Dunedin members of the Vintage Car Club of New Zealand (Otago Branch) helped deliver the first bunches of daffodils yesterday for the annual Cancer Society Daffodil Day fundraiser.
Cancer Society of New Zealand (Otago and Southland division) Daffodil Day co-ordinator Emma Ramsay Brown said about 100,000 daffodils would be delivered around Dunedin this week, in the build-up to Daffodil Day on Friday.
``It's fantastic to have the Vintage Car Club with their beautiful cars. It adds just another little bit of spice to the day, having your flowers delivered in a nice vintage car.''
As well as providing an opportunity to raise awareness of cancer in New Zealand, Daffodil Day is a major funding source for the Cancer Society.
The daffodil's bright yellow blooms represent the hope there is for the one in three New Zealanders affected by cancer, the society says.
Mrs Ramsay Brown said the donations received would go towards vital scientific research into the causes and treatment of all types of cancer.
The money would also provide a wide range of support services, information, health promotion and education programmes to reduce cancer risk, awareness campaigns and programmes for people affected by cancer.
She said the Otago region had the ``highest amount of donations, per capita'' for New Zealand, and hoped even more money would be raised this year than last.
