A celebration of Martha's life, love, and friendships is being planned at Shelburne Vineyards, near Burlington Vermont. The event will be picnic style with light snacks and refreshments, please bring your own blanket or chair.

The family will be planting a tree and designing a garden on their property in Vermont in Martha's memory and would like to invite anyone interested to bring perennials, sculptures, or other contributions to the memorial if they wish.

On September 9th, 2023, the Matthews Family will be hosting a memorial service and pig roast picnic in Eighty-Four, PA to honor the life and memory of Martha Matthews.

Limited to close friends and family, the memorial service will begin at 11am and will be held at:
Pigeon Creek Presbyterian Church
45 Church Rd, Eighty Four, PA 15330

All are welcome to the pig roast picnic, which will begin at 12:30pm and will be held at:
Matthews' Family Farm
37 Ridge Road, Eighty Four, PA 15330

Please RSVP

Potters of all ages, skill level, and walks of life are invited to make bowls in preparation for this event to raise funds for the local food pantry. Please contact Alissa (alissa.s.matthews@gmail.com) if you are contributing from afar to figure out logistics of transporting bowls or want to make another donation specific to this event.

We have decided to host the Empty Bowls event during the week of Martha's birthday, on Sunday October 15th, as a fundraiser for the local food pantry in memory of Martha, who enjoyed participating and hosting this type of event because it brings together her love for pottery and joy of building community through food and conversation, especially for the benefit of helping others in the community.

Friends and neighbors near and far are contributing their time and skills to provide ceramic bowls. With a suggested donation of $30, attendees will enjoy a local community meal of soups and stews served in these unique pieces of art that they get to take home. The proceeds from this event will then be donated to the local food pantry and Willing Hands, a local organization that works with local farms to gather and redistribute gleaned produce to those in need in the Upper Valley of Vermont where Martha lived with her husband Allen, daughter Alissa, and son-in-law Chris.

We hope you can join us for this fall celebration of art, good food, and community in memory of Martha!