Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Receives $17,000 in Proceeds from ‘Cox Movies Under the Moon’

(L-R): Knox Singleton, CEO, Inova Health System; Janet Barnard, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cox Communications; David Goldberg, Administrator, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children.

Falls Church, VA – (April 24, 2009) – Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children received a $17,000 check from Cox Communications, proceeds raised by the community at this year’s annual Cox Movies Under the Moon® event.

Held this summer from June 24 through June 28 at Van Dyck Park in Fairfax, the outdoor event featured a different movie each night, including “Kung Fu Panda” and “The Dark Knight.” Hundreds of families enjoyed the films and generously donated to the hospital.

This was the seventh year that Cox partnered with the City of Fairfax and 97.1 WASH-FM to present this event. Since 2003, Cox Movies Under the Moon has raised about $77,000 to benefit Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children.

Inova Health System is a not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern Virginia that consists of hospitals and other health services, including emergency- and urgent-care centers, home care, nursing homes, mental health and blood donor services, and wellness classes. Governed by a voluntary board of community members, Inova’s mission is to improve the health of the diverse community it serves through excellence in patient care, education and research. Inova provides a healthy environment for its patients, families, visitors, staff and physicians by prohibiting tobacco use on its campuses.