Roxey Ballet Donates $600 for Co-Pays at Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center
The Roxey Ballet Company’s powerful production, C-Word: Stories of Triumph Over Breast Cancer, brought the real-life journeys of cancer patients to the stage, transforming their struggles and triumphs into movement. The October performance not only honored survivors and those lost to breast cancer, but it also served as a call to action, raising $600 to help cover co-pays for patients at Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center.
“We're honored and privileged to raise some money for the Cancer Center,” said Mark Roxey, founder and artistic director of Roxey Ballet. “It’s a program that honors survivors and those who have left us.”
Among the performers was JoAnne Love-Hough, a breast cancer survivor who underwent treatment at Hunterdon Medical Center during the height of COVID-19. Her personal experience inspired the donation’s purpose. “Even though no one was allowed in the building with me, it touched my heart when I would go to have my chemo treatments and a couple of times my co-pays were paid for,” Love-Hough shared. “So when they asked where to give back, I said, ‘It needs to go to the medical center, and it needs to go to co-pays.’”
The $600 raised from the performance will help lessen the already heavy burden carried by those undergoing cancer treatment, ensuring that patients can focus on healing without the added stress of medical costs.
For more information about Roxey Ballet and their upcoming productions, visit https://www.roxeyballet.org/
Pictured: Roxey Ballet Company members, Mark Roxey, Founder and Director of Roxey Ballet, JoAnn Love-Hough, cancer survivor and performer, and Phil Beekman, Senior Vice President, Hunterdon Health Foundation
About Roxey Ballet: Roxey Ballet is a world-class, all-inclusive contemporary ballet company that builds community and cultural bridges through dance. The company performs cutting edge contemporary ballet repertoire and is critically acclaimed throughout the United States for its out-of-the box performances. Roxey seeks to preserve the technique of the classics while redefining the way audiences interact with ballet and dance. Roxey Ballet dancers are hand selected from all corners of the world and bring an array of skill and texture to the performances of the company. At the same time, the company works to serve its diverse community in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area. The company takes pride in its multicultural and all-inclusive organization, fostering a creative environment of growth for all.
About the Foundation: Hunterdon Health Foundation is the fundraising organization for Hunterdon Health System. It receives support from individuals, corporations, foundations, and other sources to assist the Hunterdon Medical Center and its affiliated non-profit organizations in fulfilling their mission to meet the community’s need for high-quality healthcare.