Matt’s maker space
Since 2016, Noelle and David Conover have been creating places for families to create, collaborate and tinker, a place to keep the memory of their son Matt alive.
The latest Matt’s Maker Space was established recently at Cancer Bridges in the Strip District, officially opened in September with a Celebration of Courage for families impacted by pediatric cancer.
“It was great,” said Noelle Conover. “We saw a lot of families. They love the space. I’m like them, because we lost our son to cancer. It was wonderful to know families like ours have a spot where they can go to, to really feel together and remember their child and bring their child who’s having treatment.”
In 2016, the Conover family honored Matt’s memory by establishing seven maker spaces in the libraries of seven Mt. Lebanon elementary schools.
“Kids love this kind of learning,” Conover said. “If they learn this way, they’re actually learning it better.
“We started putting makerspaces in wherever people needed them,” Conover said. “Before we know it, we have 40 makerspaces,