The Hunter Breast Cancer Foundation (HBCF) is hosting a Mother’s Day Movie Night, raising vital funds for support services that help Newcastle families navigate breast cancer.
HBCF is a Newcastle-based not-for-profit organisation that raises funds to provide information and support for people diagnosed with breast cancer in the Hunter.
The organisation will be hosting a Mother’s Day Movie Night of Downton Abbey: A New Era on April 30 at Event Cinemas, Kotara.
HBCF General Manager Ellie Wells said they needed the community support now more than ever.
“Over the past two years, we have seen the need for breast cancer support services triple,” Wells said.
“Families were not only navigating a new cancer diagnosis in a pandemic but had limited access to services, skeleton staffing at hospitals, the worry of being immunocompromised and being isolated from their extended families.”
Wells said the organisation had helped over 225 local families and provided over 1,700 breast cancer services.
“This number of requests is something we have never experienced before,” she said.
“HBCF have gone from helping around 45 families a year to over 200 in the space of just two short years.”
HBCF’s clients will also be attending the movie premiere to support the foundation that has significantly impacted their lives.
Attendees will not only be able to purchase exclusive tickets that include popcorn and drinks but will be able to pre-purchase a luxurious Scrubba Body Mother’s Day hamper.
Mother’s Day hampers include local hand-made, natural, pamper products available online for delivery or pick up at the movie premiere.
The event will also include a signature lolly bar, raffles, a merchandise pop-up stall and more.
Tickets are available for $29.50 and include popcorn, a drink, and an option to add on a hamper.
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.hbcf.org.au.
Hayley McMahon