LEONGATHA community can play their part in supporting cancer research while enjoying a morning tea at Leongatha Hospital this week.

A Field of Daffodils will be planted in the garden along the main corridor of Gippsland Southern Health Service’s (GSHS) Leongatha hospital for the Daffodil Day morning tea from 10.30am today.

It is part of the health service’s ongoing commitment to supporting people with cancer, which includes a local chemotherapy service.

Daffodil Day is Cancer Council’s most iconic and much-loved annual campaign that raises life-saving funds for world-class cancer research. It’s a time of hope; where people come together 
to show support for the 150,000 Australians diagnosed with cancer each year.

GSHS nurse educator Linda Fiddelaers said the South Gippsland region was well aware of the need for cancer research.

“There are many families in our community who have been affected by cancer in one form or another, and this is an opportunity for people to support the Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day which raises much-needed funds for research,” Ms Fiddelaers said. 

People will be able to donate to the Cancer Council during the morning tea.

The daffodils will be on display and people are encouraged to visit the hospital and help to plant them.