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Cancer society's Daffodil Days loses its bloom

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 04/06/10

No longer shall bunches of yellow teacup flowers grace area kitchen tables and office desks in April. Nevermore shall local students fervently peddle them to support cancer research.

J. Henson — The Capital / file From left, Severna Park Middle School students Rachel Buxton, Katie Kirchoff and Amanda Domm, all of Severna Park, unload a box of daffodils in 2006. Due to economic concerns, the American Cancer Society has ended the Daffodil Days fundraiser after 31 years.
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That's because the American Cancer Society has closed the door on its Daffodil Days fundraiser for economic reasons, ending a 31-year county tradition that involved hundreds of volunteers and thousands of flowers.

"The community always was so supportive over the many years," said Joyce Maloney, who chaired the Anne Arundel County Daffodil Volunteer Committee. Last year county flower sales raised about $100,000.

"We all...

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