An impressive $42,000 has been raised via the annual ANZ Daffodil Day quiz in Ashburton.
Held last month at the Hotel Ashburton, the event raised $8000 more than last year.
Now efforts are focusing on the sale of raffle tickets for a nifty wee 1975 Morris Mini.
In daffodil-colour yellow, the wee model has a mighty purr.
It has a D4FDIL number plate, logo on the side, heated seats and is compact enough for easy parking.
The mini was a past raffle prize in Nelson Cancer Society in 2014, which involved former Ashburton-lad Bob Croy.
His brother, Trevor Croy, who is the patron of Ashburton Cancer Society, has taken to spearheading the Mid Canterbury raffle project.
Cancer Society’s community engagement manager Aimee Cosgrove said the mini was bought by Ashburton supporters when they found out it was on the market again.
‘‘They have bought it for us to raffle off.’’
She said it had been serviced regularly since 2014, and had heated seats installed.
The raffle closes on December 16. Tickets cost $20 and are limited to 7500.
They can be purchased from the Cancer Society, Property Brokers, ANZ, House of Travel, Forsyth Barr or Argyle Welsh and Finnigan.
Second prize is a $5000 House of Travel prize and third prize $1250 Travel Methven experience.
ANZ relationship associate Kate Oliver, on the quiz organising team, said 75 teams of five, took part and all involved were there to support the cause.
It was led by quiz master James Cochrane, a financial adviser with Kilworths Insurance and Investment, and there was an auction to boost funds.
‘‘It’s a calendar event for people (during) the year,’’ she said.
‘‘We’re chuffed, absolutely chuffed that we’ve been able to raise an extra $8000 for the community. and we thank everybody who has turned up,’’ she said.
‘‘We raised just over $42,000. It was about $8000 up on last year.’’
Oliver said there had been a huge amount of support in the team on fundraising efforts, which also included an internal raffle for five $1000 prizes.
It was offered to bank employees, customers and through personal contacts.
‘‘We’ve got a small committee that turn up each year and run the quiz,’’ she said, which was in its 20th year.
Cosgrove said it was a much-appreciated effort.
“It would help clients with some of the costs while undergoing treatment, such as accommodation, transport to and from appointments, grocery or petrol vouchers to make it easier.
‘‘We can’t do what we do without donations so we have zero government funding and everything that we get goes toward our clients and supporting them in the community,’’ she said.
‘‘Everything we offer is for free for people who are going through a cancer journey.’’
