Flower power Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong writes down who she is fighting for during the kick-off of the Daffodil Campaign at the Vancouver Island Lodge on Richmond Road. The Canadian Cancer Society’s annual campaign raises money for cancer prevention and for support for people living with cancer. For more information

Flower power Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong writes down who she is fighting for during the kick-off of the Daffodil Campaign at the Vancouver Island Lodge on Richmond Road. The Canadian Cancer Society’s annual campaign raises money for cancer prevention and for support for people living with cancer. For more information

Daffodil Campaign kicks off

The Canadian Cancer Society’s annual campaign raises money for cancer prevention and for support for people living with cancer.

  • Apr. 5, 2012 4:00 p.m.
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The kick-off of the Daffodil Campaign was held at the Vancouver Island Lodge on Richmond Road. The Canadian Cancer Society’s annual campaign raises money for cancer prevention and for support for people living with cancer.

 

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