One day every year, young girls flood the UA campus, following their parents around school and "helping" their moms and dads do their jobs.

But not this year.

Due to lackluster support and a lack of programs, the 10th annual UA Daughters on Campus Day event has been cancelled.

Only about 24 programs had been scheduled for the April 17 event, in comparison to 70 last year. Although 600 daughters were expected to attend, there just wasn't enough for them to do.

"We were not able to secure the number of programs to put on an event of this magnitude," said Diane Perreira, chairwoman of the Commission on the Status of Women, the group who sponsors the event.

"We can't expect to invite back the same amount of girls, some of which participated in last year's programs, and only offer them two dozen programs."

Perreira said the event's cancellation was not for lack of support but instead a byproduct of a financially strained campus already strapped for personnel.

The program struggled to gather participants willing to host programs, with many saying they simply couldn't spare the time or help as they did in previous years, Perreira said.

Event organizer Emily Chiles said that many familiar faces in the program and past contributors were victims of recent budget cuts.

"A lot of people were saying that the person who was in charge of last year's program was laid off," Chiles said. "They just don't have the human resources."

Originally, the committee planned to offer only a mid-day event but cancelled it completely when it realized it could not meet its previous standards.

The event was meant to offer girls, ages 6 to 18, an opportunity to be introduced to jobs and fields of interest available to them at the university.

Perreira said this will not mark the end of the Daughters on Campus Day and that she hopes that canceling this year's program will lead to a rebound in program support next year.

"We already have a lot of people calling, asking what they can do to help for next year," Perreira said.

Perreira said that program organizers will begin planning early next fall to ensure the program's return and to boost the amount of activities offered next year.

"We have every intention of being back next year, and we are absolutely committed to providing programs for young girls and young women on our campus," Perreira said.

Although the main campus event has been cancelled, the Arizona Health and Sciences Center will continue with its version of the event April 17 for AHSC faculty, staff and students.