Tomorrow, Friday, March 22nd is Daffodil Day!
Elaine Gillespie, Community Fundraiser for the Irish Cancer Society, joined Lynsey Dolan on the line to tell us the many ways to support them on the day.
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Elaine Gillespie
Kathleen O’Meara
Kathleen O’Meara, Head of Advocacy and Communications with the Irish Cancer Society, joined Lynsey Dolan on the line to tell us that they have launched a campaign calling on the Government to meet ‘Our Bottom Line’ on bowel cancer screening, by making screening available to all who need it.
Elaine Gillespie
Elaine Gillespie, Community Fundraiser for The Irish Cancer Society, joined Lynsey Dolan on the line to tell us about their new Get the Girls campaign to do something throughout the months of September and October to combat breast cancer.
Norma Cronin
Norma Cronin, Irish Cancer Society spokeswoman & health promotion manager, was on the phone with Lynsey Dolan to discuss giving up smoking tomorrow on Ash Wednesday for Lent. The Irish Cancer Society has launched a new advertising campaign aimed at helping young women kick the habit by encouraging them to set a quit date. The “I’ll Quit When I’m 30″ campaign follows the release of figures from the National Cancer Registry, which revealed that lung cancer deaths among women now outnumber breast cancer deaths.
John McCormack
John McCormack, CEO of the Irish Cancer Society, joined Chris Barry on the line to reveal how demand for its free patient care services increased significantly during 2011. The Society and Dell, lead partner for Daffodil Day, today called on the public to help raise the ambitious fundraising target of €3.5m to celebrate Daffodil Day’s 25th birthday on Friday 23rd March.