Inspired by last year’s Anzac Day centennial 1000 poppies project at Federation Square, Michelle Orlinski has decided to do something similar, but for a different cause.
The Hoppers Crossing resident has been busy crocheting and knitting daffodils with her sister, Meg-Ann Joss-Barwick, in the lead-up to the Cancer Council’s Wyndham Relay for Life.
“We thought it would be a great idea to create a garden of hope for this year’s Relay for Life,” Ms Orlinski said. “We’re putting them all on hessian panels to give hope to carers for people with cancer, survivors, and for those who have lost somebody.”
The sisters, with the help of other volunteers, have created a 13-metre long garden featuring hundreds of daffodils.
Ms Orlinski has been taking part in the Wyndham Relay for Life for eight years.
“I’ve had a lot of experiences with cancer,” she said. “So raising money for the Cancer Council is a passion of ours.
“My sister, my father-in-law and a few close friends have all battled some form of cancer.”
Ms Orlinski said she had witnessed firsthand the benefits of Cancer Council services.
“Family and friends have had access to counselling and support groups, which has really helped them,” she said. “I’m lucky enough to not have cancer so I want to help those suffering.”
Ms Orlinski needs more people to crochet or knit daffodils to make her garden of hope grow. She hopes it will be an ongoing project.
Get involved via the Wyndham Relay for Life Garden of Hope Facebook page.
