Donors give vital support
Little Addison Blair is the face of this year’s nationwide Child Cancer Foundation street appeal on March 10 and 11.
Four-year-old Addison was diagnosed with cancer in February last year.
The foundation is urging anyone who can’t make a donation to the street appeal to make a donation online any day this month via their virtual ‘‘Send a Smile’’ appeal.
The appeal is focused on the positive impact of donating to the Child Cancer Foundation – both for the families who benefit from their support services and for the donor themselves.
‘‘Every donation we receive directly funds vital support that puts a smile on the faces of children with cancer and their wha¯nau during one of the toughest times in their lives,’’ Child Cancer Foundation chief executive Monica Briggs says.
‘‘Whether it’s through a delivery of groceries, a petrol voucher or a listening ear of support, every donor can experience the feel-good factor of knowing they have provided lifechanging assistance.’’
On Friday and Saturday, the foundation will have hundreds of volunteers out on the streets to collect these much-needed donations in person, but Kiwis can also donate virtually any day this month.
‘‘We’ve had to cancel our physical street collection in regions most severely impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne, Northland and Coromandel,’’ Briggs says.
‘‘And we urgently need aid to support families living in these regions who are also dealing with childhood cancer.
‘‘Please help us provide this vital support by donating to one of our volunteers on the streets or virtually this March.’’
Text SMILE to 3457 to give $3 or donate more at childcancer.org.nz.