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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Like father, like son
Todd Deremer is the adaptive physical education instructor at Matheny’s Adult Learning Center in Hillsborough. He has worked at Matheny for more than 16 years and is passionate about the well-being of Matheny’s patients and students. And he is passing … Continue reading
Biking for her father
When Jeff Jonach of Toms River, NJ was a member of the Matheny kitchen staff, his daughter, Jaime, now a resident of Holmdel, NJ, would volunteer at Matheny. She especially remembers “planning fun activities with the kids.” In 2009, Jeff was … Continue reading
Miles of volunteers
“Hi. I am interested in volunteering for the upcoming Miles for Matheny event. My family has recently relocated to Gladstone, and we’ve heard that this is a wonderful event and would like to help out in some way. Please let … Continue reading
Dancing the night away
The theme was “Arabian Nights”; the music was provided by the B.D. Lenz Band and deejay Craig Soprano; the decorations were created by Matheny’s Recreation Therapy Department; and music therapists accompanied belly dancers as students and patients entered the Skylands … Continue reading
Over the top
On April 24th, Brad Orton bought some shorts and a book at The Friends of Matheny’s Second Chance Shop in Gladstone, NJ, and the purchase put the thrift shop over the $100,000 mark for its current season, which runs until … Continue reading
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Day of beauty
Andrea Szott, whose son, Shane, is a resident at Matheny, organizes an annual Day of Beauty for female students and patients. Volunteers from the community and Matheny staff members set up stations for haircuts, hair coloring, manicures, and hand and … Continue reading
Raising awareness of artists with disabilities
Thirteen Arts Access artists will have their visual art on display at the annual Collaborative Art Exhibition held at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark from May 17 through the end of August. Besides spotlighting the work of Arts Access … Continue reading
Three decades of ‘second chances’
The Friends of Matheny’s Second Chance Shop is celebrating its 30th anniversary, a milestone that lent a special festive atmosphere to Linda Horton’s annual “thank you” event for the shop’s volunteers. Horton, a Matheny trustee, manages the shop, which passed … Continue reading
Home Depot gives back
On April 23, a group of about 20 employees from The Home Depot stores in Bridgewater, NJ, visited Matheny to plant gardens for a Matheny School science project and perform major makeovers for the nature trail and ball field. And that’s … Continue reading
Going the miles for Andy
Andy Lash will turn 44 in July, and, according to his brother, Justin, “his life has been immeasurably improved by his many years at Matheny. He’s truly a citizen of the community there and has build many long relationships with both … Continue reading