a local group visit www.mariecurie.org.uk/daffodil

  • During the Great Daffodil Appeal the annual National Day of Reflection will take place. On Wednesday March 23, the charity is encouraging everyone to wear a daffodil pin and take a moment to show their support for the millions of people bereaved during the pandemic and remember those who have died.