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Inspiring kids to be curious: Matt’s Maker Space celebrates 10 years

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Nov 11, 2026 By Jill Thurston 3 min read 1 / 4The entrance to Matt's Maker Space at Cancer Bridges. A second space will be added this year for teens.Courtesy of Noelle Conover2 / 4Mobile maker cart at Rowan University that can be wheeled to different areas.Courtesy of Noelle Conover3 / 4Matt's Maker Spaces give opportunities to create, repurpose, tinker, transform and more. Courtesy of Noelle Conover4 / 4Courtesy of Noelle Conover [expand] close Founded by Noelle and David Conover in memory of their son, Matt, who died in 2002 at the age of 12, the first Matt’s Maker Space opened at Foster Elementary School in Mt. Lebanon where Matt and all of her four children were students. “It was there because that was the elementary school where all my children went and that was the elementary school where the teachers took such good care of us when Matt was sick,” Noelle Conover said. Eventually all seven Mt.

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