Despite some nasty weather in February, the Verve Bistro’s Mardi Gras celebration for Matheny raised $2,000, which owner Rick St. Pierre asked be divided between Matheny’s Arts Access Program and the Adult Services Ceramics Program.
The funds were raised from a mask auction and a portion of the proceeds at the restaurant from Fat Tuesday, February 17 through Sunday, February 22. Many Matheny staff members and adult patients made Mardi Gras masks, which were auctioned off on the 22nd.
Arts Access enables individuals with disabilities to freely express themselves through visual, literary and performing arts. The Adult Services Ceramics activity teaches adult residents and day health services patients the fundamentals of working in clay, incorporating the elements of design and principles of art.