The Volunteer Driver Program at the Canadian Cancer Society is always looking for help

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A volunteer service that helps cancer patients get to their doctor’s appointments is relaunching tomorrow after it was discontinued last year.

Thanks to members of the Volunteer Driver Program at the Canadian Cancer Society, patients on the North Shore, in the Tri-cities, as well as in Surrey, Delta, Langley, and White Rock will have free round trip transportation from their home to their treatments once again.

“We take the patient to the facility, whether it’s the Surrey Cancer Centre or Vancouver at VGH, and we wait for them and then drive them home, make sure they get safely home,” says volunteer George Garrett.

He says the service is always looking for more help. “Yes, we would like volunteers, we would like donations. Anyone who is quite interested in helping cancer patients could go to any branch of the CIBC and we have an account there where people can donate.”

Garrett became a volunteer after his daughter was diagnosed with cancer 15 years ago.

If you’d like to become a volunteer driver, you can reach the program at 604-515-5400.