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- The latest newsletters from the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Cancer Society
Read our latest media releases and media coverage by clicking on the linked headings below. PLEASE NOTE: most of these files are in PDF format so you will need Adobe Reader to be able to view them. You can download Adobe Reader 6 free of charge by clicking here and following the steps.
Latest Media Releases
| 19th August 2008 - Daffodil Day Supports Cancer Services in Bay of Plenty Fundraising efforts in the Bay of Plenty support Cancer Society. Full Story |
| 28th July 2008 - Calling All Businesses - It's Time To Order Your Fresh Daffodils Businesses around Hamilton, Tauranga and Rotorua will be able to place their orders for bunches of fresh daffodils in the coming week. Full Story |
| 30th June 2008 - Dalton's Daisies Walk for Hamilton Relay For Life Success Full Story |
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28th May 2008 - Youth Spreading Message for World SmokeFree Day |
| 28th March 2008 - Pillans Point School Achieves SunSmart Accrediation Full Story |
| 3rd January 2008 - Beach Promoters Spread SunSmart Message Full Story |
| 29th November 2007 - Thanking our Volunteers Full Story |
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28th November 2007 - Relay For Life Tauranga Launch 28th November |
| 15th November 2007 - Additional Cancer Society Liaison Nurse Offers Increased Support For Community Sarah Jane Goodman has joined the Waikato/BOP Cancer Society as a liaison nurse to be based in the Rotorua office. Full Story |
| 8th November 2007 - Relay For Life Rotorua Launch 20th November Full Story |
| 8th November 2007 - Relay For Life Hamilton Launch 19th November Full Story |
| 7th November 2007 - SunSmart Week A Reminder To Be Safe In The Sun Summer is on its way so its time to remember to be SunSmart. Full Story |
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24th September 2007 - Schools Achieve SSAP |
| 3rd September 2007 - Wonderful Generosity Across Region For Daffodil Day! A wonderful response from the public has seen Waikato/BOP raise more than $500,000 for the Cancer Society. Full Story |
| 28th August 2007 - Rotorua Gives Support To Daffodil Day Fundraising activities are already unway in Rotorua for Daffodil Day. Full Story |
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22nd August 2007 - Daffodil Day Brings Spring To Offices |
| 13th August 2007 - Counter Display Box Big Help to Daffodil Day Appeal! Having a Daffodil Day counter display box on your business reception area is an easy way to do something for the community. Full Story |
| 13th August 2007 - Te Aroha Supports Daffodil Day Appeal! Friday 31st August is Daffodil Day and in Te Aroha things are heading skyward as more than 300 helium balloons will be released simultaneoously to celebrate the day. Full Story |
| 9th August 2007 - Daffodil Day Appeal Helps Schools Become SunSmart More than 15,000 students from around Waikato are taking part in Daffodil Day initiatives this year - that will also benefit their schools. Full Story |
| 6th August 2007 - Opotiki Gets Behind Daffodil Day Appeal! For the last 17 years Dorothy Ledd and her group of ever willing volunteers have been out in force collecting for the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day appeal. Full Story |
| 1st August 2007 - Still Time For Businesses To Order Fresh Daffodils The Cancer Society fresh daffodil pre-sell campaign is underway but there is still time for businesses to order their bunches. Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga |
| 25th July 2007 - Official Opening of Brachytherapy Cancer Treatment Room On Tuesday 31st July the brachytherapy treatment room at the Regional Cancer Centre, Waikato Hospital, will be officially opened. A grant of $365,000 from the Cancer Society assisted Waikato DHB in being the first to offer this treatment. Full Story |
| 25th July 2007 - Volunteers Donate Time For Daffodil Day Business Pre-sell Campaign Rotorua businesses will be contacted by volunteers next week as part of the Daffodil Day pre-sell campaign. Full Story |
| 25th July 2007 - Lions Volunteer Time For Daffodil Day Business Pre-sell Campaign Volunteers from Lions Clubs in Tauranga will be contacting local businesses on behalf of the Cancer Society's Daffodil Day pre-sell campaign. Full Story |
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24th July 2007 - Students Hone Skills Through Daffodil Day Business Pre-sell Campaign |
| 24th July 2007 - Cancer Support Services Expand in Tauranga The appointment of Anne-Marie Robinson as an additional liaison nurse will increase the support available to those in the Tauranga community affected by cancer. Full Story |
| 20th July 2007 - Aria School Gets SunSmart Accredited Aria School has become accredited as a SunSmart School under a new programme run by the Cancer Society. Full Story |
| 10th July 2007 - Healing Journeys Launches in Hamilton Join the Cancer Society as it launches 'Healing Journeys - He Oranga He Oranga' the inspiring DVD documentary of 11 cancer survivors telling their stories. Full Story |
| 6th July 2007 - New Lions Cancer Lodge Purchased The Lions Cancer Lodge is to be relocated in 2009 to offer more accommodation and a modernised facility for people in the Waikato / Bay of Plenty affected by cancer. Full Story |
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Archived Media Releases |
| Volunteering Satisfaction -14th June 2007 |
| Prostate Cancer Uncovered - 8th June 2007 |
| Out of Sight - Out of Mind - 28th May 2007 |
| Vital Support through Living With Cancer - 25th May 2007 |
| Vital Support through Living With Cancer - 10th May 2007 |
| Waikato Schools Get SunSmart Accredited - 2nd May 2007 |
| Record Breaker Hamilton Relay For Life - 19th March 2007 |
| Hamilton Relay For Life This Weekend - 13th March 2007 |
| Ready For Record Breaker - 3rd March 2007 |
| Undercover Cody's New SunSmart Adventure - 27th February 2007 |
| Tauranga Relay For Life Success - 26th February 2007 |
| Candles Light UP Memories At Relay For Life - 20th February 2007 |
| Start Walking for Tauranga Relay For Life - 19th February 2007 |
| Lift Raises Level at Rotorau Cancer Society Office - 14th February 2007 |
| Teenagers Rally for Relay For Life - 8th February 2007 |
| Fun Fundraising for Relay For Life Tauranga - 5th February 2007 |
| RFL Tauranga - Don't forget to sign up - 18th January 2007 |
| Cancer Society volunteers recognised - 19th December 2006 |
| Relay For Life roaring into gear - 11th December 2006. Hamilton Tauranga |
| Cancer Society Beach Promoters to spread SunSmart message - 7th December 2006 |
| SunSmart Week 13-18th November - 13th November 2006 |
| Be SunSmart this summer - 9th November 2006 |
| Teams sign up for Hamilton Realy For Life - 2nd November 2006 |
| Tauranga Relay For Life Launch - 2nd November 2006 |
| Hamilton Relay For Life - Ready For Launch - 13th October 2006 |
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Kicking the habit in secondary schools - 5th October 2006 |
| Big thank you for Daffodil Day support! - 30th August 2006 |
| Daffodil Day appeals to fun side - 24th August 2006 |
| Summer springs into action for Daffodil Day appeal - 24th August 2006 |
| Fresh daffodil displays signal start of Daffodil Day appeal - 18th August 2006 - Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga |
| Te Kuiti volunteers needed for Daffodil Day - 10th August 2006 |
| Tauranga business supports Daffodil Day - 8th August 2006 |
| Counter Display boxes help Daffodil Day cause! - 7th August 2006 |
| Business backing for Daffodil Day - 4th August 2006 |
| Young volunteer joins in for Daffodil Day appeal! - 3rd August 2006 |
| Calling volunteers for Daffodil Day! - 2nd August 2006 |
| Students volunteers skills for Daffodil Day Business Pre-sell campaign - 31st July 2006 |
| Daffodil Day Business Pre-sell Campaign - 24th July - Hamilton, Rotorua, Tauranga |
| Cancer links with diet and lifestyle - 20th June 2006 |
| Fieldays Success For Colossal Colon - 15th June 2006 |
| Bottoms Up - Colossal Colon Heads for Fieldays - 8th June 2006 |
| Cancer centre to benefit from Mona’s legacy - 27th March 2006 |
| New technology to boost cancer care - 21st March 2006 |
| On their skis for skin cancer - 23rd February 2006 |
| It's time to slip, slop, slap and wrap! - 20th December 2005 |
| Cancer Society volunteers receive recognition - 28th November 2005 |
| Relay for Life launched to Rotorua community - 17th November 2005 |
| Be Responsible - Be SunSmart - 11th November 2005 |
| Relay for Life set to launch for 2006 - 13th October 2005 |
| Local people give amazing show of support - 29th August 2005 |
| New technology boosts cancer care - 24th August 2005 |
| Business is blooming - 19th August 2005 |
| Daffodil Day turns 15 - 4th August 2005 |
| Donations invested back into the community - 4th August 2005 |
| Cancer Society starts local meal service - 7th July 2005 |
| Cancer Society needs more volunteer drivers - 24 June 2005 |
| Cancer Society needs more star volunteers - 17th June 2005 |
| Society brings Smokefree wishes to life |
| Cancer Society rewards schools |
| Local students devote their summer to science - 18th April 2005 |
| SunSmart attitude pays off for schools - 15th April 2005 |
| Cancer Society to enhance customer service - 24th March 2005 |
| New recruit to raise awareness of services - 21st March 2005 |
| More than $180k raised at Hamilton's Relay for Life - 14th March 2005 |
| More support for people with cancer in Rotorua - 11th March 2005 |
| Top oncologist brings healing skills to our region - 9th March 2005 |
| Cancer Society expands team - 9th March 2005 |
| More than $50k raised at Tauranga's Relay for Life - March 07, 2005 |
| Relay for Life returns to Hamilton - March 04, 2005 |
| Volunteers receive much-deserved recognition - December 01, 2004 |
| Local celebrities to go distance for Cancer Society - November 19, 2004 |
| Smokefree Allstars Launch Cancer Relay - November 10, 2004 |
| Thousands of Daffodils Delivered Today! - August 23, 2004 |
| Daffodil Day 2004 Official Media Kit |
| Daffodil Day Results - September 3, 2004 |
| New Cancer Support Service for Tauranga Region - July 1, 2004 |
| Students Clear the Air in Smokefree Speech Competition - June 23, 2004 |
| Simple Solution for Saving Lives - June 17, 2004 |
| Waikato to hear more about cancer and health - May 10, 2004 |
| Rotorua to hear more about cancer - April 23, 2004 |
| Relay for Life success - March 29, 2004 |
| Thousands walk for cancer - March 22, 2004 |
| Cancer Survivours to celebrate - February 10, 2004 |
| Help for those learning to live with cancer - January 28, 2004 |
| Undercover Turtle goes surfing - November 3, 2003 |
| Here comes the sun...November 10, 2003 |
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Celebrities to go distance for Cancer Society - November 13, 2003 |
| Cancer relay comes to Hamilton - October 15, 2003 |
| Daffodil Day results - September 5, 2003 |
| Thousands of daffodils spread the word - August 25, 2003 |
| Students not sucked in by smoking stars - May 26, 2003 |
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