Programs

Camp Matty

Therapeutic Horseback Riding Summer Day Camp

See photos from Camp Matty 2010

See video from Camp Matty 2010

Camp Matty is the Matty Fund’s therapeutic horseback riding summer day camp for children touched by epielpsy. Camp Matty 2010 was held from July 12 - 15th from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Turning Pointe Therapeutic Riding Horse Farm in Ashaway, RI.

In addition to horseback riding, children enjoy arts & crafts, fun outdoor activities, playing games and making new friends!

For more information on applying or volunteering for Camp Matty 2011, please contact the Matty Fund’s Resource Center at (401)789-7330, or email MattyFund@cox.net

View 2009 Camp Matty Video

View 2009 Camp Matty Photos

Matty Hatty Dance-a-Thon

This year's Matty Hatty program was a huge success with over 30 schools throughout Rhode Island participating in the annual Matty Hatty Birthday Dance-a-thon fundraiser celebrating Matty’s birthday. The Foundation distributed “My Friend Matty” books to each school to educate and raise awareness about epilepsy in the classroom.

During the dance-a-thon, the children danced wearing their favorite or silliest hats to symbolize Matty Hatty. Some schools wore hearts with Matty’s picture and other schools celebrated with cup cakes or ice-cream. Let us know if your school would like to participate.

Thank you to all of the schools who participated in Matty Hatty 2010!

Click here to see a video of the Matty Hatty song

Click here to view more Matty Hatty Photos from past years

Epilepsy Workshops for Parents and Caregivers

The Matty Fund helps plan and support informative workshops for parents and caregivers of children touched by epilepsy. Most recently, with the assistance of staff and medical professionals from Hasbro Childrens Hospital's, Children's Neurodevelopment Center the Matty Fund presented "Epilepsy Transitions." The workshop offered sessions such as Epilepsy 101, Treatment Options, School Issues, Transition to Adulthood, Parent and Family Support, Twently-one and Still Dependent and

Transiciones de la epilepsia en Español. If you would like to recieve information about upcoming Matty Fund workshops, please join our mailing list.

Annual Matthew Siravo Memorial Lectureship

Since 2005, The Matty Fund in conjunction with Hasbro Children's Hospital and Brown University Medical School present the Annual Matthew Siravo Memorial Visiting Professor Lecture in Child Neurology. Speakers from around the country have come to Providence to speak to members of the Rhode Island medical community on a variety of topics realted to research and advances in Child Neurology.

Guest Speakers have included: Dr. John Freeman (2005), Dr. Arnold Gold & Mrs. Sandra Gold (2006), Dr. N. Paul Rosman (2007), Dr. Ann Henderson-Tilton (2008), Dr. Gergory Holmes (2009)

Dr. Paul Rosman with Richard & Debra Dr. Greg Holmes with Richard & Debra

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