Sir: April is Daffodil Month and during National Volunteer Week the Canadian Cancer Society Chatham-Kent Community Office would like to thank the many Society volunteers who lead in the fight against cancer.
Volunteers are at the centre of all we do! Together we’re fighting back to achieve our mission.
Society volunteers are working in all capacities across Ontario to help ease the burden of cancer – from raising funds for life-saving cancer research to offering caring support to people living with cancer to advocating for healthy public policy to administrative support in our local offices.
Here are just a few ways they’re helping people in our community:
- Wheels of Hope Transportation Volunteers drive patients to and from cancer-related appointments.
- Peer support volunteers share their cancer experiences with others through one-to-one and online support programs.
- Volunteers offer support to people living with cancer.
- Volunteers provide leadership and administrative assistance to the local office.
- Volunteers promote healthy living and cancer risk reduction by distributing our materials and educating others.
- Volunteers advocate for healthy public policy.
Society volunteers have integrity, they are caring, they have courage and they are progressive. These values are at the core of everything they do.
Cancer changes everything. So can you.
Cindy Vinall
Senior Manager, Community Offices
Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario
