We Live In An Amazing Community!
Recently, we celebrated Christmas with over 50 of our youth, along with more than 20 volunteers, community members, and staff!
Our youth took a horse drawn wagon ride from The Matthews House to Everyday Joe’s Coffee House through Old Town just as it started to snow. They were met with hot chocolate, fabulous food, and wonderful live holiday jazz music.
After some socializing we were thankful to be able to provide each of our youth with a Christmas present – for some this might be the only one they receive this year. A few of our youth had a tough time being at a Christmas party, as this time of year brings back some sad memories; but thanks to our staff and volunteers we were able to help acknowledge old memories while creating new positive memories.
None of this would have been possible without Colorado Carriage & Wagon, Everyday Joe’s Coffee House, the fantastic ladies with Bibliomaniacs Book Club, The Jingle Bell Jazz Ensemble (Kenny Workman: vocals, clarinet, tenor sax, guitar, Brian Fromme: keyboards, Dennis Griffing: upright bass, Paul Gerberding: vocals, djembe, guitar, hand percussion), and our ever faithful volunteers.
And a special shout out to Kara, Aaron, Brenda, and Jessica who consistently attend our events and are an invaluable source of help in making them run smoothly.
Some Exciting News Shared At The Christmas Party!
From day one we have been blessed to have such a great house on Mathews Street to call home. And we’ve also been blessed with a very supportive community that has allowed us to grow, serve more youth and take on more staff. This past year as our staff would probably be quick to tell you things have gotten very “cozy” within the walls of The Matthews House.
Which is why we are excited to tell you that with a New Year will also come a new home for The Matthews House!
If all goes according to plan, we will be moving in mid-January. There won’t be any interruption in service to our youth and we’ll still be super-accessible, right in the Old Town area near Lee Martinez Park. We’ll be able to share more details soon and we’ll invite you all over to visit once we get settled.
Making the big announcement!
Merry Christmas from Everyone at The Matthews House. May this season bring you joy!
