LIKE many charities and not-for-profit groups, the Cancer Council SA has suffered a blow to its fundraising efforts in 2020.

However, next Friday locals have the opportunity to make a real difference by purchasing flowers or merchandise in support of Daffodil Day.

Gawler will be the only place outside of Adelaide city where people can purchase flowers in direct support of the annual fundraising drive, with a volunteer-manned stall to be set up within the Gawler Central shopping centre.

Cancer Council SA volunteer Betty Locking said she encourages people to think about making a donation, especially the younger generations, with Daffodil Day and the ongoing work of the Cancer Council a very worthy cause.

“Hopefully they will find a cure some day; I don’t think it will be in our time but hopefully in the grandchildren’s time,” she said.

“Cancer is everywhere, whether you’re young or old, but hopefully by fundraising and helping them to find a cure, we are helping to make things better.”

Mrs Locking is a big advocate for getting people talking about cancer, so they take the necessary tests and screens and then feel supported when the results come back.

Last year, she herself had a scare when doctors found a non-cancerous mass behind her bowel, while just recently her husband Howard was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

“He has a positive outlook,” she said.

“He’s come home and said we will deal with it the best we can.”

Those looking to make a donation towards Daffodil Day can do so anytime online (cancersa.org.au), by purchasing a ‘Daffodil Dedication’ at Foodland stores, or from stalls, either at Rundle Mall or the Gawler Central shops on Friday, August 28.