Jersey Mike’s Subs opened their new location in Fort Collins at 4709 S Timberline on July 6th and they started giving back to the community immediately. During the month of July, owner John Ricketts distributed and honored hundreds of coupons that allowed sandwich buyers to have $2 donated to The Matthews House when they came…
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12 Runners, 195 Miles, One Goal
This year’s Wild West Relay was, again, an unforgettable experience, captured incredibly well in this poem penned by one of our more eloquent runners. 12 runners, 195 Miles, One goal ~by Stephen Koenig Five in the morning, twelve runners emerged From a dark parking lot with a shared running urge To race over the hills,…
Oh Be Joyful Backpack Trip
Early on in my work at The Matthews House, I was surprised when one of our youth told me that despite growing up in Fort Collins, he’d never heard the relaxing sound of a mountain stream. I began to understand as he explained that growing up in a family that never had a car, he’d…
Jersey Mike’s Subs Supports The Matthews House
Jersey Mike’s Subs will be opening a location in Fort Collins, July 7th and owner John Ricketts wants to make sure they are giving back to the community from the start. So, click on and print out the photo/flyer below and head on over to 4709 S. Timberline Road and buy a tasty sub, $2…
Backyard Facelift
On May 25th employees of Cargill volunteered their time by partnering with The Matthews House to install our brand new vegetable gardens and give our backyard a face lift. We had over 15 Cargill volunteers, 7 youth, 3 staff, and 4 volunteers from the Matthews House! In less than 8 hours our backyard was…
Annual Celebration of Philanthropy Highlights The Matthews House
On May 11th, The Matthews House was proud to be highlighted at the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado’s Annual Celebration of Philanthropy. We thought the video was worth sharing here too.
Cultivate Hope Nets Over $20,000
Excellent photos by Craig Vollmer Photography. On May 5th, over 330 guests gathered for our 4th Annual Cultivate Hope Garden Party Benefit to celebrate Spring. This garden party celebrates life and the new growth that can happen when young people are given the resources and support they need to grow and blossom. Guests enjoyed an…
Make a Difference Day 2008
This year on Make a Difference Day in Larimer County, more than 3,500 people gave their time and energy to help 90 local nonprofit organizations and agencies. That’s 14,336 hours of volunteering, worth over $279,000, in just six days! Here at the Matthews House we had 3 groups of wonderful people join us from Mountain…
