Your guide to managing daffodil boxes

Thanks for volunteering for the Great Daffodil Appeal!

Every daffodil box you place in your community allows us to provide more expert hospice care, in people’s homes and in our hospices across the UK, as well as reassurance and practical support over the phone when people need it most.

This is your digital guide. Please read this page once you've received your daffodil box pack as it explains next steps and key information to support you.

If you have any questions, get in touch with your Community Fundraiser, or call our Supporter Relations Team on 0800 716 146.

We'll continue to use up as much of our existing stock as possible so you may also still receive old brand stock in your Great Daffodil Appeal orders.

The online portal for ordering your daffodil boxes will be live from December – March.

If you have already submitted your 2026 daffodil box order when completing your recent Collection Box Coordinator check in survey, you do not need to place another order on our site.

If you have any issues, need support, or your Community Fundraiser is placing the order on your behalf, don't hesitate to get in touch with them to discuss this further.

For order support, please see our order portal guidance document. Your Community Fundraiser can send you this if you need it.

“

It's lovely when making my visits to see the daffodil in families' homes, or to see people out and about wearing their daffodil. It's a reminder of why our supporters and volunteers are collecting donations.

Many people want to contribute after they've had personal experience with Marie Curie. For me, it's important to wear my daffodil when I can.

Isha Kamara, Marie Curie Healthcare Assistant

What you can find in your daffodil box pack

Here's a summary of what was available to order from the CDL order site. Depending on what you ordered, these are the items that are likely to be in your pack.

Downloadable forms

We're continuing to work to limit our printing at Marie Curie, to help with our carbon footprint and to keep the charity's costs down. That's why the forms you'll need are now also available digitally.

Where should you place your boxes?

You're the expert in your area. If you've volunteered for Marie Curie in the past, consider which boxes have performed well for previous campaigns and keep an eye out over the next couple of months for any new opportunities.

Remember to keep a record of where you place your boxes, as we'll ask for this information at the end of the appeal.

Marie Curie will also be placing some boxes in our retail shops, and at businesses where we have an existing partnership, including:

Morrisons stores
SPAR stores
Superdrug stores
Hotter Shoes stores

Please don't place or collect boxes in these locations, as they're managed by our Corporate Fundraising team.

Delivering your boxes (in five easy steps)

Collecting your boxes

Paying in the money you’ve raised

Filling in your online income form

This form is an alternative to the paper income form and is designed to be quicker to fill in, freeing up your time. You don't need to complete both.

Frequently asked questions

Thank you for giving your time to the Great Daffodil Appeal

From the expert hospice care we provide at our hospices and in people's homes to reassurance and information over the phone, we can only continue to reach those in need of our help thanks to the dedication and generosity of supporters like you.

£3 could help pay for someone staying in a hospice to enjoy a delicious, nourishing meal.

£23 raised from daffodil boxes could help pay for an hour of expert care from a Marie Curie Nurse – helping control someone's pain, making sure they're comfortable, or just listening if they need to talk.

£26 could help pay for an individual bereavement support contact session by phone or webchat.

Thank you to everyone who supports us and makes our work possible.

Donate today and help ensure a better end of life for all

It’s only with your support that we can continue to be there for anyone with an illness they’re likely to die from, and those close to them

Your guide to managing daffodil boxes in your area

Thanks for volunteering for the Great Daffodil Appeal!

The online portal for ordering your daffodil boxes will be live from December – March.

What you can find in your daffodil box pack

Daffodil box(es)

Box labels

Site consent form

Posters

Thank you postcards

Daffodil top-up bags

Cable ties

Downloadable forms

Income form

Collection tin/daffodil box location form

Site consent form

Where should you place your boxes?

Delivering your boxes (in five easy steps)

Tip

Step 1 – Get ready for action

Step 2 – Put the box in the best possible place

Step 3 – Record where you've placed the box

Step 4 – Remove any year-round collection tins

Step 5 – Order extra boxes

Collecting your boxes

Tip

Things to take with you

At the site

Paying in the money you’ve raised

Tip

Counting donations

Keeping safe

Banking the money

Numbers not adding up?

Returning your paperwork

Returning unused daffodils

Difficulty paying in the money?

Filling in your online income form

Step 1 – create an account

Step 2 – log in to your account

Step 3 – select one of the options

Step 4 – complete the form

Step 5 – selecting the income type

Filling in your paper income form

Frequently asked questions

What if I don’t have a paying-in slip book?

How many income forms do I need to fill in?

Are there any other forms I need to complete?

What should I do when I’ve finished filling in the income form?

Thank you for giving your time to the Great Daffodil Appeal

Donate today and help ensure a better end of life for all

Share this page