OTTAWA—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will receive a bouquet of daffodils from two young cancer patients to mark the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Month.
The bouquet presentation will take place on Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 10 a.m., at Rideau Hall.
The daffodil is the Canadian Cancer Society’s symbol of hope in the fight against cancer.
During Daffodil Month, thousands of volunteers will raise funds in the hope of eliminating cancer. These funds will support the most promising cancer research being done in Canada, will provide services to people living with cancer and will also raise awareness about cancer prevention.
For more information about the Canadian Cancer Society,
please contact Sharyn McKinlay-Key at 613-723-1744, extension 3616.
Members of the media who wish to cover this event are asked to arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 9:45 a.m.
