Skip to content
  1. Home
  2. Community

Daffodils in fashion as cancer society campaign starts up

The Canadian Cancer Society held its annual Daffodil Tea and Fashion Show on Sunday.
Greg Sakaki
web1_daffodil-tea-fashion-show-IMG_3953
Jill Edwards models clothing at the Daffodil Tea and Fashion Show, an annual fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, on Sunday at the Nanaimo Golf Club. Edwards is wearing an outfit by 91 Boutique and Spa consisting of a Frank Lyman matching tunic top and jacket and a Sympli skirt. Her necklace and bracelet are by Cyndi Knill. (GREG SAKAKI/The News Bulletin)

Supporting the Canadian Cancer Society is always in style.

The society held its annual Daffodil Tea and Fashion Show on Sunday afternoon at the Nanaimo Golf Club.

The sold-out event drew 130 people, plus models and other volunteers.

Sue Carlson, coordinator of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month programs, said the fundraiser is the annual kickoff to the April campaign.

She talked about the many programs and services offered by the local office at Terminal Park Mall. The society stocks wigs and scarves, holds information sessions, meetings and support groups, provides guidance for financial assistance and helps in any other way it can.

“There’s a lot of things that we do through that office that hopefully help people that are dealing with this rotten disease,” said Carlson.

Local retailers supplied fashions, jewelry, accessories and footwear.

Many of the models were survivors or those who have been closely impacted by cancer, but the mood of the Daffodil Tea was an upbeat one.

“We don’t dwell on cancer today,” Carlson said.

sports@nanaimobulletin.com

About the Author: Greg Sakaki

I have been in the community newspaper business for two decades, all of those years with Black Press Media.
Read more