Mary Cawte, left, and Bev Bayley pictured at Viands Bakery in Kihikihi on Daffodil Day.
Te Awamutu’s 2023 Daffodil Day total is $5114.
As The News went to print, Daffodil Day co-ordinator Kathy Keighley said final totals were still being collated.
But she was “immensely grateful” for everyone who’d helped make the day possible from an organisational standpoint when it was held in town on Friday.
The “team effort” which helped make the day a reality saw more than 70 volunteers involved in everything from facilitating the seven stands which were out and about in both Te Awamutu and Kihikihi, to then helping count donations.
“That’s an extremely good outcome,” she told The News of Monday’s increasing totals.
In a typical year, about 5000 individual flowers – made up of 500 bunches of 10 – were sold, she said.
Te Awamutu Daffodil Day coordinator Kathy Keighley, left, with volunteer Terry Lloyd after picking their latest bunch of daffodils in preparation for Friday.
They are grown in planting locations established “many years ago” by Keep Te Awamutu Beautiful.
Kathy said support for Daffodil Day increases each year.
“We’d always love more daffodils.”
Daffodil Day, run by the Cancer Society of New Zealand, raises money to help support Kiwis affected by cancer.
“I can only say a huge thank you to everyone who helps here in Te Awamutu. However they did so, it’s greatly appreciated.”
Daffodil Day volunteer Edna Tyler outside The Warehouse.
Kathy added that help from Te Awamutu cancer support group members across several organisational aspects of the day was also “hugely helpful”.
Sowing the seed ahead of next year, Kathy said additional volunteers would always be welcome.
