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Walking the Miles

Posted on February 27, 2012 by dlevine

The late Lu Huggins was the inspiration and one of the founders of Miles for Matheny, the annual fundraiser and community event, which will be held Sunday, April 22, in downtown Peapack, NJ. Huggins, a former Matheny trustee, was determined … Continue reading →

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It’s easy to fundraise online

Posted on February 24, 2012 by dlevine

You want to raise money to support Miles for Matheny, but you don’t know how. The first step is to log onto www.milesformatheny.org. Then register for the event you select. You can either join an existing team, create a new team or … Continue reading →

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“Pure Expression” on display

Posted on February 23, 2012 by dlevine

“Pure Expression,” an exhibition of paintings by artists in Matheny’s Arts Access Program, opened Sunday, Feb. 12, with a reception at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft, NJ. The exhibit runs through March 18. We hope you stop by to see … Continue reading →

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Meet our new recruits

Posted on February 22, 2012 by dlevine

When Fred and Nancy Okun of Basking Ridge, NJ, attended Full Circle, the annual celebration of Matheny’s Arts Access Program, this past November, they didn’t know they were going to be recruited as volunteers at the Second Chance Shop, a … Continue reading →

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Hitting the switches

Posted on February 21, 2012 by dlevine

Speech-language pathologists search tirelessly for ways in which non-verbal children can communicate. Thanks to a donation from The Friends of Matheny, Matheny’s auxiliary group, the Matheny School has been provided with a brand new supply of augmentative communication switches, which … Continue reading →

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Ride on!

Posted on February 17, 2012 by dlevine

The five cycling routes at the 15th annual Miles for Matheny will have a new look. After three years with the same routes, Lee Brush, a resident of Annandale and former president of the Bedminster Flyers cycling club, felt it … Continue reading →

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Mask madness

Posted on February 16, 2012 by dlevine

When you come to our Fat Tuesday Fundraiser to benefit Matheny next week, we hope you walk away with a new mask. Hosted by the Verve Bistro Bar Lounge, the Mardi Gras-Carnivale Party features a mask auction—a key component of … Continue reading →

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Our pharmacy is open for business

Posted on February 15, 2012 by dlevine

Matheny dispenses between 62,000 and 65,000 doses of medication a month to our 101 inpatients, so the need for an in-house pharmacy has been apparent for some time. That goal has finally been accomplished, under the leadership of the pharmacy’s … Continue reading →

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Improving computer skills

Posted on February 14, 2012 by dlevine

Matheny has received a Quality of Life grant of $7,431 from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation in the Assistive Technology Initiative category. The grant will enable Matheny to acquire eye tracking equipment and scanning software “for kids that can’t … Continue reading →

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Put on your dancin’ shoes—for a good cause

Posted on February 13, 2012 by dlevine

If you like to dance, want to help Matheny—or better yet, both—save Friday, April 20. That’s the date for the Dance-A-Thon at Immaculate Conception School in Annandale, NJ, which this year will benefit Matheny. Debbie O’Connor, whose eight-year-old son Ryan … Continue reading →

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