Have you noticed people wearing yellow flower pins? These are Marie Curie’s daffodil pins and badges, which people across the UK wear to support the Great Daffodil Appeal.
Funds raised from people wearing the yellow flower pin help provide expert care and support for people living with a terminal illness and those close to them – and help Marie Curie push for a better end of life for all.
What do daffodils symbolise?
Daffodil flowers begin to pop up when winter ends. They’re a symbol of spring and symbolise new beginnings and rebirth. Daffodils are strong, resilient flowers that appear every year. Some people choose to plant daffodils in memory of their loved ones, which can bring reassurance and comfort. They’re a positive symbol, with a bright and joyful yellow colour.
What does the yellow daffodil pin mean?
The more daffodils people buy and wear, the more people Marie Curie can help. Marie Curie is the UK’s leading end of life care charity, providing expert care and support for people living with any terminal illness, including dementia, heart disease, motor neurone disease and advanced cancer.
Our nurses work night and day, in people’s homes across the UK, providing expert hospice care and vital emotional support. Our hospices offer specialist care around the clock.
We only have one chance to give someone the best possible end of life. By donating and wearing your daffodil flower pin, you can help us bring vital end of life care.
The Marie Curie daffodil is a yellow pin badge.
Why do people wear daffodil pins?
Throughout the year, many people wear the pins to celebrate the work of Marie Curie Nurses. Other people wear their daffodil in memory of a loved one, or because their family received support from Marie Curie.
During the Great Daffodil Appeal, Marie Curie’s biggest annual fundraiser, you might see more daffodil pins than usual. might spot celebrities, football managers and MPs wearing daffodils.
Everyone who wears a pin is making sure the charity can care for more people living with a terminal illness. This care can mean protecting someone’s dignity, instead of them being alone or in avoidable pain. It means giving someone the best possible end of life – we only get one chance at a good end of life.
Celebrities Alison Steadman, Stacey Solomon and Jason Isaacs are wearing daffodil pins to show their support.
Where can I get a daffodil pin?
You can:
- pick up a classic daffodil pin when you donate in-store at Morrisons, SPAR and Superdrug
- buy a daffodil pin badge or enamel daffodil pin online from the Marie Curie online shop.
- pick one up in our Marie Curie shops across the UK.
How much is a daffodil pin?
Wherever you’re getting your pin, we ask for a donation so that we can continue to provide care for people living with a terminal illness.
Lots of Marie Curie pins and badges have been collected over the years. You’ll spot Henry Bear on some of the pins as well as some with Marie Curie’s old name – Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Get your daffodil pin today. Or why not get involved this Great Daffodil Appeal? This is your chance to be part of something amazing. Donate or collect this spring to give people the best possible end of life care.
