On Tuesday, March 13th, Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. partnered with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to honor patients, loved ones, staff, and community members living with or who have lived with cancer by presenting them with a bouquet of daffodils. The celebration began with Shannon Lee of ACS educating participants of the various services ACS provides for cancer patients and their families. A cancer survivor also spoke about her own personal experience. Participants were given the opportunity to meet and mingle over refreshments and were finally presented with the daffodils.

The daffodils, a symbol of hope, were generous donated by individuals and organizations. The donations also fund cancer research, education programs, advocacy, services for cancer patients and their families, and further the American Cancer Society’s mission.

Asian Pacific Health Care Venture, Inc. (www.aphcv.org) located in Hollywood and serving the greater Los Angeles area, is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides culturally competent health education and primary care services to more than 9,000 patients annually, 75% of whom are uninsured. APHCV provides its health education and health care services in nine Asian languages (Thai, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Khmer, Japanese, Bengali, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Indonesian), English and Spanish.