Red Bus daffodils

Red Bus will sport a dash of daffodil yellow come the end of the month.

Commuters using Red Bus Shuttles on Daffodil Day, August 31, will encounter volunteers offering fabric daffodils in exchange for a donation with the hope of raising awareness of and collecting more for the Cancer Society’s free services towards cancer research.

Jane Sherriff, Manager Income Development for the Cancer Society, is looking forward to the bus collection adding towards the overall collection.

“It will assist greatly towards allowing us to provide more services,” she says.

Ms Sherriff says the bus people approached the Society with the idea of making collections on the bus routes.

Red Bus CEO Paul McNoe says the company wanted to support the Cancer Society’s excellent work.

“We want to do our bit towards the environment and I believe Daffodil Day would benefit from our involvement,” says Mr McNoe, adding that Red Bus was committed to reducing its impact on the environment.

“We think that a well-used efficient bus system will improve Christchurch's air quality,” he says.

Collectors will be on the Yellow Central City Shuttle buses from around 10 am - 3 pm. Support for the Cancer Society and the work they do can be shown by buying daffodils/donating to street collectors, purchasing Society merchandise, or making a donation by text/phone/Internet.

The Society is still looking for volunteers to help out on Daffodil Day.

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